by Staff | Mar 7, 2017 | Blog
Some events only come around once in a lifetime and there is an exciting one occurring just around the corner! On Monday, August 21st, 2017, a total solar eclipse makes its way across the United States. A total eclipse of this type has not happened in the continental...
by Staff | Feb 28, 2017 | Newsletter
View of the Mississippi River and backwater sloughs from Casper Bluff Land and Water Reserve Eagles and Prairies and Effigy Mounds! Oh My! February 2017 Newsletter Breathtaking views of the Mississippi River, bald eagles soaring in the sky above, a rich diversity of...
by Staff | Feb 15, 2017 | Blog, Field Notes
River School with Proctor Academy by Mark River Peoples (1 Mississippi Outreach Assistant, Mississippi USA) Every year we embark on a journey with Proctor Academy of Andover, NH. somewhere along the Mississippi River. This year in particular, we decided to let the...
by Staff | Feb 14, 2017 | Blog
Last November, as part of our canoe trip down the Mississippi River from Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico, I was in Vicksburg, Mississippi with Cody Presny and Haley Brasile of Amongst the Current and my paddling partner, Bito Beitzel. My friend, Jerico LeFort, is a...
by Staff | Feb 8, 2017 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog
Soon, the seasons will be changing again into my personal favorite – spring. Springtime brings nature to life again from the dormant, cold winter. The rains and melting of northern snows bring a bursting Mississippi River to all the cities and towns along the way....