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
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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
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
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
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
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
As someone with a deep affection for Missouri’s Big Piney River, it’s no shock to me that Liberty Life Park stands by their motto, “A little piece of heaven right here on earth.” Paul and Melissa Wood are working to make Liberty Life Park a
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Ryan Snider With an abundance of rivers to choose from for an enjoyable float, picking just one to feature is a daunting task for me. That’s why I decided to poll a variety of people from different walks of life. I asked them this question:
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Bob Brennecke I am sure everyone who has driven over a little creek with a weird name, like Dead Mule Ditch or Turkey Tail Creek, has wondered where these names came from. Obviously some names like Bryant Creek or Joachim Creek may have been part
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In January 1969, an oil well off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., blew out, causing a massive spill in the Santa Barbara Channel. The largest spill in U.S. waters at the time (it now ranks third after Deepwater Horizon and Exxon Valdez), Santa Barbara
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We start a new month this week and that means “Spring is just around the corner” — to use an old adage. April usually brings a complimentary mix of warmer temperatures, a little humidity and the splash of cool, flowing river waters as folks get
Mark Twain National Forest invites the public to review the draft Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive River Management Plan (CRMP). The Eleven Point River had the honor to be among the first group of rivers in the nation to be designated when the
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