Missouri River

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The Living River Group is dedicated to the preservation of the Missouri River and its tributaries. These rivers and streams are essential to supporting the wildlife and economy of the region.  Links of interest are:

• Is It Time For a Missouri River Compact? - an article by John Davidson in Pines and Prairie

• Missouri River could face diversion pressures. States in the river basin need a compact to protect the river - press release by Living River Group about need for a Missouri River Compact

• Working with Landowners to Restore and Protect the Values of the Missouri National Recreational River - a paper about bank stabilization by Sarah D. Lierman on behalf of W. Don Nelson, State Director for U.S. Senator Benjamin E. Nelson.  (Word document)

• Army Corps highlights efforts to save Mo. River sturgeon - an article by AP writer Tara Godwin on April 15, 2004

• Letter with formal comments on the FEIS for the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual Review and Update on March 29, 2004

• "Sound Science" On The Missouri River – How It Should Influence Law and Policy - a paper given by John Davidson for the Missouri River Institute on February 4, 2004.

• Basin-wide Sierra Club Positions on Missouri River Management - Developed at a Basin-wide Sierra Club meeting in Omaha, NE, June 15-17, 2001, and modified at a meeting on April 3, 2004.

Photo by Missouri National Recreational River

Photo by Missouri National Recreational River

 
Related Websites

• American Rivers works for preservation of the Missouri

• Missouri River Mitigation Project of the Corps of Engineers

• Sierra Club's Lewis and Clark campaign

• Mississippi River Basin ecosystem