This post isn't really ready for posting but since I might be off for a while , till I pay the bill again. So I thought I'll just make it part one and throw in all the cool pictures and video in part 2.
Our C.H.U.D. problem , By the Mad Cowboy.
I heard of an interesting news story , and I could only think of one thing damn chud. It seems the local paper has recently had a problem with one of the cities many caves and tunnels. Now I don’t have the fact’s which would only get in the way of a good story anyway, but The post dispatch had to have some tunnels closed off in their building, because of homeless infestation.
As all locals know St. Louis is built on top of caves and underground rivers. These caves are what brought the breweries, with the cool places to store their brew. It also brought the chuds. In fact some of the first documented C.H.U.D. sighting’s came in our town. In fact there are photo’s of these predecessor’s to our modern or recent chud’s. They appear to dress and function as normal citizen’s of the day.
Around the turn of the last century the chud population grew to uncontrollable levels, and during the twenties an eradication program was implemented to eliminate the chud of the time. Historically Hoover was the first President to have actual dealings with Chuds. Hoover came up with a removal plan , first he needed a diversion, to keep the public as unaware as possible. So through brilliant manipulation of the stock markets and banking institutions to create the appearance of a depression. In fact he was so good at his deception that most in America at the time , and even to this day believe there actually was a Great Depression. His plan was under the cover of a depression he would gather the chud scattered across the country into camps, called Hoovervills.
Once they were concentrated in to these shanty towns they could be controlled and eliminated. In fact their wouldn’t be a chud problem except that the main stream media , and the elitist Roosevelt used propaganda to upseat the wise but unlucky Hoover. Because Hoover could not tell the people what was really going on because of the secrecy of the project, he lost the election, coup, to Roosevelt and was unable to complete the eradication of the chud.
He did however form a secret order , a group to both fight the chud and save the nation from liberal bias that would surely destroy the founding fathers god given plan for America. He formed this secret order, mostly from the brightest and best within his own party. Although membership was kept secret at the time it was rumored that some of the best he found included Luminaries such as the Harriman’s and The great Presscot Bush. In fact the reason that the pair seemed to support and finance Adolf Hitler was that he was also interested in removing chud’s. Hoover along with his loyal order wanted world support to eradicate the chud, which were even then starting to spread in Europe.
Using the cover story that they were sympathetic to nazism , Harriman and P. Bush set up a bank to finance the training of a new secret order in Europe to fight chud. They called their new organization the New World’s Order of Chud Fighters International. The plan was simple one group would cleanse the European then African continent’s , while the other did the same on the America’s starting with North and eventually cover the southern Continent as well.
Such a massive undertaking would require cunning and great subterfuge. Adding to the problem during the late Thirties was Roosevelt and his fringe party of so called new dealers, not only did he not continue the chud policies of the former administration, he seemed to be even sympathetic to the plight of the chud populus.
It is now a known fact that chud at least of the time needed alcohol mostly beer to survive and mate, which is of course another reason for the St. Louis chud problems. Scientist’s at the turn of the century studying the chud found that not only was beer important to the chud’s physical existence, it also was influential in breeding. They determined that removing alcohol from America would greatly reduce the chud population and assist in the gathering processes to come. That was when Prohibition was introduced in America. Scholar’s now mostly agree that had the policies of prohibition and Hoovervilles been allowed to continue the Chud problem would of been totally solved by the mid to late forties.
It is said that the chud lobbyist partially financed by the beer industry, were able to buy Roosevelt’s support, and the fact’s seem to bear them out. First he repealed the prohibition of alcohol a main component of chud breeding, now they could purchase their beer anywhere. Plus because it had been his campaign focus he became obsessed with destroying the real economy by pretending that Hoover’s faked depression was real.
Which through his actions became an actual economic downturn, reducing the funding and support for chud removal. Due to recently released personal notes from the Roosevelt’s administration it is now known that the president’s reluctance to eliminate the chud’s was that his family had been infiltrated by chud’s. Elanor was supposedly at least half chud. Historians now believe that Roosevelt even hosted chud parties early in his first term. Some have even stated that the earliest difficulties between America and Japan was over a statement by Mrs. Roosevelt to the Japanese ambassador about him “ Looking good enough to Eat.” When the Ambassador turned up missing the infuriated nation of Japan began planning a massive revenge plan.
These were the condition’s with which the The New world’s order of Chud Fighters had to deal with when they devised their new plan for chud eradication code named The Marshall plan.
By now many world leaders were either members of the order or at least aware of the chud problem growing around the world. In a secret meeting it was decided that a world wide mobilization of troops covering most of the planet would be needed. This plan had two important difficulties, to act globally they needed the support of the U.S,A, then controlled almost dictatorly by Roosevelt and his Pro-chud backers. There was also the problem of getting the people to accept the extreme methods that would be have to be implemented if the chud were to be controlled or hopefully eliminated.
It was at the suggestion of Winston Churchill, then a fast rising member of the New World’s order of Chud Fighters, that the job could be undertaken if it was disguised as a massive war. He suggested that through the use of border disputes troops could be called into chud infested areas under the pretext of protecting their borders. Using this Border’s technique the individual nations could begin the first phase of the plan , acquiring the necessary armaments and personnel needed.
Ironically it was then Chancellor Adolf Hitler who suggested that for the plan to work , and get the world behind it , especially America, they would need to have one of them play this super evil crazy dictator type who is bent on world domination. Maybe it was truly fate, that he had never heard of the not me Rule so when the entire chorus of member’s shouted “Not Me” except him, he was elected for the job. True Story, it was then decided to use a multi-pronged strategy to get past the chud lover’s in America and get it involved in the chud eradication.
First American business firms loyal to the cause would help to fund and supply raw materials to all the countries in Europe spreading the money around to the countries each to defend themselves from the other. This policy proved to be profitable enough that it continued until after America had “entered” the war against the chud.
Second was to create an enemy that the American people could identify with enough to not only mobilize our armed forces , they also needed the Attention of the people while they removed the chud from this continent. This was hitler’s job but they needed more. It was decided to use Japan’s growing anger over Their “ Missing “ ambassador. To make matter’s worse Apparently the Chud had aquired a taste for Japanese, using their political influence to even round up the available Japanese people in the U.S. into holding cells for the dining tables of the rich intellectuals and liberal elitist’s. It was relayed To the Emperor himself from Hitler of a secret camp located on an island in the Pacific. In the historic meeting between The Emperor Hiro Hito And the now Fuhrer Adolf Hitler, Hitler was said to have even taunted Hito with how if it was his people being eaten he’d do some serious butt whooping. He’d at least go get the people off that island. Hito was impressed with Hitler’s logic, that and with three bottles of Saki and five pitchers of beer , Hitler’s support.
It was decided that Japan would use ninja’s to Free their captive citizens. Partly for cover while the ninja completed their mission, and as retaliation and a warning to the American Chud to quit eating them, they decided to “ bomb Hell” out of the city that was heavily involved in the growing trade of the illegal Asian cannibal rings growing across America. The rest as they say is history.
Using the pretext of a World war the New World Order of Chud Fighters around the world were able to relocate and eliminate most of the chud not only from America, and Europe, but large portions of Asia and Africa as well.
