June 14, 2024

This Week's News:  Trail riders evacuated in Eminence due to flooding, the Osage and Gasconade rivers crest, youth anglers competing at Pomme de Terre Lake, dock ropes vandalized at Thousand Hills, a plan puts muscle behind mussel restoration in Virginia, stories of flooded towns, ice cover changing diatoms at the Great Lakes, calculations for this year's Dead Zone, why Lake Michigan is superior, and Discover Nature Fishing opportunities in Missouri

MISSOURI
Rivers Finally Crest
Osage and Gasconade rivers finally crest after weekend flooding
Ozarks First

Trail Ride Evacuated
Trail ride in Eminence evacuated due to flooding
Fox 23 Now

Youth Anglers Compete for Title
Youth anglers in Missouri compete for title at Pomme de Terre Lake
OzarksFirst.Com

Dock Ropes Cut
Ropes holding down wooden dock at Forest Lake cut multiple times in recent weeks
KTVO

Discover Nature Fishing June 24 and 26
MDC hosts Discover Nature – Fishing events June 24 and 26 in Tipton
MDC News Online

Discover Nature Fishing June 25
Learn about fishing June 25 at MDC's Discover Nature Fishing class
MDC News Online

NATIONAL
Plan Puts Muscle Behind Mussel Restoration
Plan puts muscle behind James River mussel restoration
Bay Journal 

Frequent Floods Worsen Fortunes
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
Associated Press

Will the Dead Zone Shrink?
Will the dead zone off Louisiana's coast drastically shrink this year? There's good news and bad news.
Nola.Com

Losing Ice is Changing Food Web
Losing winter ice is changing the Great Lakes food web – here’s how light is shaping life underwater
The Conversation

Lake Michigan is Superior
More than one of the Great Lakes is superior, according to USA TODAY readers
IndyStar