Jackie Gautsch an environmental specialist senior with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources uses a fluorometer to measure levels of phycocyanin, an indicator of cyanotoxins, as she collects water ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is recommending that Iowans avoid swimming in 15 beaches across ...
More beaches have been added to the not recommended for swimming list, according to the latest Iowa Department of Natural Resources beach monitoring report released July 25. Thirteen beaches monitored ...
If you have any plans at an Iowa beach for summer 2025, plan to check the water quality before taking a dip. In any given week, up to a dozen Iowa beaches can have high levels of bacteria or other ...