This Week's #MOwater News

This Week's Highlights: New video on plastic pollution in St. Louis, a waterfest at Wappapello, keeping zebra mussels from spreading, research revelation for parasitic hairworms, Florida research shows effects of human drugs on crayfish, and driver hits bear in southwest Missouri

MISSOURI

​Plastic Pollution Documentary
Mississippi River Plastic Pollution
Living St. Louis

Driver Hits Bear
Driver Hits Bear on James River Freeway Near Republic Mo
KY3

Fishing Report
Lake Report: June 25th, Lake of the Ozarks
Ozarks First 

Fishing for Charity
Bass Tournament Benefits Children’s Charity
Lake Sun Leader

July 6 Waterfest
Wet ‘n Wild Waterfest at Wappapello Lake July 6
KFVS12

Top Southwest Missouri Float Streams
Top Southwest Missouri Float Streams Will be the Focus of July 7 MDC Program
MDC

Discover Nature at Lost Valley
MDC offers free Discover Nature - Fishing and Outdoor skills Sessions at Lost Valley Fish Hatchery in Warsaw
MDC

Identify Missouri’s Fish
Learn to Identify Missouri’s Fish July 14 at Free MDC Virtual Class or at Powder Valley Nature Center
MDC

Runge Nature Center July Programs
MDC’s Runge Nature Center Announces July Programs
MDC

Free Kayaking Clinics
MDC Offers Two Free Kayaking Clinics in July
MDC

Missouri Master Naturalist Training
MDC Plans Missouri Master Naturalist Training in Hannibal
MDC

NATIONAL

Adventurous Crawdads
Study finds crayfish treated with antidepressants become more outgoing, adventurous
The Register

​Water Parasites Manipulate Host
Parasites manipulate praying mantis's polarized-light perception, causing it to jump into water
Phys.org

River Crests
River Crests Without Flooding
Leavenworth Times

Zebra Mussel Incident
Zebra Mussel Incident Raises Concerns Over Waterway Safety 
KFYRTV

Oil Cleanup Underway
Cleanup Underway After an Oil Spill Leaked Into the Mississippi River
KNSI

New Mississippi River Bridge
New Mississippi River Bridge Could Come Sooner Than You Expect
WAFB9