A northeast Iowa lake is seeing its first major renovation in about 70 years. Martens Lake has been a part of the Sweet Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Bremer County since the 1950s but has remained virtually untouched. That’s changing, as Iowa DNR wildlife biologist Dan Kirby says they’re widening the lake’s channels to improve […]
Iowa’s early budding trees shouldn’t see serious damage from the cold
This week’s unseasonably warm weather in the 60s and 70s caused many trees across Iowa to start budding, and February is
