Mountain Village Charter School prepares for Baker River Regatta (
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April 28, 2021PLYMOUTH Preparations are underway for the Baker River Valley s only canoe and kayak race, happening May 1 in Plymouth. After having to cancel last year s Baker River Regatta, Plymouth s Mountain Village Charter School is once again presenting its annual community event and fundraiser.
The family-friendly paddling race welcomes canoes, kayaks, paddleboards and all kinds of human-powered craft on the last 4.5 miles of the Baker River, beginning at Plymouth Sands Campground. Some paddlers are fierce competitors, looking for bragging rights for another year. Others revel in the Best Costume division, or work on winning the Most Trash Picked Up award. Popular classes include Family, Junior/Senior, College and High School. Some intrepid paddlers even paddle double the distance into town; the Long Course from Riverbrook RV in Rumney is nine miles!
Record numbers of blood-sucking lamprey fish in Murray River system in Australia
29 Apr, 2021 05:32 AM
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Scientists have found an endangered native fish in record numbers in the Murray River system, which is great news for the environment and lamprey fish. Photo / Getty Images
Scientists have found an endangered native fish in record numbers in the Murray River system, which is great news for the environment and lamprey fish. Photo / Getty Images
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By: Evin Priest
An ancient, blood-sucking fish has made a comeback from near-extinction after record numbers were monitored in the Murray River system in southeastern Australia last year.
Agents Intercept Smuggling Attempt on Colorado River
Agents Intercept Smuggling Attempt on Colorado River
Release Date: April 28, 2021
YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted a smuggling attempt on the Colorado River Monday morning.
At approximately 9 a.m., agents conducted a consensual encounter of a suspicious boat at the Martinez Lake Marina and discovered nine migrants inside. The migrants appeared to be using the Colorado River to bypass immigration checkpoints.
Agents arrested nine migrants inside of a boat parked at the Martinez Lake MarinaDivers with the Border, Search, Trauma and Rescue team conducted a search of the water and recovered potential evidence.