It was after Hitler’s death that the final phase of the “Marshall Plan” was implemented. It was decided in a council of the NWOCF that they needed the countries of the world to stay armed and ready in case the menace of the chud’s return. The plan required dividing the world up into sections that the certain countries would guard to prevent against new outbreaks of chud.
Called the Truman Stalin paper’s after a disagreement over say wallpaper the meeting’s ended with Stalin Famously telling Truman You Stay on your side of the world , I’ll stay on mine.
An emergency meeting was called and by the councils pressure they were made to shake hand’s and apologize to each other.
It was then that a young member of the council, a one day famous chud fighter Richard Nixon pointed out how the coldness between the two members could aid in the war against chuds. Animosity that had leaked to the press could be used to there advantage. It was called “ operation cold war protection against outbreaks of chuds,” quickly shortened to the Cold War.
Churchill saw the wisdom in this and even suggested that they could use this time to develop more efficient city killing atomic weapons, In case a chud outbreak was to get out of control. He also liked the idea of pushing the bad guy good guy thing , only this time each side would tell their people they were the good guy it’s the other guy who was bad. “ Using new and better weapons we can surround the chud in an Iron Curtain where they can harm no one no more.”
As recognition for his idea and slogan Cold War Nixon was promised a job as president after Truman and Eisenhower got there turn’s. This partnership lasted through the fifties , with only a few outbreaks of chuds. These were handled by Truman and later President’s by planting atomic and then plutonic bombs deep underground and then detonating them . This was done mostly in the desert and mountain area’s where remaining groups of chud had been known to have escaped to. These were explained as “Tests” but of course now we know the real story. These Tests were also used to eliminate chud populations , now reduced to small tribal groups that had taken refuge on islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Other governments quickly joined in the hunt preparing the new chud busting or Hydrogen bombs. New techniques were quickly introduced to be able to quickly deliver the chud eradicating bombs, by land sea or air. As Krusefh once said “ if the chud learn to swim , I want to meet them in a nuclear powered submarine.” Besides for an almost catastrophic outbreak in Korea, in which the chuds had become so entrenched Truman was forced to use troops to dig them out the world was pretty much becoming chud free. By the end of Eisenhower’s second term it was thought that they were exterminated to extinction. In fact the NWO as they now called themselves decided that they could now relax and let the others take charge for awhile. With the chud gone they could devote themselves to helping government’s create a lasting peace , a world free of hunger and disease.
Over the protests of Nixon the council decided to hand over the presidency to a young pledge John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was relatively new to chud fighting , and was skeptical of the whole operation. He felt that the American people could handle the truth and intended to tell the American people in his next speech in Dallas. Luckily Vice-president Johnson Was able to get a copy of the speech to the council , where then pro-tem leader Nixon directed Fellow chud fighter George H, Bush to use his C.I.A. hit team to assassinate Kennedy before it was too late. It was decided that exposure would cause panic and would ruin all the plans for the future they had envisioned. Plus Nixon rightly argued that they couldn’t be sure that the chud wouldn’t return and they would again be needed. Bush once confided to a fellow chud hunter that he had really struggled with his decision to accept his assignment but in the end decided that if he was going to do it he was going to make it pay. Rumors of the time suggest that he was also influenced by his special friendship With the then Vice-president. Unsubstantiated rumors even comment on the same purposeful attitude they took when confronted with protecting the country from Chud.
Nixon was of course right about the chud returning, while most had perished in the desert bombing strategy some had escaped , except now they were mostly mutated, they had changed. The radiation was said to have been responsible. Due to the new appearance they were no longer able to hide themselves in normal society. The chuds hair grew uncontrollably long and a dust or dirt particles seemed to cling around them. The radiation also effected the dietary habit’s of the new chud. While they were still cannibals they became less reliant on alcohol , and more dependent on more natural substances. Flowers in their hair was said to reduce the pain the chud felt from radiation sickness. Because of radiation burns the chud preferred to wear as little clothing as possible. They also were drew like moths to a flame to loud repetitive noises.
After a John Hopskin report in the late sixties, that was done for the government, which you can read by simply using the FICA law, stated that they believed from interview’s and dissections that the chud have a pain in their brain that could be lessened by rythmic association. This was the reason they seemed to dance , the movement in correlation with the sound frequencies released endorphins into the chud brain, reducing the pain.
After Kennedy Nixon had patiently waited for his turn as president, during that time he had devoted the council to attempt to find less lethal or unobtrusive methods of dealing with chud outbreaks. As Nelson Rockefeller, said if we keep blowing stuff up it’s going to cost. As the new head of council and soon to be Vice-president, Rockefeller suggested that they develop sprays and gases that could be used in distributing antidotes and neutralizing agents. By the sixties they had developed smoke agents and water cannons that when utilized subdued the chud enough for the chud troops to contain and later eliminate the small outbreaks occurring now all over the country.
While these were tactics were proving to be effective, rockefeller was worried that their organization and the chud problem would be exposed to the public. It was suggested by a young member who had proven his courage and earned a spot in the council by the name of Bill Clinton that they could use their exterminating in Asia as a tie in. We can say that they are protesting something like a war?
Then President Johnson said that he could send troops to southern Asia where they were already fighting chud . The plan would be to escalate public involvement as needed to keep attention away from their chud operations.
This strategy was enacted as policy and was used effectively through the decade of the sixties into the early seventies. By then most of the chud had been eliminated and it was decided by Nixon as president and council head Rockefeller that it was safe enough to stop their operations . This meant they could also end the pre-text of a war.
Tired from the excursion of Acting as President while facing the task of eliminating chud Nixon decided to step down from public life , to spend more time with his family. He felt that he could now trust in the young member’s of the sect to watch over America well into the future. No more in his lifetime would tribes of cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers roam the streets of America.
Most scholars and radio personalities would agree that he was right, except for some publicity in the form of a movie that reached a semi-cult following in the eighties , and an outbreak in the nineties which George Herbert Bush easily handled using the tried and proven method of financle manipulation’s to force the chud above ground where they could be classified as Homeless so they could be removed from society.
It might be hard to believe , due mostly to media distortion , but it was actually George Bush Junior’s idea to use the cover story that their were millions of people living on the streets, once they were classified as homeless we could then simply remove them and nobody will ever wonder where they went. We could say they were rehabilitated Who will know.
His plan was simple they would plant the story that the economy was in a downturn which would naturally produce the destitute people, who would then act as cover for the new operation to fight the latest outbreak of chud ,which was not only in America. A new outbreak had spread into the middle east at an alarming rate. It was said to be so bad that fellow council member and President Saddam Hussein requested the help of his friend’s the Bushes to remove the chud from both his country and his neighbors in Kuwait.
It was reported that he pleaded in council at an emergency meeting that he needed the help of the whole world to defeat the chud literally eating his country alive. “He was quoted as saying consider this a war, of all wars, they ate my mother for cripes sake”. As you know this line was changed and used for propaganda to disguise their actions as an oil war.
History tells us that with world support and a generals tactic of bomb hell using Arial attacks, George Bush Senior quickly dispatched the chud in the middle east ,and returned his friend to power, before returning to deal with the American chud problem.
