by Staff | Apr 24, 2017 | Blog, Field Notes
April 14, 2017 We leave Caruthersville on our first sunny day of the trip. Days like these make you forget about the cloudy, cold, rainy days of spring. I take a needed break from my wetsuit and adverse-weather clothing to feel the healing warmth of the sun rays...
by Staff | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog
Mark “River” Peoples is documenting his experience while traveling down the Mississippi in Quapaw Canoe Company’s handmade canoes. Click here to learn more about the Quapaw and Lower Mississippi River Foundation’s Rivergator adventure! Just...
by Staff | Apr 3, 2017 | Blog, Field Notes
Another long day of paddling in rainy asymmetrical unpredictable weather patterns throughout the day. They come and go so quick like western storms. Since St.Louis we have paddlep along a floodplain call the American Bottoms. It stretches all the way from Cahokia,...
by Staff | Mar 23, 2017 | Newsletter
Hello, River Citizens! Spring has sprung! For many, being cooped up for much of the winter inspires participation in a longstanding tradition: Spring cleaning! We spend hours cleaning windows until they sparkle, boxing up winter coats and decluttering basements and...
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...
