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Keeping It Wild
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Keeping It Wild 4:22 minute story of the Missouri National Recreational River Narrative Script
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00:12 REBEKAH JESSEN: So the Missouri National Recreational River definitely has a personality of its own. Every piece of the river has beauty in its own way.
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[People cheering]
00:35 RICK CLARK: The Missouri National Recreational River is continually changing. There’s never two days that are exactly alike. It consists of a 30-Mile District and a 59-Mile District managed by the National Park Service. The Missouri National Recreational River is truly a partnership park. The National Park Service works in collaboration with a number of partners and a whole host of cooperators that share one thing in common: a love of the Missouri River. The Missouri National Recreational River gives people an opportunity to just kind of get out and really enjoy what nature has to offer.
01:15 BOY: My favorite part is fishing ‘cause I got almost three bluegills.
01:25 JEFF KRATZ: From fishing in the spring to shooting pheasants along the sandbars and duck hunting, the Missouri River is an important part of our lives as a family.
01:37 DUGAN SMITH: People have been living along the Missouri River for thousands of years. Today, we have three tribes that call this stretch of the Missouri River home: the Santee Sioux Tribe, the Yankton Sioux Tribe, and the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. And their cultures are still alive and vibrant and flourishing along the Missouri River. These tribes are great partners and stewards of this river.
02:03 LARRY WRIGHT, JR: As a Ponca, the Missouri River is sacred. The life that it gives for our people, gave to our people, continues to give to our people is part of us. And it’s who we are. That’s what we do here today: protect that for our young ones, our next generations. It provides life for all of us. ♫ [ Children singing in Dakota language ] ♫
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02:40 SHANE BERTSCH: The Missouri National Rec River Friends Group which is public, private, and landowner create more access points along the river and create good opportunities for the folks to come and enjoy the river.
02:43 LISA YAGER: We’re on Goat Island today. Managing an island means takikng care of what’s here, knowing what’s here. Killdeer, least terns, piping plovers—all those different species live along the river. All these different partners come together with one shared mission, and we all have that shared passion for the river. That’s pretty inspiring and it gives me a lot of hope for the future of this river.
03:21 SAM STUKEL: We have the endangered pallid sturgeon, and the list goes on and on. We are out there doing research with this fish in the field. These big river species have lost so much worldwide. And right here, on this part of the river, we have what they need. It’s similar to what Lewis and Clark saw when they came through here: sandbars, snags, backwaters, side channels.
03:51 RICK CLARK: We are trying to keep some of that wildness. America’s longest river: 2,341 miles. There’s only this stretch of river, approximately 100 miles, that you can still see it today as it once was.
04:05 SHANE BERTSCH: When I see people along the river having a good time with their family, it really makes me feel good. Getting people outside and enjoying the outdoors—that’s what the river’s all about.
[ Geese honking ]
04:19 RANGER: Look at this tree. GIRL: It’s actually kind of cool.
04:22 RICK CLARK: Collectively we stand a chance to preserve and protect this area as we see it today for many eons to come.
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Description
Meet the people, places, and wildlife that make and keep the Missouri National Recreational River Wild.
Duration
4 minutes, 45 seconds
Credit
NPS/Argentine Productions
Date Created
11/10/2018
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