by Staff | Apr 4, 2016 | Blog, Newsletter, Wildlife
Photo Credit: Max Anderson Dear River Citizens, With much excitement, I would like to introduce myself as the new Campaign Coordinator for the 1 Mississippi campaign. I know River Citizens depend on a healthy Mississippi River for drinking water, jobs, solitude and...
by Staff | Dec 30, 2015 | Newsletter
Hello River Citizens, A HUGE thanks to you, the River Citizens! Because of your actions, 1 Mississippi celebrates another successful year! Over 17,000 people around the country are now a part of the 1 Mississippi community, taking small actions in their day-to-day...
by Staff | Nov 24, 2015 | Mississippi River News, Newsletter, Policy, Take Action, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains
As we begin to gather with our friends and family for Thanksgiving, I am reminded that it was a successful harvest that made this tradition possible. I owe many thanks for my Thanksgiving feast to the nation’s farmers, ranchers and foresters that made it all possible;...
by Staff | Jul 21, 2015 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Newsletter, Policy, Water Quality
Protecting Traditions by Making New Ones On hot summer July days, many of us turn to our local creeks, rivers and lakes to cool down and have some fun. Going swimming is as much of an American summer tradition as apple pie and Independence Day fireworks....
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 | Feb 26, 2015 | Newsletter
It only takes one to get the ball rolling Dear River Citizens, This month we took a new step to broaden the reach and expand support of 1 Mississippi in the legendary blues town of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Last Friday, 1 Mississippi trained a group of local...