It was decided that they had to resolve the current chud outbreak so they could get back to the organizations new manifesto then called Project for North America to be Chud free in the next hundred years. As always the title was changed and shortened before releasing to the public through their media branch.
The plan was to build a series of shields that could be deployed in the event of future outbreaks. They decided that they could use these shields not only to protect the U.S. But they could be used in Europe as well, by placing them in the middle of Europe they could be used to protect Russia as well as the Western countries.
After returning his attention from the Gulf outbreak it has been debated that it was George Bush himself who suggested that he could provide the cover they would need to proceed with the operations. This was in 1990 when the outbreak started. They would use his son’s plan of using financle manipulation of the economy , and just blame it on him, whereby they could claim he was a bad president and by the election in two years they could have his replacement installed , then after the outbreak was over they would simply turn the economy back on. In his private memoir’s Then president Bush wrote that he really didn’t mind that much playing the role of a Bad Guy for mostly two reasons, it gave them the cover to stop the outbreak of 90, and as payment he got one of his sons promised the job of president, jumped to the head of the line after his replacement Bill Clinton.
He was also consoled by the fact that he still had two years to train his replacement on not only how to act as a president, but complete the final phases of the real operations, to wit chud removal and elimination. Not only would he complete his mission as a secret order of chud fighter’s called the N.W.O. C.F. and leave the future protected , he had assured his son’s place in history as well. Plus he wanted to spend time with his granddaughters as he watched them grow into ladies of taste and eventual positions of power.
And thus a great partnership was formed between Clinton and the Bushes to spend the next 18 years ridding America and the world of the C.H.U.D. menace.
It seems clear by now though that the chud will never totally go away as seen by the attack on the news paper . Think of it half their thing is underground dwellers , almost every major city is built over systems of tunnels. I say wake up America they’re back. It’s time to expose the danger to the public, as they used to say in the old days “men lock up your pipes, close off your drains there’s CHUD out there tonight”.
I know you may be still be a little skeptical, you might even be thinking “well B. Where is your proof” you might also wonder where I got all this secret information about the real history.? And I have that answer as well except that I cant tell you because I’m a journalist and have/get to protect my sources right? I can tell you this we live in an age where you can ask your computer any question you want , and it will give you any answer you like.
I would really say this is only part one of my article. Over the next weekend -ish I will be attempting to film actual evidence of chuds and some of the places they could inhabit. I may even attempt to interview a chud. Except for two reasons , one is the cannibal is like their first name , and two I’m new at journalizing and I’m not quite sure reporters are still allowed to investigate.
It makes me wonder what story the Saint Louis Post Dispatch told in their newspaper, it doesn’t matter now we know the truth.
I think part 2 will be a video either a practice or the First Mad Cowboys variety hour show. So Stay tuned Peace and Love B.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Disaster by any other name.
Disaster thy Name is Republican.
Rather a tough title, but as we know highly accurate. And that’s not really counting today’s disaster , the Oil rig that burned and sank , then proceeded to leak. Even at first glance ,we can say thank you republicans for deregulating all the environmental and safety legislation. You were right those giant companies can police themselves,.
What’s worse of course is the thought that this was an accident. Which gets harder to believe everyday, like say 19 men from Afghanistan, five of which are still alive , imploded three buildings with two planes and jet fuel.
Well at least one thing, when republicans say 9/11 changed everything their right, because there is now nothing too evil, for these people to do. Before you stop reading at least think about what happened and of course who gains , and who pays for what happened in the gulf. Look for clues, first off the big red flag, Haliburton did repairs recently on the very rig. Another clue is where they are leaking and how much, Is it just bad luck that the pipes are leaking at a place that cant just be shut off? Is it a coincidence that Haliburton has already got the contracts to work on the cleanup?
You must be thinking why are those guy’s allowed to breath, let alone work for the government still. Plutonomics or plutocracy, two phrases I heard Bill Moyer use on his farewell address. He was referring to what I call the one precentors. By the way what is wrong with these people? One % of our population controls 90 % of our wealth, why can’t they be happy? I guess the Boss was right, “ A poor man wants to be rich, A rich man want’s to be king, and a king aint satisfied til he has everything.”
Which get’s me back on topic , blaming republicans, which is just too easy. Mostly I hold back because I feel sorry for them, the people , not the politicians, and their corporatist backers. Then I remember that I “know” what’s going on, political parties, are just a distraction like sports. The problem with Republicans is they think they are a team. They want to be the Patriots of politics, win at any cost. Or as “Jesse the Body Ventura” used to say “win if you can, lose if you must, but always, cheat.”
So for the last thing to pick on republicans, for now is how they think this is a game. Ask them this question if your team wins what do you get out of it? Or should I ask myself that question, I consider my self now a democrat because I will never ever vote for a Republican again. That I even have , a long time ago is a scar on my karma I’ll have to live with.
That is just an opinion of course , I will have to do a follow up piece on the real story, just how many accident’s have they inflicted on us, and just what’s coming up.
I could research the oil rig and paste reports and photo's but I'm too far away to feel their pain. Lucky for me I don't have to go that far to see an environmental disaster, in ten minutes I can be on or in the Mississippi River.
While the press of course rarely covers it even locally , the Mississippi watershed has been devastated by the introduction of a foreign species, The Asian Carp. Here is the story as it is.
A local landowner wanted to clean out his lake, without you know, doing it. So he gets the idea to breed algae eating carps. Then in the flood of 93 his lake was flooded and the carp were released into the river, where they have spread by the millions. These fish are easy to spot as they have the habit of jumping out of the water. there's two different species the smaller weighing around thirty pounds. the larger up to 80.
80 pounds of flying fish, hurts I'm sure and yes they have killed. Mostly it is classified as an unexplained boating accident , but around here that means the driver of the boat get's hit by a fish then knocked out where he crashes the boat.
However the greater damage is done to the indigenous species , whose breeding grounds and food supplies are being taken by the Asian Carp. Since everything is connected in an eco-system this also effects the animals that depend on the fish as a food source. Interesting nothing around here including hungry homeless people will eat Asian Carp.
To show just how far reaching that is, this year we had an unusually low eagle count, Which since the area is the main wintering spot for the bald eagle , caused concern. Even investigation, like they had to figure it out, in fact they are still probably studying the facts. That when I was told of this news story it took me less than a minute to figure out why they wouldn't come here, no food, the fish they eat were replaced by the fish nothing eats.
Normally I would say that at this point it's rather late to start afixing blame, because the people who caused this disaster are long gone or beyond retribution. While I hope there is a Hell, because that and a guilty conscience is about all the landowner has to worry about, after all the damage is in the Millions , which means in this case the money that would have to be spent to fix the river if it could be fixed.
Now the landowner, douscebag that he is was not the only culprit. In fact he isn't even the worse guy in it. Who were the real bad guy's? Well to start The Bushes, both one and two. It was the flood of 93 that released them into the river but it was during seniors reign that , douschebag got together with the Department of natural resources.
There is the problem , not was but still is. One big problem is that while the people who work for the departments, are government employee's trained to do their jobs, are told what to do by appointed officials. As we have found these people are appointed because of a favor they have done ,and their party affiliation, not their qualifications.
