News Release No. 160

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HOSTS
INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON BLACK RIVER RECOVERY EFFORTS

Volume 34-160

Contact: Sue Holst

(For immediate release)

573-751-6510

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, MAY 2, 2006 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will hold the sixth in a series of monthly informational meetings Monday, May 8, to discuss progress made on water quality in the Black River and recovery efforts at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park near Lesterville. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Lesterville High School, Highway 21 and Elm.

Presentations will be given on cleanup efforts in the Black River and the lower Taum Sauk Reservoir. An update will be given on plans to reopen a portion of Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park with interim visitor services by May 27. Representatives from the Department of Natural Resources and other partners in the restoration effort will be available to answer questions and receive input from the public.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

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