This Week's News: How do wildfires affect water quality, passed federal Water Resources Development Act addresses Mississippi River climate extremes, Corpus Christi drills for water, a Minnesota asian carp netting effort comes up empty, planning for Missouri River water for the Black Hills, ice disks and frigid phenomenon, grants for homeowners affected by floods, Reeds Springs school without water, and upcoming waterfowl meetings in Springfield and Joplin. 

This Week's News:  Missouri company makes dog treats with invasive fish, a look back at 2024 world fish records set in Missouri, the Mississippi River delta is losing ground as low river levels on tops of minds in Iowa, how Iowa invests in an industry favored water quality fix, snow and drought conditions in the west, a US ACE kayak rescue, the next Missouri DNR Director, a convergence of rivers and birds in St. Louis, upcoming memorial shed hunt at Mark Twain Lake, and MLK Day of Service and events for January 20th

This Week's News:  Help revive white oaks in Missouri, volunteers collect acorns along the Mississippi, learn the basics of muskie fishing and fly tying, Iowa and Missouri truck stops face Clean Water Act violations, below-average runoff for the Missouri River as we start 2025, a look at Montana's 56th state park, new and old challenges for a Mississippi River Refuge, feds hope to save an endangered mussel, a plastic solution with Living Lands and Waters, and upcoming MLK Nature Walk in KC Jan. 20th, Winter Salt Week Jan. 27-31, and programs at Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center