This Week's News: Proposed sale of millions of acres of public land, a lawn watering ban in central Iowa, southwest Missouri communities work toward water security including securing water from Stockton Lake, the clock runs out on a bottle bill in Texas, earthquakes rattle Bull Shoals Lake, a Table Rock Lake boat explosion, two new conservation areas in Grand River Grasslands, children discover the Missouri River, Tulsa wildflowers filter water, Ogeechee River water sampling efforts boosted, and recovery efforts for ciscoes, seagrass, and the Maurepas Swamp.

This Week's News: Residents speak against CAFO in southwest MO, flooding and high water causes warnings and closures, what FEMA cuts could mean for communities along the Mississippi, a look at eels in Missouri, five areas for summer fishing in southeast MO, state park beach status, a new trail at Osage Beach, how the Mighty Mississippi helps commerce thrive, celebrating National Mississippi River Day and seeing bald eagles up close, and a Montana bridge opens for a public crossing