by Kristen Mertz | Oct 28, 2019 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Flooding, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains
Recent public meetings on Upper Mississippi River allowed for citizens to be heard! This past summer, the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA) held six public listening sessions for members of the community such as farmers, activists, and concerned...
by Staff | Jul 17, 2019 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Dead Zone, Explore, Flooding, Mississippi River News, Policy, Take Action, Water Quality
5 need-to-knows about Mississippi River Nutrient Pollution in 2019 and how you can help Nutrients are essential for life, right? Yes. So, what’s the issue? What do you mean nutrient pollution? Nutrient pollution is what we are seeing in our waterways today. It’s...
by Staff | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog, Explore, Field Notes, Flooding, River Culture, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
The Sweet Spot It’s June, and the Mississippi River is still unusually high, but here in the Lower Mississsippi, we seemed to be in the sweet spot. ‘The Sweet Spot’ – photo by Tanner Aljets The Missouri River is causing havoc throughout the Eastern Midwest with...
by Staff | May 3, 2019 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Dead Zone, Flooding, River Culture, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains
The Muddy & Flood-y Mississippi River Drone footage provided by Alex Fisher The powerful energy our river provides is often underestimated until the waters begin to rise. The beginning of our spring proved this to be true, contributing to record flooding in...
by Staff | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog, Explore, Field Notes, Flooding, Mississippi River News, Policy, Take Action, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
AR/MS/LA- Sunflower River Paddle Sunflower River Paddle It’s an early Spring morning as I launch my Grumnan canoe below the bridge at Lee Drive. A local friend drives by slowly, examining my intentions, while showing off his bounty of the day a turkey in his truck...
by Staff | May 26, 2016 | Blog, Flooding, Wetlands and Floodplains
In the my last blog post about flooding we talked about how floods impact our communities and can cause lots of harm and destruction. In this post we’re going to explore what floods really are. I know what you might be thinking– didn’t we already talk about...
