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The Iowa DNR's Dam Safety program is holding a Dam Safety workshop in West Des Moines on July 30.

The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a virtual-only monthly business meeting July 15.

Some rivers are already dangerously high at or near flood stage, and more rivers could rise fast with chances of rain forecast later this week.

Drought conditions improved slightly across the state due to above-normal precipitation totals in June, according to the latest Water Summary Update. 

The Iowa DNR is seeking informal comments on administrative rules related to game harvest reporting and landowner tenant registration.

Iowa’s 2024 estimated pheasant harvest was the second highest in nearly two decades, coming in at more than 460,000 roosters last fall.