According to the Sierra Club and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, a peaceful float down Missouri's most scenic rivers isn't all that different than elbowing through a packed amusement park at the height of summer.
Every year, two million visitors -- and their boats -- flock to the Jacks Fork and Current rivers, part of the Ozark National Scenic Riverway in south central Missouri. Environmental groups suggest the 80,000-acre national park isn't being protected from overcrowding and pollution. Now the public has a chance to weigh in and, hopefully, return the area to a more pristine state.
The feds are revising the way they manage the Riverway and soliciting comments from residents on their new guidelines. The Sierra Club hopes to drum up some river-saving spirit from eco-minded Kansas Citians tomorrow with a rally and presentation at the Discovery Center. The event starts at 1 p.m. with a movie screening and panel of speakers, both of which will outline the history and challenges facing the Show-Me State's largest national park.
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