by Michael | Oct 1, 2020 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Dead Zone, Field Notes, Policy, River Culture, River History, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
23 Meetings: Mississippi River Network Floods the Hill – Virtually! Last week, the Mississippi River Network (MRN) met with staff and decision-makers from over 20 Congressional offices as part of our virtual fly-in. These meetings are important opportunities for us to...
by Michael | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog
Where on the map are our 20,000 River Citizens? Hello, River Citizens and Mississippi River Network (MRN) Members! My name is Lizzy Silber and I have been an intern for 1 Mississippi for the last two years. This past summer I have worked on many projects but by far my...
by Michael | Aug 26, 2020 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Dead Zone, Mississippi River News, Policy, River Culture, Take Action, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
2020 Gulf Dead Zone: Small Measurement Doesn’t Mean Small Pollution The results are in: 2020 Gulf Dead Zone small thanks to Hurricane Hanna, not pollution reductions The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) completed its annual cruise to...
by Kristen Mertz | Jul 29, 2020 | Blog
2020 NOAA Dead Zone prediction, what it means for your community Lingering at the base of the Mississippi River watershed, a staggeringly large hypoxic zone, known as the Gulf of Mexico’s ‘Dead Zone’, has begun suppressing aquatic life and livelihoods...
by Staff | Jul 28, 2020 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Dead Zone, Explore, Flooding, Policy, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
Success Stories — Dogtooth Bend Restoration Project The Mississippi River Network (MRN) was pleased to host Shelly Morris from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) for a webinar on the Dogtooth Bend Floodplain Restoration project in Southern Illinois. You can watch the...
by Chris Stangl | Jul 22, 2020 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Dead Zone, Flooding, Mississippi Memories, Take Action, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
Improvement is in Reach Recognizing the Problem It all starts with a quick fishing trip taken with my godson Josh and nephew Aaron, the latter you may remember from one of my previous blogs. Essentially, on a hot summer day, I decided to give the boys, whose care was...
