May 19, 2023

This Week's News: Improvements at Ted and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park, the history of Gavins Point Dam, hundreds of volunteers expected at River Relief cleanup in Omaha, flood study seeks input, a world record paddling team paddles past Missouri, rare fish and a new learning center in Virginia, research on walleye growth rates, lack of water for Arizona farms, the USFS sued for overpopulation of horses in Arizona, contemplating the removal of hydropower dams, a deep blue spring, and kickoff of black bass season in Missouri on May 27

MISSOURI
Improvements Continue at Confluence Point State Park
Improvements continue at Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park
Missouri DNR

Flooding Study Seeking Input
Missouri River flooding study seeking public input
News Tribune 

World Record Attempt Paddles Past Hannibal
Group attempting world record traveling down Mississippi River
WSILTV

Deep Spring Known for Blue Color
Missouri's deepest spring near Eminence known for deep blue color
Columbia Missourian

Black Bass Season Kicks Off May 27
MDC reminds public squirrel and black bass seasons kick off May 27
MDC News Online

NATIONAL
Is it Time to Remove Dams?
As the Harms of Hydropower Dams Become Clearer, Some Activists Ask, ‘Is It Time to Remove Them?’
Inside Climate News

Hundreds Expected at Omaha Cleanup
Hundreds expected at large Missouri River cleanup in Omaha metro
WOWT

History of Gavins Point Dam
Back in the day, May 18, 1952: Ground is broken for Gavins Point Dam on Missouri
Omaha.Com

Arizona’s Farms Running Out of Water
Arizona's farms are running out of water, forcing farmers to confront climate change
NPR

Research on Walleye Growth Rates
Walleye research finds wildly different growth rates on Pittsburgh rivers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rare Fish Could Get Federal Protection
Rare fish in upper James River could get federal protection
Bay Journal

James River Learning Center in Richmond
James River Center to offer leading-edge science learning for local youths
Richmond Free Press

USFS Sued for Overgrazing Horses
Ecological groups say there are too many wild horses grazing on the Salt River
KJZZ