Like father, George the second’s appointee introduced a new menace , The Japanese Wood Beetle. This is without a doubt the stupidest thing I can imagine. The department of Conservation, not some idiot landowner, decided to trade Wild Turkey's to Japan for Wood beetles. Okay so they thought that we needed another bug in Missouri. And this one should bite too. they decided that wood beetles would be a food source for our turkeys, they could of asked the turkeys if they will eat a bug they have never seen before. Besides the fact that bugs are one of the few species around here not being endangered, The Bee’s aside, the turkeys didn't eat them and now there are massive swarms of Wood beetles in Missouri.
In fact it get's my doomsday spider sense going, it's like they are trying to destroy everything . And when I say they I am getting into a whole other subject. Not to point a finger I'll just say "Drill baby Drill" .
While I respect the people who guard our resources, the system needs watching. The appointees especially, mostly it is a case of meet the new boss, same as the old boss. As in opinion but what is the one constant in the last twenty years its that all these appointees have been lawyer's. And what's made it worse is their pro-business usually oil industry connected. The head of the E.P.A. is an ex-lobby oil lawyer. It's not bad enough that the head of an organization designed to protect the environment has no training or experience in his job, their actually working for the other side.
I can't forget lobbies either, my first and so far only real dealings with these organizations was from the result of lobbying. A group of horse owners in Missouri formed a group, raised some cash, made some noise and then proceeded to destroy our State Parks, along with attached waterways. They fought for their right's to ride their horses in state parks , at the same time our service member's were democracising Iraq.
First off number one is number 2 if you know what I mean. They not only crapped all over the trails they rode right in the creeks and smaller rivers. I filmed a creek in A smaller state park and within two years it went from a truly pristine creek into a lifeless toilet.
Having a tv show at the time I decided to try and do something. So I contacted the organizations, Going through quite a few looking for the one that covered my creek. Lucky for me I'm stubborn, and there is now e-MAIL. I must say I kept on them , if you want to make a difference you have to get heard. Too be honest you might have to threaten, then you will still get nowhere. Acceptance is the real key, whats one more disaster more or less? That's four disaster's and I haven't eaten breakfast, or read today's news.
This is my first letter I wrote, looking at it now I almost feel like a teapartier, god forbid.
I have one question that I feel is of immediate importance. I film
a wildlife show on public access and I was filming on july 5 05 when I
walked up the Quiver River. Who’s bright idea was it to allow horses to
use the river as there toilet? I documented the destruction that is
being caused including the feces and ruined holes of water . This is
very important because the destruction of the river is imminent if u
don’t get the horses out of the river bed. Is this the case of pandering
to the rich? or just the few over the many? Are you the same ones who
thought Japanese wood beetles would be good for the environment? or that
we need a new species of carp in our waterways? Its bad enough that
every environmental law that’s took decades to enact have been repealed do
you have to go out of your way to destroy the rivers?
That said I don't believe that the conservation department itself is
for these changes but that your pawns for some idiots in Washington an
Jeff city. I would appreciate answers to these questions and I will be
keeping an eye on you.
As an also I have lots of video on Missouri wildlife most to do with
the river system and would be happy to share what I've shot if you ever
need it just ask? signed caring citizen P.S. we need
to get those horses out of our streams especially the quiver river which
was one of the cleanest in our area
Not knowing your location on the Cuivre River, I'm at a disadvantage;
however, MDC conservation areas and public fishing accesses allow horses
only on roads established for vehicles or on authorized horse trails.
If you have a specific location please let us know and we'll share your
message with the appropriate supervisor.
Cuivre River state park has an equestrian set-up with trails,
campgrounds etc. If this the location to which you're referring you may
want to visit with DNR http://www.dnr.mo.gov/index.html DNR is also the
agency in charge of water quality.
Thanks for your interest in conservation
I was shocked to get a reply , considering the letter I sent, I was mad, still am.
Hi, thank you for responding to my question about
the Quiver River state park. The area I am concerned
with is the upper part of the river in the state park.
My and our big problem is that the equestrian trails
run across the river. Of course the problem is there
feces has contaminated whole sections of the river .
Plus its on the upper part so it is working it's way
down the river. I filmed on the river July 5 and
there's clearly devastation on the river Specifically
a slime growth and dead pools of water that are
contaminated. I'm sure I don"t have to tell You the
life's that depend on those pool's not to mention the
health hazzard's being created. Thanks again for
responding and I will appreciate any help and would
also volunteer to help getting this problem solved and
any other river system in our area.
Thank you also for caring about our earth sincerely
Thanks for taking the time to express your concerns on this issue. MDC is authorized by the state constitution to manage the state's fish, forest and wildlife resources. I believe you should contact DNR http://www.dnr.mo.gov/index.html on this matter (I'll copy them) as they are the agency which handles state parks and water quality. MDC works in cooperation with DNR on water quality issues when a fish kill occurs. I'll also copy coworkers in the vicinity of the state park to alert them to your concerns.
We appreciate your interest in conservation.
So I found out then if your going to get involved you have to ;earn your letter’s. As I’ve said the problem has to do with the system. As things progressed I actually noted that the fish already had died which meant I was yelling at the wrong guys. I think they hope you just give up and go away so I sent another letter.
Hi, This letter is in response to an environmental emergency regarding the
water system's in state parks but in particular The Cuiver River in the
Cuiver River State park. I was referred here by of the dmc. The
problem is the The equestrian trails in the park which go through and
over the river. the problem with this is obviously the manure in the
river. The Cuiver river just in the last 5 years has come to the point now
where it is, or soon will be a health hazard to humans. Not to mention the
wildlife, from fish to birds that have died or been infected from the
polluted water.
I think the water of the upper portion of the river should be
tested immediately and maybe the river should be posted, as in maybe
(caution high proportion of horse feces in water). I would be happy to
show interested parties what I'm comenting on , however anyone who walks
up the river should be able to see the extent of the destruction, and how
and where it's coming from.
I produce and film for a cable access program and film
mainly on the rivers. I film The Cuiver river at least once a year and
have watched it deteriorate each year, this last time May of 06 was
heartbreaking. I've Emailed my concerns last year and this year and have
talked to conservation people . This year I feel that it may be the last
chance for that river to be saved, so I am sending out E-mails to anyone I
can find Until I talk to the right person and something gets done. Which
is of course to get the horses out of the river at least but it must be
done soon.
I'm also preparing a documentary on the river and the
equestrian trails . I will be posting numbers for concerned people to both
call and e-mail so I would appreciate correspondence including addresses
and phone numbers that they and I can call to express their views on the
subject.
This is I feel a real problem that we shouldn't be having because
the horses should never of been allowed in the river itself. I hope that
you'll will investigate the river soon and I once again volunteer my help
if it's needed and hope that for the future of that once almost pristine
waterway . Thank you for your time ,
Thank you for your concern for the environment in Cuivre River State Park. Your email was referred through the Missouri Department of Conservation to us in the Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks. I am an environmental specialist in State Parks, with responsibility for ensuring environmental compliance and assessing environmental damages.
I am assuming that the area you are referring to is located within the park where the equestrian trails cross Big Sugar Creek. I am not aware of any trail crossings on Cuivre River itself, as the park does not extend west of the river.
