by Staff | Mar 17, 2017 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Explore, Plastic Pollution, Water Quality
Every time I’ve thrown my laptop in my backpack and set off for the Mississippi sunset to put a couple words down, I instead end up with the same blank screen and a green, Missouri Stream Teams bag full of mostly Styrofoam, jugs, broken glass, and the occasional...
by Staff | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog
Bummer. Grassroots Grocery would not open for another hour, yet I had told the paddlers I would grab sandwiches and local fruit before meeting them. I called to see if the new manager was at the store yet. SHE WAS! After a breezy stop by the cozy co-op, I proceeded...
by Staff | May 21, 2014 | Blog, Take Action
The 1 Mississippi website is a treasure trove of resources for you to learn more and get involved. Among them is a list of actions we recommend. You might not know where to start, so I’ve taken the liberty of breaking them down a few of the actions you can take which...
by Staff | Dec 11, 2013 | Blog, Field Notes
From the time I was four years old, my father would take me fishing on the Mississippi River. He would frown and say explicit things about the litter left behind by fishermen, partiers and fellow river rats. Then we would pick up after them, that being my first lesson...
