THE GOVERNMENT NEWS DESKPERMANENT NPS STORY ARCHIVE
Organized by publication date and destination. Each story retains its permanent State & Nation address and official NPS source.
The National Park Service has acquired approximately 676 acres of James River Island within the 59-Mile District of the Missouri National Recreational River.
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To better protect the well-being, safety, and public health of those in attendance of the Riverboat Days pyrotechnics fireworks display, there will be a temporary closure in effect.
Official NPS sourceThe public is invited to join the Missouri National Recreational River and the Friends of the Missouri National Recreational River to celebrate the reopening of the Mulberry Bend Overlook. The overlook has been closed since August 2021 to address and correct trail accessibility issues.
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Mulberry Bend Overlook will be closed temporarily while the park addresses accessibility issues at the overlook. The trail is being redesigned and reconstructed.
Official NPS sourceThe National Park Service and South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks are having a litter issue at one of the most pristine and beautiful access points on the river.
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As of April 8, 2020, Park Headquarters and its Visitor Contact Station at Missouri National Recreational River are closed until further notice due to COVID-19.
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On August 16, 2019, the National Park Service (NPS) Acting Regional Director, Patricia Trap signed the decision record Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Goat Island Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. The approved FONSI allows the NPS to implement the management plan, as described in the selected action.
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The National Park Service is proposing to restore a backwater channel at the Missouri National Recreational River Bow Creek Recreation Area (located near Wynot, Nebraska). The National Park Service has prepared an Environmental Assessment for this project which is available for review through a website provided in the News Release.
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River of Change – a new film of the Missouri National Recreational River features the park in all seasons with amazing aerial and scenic views of the river, up-close wildlife photography, and interviews of people that call the river their home and place to recreate.
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The Missouri National Recreational River is proud to announce a new partnership with the Living River group of the South Dakota Sierra Club. The group has adopted Mulberry Bend Overlook and Trails, a part of the Missouri National Recreational River.
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