by Michael | Jan 6, 2021 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Dead Zone, Flooding, Guest Blogs, Plastic Pollution, Policy, River Culture, River History, Take Action, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
2020 Policy Highlights and the 2021 Round-Up from MRN Members & Friends Reflecting on 2020: MRN’s Policy Highlights Happy new year, River Citizens! While our biggest challenges of 2020 — a global pandemic, devastating economic downturn, and continuing...
by Michael | Oct 27, 2020 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Dead Zone, Explore, Flooding, Mississippi River News, Policy, River Culture, Take Action, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
Yazoo Pumps Project Sets Dangerous Precedent for Bedrock Environmental Protections Oppose Yazoo Pumps If you’re a longtime River Citizen and follower of 1 Mississippi, chances are that you’ve heard of the Yazoo Backwater Pumps Project in Mississippi’s South Delta...
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...
by Michael | Dec 19, 2019 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Dead Zone, Explore, Flooding, Mississippi Memories, Podcast, Policy, River Culture, River History, Take Action, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
1 Mississippi: River Citizen 2019 Highlights Started in 2009, 1 Mississippi is a growing national movement of nearly 20,000 River Citizens- everyday people dedicated to protecting the River by speaking up on its behalf and caring for it in simple ways that make a big...
by Michael | Nov 27, 2019 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Dead Zone, Explore, Flooding, River Culture, River History, Take Action, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
Five key reflections from the Mississippi River Network’s 2019 Annual Meeting The 2019 Mississippi River Network (MRN) Annual Meeting was held November 13th – 15th in St. Louis, MO. Approximately 40 individuals representing over 30 MRN-member organizations...
