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  • September

    Proof that he can catch a few fish, Johnson's favorite fishing spots are the shafts, Duck Creek and behind the Interpretive Center. He says his spare time is spent fishing and smoking fish.

    Recognizing volunteer’s 10 years as Fort Peck fixture

    Meet Duane Johnson. Of course, anyone camping at Fort Peck Lake in the last 10 years probably knows him. He has been the volunteer campground host at the Downstream and West End Campgrounds in Fort Peck, Mont., since 2003. Every year, for the last 10 years, April through October, he has been a mainstay.

  • July

    The 2013 Missouri River/Lake Sharpe Clean up netted 1,560 pounds of lumber and other rubble, 1,380 pounds of trash and litter, 540 pounds of scrap metal - including a refrigerator, a large plastic culvert weighing approximately 400 pounds and 180 pounds of tires.

    Missouri River/Lake Sharpe Clean-up nets big catches

    Tales weren’t of the “one that got away” or the exaggerated size of a hooked walleye, but, more than 4,000 pounds, or two tons, of trash and debris was collected during the annual Missouri River/Lake Sharpe Clean up Wednesday, July 10. The event, the fourth in the last five years, had more than 40 volunteers working along the river in Pierre-Fort Pierre, S.D.

  • June

    Omaha District park rangers and natural resource specialists regularly host local youth groups and students to teach water safety.

    Fighting drownings like a firefighter

    It is a common misperception that firefighters merely fight fires. Actual firefighting takes up only a small percentage of the time firefighters spend on duty. Another important part of their time is spent educating others about fire prevention and fire safety. This concept rings true for the park rangers and natural resource specialists at lakes areas across the Omaha District who include outreach and water safety education among their regular responsibilities.

  • May

    These Otter spotters have fun while promoting water safety during the Third Annual Otter Spotter Day to kick off National Water Safety Month.

    May 6 is "Otter Spotter Day"

    May is National Water Safety Month and May 6 has been deemed Otter Spotter Day! More than 50 cities around the country and the world have volunteers participating in the Foundation's Third Annual Otter Spotter Day. The Northwestern Division and Omaha District are showing off their Josh the Otter T-Shirts and fans.

  • September

    Winner of the wierdest find in the “Git that Garbage” contest where volunteers show off their unique trash finds and enter to compete for prizes was a Blow-up Can of Pork & Beans. The cleanup event was held September 22 at NP Dodge Park in Omaha, Neb.

    Omaha District supports Missouri River Relief cleanup event

    For the fourth time, volunteers from around the Omaha and Council Bluffs area came together to support the organization, Missouri River Relief and help clean up the banks of the Missouri River. On Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, more than 200 volunteers collected massive amounts of junk that had been washed down the river after last year's flooding.

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