Outdoors

Traffic travels along Main Street in McGregor on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)

McGregor businesses fear effects of truck traffic

Heavy sand trucks creating controversy in historic tourist town 2

Fracking — a controversial oil and natural gas extraction method — is creating controversy along Main Street in this historic tourist destination.Not that ...

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Indian Creek in Linn County gets new attention
Forming watershed authority under consideration
COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: Keep eyes – and lens – open while in nature
Branstad lifts ban on lead shot in dove hunts
Says commission overstepped bounds in setting rule 20
COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: Beginning birders get special trip
Hike through F.W. Kent Park yields several species
Early spring brings revenue boom to Iowa DNR
Officials welcome boost to coffers

HuntingPost »

Reduced doe quotas among proposed hunting rule changes
Raccoon hunter OK after suffering gunshot wound near Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine man treated at St. Luke's 1
Pheasant recovery still possible, DNR says
Mild winter limits ice fishing, bodes well for pheasants
Sick eagle sidetracks CR deer hunter 3
Deer harvest down, as expected
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FishingPost »

Monticello dam project serving as example for others
Public input guides project 3
Takes wins 7th fisherman of the year title
Mild winter limits ice fishing, bodes well for pheasants
Monticello to host meetings on dam options
EPA approves Iowa water designations
Bloom’s Iowa is terra incognita to hunters, anglers
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CampingPost »

Halves becoming whole
Pedestrian bridge over river will unite two sections of Linn park
Dubuque County Campground Still Closed
RAGBRAI riders roll into Coralville
Some riders got early start on today's bike trek 1
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Small wind innovation zone designation for parts of Linn County
Cedar Rapids city pools open for summer swimming
2012 Iowa Transportation Map for Bicyclists now available
Iowa Learning Farms hosts urban field day
Cedar Rapids RAGBRAI seeking vendors for six special events
Solid Waste & Recycling no longer accepting garbage cans 1
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