September 2, 2022

This Week's Highlights: Tips for a safe boating weekend, caution on low lake levels, tales from the St. Francis River, teams needed for shoreline cleanup, Mississippi River problems and solutions, success on the West Fork of the White, the MR340 Fundraiser, a steamboat reappears, the fight over a silica mine continues, and land worth protecting

MISSOURI
Caution on Low Lake Levels
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cautions boaters about low-lake levels ahead of Labor Day weekend
KAIT8

Fight Over Silica Mine
Fight over silica mining rekindles fears about Missouri’s Old Lead Belt
STL Public Radio

Learn About Monarchs at Shoal Creek Center
Learn about monarch butterflies at MDC's Shoal Creek Center in September
EIN News Desk

MR340 Largest Fundraiser for River Relief
The MR340 race is the largest fundraiser for Missouri River Relief
KMBC

Tales of the St. Francis River
Tales of the St. Francis River
KRCU

Teams Needed for Shoreline Cleanup
Teams needed for H2Ozarks annual shoreline cleanup
KY3

Tips for a Safe Boating Weekend
Tips For Navigating A Busy Labor Day Weekend On Lake Of The Ozarks
Lake Expo.Com

NATIONAL
West Fork White Water Quality Success
EPA Highlights West Fork White River Water Quality Improvement Success
Magnolia Banner News

Mississippi River Cleanup Sept. 24
Lend A Hand At The 16th Annual Great Mississippi River Clean-Up
RiverBender.Com

Who is Protecting the Mississippi?
Millions spent to keep invasive fish out of Great Lakes, but who is protecting Mississippi River?
The Gazette 

Finding Solutions to Mississippi River Basin Challenges
Finding solutions to the Mississippi River basin’s biggest challenges
Iowa State University

Steamboat Reappears
Steamboat that sunk over a century ago eerily reappears during Missouri River drought
The News&Observer

WORLD

Land Worth Protecting
Land Worth Protecting
Audubon.Org