NEWS - July 6, 2004
Hillig, Terry. “Funding for river station may be in offing.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 30 June 2004.
Located near the convergence of three great rivers - the Illinois, Mississippi and Missouri - the center will study river ecology and develop watershed and river management strategies while educating students and the public on river issues.
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2004/07/01/outdoors/c01070104_01.txt
Kidston, Martin J. “Kayak of discovery.” Helena Independent Record, 1 July 2004.
David Miller, the chair of the department of geography at the State University of New York College at Cortland, N.Y., may be the first person to map every mile of the Missouri River with a Global Positioning Satellite from the seat of a sea kayak.
“Yellowstone, Missouri wash silt to North Dakota.” Billings Gazette, 2 July 2004.
The quicksandlike material actually is silt from the
Yellowstone and Missouri rivers that has been swept down from Montana and
Wyoming and settled in the Lake Sakakawea bottom, the state Game and Fish
Department says.
*also appeared in the Helena Independent Record, 2 July 2004.
*also appeared in the Jamestown Sun, 2 July 2004.
http://digmo.org/news/story.php?ID=8138
Darmitzel, David. “Bottles banned on state waterways.” Columbia Missourian, 2 July 2004.
Legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Bob Holden will prohibit glass bottles on all Missouri waterways in watercraft that are susceptible to tipping. The law becomes effective Aug. 28.
“Corps: Be Aware Of Endangered Birds When Celebrating Holiday.” Yankton Press & Dakotan, 2 July 2004.
Two birds in particular, the threatened Interior Least Tern and the endangered Piping Plover, utilize the Missouri River for their critical nesting habitat. The birds nest in open, sparsely-vegetated islands and sandbars associated with the river and its reservoirs.
“Panel OKs land buy where 2 rivers meet.” Billings Gazette, 3 July 2004.
A state committee is recommending that Gov. John Hoeven approve a conservation group's purchase of land at the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers.
*also appeared in the Helena Independent Record, 3 July 2004.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/30dayarchives/7-3-2004/nws06.html
Buckley, Angie. “Sierra Club organizer focuses on river.” Bismark Tribune, 3 July 2004.
As part of the conservation organization's mission, Jessica Delorme will work on issues specific to the Missouri River.
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2004/Jul/20040703News019.asp
“Corps shortens season for commercial barges.” Columbia Daily Tribune, 3 July 2004.
The commercial barge season on the Missouri River will be shortened by 47 days because of new water conservation measures in a revised operating manual, the Army Corps of Engineers said.
*also appeared at Jefferson City News Tribune, 3 July 2004.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=1139438
Porter, Larry. “Iowa record shattered by monster catch.” Omaha World Herald, 4 July 2004.
Steve Burnett and Mike Rush of Bellevue prepare to release the Iowa state record 101-pound blue catfish back into the Missouri River.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29591-2004Jul5.html
Olson, Eric. “Returning Farmland to Wetlands.” Washington Post, 6 July 2004.
Persistent flooding of their corn and soybean fields led Robert and Verneel Noerrlinger to return 535 acres to wetlands. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is urging other landowners along the Missouri River in Nebraska to consider doing the same.
“Gov. Pleased With Corps's Manual Changes.” Yankton Press & Dakotan, 6 July 2004.
Gov. Mike Rounds issued the following statement following July 2's announcement that the Army Corps of Engineers has shortened the navigation season on the Missouri River due to low water levels and new water conservation measures in the 2004 Master Manual: