Ind. DNR launches iPhone application

Indiana residents can now access information about the state’s natural resources with the touch of a button.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources, along with IN.gov, released an iPhone application that contains information about 24 state parks and eight reservoirs. It also includes information about forests, historic sites and natural preserves.

“We live in an increasingly mobile society, and this is a continuation of DNR efforts to stay connected with customers, and for them to stay connected with us,” DNR Director of Communications Phil Bloom said.

This application, the first from an Indiana government agency, launched March 9 and has been popular so far, Bloom said.

“We have had positive feedback,” he said. “A number of people have already asked us if we are making the app available on Android and Blackberry. That is in our plan.”

The free application can be downloaded on iTunes.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ iPhone application features:

Links to camping or state park inn reservation sites

Links to fishing or hunting license purchasing sites

Reserved hunt registration

Nature brochures and Indiana fishing species guide

RSS feeds of Indiana DNR news

Location mapping for state parks, where to hunt or fish and additional properties of interest

Distances to park or fishing/hunting areas in relation to the user’s current location
Fees and regulations for all state properties and outdoor recreation sites

— Claire Aronson