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Article: Corps of engineers aids Missouri River wildlife.(United States Army Corps of Engineers)
- Article from:
- Endangered Species Bulletin
- Article date:
- March 22, 2009
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The Missouri River flows for 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) from its headwaters in Three Forks, Montana, to St. Louis, Missouri. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is charged by Congress to manage the river for social and economic benefits. The Corps' Missouri River Endangered Species Office at its Gavins Point Project in Yankton, South Dakota, has taken that charge one step further. It envisions "a sustainable ecosystem capable of supporting thriving populations of native species while providing for current social and economic values."
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The Missouri River Recovery Program is aimed at restoring an ecosystem that has been highly ...