This Week's #MOwater News

This Week's Highlights: Rivers of black sludge, swimming holes, virtual programs, and the Great American Outdoor Act passes

MISSOURI
MRR River Cleanup Program
MRRL, Missouri River Relief offer River Cleanup Program
News Tribune

Rain Garden Program
MDC Virtual Program on July 29 Will Focus on Rain Gardens
MDC News Online

12 Swimming Holes
12 Swimming Holes that offer a Break from the Virus, Heat
St. Louis Post Dispatch

Eagle Event
Eagle Event Coming to Lake Wappapello
My Mo Info

Baby Alligator Found
Baby Alligator Found Near Branson Landing
Branson TriLakes News

Input on Catfish Regulations
Conservation Department Collects Input on Catfish Regulations
News Press Now

Cow Island
Cow Island Lore Remains Adrift in Missouri River History
Atchison Globe Now

Record Longear
St. Louis Anger Catches State Record Longear Sunfish
MDC News Online

Spin Fishing For Trout
MDC Offers Online Program That Puts Special Spin on Trout Fishing
MDC News Online

Discover Fishing Events in August
MDC Will Hold Several Discover Fishing Events in August
MDC News Online

Handcrafted Crankbaits Program
MDC Offers Free Virtual Handcrafted Crankbaits Class August 18
MDC News Online

NATIONAL
Great American Outdoors Act
Great American Outdoors Act will Deliver Critical Investments to our National Parks, Forests
The Hill

Steaming River of Black Sludge
Steaming River of Black Sludge Floods Through Arizona
LiveScience

Log Jams Saving Salmon
How Constructing Enormous ‘Log Jams’ is Saving a Native Salmon
Atlas Obscura

Saving Local Waterway
El Cajon to use about $2 million to Save Local Waterway
San Diego Union-Tribune

Alternative Plan to Wild and Scenic
Alternative Plan to Wild and Scenic River Designation for Upper Colorador River OK’d
The Aspen Times

Paddlers Keep Their Cool
Paddlers Keep Their Cool on the White River
Arkansas Democrat Gazette