News – July 25, 2004
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“New irrigation project making strides.” Jamestown Sun, 14 July 2004.
A new irrigation project here hopes to test both groundwater sources and Missouri River water, but officials might have to wait until Lake Sakakawea rises.
Devlin, Sherry. “Zebra mussels a bane to waters of the West.” Billings Gazette, 17 July 2004.
Worried about the horde of boaters headed West to re-enact the Lewis and Clark Expedition on its 200th anniversary, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday began an educational campaign aimed at stopping the potential spread of zebra mussels and other invasive aquatic species.
*also appeared in the Helena Independent Record
http://www.jamestownsun.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=16336&SectionID=31&SubSectionID=98&S=1
“Corps warns of protected sites.” Jamestown Sun, 19 July 2004.
As water levels on the Missouri River fall this summer, the Army Corps of Engineers is reminding people that it’s a crime to remove or disturb human remains or American Indian artifacts found along the shoreline.
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/21/helena/a07072104_03.txt
Tode, Laura. “Connecticut students track Lewis and Clark.” Helena Independent Record, 21 July 2004.
Three weeks, 21 teens, 13 canoes and more than 150 miles of Missouri River — just what would that take? Four dedicated teachers with undaunted enthusiasm and a passion for Lewis and Clark.
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/07/22/build/state/85-sturgeon.inc
“2 sturgeon averaging nearly 200K eggs each.” Billings Gazette, 22 July 2004.
The plan is to release the young fish in a Missouri River
side channel near Culbertson, Mont., to gauge how far they drift downstream.
*also appeared in the Grand Forks Herald, 2 July 2004.
*also appeared in the Helena Independent Record, 22 July 2004.
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2004/jul/20040725feat002.asp
Anderson, Wayne and Carla Anderson. “Museum shares river’s steamboat treasures.” Columbia Daily Tribune, 25 July 2004.
"Steamboat’s a’comin’!" was a common cry along the Missouri River in the 1850s, but boiler explosions, fire and tree snags doomed some boats to spectacular deaths before they reached the frontier towns with their cargo.