This Week's #MOWater News

This week's highlights: fishing for aquatic results, how cities should plan for flooding, catching smallmouth bass, and rivers vital for trade. 

MISSOURI 
Fishing for Results 
Fishing for results through aquatic ecosystem research
Missouri State University Blog

Flood Plain TIF
Maryland Heights sues to resurrect flood plain TIF
St. Louis Post-Dispatch 


Leopold Day
Leopold Day a good opportunity to explore conservationist’s life
The Joplin Globe

Mitigation Matters
Mitigation Matters: How Cities and States Along the Mississippi River Should Plan for Flooding
Pewtrusts.org

Catch Smallmouth 
Driftwood Outdoors: Winter is a good time to catch smallmouth bass
News Tribune

Steamboat Dangers
Steamboats on Missouri River met with dangers galore
St. Louis Post-Dispatch 

NATIONAL 
Trade Artery
The Mississippi River is America’s trade artery. It’s time to make it more resilient to climate change
Environmental Defense Fund

Ohio Mussels
Fighting for the Ohio River Watershed’s Mussels
Allegheny Front

Dam Removals 
In Delaware, Dams Are Being Removed to Spur Fish Migration
New York Times

Canoe to Work
Canoeing to work: Floods bring chaos, renewal to Snoqualmie Valley
NPR KUOW

Complicated Hurricanes 
Hurricanes lay waste to mangroves, but they also help them flourish
Popular Science

Waste Flowing 
Why human waste is allowed to flow into the James River: 'We're not a third world country'
6 News Richmond