We share your concerns about the impact that horses may have on the creek's water quality. Equestrian use is an established activity in the area that is now the park, and has been since before it was established as a state park in 1946. We strive to offer recreational opportunities for all of our park users, and especially those uses with a long history or tradition in a given park, as is the case at Cuivre River. We have been actively improving the horse trails throughout the park in an effort to reduce or eliminate any adverse effects on the resources there. We also provide literature and signage to inform equestrian users, and other park users as well, for that matter, of applicable rules and acceptable standards of behavior in the park. Riders are instructed to stay on the trails, and are informed that riding in streams is prohibited. Unfortunately, not all riders adhere to the rules or restrictions, with the result that sometimes horses go off-trail and get into parts of Big Sugar Creek that are outside of the designated trail crossings. That is especially true during periods of dry weather, when the creek is reduced to pools, and horses will seek out off-trail "watering holes." We try to enforce the rules and encourage people to minimize their impacts on park resources, but it is difficult to catch every violation or infraction. It should be noted that we do not control or own the entire Big Sugar Creek watershed. It is possible that some of the effects you observed in the stream may be the result of upstream, off-park activities, including residential development and agricultural use. Any nutrients or other pollutants introduced into the creek above the park could produce the conditions you described within the park, and it may be difficult to distinguish effects from in-park equestrian use from off-park inputs into the stream.
I will visit the equestrian trail creek crossings to assess any damage that may be occurring, or that may be evident, and take steps to remedy the damage. We will make every effort to inform equestrians of the need to stay on designated trails, and we will actively enforce all park rules to minimize any damage to the park's resources, including its streams. We would ask that if you observe someone wilfully or negligently damaging park resources that you contact the Park Superintendent or a Park Ranger immediately and provide as much information as possible. They will then respond appropriately.
Again, thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Thanks for taking the time to express your concerns on this issue. MDC is authorized by the state constitution to manage the state's fish, forest and wildlife resources. I believe you should contact DNR http://www.dnr.mo.gov/index.html on this matter (I'll copy them) as they are the agency which handles state parks and water quality. MDC works in cooperation with DNR on water quality issues when a fish kill occurs. I'll also copy coworkers in the vicinity of the state park to alert them to your concerns.
We appreciate your interest in conservation.
Thank you for replying I appreciate taking the time to consider my concerns. Yes I found out that it is the creek that is my main concern. I will check out the mostreams org and will contact in regards to filming, however I already have the footage of the waterway itself , as I have filmed there this being the fourth year.
I do have a few more questions. Last year I filmed the section where the trails cross and in one place the trail (A marked Trail) ran in the creek for maybe a half mile, plus the trail crosses over the creek many times, has this been changed ?
Again I thank you for your mail, you said that there has been efforts to move the trails. The other offices I have contacted have seemed to suggest that they were unaware of the problem, my question is has anyone else contacted you about the problem? Besides me of course.
Next though I am mostly concerned with The Big Sugar Creek Cuiver River Watershed I Am assuming that this is a state wide problem Is there any legislation pending on the issue? Or a legislator that I might contact who might be favorable to drafting some law to protect the state parks and public waterways?
Sorry to ramble but last question, Is there any chance That I or people interested could volunteer there time to move the trails and maybe help restore that beautiful little piece of park so that it would be an enjoyment for us and future generations? Whatever it takes I would be willing to help. (cept money cause I'm broke)
I mentioned in my first E-mail that I was preparing a documentary (more of a public service announcement) I so far have decide to break this up into three parts. Parts 1 will air Saturday june 3 and again on june 10 at 1:30 P.M. on channel Ra-18 on charter cable (the reginal Access Channel). Part one is just a basic description of the problem along with the tape I made last week of the creek. Part 2 will air the last saturdays of june and will consist of an update about the people I've talked to and I will try to have the correct E-mails and phone numbers (hopefully I can correlate that with the contact number you gave me) for the people who whish to get involved. Then part three will be a 4 to 6 minute video describing the issue that I'll try to get distributed to others concerned.
I should tell you a bit about the show its very low key and very public access, though I think I have a respectable amount of viewers yet I'm sure its a small percentage. Normally its just me I play some songs on my guitar and show the video that I've shot in the last 2 weeks, almost always on the rivers creeks and wildlife. I have what I consider some pretty good video (some amazing ) and think that by showing the nature that is right in our backyard (so to speak) I'm doing something positive and entertaining. Of course You see it live but you might get a kick out of watching the show.
Once again thank you for responding and your work for the waterways and I again hope to correspond on the Big Sugar Creek including the results of water testing, and once again I volunteer me and my show if I can help in any way to restore the creek and by association the river. Thanks,
P.S. you can call me Bryan
Dear Bryan,
I've forwarded your additional questions about the trails crossing the stream and about the trail running in the creek bed to our staff at Cuivre River State Park and I'll need to await their response.
Meanwhile -
The issue of the trail and its proximity of Big Sugar has been brought up before - including yourself about a year ago - and we have sent staff to look at the issue since then and have initiated some changes but they have not been formulated yet. I think this is partially due to our statewide trail coordinator leaving us for a position elsewhere last winter. This position has just very recently been refilled.
Stream issues such as this are statewide and while we do what we can, there are other parties that impact any river, stream or creek in Missouri. The Big Sugar and the Cuivre only touch Cuivre River State Park as they pass through or by the park. The water quality is also affected by what takes place in and near the river upstream from the park, so there are other livestock issues and run-off from fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides etc. upstream that impact this watershed also. Education is a key component and our staff in our Department of Natural Resources 'sister' agency - the Division of Environmental Quality work with encouraging land owners to protect the water quality - see their Soil and Water Conservation Program at http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swcp/service1.htm.
The Department of Conservation also has a program - see http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/applications/MDCLibrary/MDCLibrary2.aspx?NodeID=175
We have a volunteer program called V.I.P. - Volunteers in Parks here's the link to our web page - http://www.mostateparks.com/volunteer.htm
I don’t know if I made a difference in fact with everything, it no longer matter’s. At the time I went there the next year things in the creek looked a lot better, somehow the message got out and the horse people were starting to watch it a little bit, wether they continue or go back to riding in the creek we’ll see . The odds are extremely long, and the creek like the river and the oceans are all doomed. I did have my moment in the sun , because I knew that the equestrians had heard of me, because I went back filming, and the riders that saw me almost wet themselves, because I was the boogyman, the mad filmer that was keeping them from the creek. I’ll take it but like in every other way we of my generation who wanted to make this planet a better place, we failed.
And lets take it even more close, I failed but only mostly. At least it took me a whole life to do it.
I used to spend time trying to convert people to the right way, before it was too late, by using guilt. I would say how can you be so cold hearted? Maybe it’s me, one of the big influences in my life was the chief. Yes that commercial, the public service announcement that changed my life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4ozVMxzNAA As usual the debate turns to Iron Eyes Cody, like the message means any less, because he was just an actor. To me the true point was about people are the only ones who can stop pollution, boy we did real good with that one. But hey don’t blame Me at least not as much as some. Yes I do mean republicans after all this is their favorite game, averting responsibility, the blame game. After all if god did Katrina because he hated gays, and even a volcano in Europe because Europe has become to peaceable. I guess god must really hate gay, peaceful fish because he sure showed them. If it was an accident we can blame god as well, if it was an accident if any of this is.
