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Visitors to Missouri National Recreational River will soon have a 15-minute orientation video to view. Argentine Productions, who has done visitor films for numerous museums, visitor centers, and national parks, was in the park this week gathering river scenery, sounds, and human stories that will later be edited to fit a narrated script. The production team had visited the park last autumn and winter and again this week to capture the spring season. They will return again in early July for a summer shoot. The new park film will be available for viewing sometime in 2018 at our partner sites throughout the park. #FindYourPark #findyourmnrr

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It's National Trails Day. Find your trail today or this weekend. The trail at Spirit Mound is one option for those near the Missouri National Recreational River. #FindYourPark #findyourtrail

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The inaugural group of the Missouri National Recreational River Junior Ranger Club met today in Riverside Park. The group of 10 youth, ages 10-13, met today to get an overview of the national park and its natural and cultural resources. The club will meet bi-monthly for four hours each meeting to learn something about the park including how to kayak. The highlight activity for the summer club is a paddle trip from Gavins Point Dam to Green Island for a campfire and lunch. Pictured is Ranger Dugan Smith giving a talk on kayak orientation to club members. #FindYourPark #nationalparks #npsjuniorrangers

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I spy something in this Russian Olive tree that starts with the letter "L". What is it?

Friends of the Missouri National Recreational River

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As you venture out into the Missouri National Recreational River this Memorial Day weekend please be safe, have lunch with a Baltimore oriole or other wildlife, and take time to reflect and remember those that served. #FindYourPark

Boating Safety Promoted As Summer Nears

Did you know that it is National Boat Safety Week? Learn more at the linked story or at http://www.safeboatingcampaign.com/. #WearIt #SafeBoating #MissouriRiver

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How many goslings do you see?...The clutch size for Canada geese varies from 1 to 9 eggs. After 25 to 30 days of incubation the young known as goslings leave the nest within 24 hours and take their first tip in the water. In areas where more than one pair of geese nest, the mixing of broods is common. #FindYourPark

Always fun watching woodpeckers in the spring. This red-headed woodpecker spent time cleaning a cavity in a dead tree. #FindYourPark #FindYourMNRR #Birdwatching

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Who's ready for snow? The seed pods of cottonwood trees are bursting and fuzzy cotton-like seeds, known as catkins, were seen floating in the air today. #FindYourPark

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When was the last time you took 10 minutes to study a beautiful vista? Taking a minute to appreciate a beautiful overlook can be relaxing, connecting us to special places. However, actively preserving this experience can require a lot of work. Missouri National Recreational River hosted a visual inventory workshop this week to evaluate selected scenic views of, and from the river’s edge. Three teams of six spread themselves throughout the 39- and 59-mile stretches of the park to answer nine questions identifying and assessing some of the many scenic views of the Missouri River. Views include the natural setting and all other visible objects—everything the eye can see. The park has adopted this method to help give the national park new information that will help to preserve scenic, natural, and cultural resources. #FindYourPark #FindYourMNRR

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A view from the railroad bridge with the Niobrara River pouring into the Missouri.