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A Significant Change Is In The Works For State Parks In Iowa

April 08, 2024 Steve Schwaller

(Undated) — State parks in Iowa will eventually no longer have park rangers. Pete Hildreth is with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources…

“This is not taking law enforcement out of state parks in Iowa. It does sound drastic the DNR is getting rid of park rangers, but they are being merged with staff with similar functions and will be working together in one bureau.”

He says the transition is expected to be seamless to the public.