That is how we play the blame game, spread it around, until it doesn’t matter, or we will never figure out the real story as long as it matters. If it mattered, some of that blame is mine, I drive a vehicle and more importantly I’m a consumer. I’m not one of the crowd who seem to be so reluctant to giving up fossil fuel, but I know that everything I eat or use has a dependancy on gas, So we all share in that blame, and we all can make needed improvements in that area.
That said we are not the ones who are going to profit from the environmental disaster that may get biblical in proportion, as always if you want to find the perpetrators or really perpatraitor’s, follow the money plus its pretty obvious anyway. You don’t need a weather man on this one. And no it’s actually not the republicans, never really was they’re just dupe’s as I like to call it the Stooplicit,
Then you have the government which is complicit, I mean after all the real power runs the government, or the government serves the power. I think one of the greatest lines about politicians came from Mel Brook’s. “Gentlemen, we have to protect our phoney baloney job’s” .
I hope they do because the while republicans certainly caused the problem , as usual the democrats get the job of fixing it, which they better do right and fast. Then maybe we can have an actual thorough non-biased investigation like we did after 9/11. Yes I know were doomed-er.
I hope that you like the video I’m attempting to post with this rant, I’m working on the audio, the video was shot at night in 08, Yes that’s me on the guitar , no-one else to blame.
Peace and love B.
Rather a tough title, but as we know highly accurate. And that’s not really counting today’s disaster , the Oil rig that burned and sank , then proceeded to leak. Even at first glance ,we can say thank you republicans for deregulating all the environmental and safety legislation. You were right those giant companies can police themselves,.
What’s worse of course is the thought that this was an accident. Which gets harder to believe everyday, like say 19 men from Afghanistan, five of which are still alive , imploded three buildings with two planes and jet fuel.
Well at least one thing, when republicans say 9/11 changed everything their right, because there is now nothing too evil, for these people to do. Before you stop reading at least think about what happened and of course who gains , and who pays for what happened in the gulf. Look for clues, first off the big red flag, Haliburton did repairs recently on the very rig. Another clue is where they are leaking and how much, Is it just bad luck that the pipes are leaking at a place that cant just be shut off? Is it a coincidence that Haliburton has already got the contracts to work on the cleanup?
You must be thinking why are those guy’s allowed to breath, let alone work for the government still. Plutonomics or plutocracy, two phrases I heard Bill Moyer use on his farewell address. He was referring to what I call the one precentors. By the way what is wrong with these people? One % of our population controls 90 % of our wealth, why can’t they be happy? I guess the Boss was right, “ A poor man wants to be rich, A rich man want’s to be king, and a king aint satisfied til he has everything.”
Which get’s me back on topic , blaming republicans, which is just too easy. Mostly I hold back because I feel sorry for them, the people , not the politicians, and their corporatist backers. Then I remember that I “know” what’s going on, political parties, are just a distraction like sports. The problem with Republicans is they think they are a team. They want to be the Patriots of politics, win at any cost. Or as “Jesse the Body Ventura” used to say “win if you can, lose if you must, but always, cheat.”
So for the last thing to pick on republicans, for now is how they think this is a game. Ask them this question if your team wins what do you get out of it? Or should I ask myself that question, I consider my self now a democrat because I will never ever vote for a Republican again. That I even have , a long time ago is a scar on my karma I’ll have to live with.
That is just an opinion of course , I will have to do a follow up piece on the real story, just how many accident’s have they inflicted on us, and just what’s coming up.
I could research the oil rig and paste reports and photo's but I'm too far away to feel their pain. Lucky for me I don't have to go that far to see an environmental disaster, in ten minutes I can be on or in the Mississippi River.
While the press of course rarely covers it even locally , the Mississippi watershed has been devastated by the introduction of a foreign species, The Asian Carp. Here is the story as it is.
A local landowner wanted to clean out his lake, without you know, doing it. So he gets the idea to breed algae eating carps. Then in the flood of 93 his lake was flooded and the carp were released into the river, where they have spread by the millions. These fish are easy to spot as they have the habit of jumping out of the water. there's two different species the smaller weighing around thirty pounds. the larger up to 80.
80 pounds of flying fish, hurts I'm sure and yes they have killed. Mostly it is classified as an unexplained boating accident , but around here that means the driver of the boat get's hit by a fish then knocked out where he crashes the boat.
However the greater damage is done to the indigenous species , whose breeding grounds and food supplies are being taken by the Asian Carp. Since everything is connected in an eco-system this also effects the animals that depend on the fish as a food source. Interesting nothing around here including hungry homeless people will eat Asian Carp.
To show just how far reaching that is, this year we had an unusually low eagle count, Which since the area is the main wintering spot for the bald eagle , caused concern. Even investigation, like they had to figure it out, in fact they are still probably studying the facts. That when I was told of this news story it took me less than a minute to figure out why they wouldn't come here, no food, the fish they eat were replaced by the fish nothing eats.
Normally I would say that at this point it's rather late to start afixing blame, because the people who caused this disaster are long gone or beyond retribution. While I hope there is a Hell, because that and a guilty conscience is about all the landowner has to worry about, after all the damage is in the Millions , which means in this case the money that would have to be spent to fix the river if it could be fixed.
Now the landowner, douscebag that he is was not the only culprit. In fact he isn't even the worse guy in it. Who were the real bad guy's? Well to start The Bushes, both one and two. It was the flood of 93 that released them into the river but it was during seniors reign that , douschebag got together with the Department of natural resources.
There is the problem , not was but still is. One big problem is that while the people who work for the departments, are government employee's trained to do their jobs, are told what to do by appointed officials. As we have found these people are appointed because of a favor they have done ,and their party affiliation, not their qualifications.
Like father, George the second’s appointee introduced a new menace , The Japanese Wood Beetle. This is without a doubt the stupidest thing I can imagine. The department of Conservation, not some idiot landowner, decided to trade Wild Turkey's to Japan for Wood beetles. Okay so they thought that we needed another bug in Missouri. And this one should bite too. they decided that wood beetles would be a food source for our turkeys, they could of asked the turkeys if they will eat a bug they have never seen before. Besides the fact that bugs are one of the few species around here not being endangered, The Bee’s aside, the turkeys didn't eat them and now there are massive swarms of Wood beetles in Missouri.
In fact it get's my doomsday spider sense going, it's like they are trying to destroy everything . And when I say they I am getting into a whole other subject. Not to point a finger I'll just say "Drill baby Drill" .
While I respect the people who guard our resources, the system needs watching. The appointees especially, mostly it is a case of meet the new boss, same as the old boss. As in opinion but what is the one constant in the last twenty years its that all these appointees have been lawyer's. And what's made it worse is their pro-business usually oil industry connected. The head of the E.P.A. is an ex-lobby oil lawyer. It's not bad enough that the head of an organization designed to protect the environment has no training or experience in his job, their actually working for the other side.
I can't forget lobbies either, my first and so far only real dealings with these organizations was from the result of lobbying. A group of horse owners in Missouri formed a group, raised some cash, made some noise and then proceeded to destroy our State Parks, along with attached waterways. They fought for their right's to ride their horses in state parks , at the same time our service member's were democracising Iraq.
