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Meet the Blue
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KCUR's Up To Date
An ARPA grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources allowed the city to invest $5 million to restore the Blue River. Once a favorite for outdoor recreation in Kansas City, the river has become polluted as a result of urbanization.
October 23, 2024
The KC Scene
Kansas City’s investing $5M to bring the Blue River back to life.
Once filled with houseboats and cottages, it’s now getting 240 acres restored, 1,700 trees planted, and decades of dumping cleaned up.
This isn’t just a cleanup — it’s a comeback
October 19, 2025
City of Kansas City
Kansas City is investing 5 million dollars to restore the Blue River Corridor. On Thursday, October 2nd the mayor, city manager and city council were present to hold a press event and plant a tree.
October 2, 2025
KCTV5
Millions of dollars will be invested to improve the water quality and restore the banks of Kansas City’s Blue River.
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The City of Kansas City, Missouri, announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1, that $5 million has been invested in a Blue River Corridor restoration project.
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Read more here.
October 1, 2025
Bridging The Gap
For this in-the-field episode, Hunter talks with folks doing their part to protect and maintain the areas waterways for World Rivers Day. World Rivers Day is an annual global event celebrated on the fourth Sunday of every September, emphasizing the importance of rivers and fostering greater public awareness and stewardship for river conservation worldwide.
September 24, 2025
Kansas City PBS
The saying that “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” does not apply to the Blue River in Kansas City, Missouri. Preservationists hardly appreciate the tires, shoes, furniture, and other junk they fish out in the wake of illegal dumpers. But manmade pollution is not the only threat to the Blue River. Invasive plants like honeysuckle, which originated as landscaping, disrupt the ecosystem. Local environmentalists are now tackling both scourges through a monumental $5 million grant the Missouri Department of Natural Resources awarded with leftover federal COVID-19 relief funds.
September 23, 2025
Mid-America Regional Council
The Renewing the Blue project is planting native trees in riparian and wetland areas and neighborhoods along the urban reach of the Blue River, along with professional workshops and community engagement.
Read more here.
September 24, 2025
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