by Staff | May 22, 2015 | Blog, Flooding, Newsletter, Policy, Take Action, Wetlands and Floodplains
May 21, 2015 Hello River Citizens, Generations of people along the Mississippi River have attempted to protect themselves from flood waters with levees and with makeshift flood walls made from nothing more than sacks, sand and human energy. It’s a tremendous amount of...
by Staff | May 20, 2015 | Blog, Field Notes, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
The month of March brings the snow melt and the warm rains to the Mississippi River Watershed. The melt from the Rockies in Wyoming feed the Bighorn and Tongue Rivers, while entering the Yellowstone River in Montana. The Grand and Cheyenne Rivers in South Dakota, the...
by Staff | May 13, 2015 | Blog
Magic Moments The first daffodils of spring are just one of the amazing magical moments our planet offers as a sign of the warming weather and shifting seasons. Winter’s quiet melts into memory as the natural world wakes up. Chirping birds, lawn mowers and kids...
by Staff | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog
Smells like Team Spirit Hello River Citizens! Every March, your local 1 Mississippi Outreach Assistants come together to learn more about the Mississippi River and how to rally River Citizens more effectively. One of the most amazing weekends of the year for our team,...
by Staff | Apr 3, 2015 | Blog
It was 2011 and the floodwaters were receding around St. Louis. I returned to my home, a block from the Mississippi River, from my usual night shift. I followed my usual routine by lighting the grill before going into the house to grab a fillet of salmon I had...
