April 21, 2023

This Week's News: Volunteers clear thousands of trash in KC, invasive carp removal, a scenic drive to Ted Shanks Conservation Area, why engineers can't control rivers, high water closes locks and dams on the Mississippi, exploring the ecology of Arkansas's delta, why the Mississippi River basin needs more conservation funding, abundant crane flies, fishing for white bass, and a little history of canoes

MISSOURI
Volunteers Clear Thousands of Pounds of Trash
Volunteers clear thousands of pounds of trash from the Missouri River in Kansas City
KCUR

MO Invasive Carp Removal
Missouri hoping to net results with new invasive carp removal program
St. Louis Post Dispatch

More Crane Flies this Spring
More crane flies flying about the Ozarks this spring; why you shouldn’t worry about them
KY3.Com

Scenic Drive to Ted Shanks CA
The Scenic Drive To Ted Shanks Conservation Area Is Almost As Beautiful As The Destination Itself
OnlyInYourState

Catching White Bass
Catching white bass in southeastern Missouri
DailyJournalOnline

NATIONAL
Why Engineers Can't Control Rivers
Why Engineers Can't Control Rivers
Practical Engineering

High Water Closes Locks and Dams
High water closes Mississippi River lock and dams
Marine Log

Basin Needs More Conservation Funding
Mississippi River basin should be getting more USDA conservation funding, report says
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 

Exploring the Ecology of Arkansas
Exploring the Ecology of Arkansas’s Lower Delta
Arkansas.Com

Little History of Canoes
Thoughts, Perspective, and a Little History of Canoes
Friends of the Fox River