by Staff | Jul 8, 2014 | Blog, Invasive Species
Look at our dwellings on this river delta. We’ve adapted with style, painted wooden cottages pink and yellow, bent wrought iron into the shapes of spindly vines, followed the cadence of the water with a drumbeat. Spaniards from the Canary Islands moved to the...
by Staff | Jun 19, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter, Water Quality
From the sparkly water and cool pockets of shade to the animals of all shapes and sizes, there is something magical about our local creeks, streams, wetlands and rivers — big and small. There are mysteries below the surface that capture our imagination. These are...
by Staff | Jun 18, 2014 | Blog, Field Notes
In 1975, when I was 7 years old, my family bought a house in North County, St. Louis on the Missouri side of the Mississippi River. My grandfather, already living in St. Louis, gave my parents the idea we would have more opportunities there, and it indeed pulled us...
by Staff | May 2, 2014 | Blog, Take Action
“The Mississippi River supports jobs, provides food and water and gives our culture and traditions a sense of permanence. Yet, so many times, it is taken for granted but we, as mayors, certainly do not.” – Roy Buol, Mayor of Dubuque and River Citizen Like many...
by Staff | Nov 14, 2013 | Blog, Newsletter, Water Quality
“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. This month’s newsletter is...
