Missouri River News - August 1, 2005
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2005/Jul/20050726News011.asp
“Groups will negotiate rise on Missouri River.” Columbia Daily Tribune, 26 July 2005.
Tom Waters echoed the sentiments of farmers as negotiators from Missouri to Montana prepared to gather today for an experiment in resolving a matter overflowing with controversy - a spring rise on the lower Missouri River starting next year.
*appears in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, 26 July 2005.
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/entertainment/events/12224536.htm
Chuck Brown. “Spring rise topic of Missouri River meetings in Omaha.” Aberdeen American News, 26 July 2005.
Environmentalists, farmers, tribal leaders and others are gathering here for a three-day meeting on the spring rise of the Missouri River.
*appears in the Billings Gazette, 26 July 2005.
*appears in the Bismark Tribune, 25 July 2005.
*appears in the Helena Independent Record, July 26, 2005.
*appears in the Jefferson City News Tribune, 26 July 2005.
*appears in the Lincoln Star Journal, 25 July 2005.
*appears in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 26 July 2005.
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2005/07/26/build/state/80-plover.inc
“Tern, plover numbers set record along river.” Billings Gazette, 26 July 2005.
Record numbers of endangered interior least terns and threatened piping plovers have been sighted on the Missouri River system this year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says.
*appears in the Helena Independent Record, 26 July 2005.
*appears in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 26 July 2005.
*appears in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 31 July 2005.
“What is a spring rise?” St. Louis Past Dispatch, 26 July 2005.
The building of dams and re-engineering the Missouri River for barges and flood control not only changed its meandering ways but also destroyed much of its wildlife.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/state/12238421.htm
Chuck Brown. “Public weighs in on Missouri River spring rise plans.” Wichita Eagle, 27 July 2005.
Farmers and officials from along the Missouri River made a last-ditch plea Wednesday to prevent what appears inevitable: a spring increase in the river's level, designed to prevent an ancient species of fish from going extinct.
*appears in the Helena Independent Record, 28 July 2005.
*appears in the Jamestown Sun, 28 July 2005.
*appears in the Jefferson City News Tribune, 28 July 2005.
*appears in the Lincoln Star Journal, 27 July 2005.
*appears in the Omaha World Herald, 28 July 2005.
*appears in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 28 July 2005.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2005/07/28/news/local/nws03.txt
Gordon Weixel. “Water board to become official.” Bismark Tribune, 28 July 2005.
It's expected that of the 11 counties that share the shores of the Missouri River -- Williams, McKenzie, Mountrail, Dunn, McLean, Mercer, Oliver, Morton, Burleigh, Emmons and Sioux -- seven to nine will sign the initial joint powers agreement at today's meeting in Garrison, starting at 1:30 p.m.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14936720&BRD=2703&PAG=461&dept_id=555108&rfi=6
“Doug Clayton's Outdoor Scene Column: Missouri Rive patrol time.” Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, 28 July 2005.
This past weekend the conservation officers from both the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Nebraska Game and Parks conducted a joint enforcement effort on the Missouri River.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/12248367.htm
Chuck Brown. “Omaha meetings fail to yield Missouri River spring rise plan.” Grand Forks Herald, 28 July 2005.
The group looking to formulate a spring rise plan for the Missouri River failed to reach a consensus Thursday and will meet next month for a final time in hopes of developing a proposal.
*appears in the Jefferson City News Tribune, 29 July 2005.
*appears in the Lincoln Star Journal, 28 July 2005.
*appears in the Omaha World Herald, 29 July 2005.
*appears in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 30 July 2005.
*appears in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 29 July 2005.
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2005/07/29/build/state/65-fish-help.inc
“Group fails to agree on help for fish.” Billings Gazette, 29 July 2005.
A group looking to formulate a spring rise plan for the Missouri River failed to reach a consensus Thursday and plans to meet next month for a final time in hopes of developing a proposal.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2005/07/30/news/local/nws07.txt
Gordon Wexel. “Missouri group makes it official.” Bismark Tribune, 30 July 2005.
Similar organizations -- counties sharing a drainage basin -- have already formed in the Devils Lake basin and Red River Valley. Considering the profound impact the Missouri River has physically and politically it is important this organization has come into existence.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/12258595.htm
Lynn Horsley. “Sewer, water bond vote is one of KC’s largest.” Kansas City Star, 30 July 2005.
The new work plan, if voters approve, includes modifying Missouri River intakes as the water levels are threatened by upstream drought.
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?display=rednews/2005/07/31/build/sports/50-henckel.inc
Mark Henckel. “Montana outdoors: Kids will get a chance to fish like explorers Lewis & Clark.” Billings Gazette, 31 July 2005.
Kids will get a chance to fish like Lewis and Clark. They used strips of liver or venison, grasshoppers and a variety of other things to catch channel catfish, goldeye and sauger on the Missouri River in what is now eastern Montana.
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/local/12274516.htm
“Lake Oahe benefits from unexpected wet spring.” Aberdeen American News, 1 August 2005.
When spring began, most people around Lake Oahe expected a slow season. But the unexpected rain showers in April and May stimulated tourism and kept the businesses on the lake afloat for the summer.
*appears in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 1 August 2005.