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Ozark Rivers - Management
6:11 pm
Tue August 21, 2012

Environmental organizations to National Park Service: protect Ozark rivers

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Credit (Mark Morgan/University of Missouri)
Horseback riding is a popular activity in the Ozarks, but horses' waste has been linked to high E. coli levels in the Jacks Fork, the main tributary of the Current River.
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Heavy use by ATVs and other vehicles has eroded access trails along the Current River.
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A statewide coalition of environmental organizations is urging the National Park Service to protect Ozark rivers.

Representatives of the groups were in Washington, D.C., today meeting with the Park Service.

They submitted more than 4,400 signed petitions asking the federal agency to adopt a strong management plan for the Current River and its major tributary, the Jacks Fork.

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Ozark Rivers - Management
6:14 pm
Tue December 13, 2011

Environmentalists urge National Park Service to protect the Current River

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Credit (Véronique LaCapra/St. Louis Public Radio)
Ted Mathys, state advocate for Environment Missouri (at podium) and other environmentalists urged the National Park Service to protect the Current River in Missouri during a press conference at St. Louis' City Hall on Dec. 13, 2011.
Credit (Greg Iffrig/L-A-D Foundation)
Canoes float down the Current River.
Credit (Mark Morgan/University of Missouri)
Horseback riding is a popular activity in the Ozarks, but horses' waste has been linked to high E. coli levels in the Jacks Fork, the main tributary of the Current River.
Credit (Greg Iffrig/L-A-D Foundation)
Heavy use by ATVs and other vehicles has eroded access trails along the Current River.
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Updated at 6:10 pm to add Congresswoman Emerson's response.

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Current River
5:35 pm
Tue May 17, 2011

Current River in Mo. ranked as one of nation's "most endangered"

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The Current River in Missouri.
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A national river quality organization has listed Missouri's Current River as a victim of over-use, and one of the most endangered rivers in America.

The report by American Rivers shows that in 1984 the Current River in the Ozark Riverways Scenic Park had only 13 access points.

Today, there are more than 130, leading to erosion, pollution and overuse.

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