First off number one is number 2 if you know what I mean. They not only crapped all over the trails they rode right in the creeks and smaller rivers. I filmed a creek in A smaller state park and within two years it went from a truly pristine creek into a lifeless toilet.
Having a tv show at the time I decided to try and do something. So I contacted the organizations, Going through quite a few looking for the one that covered my creek. Lucky for me I'm stubborn, and there is now e-MAIL. I must say I kept on them , if you want to make a difference you have to get heard. Too be honest you might have to threaten, then you will still get nowhere. Acceptance is the real key, whats one more disaster more or less? That's four disaster's and I haven't eaten breakfast, or read today's news.
This is my first letter I wrote, looking at it now I almost feel like a teapartier, god forbid.
I have one question that I feel is of immediate importance. I film
a wildlife show on public access and I was filming on july 5 05 when I
walked up the Quiver River. Who’s bright idea was it to allow horses to
use the river as there toilet? I documented the destruction that is
being caused including the feces and ruined holes of water . This is
very important because the destruction of the river is imminent if u
don’t get the horses out of the river bed. Is this the case of pandering
to the rich? or just the few over the many? Are you the same ones who
thought Japanese wood beetles would be good for the environment? or that
we need a new species of carp in our waterways? Its bad enough that
every environmental law that’s took decades to enact have been repealed do
you have to go out of your way to destroy the rivers?
That said I don't believe that the conservation department itself is
for these changes but that your pawns for some idiots in Washington an
Jeff city. I would appreciate answers to these questions and I will be
keeping an eye on you.
As an also I have lots of video on Missouri wildlife most to do with
the river system and would be happy to share what I've shot if you ever
need it just ask? signed caring citizen P.S. we need
to get those horses out of our streams especially the quiver river which
was one of the cleanest in our area
Not knowing your location on the Cuivre River, I'm at a disadvantage;
however, MDC conservation areas and public fishing accesses allow horses
only on roads established for vehicles or on authorized horse trails.
If you have a specific location please let us know and we'll share your
message with the appropriate supervisor.
Cuivre River state park has an equestrian set-up with trails,
campgrounds etc. If this the location to which you're referring you may
want to visit with DNR http://www.dnr.mo.gov/index.html DNR is also the
agency in charge of water quality.
Thanks for your interest in conservation
I was shocked to get a reply , considering the letter I sent, I was mad, still am.
Hi, thank you for responding to my question about
the Quiver River state park. The area I am concerned
with is the upper part of the river in the state park.
My and our big problem is that the equestrian trails
run across the river. Of course the problem is there
feces has contaminated whole sections of the river .
Plus its on the upper part so it is working it's way
down the river. I filmed on the river July 5 and
there's clearly devastation on the river Specifically
a slime growth and dead pools of water that are
contaminated. I'm sure I don"t have to tell You the
life's that depend on those pool's not to mention the
health hazzard's being created. Thanks again for
responding and I will appreciate any help and would
also volunteer to help getting this problem solved and
any other river system in our area.
Thank you also for caring about our earth sincerely
Thanks for taking the time to express your concerns on this issue. MDC is authorized by the state constitution to manage the state's fish, forest and wildlife resources. I believe you should contact DNR http://www.dnr.mo.gov/index.html on this matter (I'll copy them) as they are the agency which handles state parks and water quality. MDC works in cooperation with DNR on water quality issues when a fish kill occurs. I'll also copy coworkers in the vicinity of the state park to alert them to your concerns.
We appreciate your interest in conservation.
So I found out then if your going to get involved you have to ;earn your letter’s. As I’ve said the problem has to do with the system. As things progressed I actually noted that the fish already had died which meant I was yelling at the wrong guys. I think they hope you just give up and go away so I sent another letter.
Hi, This letter is in response to an environmental emergency regarding the
water system's in state parks but in particular The Cuiver River in the
Cuiver River State park. I was referred here by of the dmc. The
problem is the The equestrian trails in the park which go through and
over the river. the problem with this is obviously the manure in the
river. The Cuiver river just in the last 5 years has come to the point now
where it is, or soon will be a health hazard to humans. Not to mention the
wildlife, from fish to birds that have died or been infected from the
polluted water.
I think the water of the upper portion of the river should be
tested immediately and maybe the river should be posted, as in maybe
(caution high proportion of horse feces in water). I would be happy to
show interested parties what I'm comenting on , however anyone who walks
up the river should be able to see the extent of the destruction, and how
and where it's coming from.
I produce and film for a cable access program and film
mainly on the rivers. I film The Cuiver river at least once a year and
have watched it deteriorate each year, this last time May of 06 was
heartbreaking. I've Emailed my concerns last year and this year and have
talked to conservation people . This year I feel that it may be the last
chance for that river to be saved, so I am sending out E-mails to anyone I
can find Until I talk to the right person and something gets done. Which
is of course to get the horses out of the river at least but it must be
done soon.
I'm also preparing a documentary on the river and the
equestrian trails . I will be posting numbers for concerned people to both
call and e-mail so I would appreciate correspondence including addresses
and phone numbers that they and I can call to express their views on the
subject.
This is I feel a real problem that we shouldn't be having because
the horses should never of been allowed in the river itself. I hope that
you'll will investigate the river soon and I once again volunteer my help
if it's needed and hope that for the future of that once almost pristine
waterway . Thank you for your time ,
Thank you for your concern for the environment in Cuivre River State Park. Your email was referred through the Missouri Department of Conservation to us in the Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks. I am an environmental specialist in State Parks, with responsibility for ensuring environmental compliance and assessing environmental damages.
I am assuming that the area you are referring to is located within the park where the equestrian trails cross Big Sugar Creek. I am not aware of any trail crossings on Cuivre River itself, as the park does not extend west of the river.
We share your concerns about the impact that horses may have on the creek's water quality. Equestrian use is an established activity in the area that is now the park, and has been since before it was established as a state park in 1946. We strive to offer recreational opportunities for all of our park users, and especially those uses with a long history or tradition in a given park, as is the case at Cuivre River. We have been actively improving the horse trails throughout the park in an effort to reduce or eliminate any adverse effects on the resources there. We also provide literature and signage to inform equestrian users, and other park users as well, for that matter, of applicable rules and acceptable standards of behavior in the park. Riders are instructed to stay on the trails, and are informed that riding in streams is prohibited. Unfortunately, not all riders adhere to the rules or restrictions, with the result that sometimes horses go off-trail and get into parts of Big Sugar Creek that are outside of the designated trail crossings. That is especially true during periods of dry weather, when the creek is reduced to pools, and horses will seek out off-trail "watering holes." We try to enforce the rules and encourage people to minimize their impacts on park resources, but it is difficult to catch every violation or infraction. It should be noted that we do not control or own the entire Big Sugar Creek watershed. It is possible that some of the effects you observed in the stream may be the result of upstream, off-park activities, including residential development and agricultural use. Any nutrients or other pollutants introduced into the creek above the park could produce the conditions you described within the park, and it may be difficult to distinguish effects from in-park equestrian use from off-park inputs into the stream.
