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Park visitors enjoy a paddle July 24 on Backbone Lake at Backbone State Park near Dundee. The lake has had weekly swim warnings 10 of the past 12 weeks, according to the Iowa Department of Natural ...

Across Iowa, a total of 83 parks and recreation areas — including 21 that are managed through lease agreements with counties and municipalities — invite visitors to experience tens of thousands of ...

Jackie Gautsch an environmental specialist senior with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources uses a fluorometer to measure toxins near a beach at Lake Macbride State Park in Solon on Tuesday. The ...

DUNDEE – DNR staff on Saturday investigated a fish kill in Backbone State Park after trout anglers reported seeing dead fish in Richmond Springs and Fenchel Creek. Staff from DNR parks, environmental ...

STRAWBERRY POINT, Iowa (AP) -- Department of Natural Resources workers have worked for weeks to determine what is polluting the Backbone State Park swimming area with fecal bacteria. ``It's a major ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- State park beaches at Lake Darling in Washington County and Backbone State Park in Delaware County were closed Friday because of high bacteria levels. Both beaches have been ...