October 10, 2025

This Week's News: Blue River Cleanup Grant and Missouri River murals in Kansas City, a look at water supply in southwest Missouri, locals in Arkansas clash over swimming spot, the White River contaminated with sewage at Bull Shoals, Arkansas, Congress declares northwest public land management plans null and void, Louisiana pulls plug on a coastal project, how paying farmers is working for Colorado River conservation, a mom and her kids paddle down the Mississippi, Table Rock Lake remains open despite government shutdown, an introduction to fly tying workshop Oct. 17 in St. Louis area, and new Understanding Rivers resource from National Geographic

MISSOURI
Blue River Cleanup Grant
Blue River Cleanup Targets Trash, Invasive Species
Flatland KC

Missouri River Murals
Murals bring new life and color to KC's riverfront
Axios

Water Supply for Southwest MO
A glass half-full: The Ozark Plateaus aquifer, Stockton Lake and a source for water in a developing region
KSMU

Table Rock Lake Remains Open
Table Rock Lake remains open despite government shutdown
KY3

Introduction to Fly Tying Workshop Oct. 17
Introduction to Fly Tying workshop to be held Oct. 17 at Busch Conservation Area
MDC News Online

NATIONAL
Understanding Rivers with National Geographic
Understanding Rivers
National Geographic

Congress Declares Management Plans Null and Void
Overturning Land Management Plans Could 'Jeopardize Effective and Balanced Public Land Stewardship’
National Wildlife Federation

Paying Farmers for Colorado River Conservation
Nevada Current: Paying Farmers Proves Most Cost Effective Way to Conserve Colorado River, Study Says
Maven’s Notebook

Locals Clash Over Swimming Spot
On Little Piney Creek, locals clash over access to a beloved local swimming spot
Arkansas Times

Mom and Kids Paddle Mississippi
Single mom, 7 kids paddling entire Mississippi River: ‘Your world begins to open up’
KY3

Louisiana Pulls Plug on Coastal Projects
Louisiana pulls the plug on another of its largest coastal projects
Fox8Live

White River Contaminated by Sewage
White River contaminated by 1.2 million gallons of raw sewage from Bull Shoals sewer failures
Mountain Home Observer