I will visit the equestrian trail creek crossings to assess any damage that may be occurring, or that may be evident, and take steps to remedy the damage. We will make every effort to inform equestrians of the need to stay on designated trails, and we will actively enforce all park rules to minimize any damage to the park's resources, including its streams. We would ask that if you observe someone wilfully or negligently damaging park resources that you contact the Park Superintendent or a Park Ranger immediately and provide as much information as possible. They will then respond appropriately.
Again, thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Thanks for taking the time to express your concerns on this issue. MDC is authorized by the state constitution to manage the state's fish, forest and wildlife resources. I believe you should contact DNR http://www.dnr.mo.gov/index.html on this matter (I'll copy them) as they are the agency which handles state parks and water quality. MDC works in cooperation with DNR on water quality issues when a fish kill occurs. I'll also copy coworkers in the vicinity of the state park to alert them to your concerns.
We appreciate your interest in conservation.
Thank you for replying I appreciate taking the time to consider my concerns. Yes I found out that it is the creek that is my main concern. I will check out the mostreams org and will contact in regards to filming, however I already have the footage of the waterway itself , as I have filmed there this being the fourth year.
I do have a few more questions. Last year I filmed the section where the trails cross and in one place the trail (A marked Trail) ran in the creek for maybe a half mile, plus the trail crosses over the creek many times, has this been changed ?
Again I thank you for your mail, you said that there has been efforts to move the trails. The other offices I have contacted have seemed to suggest that they were unaware of the problem, my question is has anyone else contacted you about the problem? Besides me of course.
Next though I am mostly concerned with The Big Sugar Creek Cuiver River Watershed I Am assuming that this is a state wide problem Is there any legislation pending on the issue? Or a legislator that I might contact who might be favorable to drafting some law to protect the state parks and public waterways?
Sorry to ramble but last question, Is there any chance That I or people interested could volunteer there time to move the trails and maybe help restore that beautiful little piece of park so that it would be an enjoyment for us and future generations? Whatever it takes I would be willing to help. (cept money cause I'm broke)
I mentioned in my first E-mail that I was preparing a documentary (more of a public service announcement) I so far have decide to break this up into three parts. Parts 1 will air Saturday june 3 and again on june 10 at 1:30 P.M. on channel Ra-18 on charter cable (the reginal Access Channel). Part one is just a basic description of the problem along with the tape I made last week of the creek. Part 2 will air the last saturdays of june and will consist of an update about the people I've talked to and I will try to have the correct E-mails and phone numbers (hopefully I can correlate that with the contact number you gave me) for the people who whish to get involved. Then part three will be a 4 to 6 minute video describing the issue that I'll try to get distributed to others concerned.
I should tell you a bit about the show its very low key and very public access, though I think I have a respectable amount of viewers yet I'm sure its a small percentage. Normally its just me I play some songs on my guitar and show the video that I've shot in the last 2 weeks, almost always on the rivers creeks and wildlife. I have what I consider some pretty good video (some amazing ) and think that by showing the nature that is right in our backyard (so to speak) I'm doing something positive and entertaining. Of course You see it live but you might get a kick out of watching the show.
Once again thank you for responding and your work for the waterways and I again hope to correspond on the Big Sugar Creek including the results of water testing, and once again I volunteer me and my show if I can help in any way to restore the creek and by association the river. Thanks,
P.S. you can call me Bryan
Dear Bryan,
I've forwarded your additional questions about the trails crossing the stream and about the trail running in the creek bed to our staff at Cuivre River State Park and I'll need to await their response.
Meanwhile -
The issue of the trail and its proximity of Big Sugar has been brought up before - including yourself about a year ago - and we have sent staff to look at the issue since then and have initiated some changes but they have not been formulated yet. I think this is partially due to our statewide trail coordinator leaving us for a position elsewhere last winter. This position has just very recently been refilled.
Stream issues such as this are statewide and while we do what we can, there are other parties that impact any river, stream or creek in Missouri. The Big Sugar and the Cuivre only touch Cuivre River State Park as they pass through or by the park. The water quality is also affected by what takes place in and near the river upstream from the park, so there are other livestock issues and run-off from fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides etc. upstream that impact this watershed also. Education is a key component and our staff in our Department of Natural Resources 'sister' agency - the Division of Environmental Quality work with encouraging land owners to protect the water quality - see their Soil and Water Conservation Program at http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swcp/service1.htm.
The Department of Conservation also has a program - see http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/applications/MDCLibrary/MDCLibrary2.aspx?NodeID=175
We have a volunteer program called V.I.P. - Volunteers in Parks here's the link to our web page - http://www.mostateparks.com/volunteer.htm
I don’t know if I made a difference in fact with everything, it no longer matter’s. At the time I went there the next year things in the creek looked a lot better, somehow the message got out and the horse people were starting to watch it a little bit, wether they continue or go back to riding in the creek we’ll see . The odds are extremely long, and the creek like the river and the oceans are all doomed. I did have my moment in the sun , because I knew that the equestrians had heard of me, because I went back filming, and the riders that saw me almost wet themselves, because I was the boogyman, the mad filmer that was keeping them from the creek. I’ll take it but like in every other way we of my generation who wanted to make this planet a better place, we failed.
And lets take it even more close, I failed but only mostly. At least it took me a whole life to do it.
I used to spend time trying to convert people to the right way, before it was too late, by using guilt. I would say how can you be so cold hearted? Maybe it’s me, one of the big influences in my life was the chief. Yes that commercial, the public service announcement that changed my life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4ozVMxzNAA As usual the debate turns to Iron Eyes Cody, like the message means any less, because he was just an actor. To me the true point was about people are the only ones who can stop pollution, boy we did real good with that one. But hey don’t blame Me at least not as much as some. Yes I do mean republicans after all this is their favorite game, averting responsibility, the blame game. After all if god did Katrina because he hated gays, and even a volcano in Europe because Europe has become to peaceable. I guess god must really hate gay, peaceful fish because he sure showed them. If it was an accident we can blame god as well, if it was an accident if any of this is.
That is how we play the blame game, spread it around, until it doesn’t matter, or we will never figure out the real story as long as it matters. If it mattered, some of that blame is mine, I drive a vehicle and more importantly I’m a consumer. I’m not one of the crowd who seem to be so reluctant to giving up fossil fuel, but I know that everything I eat or use has a dependancy on gas, So we all share in that blame, and we all can make needed improvements in that area.
That said we are not the ones who are going to profit from the environmental disaster that may get biblical in proportion, as always if you want to find the perpetrators or really perpatraitor’s, follow the money plus its pretty obvious anyway. You don’t need a weather man on this one. And no it’s actually not the republicans, never really was they’re just dupe’s as I like to call it the Stooplicit,
Then you have the government which is complicit, I mean after all the real power runs the government, or the government serves the power. I think one of the greatest lines about politicians came from Mel Brook’s. “Gentlemen, we have to protect our phoney baloney job’s” .
I hope they do because the while republicans certainly caused the problem , as usual the democrats get the job of fixing it, which they better do right and fast. Then maybe we can have an actual thorough non-biased investigation like we did after 9/11. Yes I know were doomed-er.
I hope that you like the video I’m attempting to post with this rant, I’m working on the audio, the video was shot at night in 08, Yes that’s me on the guitar , no-one else to blame.
Peace and love B.
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