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WAUKEE -- About 70 Iowa Department of
Natural Resources State Parks staff will take part in a hands-on tactical
training hosted by Farrell’s Extreme Bodyshaping in Waukee, on March 28. The
event is part of an overall training curriculum to help park staff hone safety,
fitness and verbal compliance techniques.
While state park staff trains annually
through a variety of law enforcement organizations, this is the first time they
are partnering with the private fitness center, which is donating both the
staff and facility time.
According to Iowa DNR Park Ranger Rod
Nelson, who helped coordinate the training, Farrell’s offers unique equipment
and fitness strategies that will help staff become better prepared to minimize
dangerous situations for both officers and the public.
“Our staff is well trained in several
areas that improve safety and work toward peaceful resolutions while people are
recreating in our parks,” said Nelson. “This is one more example of how we can
partner with organizations like Farrell’s to help us serve the public.”
MEDIA CONTACT: Alex Murphy, Public Information Officer, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 515-729-7533; email: Alex.Murphy@dnr.iowa.gov
OTTUMWA
– A family trout fishing event will be held at Ottumwa Park Pond on March 31 from
8 a.m. to noon.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will stock 2,000
rainbow trout in the pond at noon on Friday, which was previously scheduled for March 24,
but was postponed due to inclement weather.
Anglers
must have a valid fishing license and pay the trout fee to fish for or possess
trout. The daily limit is five trout per
licensed angler with a possession limit of 10. Children age 15 or younger can fish for trout with a properly licensed
adult, but they must limit their catch to one daily limit. The child can buy a trout fee which will
allow them to catch their own limit of five trout.
The
free event is sponsored by the Ottumwa Parks and Recreation and the Iowa DNR.
Media Contact: Mark Flammang, Fisheries
Biologist, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 641-647-2406.
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of
Natural Resources will hold the 2018 spring auction on April 14, at Pioneer
Livestock Pavilion on the Iowa State Fairgrounds, in Des Moines. Doors will
open at 7 a.m., and the auction will begin at 8:30 a.m.
The public may view the items for sale
and pre-register for the auction from 4 to 6 p.m., on April 13.
There will not be any buyer’s premium
fee added to the sale.
Items up for auction include more than
500 firearms, bows, gun barrels, scopes, tree stands and other assorted
equipment. The items are sold “as is” with no guarantee or warranty.
Any person interested in purchasing a firearm at
the auction must have either a valid Iowa permit to acquire pistols or
revolvers, a federal firearms license, or a professional or non-professional
permit to carry concealed weapons. The
Iowa permit to acquire can be obtained from a sheriff’s office. Allow two to
three weeks to receive the permit.
Payment must be made on auction day. All
sales are final. All items must be removed from the site within one half hour
after the sale completion.
The Iowa DNR reserves the right to
reject any bids and withdraw any item from the sale at any time.
A sale bill is available online at http://www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting and will be
updated if inventory is added. The DNR will not be mailing any sale bills.
Media Contact: Craig Cutts,
State Conservation Officer, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 515-238-4847.
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