by Michael | Sep 11, 2024 | Blog, Explore, Field Notes, Guest Blogs, River Citizen Stories, River Culture, River History, Take Action, Uncategorized, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
When the Waters Return by Mark “River” Peoples ‘When The Waters Return’ is a guest blog written by Mark “River” Peoples. The blog’s photos are used with permission from John Ruskey at Quapaw Canoe Company. Visit island63.com...
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 Staff | Jul 15, 2016 | Guest Blogs
Guest blog submitted by Dean Klinkenberg The first time I visited Itasca State Park, where the Mississippi spills gently out of Lake Itasca, the park was covered in a foot-and-a-half of snow and most of the lake was frozen. It was late January, and I wanted to get an...
by Staff | May 13, 2016 | Blog, Guest Blogs, River History
Guest Blog submitted by Judi Blalock of the Mississippi River Corridor-Tennessee Exciting adventures abound for the Mississippi River Corridor-Tennessee (MRCT), one of the 52 members of the Mississippi River Network working towards a healthy River! We are firing on...
by Staff | May 12, 2016 | Blog, Flooding, Guest Blogs
Guest Blog by Christine Favilla, Sierra Club Originally posted in the Nicollet Island Coalition Blog Recent floods highlight the need for big changes in the management of the Mississippi River, changes leading to a more sustainable system with long-term objectives....
by Staff | Apr 6, 2016 | Blog, Guest Blogs, Mississippi Memories, River Culture, River History
“Walk Together, Mississippi Delta” is the second installment of Dr. Rolando Herts’ series, “The Mighty River.” To read the first installment, click here. Reprinted with permission by Rolando Herts, Ph.D., Director The Delta Center for...
