April 5, 2024

This week's news:  Volunteers invited to Confluence Trash Bash, the hidden river documentary of the Mississippi at St. Louis, revamped amenities at Mark Twain Lake and activities at Thousand Hills State Park, Jane Doe identified in Troy after 46 years, PFAS tainted foam at Lake Huron, a California lake returns after 130 years, Mississippi ports offering assistance after Baltimore bridge collapse, fleeting ice cover in the north, and a massive steelhead trout in Michigan. 

MISSOURI
Volunteers Invited to Confluence Trash Bash
MDC, Open Space STL, and partners invite volunteers to the 2024 Confluence Trash Bash in the St. Louis area April 13
MDC News Online

The Hidden River
The hidden river
Hoeferlin on watersheds, climate change and how the river shapes St. Louis
The Source - Washington University in St. Louis 

Jane Doe Identified
Body pulled from Mississippi River 46 years ago identified as missing Iowa teen
Who 13 Des Moines

Activities at Thousand Hills State Park
Kirksville Area Calendar of Events
Kirksville Daily Express

Revamped Amenities at Mark Twain Lake
Revamped amenities set to attract more visitors to Mark Twain Lake campgrounds
KHQA

NATIONAL
PFAS Tainted Foam
PFAS-tainted foam in Lake Huron prompts citizen outcry
Bridge Michigan

Ports Offer Assistance
Ports Offer Assistance After Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Progressive Farmer

Lake Returns after 130 Years
Researchers stunned after ancient lake returns after vanishing 130 years ago: 'Once the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River'
Yahoo News

Ice Cover was Fleeting
Ice cover on the upper Mississippi River was fleeting this winter. Is this our future?
Wisconsin Watch

Massive Steelhead Trout
Local angler snares massive steelhead trout from Grand River
Fox 17 West Michigan