Current River http://news.stlpublicradio.org en Environmental organizations to National Park Service: protect Ozark rivers http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/environmental-organizations-national-park-service-protect-ozark-rivers <p>A statewide coalition of environmental organizations is urging the National Park Service to protect <a href="http://www.nps.gov/ozar/index.htm">Ozark rivers</a>.</p><p>Representatives of the groups were in Washington, D.C., today meeting with the Park Service.</p><p>They submitted more than 4,400 signed petitions asking the federal agency to adopt a strong <a href="http://www.nps.gov/ozar/parkmgmt/general-management-plan-information.htm">management plan</a> for the Current River and its major tributary, the Jacks Fork.</p> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:11:20 +0000 Véronique LaCapra 4375 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Environmental organizations to National Park Service: protect Ozark rivers Environmentalists urge National Park Service to protect the Current River http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/environmentalists-urge-national-park-service-protect-current-river <p><em>Updated at 6:10 pm to add Congresswoman Emerson&#39;s response.</em></p> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:14:00 +0000 Véronique LaCapra 2669 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Environmentalists urge National Park Service to protect the Current River Current River in Mo. ranked as one of nation's "most endangered" http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/current-river-mo-ranked-one-nations-most-endangered <p>A national river quality organization has listed Missouri&#39;s Current River as a victim of over-use, and one of the most endangered rivers in America.</p> Tue, 17 May 2011 22:35:23 +0000 Adam Allington 1254 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Current River in Mo. ranked as one of nation's "most endangered"