Loring Bullard, author of “Living Waters: The Springs of Missouri” and longtime water-warrior, speaks to a group about the history of the Jordan Creek “box.” Last month, James River Basin Partnership (JRBP) staff and volunteers conducted water quality monitoring on Jordan Creek in central Springfield (Mo.) for the City of Springfield. JRBP partners with the…
Timber rafting in Checkoslovcka By Len Stagoski Here is a bit of trivia, but it’s historically significant trivia. Missouri supplied a very significant number of the railroad ties used in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. “As the Civil War drew to a close, everything was in place for the railroads to prosper. Advancements in…
As part of our 25th anniversary celebrations, the James River Basin Partnership recently hosted the inaugural Paddle MO James trip with Stream Teams United last month. For three days, 50 attendees, including staff and volunteers, floated a 22-mile stretch of the lower James from Hootentown Campground to Galena, Missouri. Paddlers came from as far away…
The Shannondale chute. By Bob Frakes I receive information and pictures from the “tower hobbyists” from time to time. The other day I received a picture from Kenzie Cooper. Kenzie and a friend had canoed the stretch of the Current River above Round Spring and had taken a picture of Shannondale Tower from the river. …
By Todd Wilkinson Volunteers hard at work during a May cleanup of the Finley River, organized by James River Basin Partnership and the City of Ozark, Mo. I learned to kayak on the Upper Current. My job frequently finds me underway on the James. But the Finley is my “fun” river. One Legend says the Finley…
COLUMBIA — Thanks to a generous donation, more than 160 acres along the Missouri River in Boone County will become a place for the public to connect to the state’s unique landscapes, as well as a site for research and conservation, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced on April 26. The property, which is about 20 minutes…
By Brent Stock If you’ve spent any amount of time on the water or recreating on our public lands over the last two years, you’ve surely noticed an uptick in the number of folks out enjoying our beloved outdoor playgrounds. The global pandemic led to empty shelves at our local tackle shops, a one-year backlog…
100,000 pounds of trash. That’s the amount that James River Basin Partnership’s executive director, Brent Stock, estimates that river cleanups have removed from the James and its tributaries in the last 25 years. That’s an impressive number. And it speaks to the power of folks coming together in a common cause. Paddling With a Purpose,…
