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From Mississippi River inspired reflections to in-depth analysis of River-related policy, the 1 Mississippi blog roll is a must-read. Primarily authored by 1 Mississippi staff, we also offer this space for guest blogs. Please contact info@1mississippi.org with submissions and questions!
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Upper Mississippi River Essay Contest
1 Mississippi, in partnership with Prairie Rivers Network, invite you to enter the “Our Upper Mississippi River: Connection, Inspiration, Transformation” Essay Contest There is no shortage of words to describe the Upper Mississippi River;* its...
Conservation not a threat to Farm Revenue Insurance
This is a great article by Craig Fox of the Environmental Working Group. Approaching the Stone Arch Bridge in downtown Minneapolis. Here's a link to the original article. Full text below. When the farm bill fight gets rolling again in Congress, one...
Wetlands breathe, too
Let’s face it: we rely pretty heavily on the Mississippi River. It’s a pathway for all kinds of beings, big and small, to get where they’re going. The River’s a flyway for birds and we’ve turned it into a waterway for barges. We’ve also turned the...
Danger: wild fish on the loose!
The Mississippi River flows through the heart of America. It is such an amazing resource that 18 million people rely on its water and thousands use the River for recreation. But our River is being threatened by invasive species. As environments...
Louisiana Unveils New Plan
Earlier this week, the state of Louisiana unveiled their 50-year, $50 billion plan for restoring and rebuilding the Louisiana coast. Their plan is the most comprehensive the state has seen regarding Gulf restoration. Much of the Gulf's destruction...
Teens band together to protect the Gulf
We humans have spent a lot of time and money managing our big, wonderful Mississippi River. Unfortunately, some of our managing and meddling has led to more problems and projects. In this world of blown levees, rising floods and shrinking budgets,...
Environmental Management Program: An Overview
Our government can be very confusing and laborious. Luckily, the folks at 1 Mississippi spend a lot of time pouring over very confusing and laborious documents to translate them into real, human English. As Congress goes through its Appropriations...
Science of the Spill: Presentations on Emerging Impacts of the BP Oil Disaster
On December 5th, 2011, The Sierra Club, Louisiana Environmental Action Network, the Steps Coalition and Mississippi Coalition for Vietnamese-American Fisher Folk and Families sponsored an educational forum to discuss the BP Oil Disaster and its...
All water is created equal
We love reminding people about all of the amazing facts and figures that flow from the Mississippi River. For instance, it’s 2,320 miles long, flowing from Lake Itasca, Minnesota, all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River connects...
Turning the Tide: documentary highlights struggles of the Gulf
The Gulf of Mexico has been the site of disasters of such magnitude they are easily identifiable. Katrina and the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill are just a couple that have happened in the last decade. But the Gulf is also the site of much quieter...
Google honors Mark Twain
Mark Twain is 176 years old today. Or would be if he were alive. To commemorate the birth of this Mississippi River icon, Google created a Google Doodle featuring Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Check out this video, or just go to Google today!
New resource for Delta news!
(Washington, DC—November 28, 2011) Conservation groups today launched a new website, www.MississippiRiverDelta.org, focused on restoring one of America’s greatest natural resources, the Mississippi River Delta. The site houses scientific...
Stop the Secret Farm Bill
Check out this great advertisement by the Environmental Working Group on what is happening with the Farm Bill.
New Lower Mississippi River Water Trail
Local Communities to Benefit from New River Recreation, Nature-Based Economic Development HELENA, ARKANSAS: The first leg of a new Lower Mississippi River Water Trail has been established through the conservation of Buck Island near Helena,...
Nancy Rabalais honored for Dead Zone research
Three things happen every single year: 1. As a result of fertilizer pollution from the Corn Belt, a Dead Zone appears in the Gulf of Mexico. 2. Dr. Nancy Rabalais studies that Dead Zone. 3. The Heinz Family Foundation gives out nine "Heinz Awards"...
“We don’t control the river. The river is the control.”
The Mississippi River has been called many names: Ol' Man River, The Big Muddy, Old Blue, and so on. Each of our Big River's names has something in common. Each of the Mississippi's names relates to its vastness in size and power or the power of...
River Life announces new website!
One of 1 Mississippi's member organizations, River Life, recently launched a new website! Here is what they wrote about it. River Life, a program of the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, is pleased to announce the launch...
Roundup Found in Mississippi River
According to two reports released this month by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it is common to find glyphosate, better known as Roundup, in rain and rivers in the Mississippi River watershed. "Though glyphosate is the mostly widely...
Digesting the Food Bill
The Farm Bill (or as we like to call it, the Food Bill) is an omnibus piece of legislation that comes up every five years and regulates everything from conservation to food stamps. It is very confusing. Though the Farm Bill itself hasn't come under...
Dead Zone Enormous
Every year in the Gulf of Mexico, there appears a bloom of algae followed by a period of time where no life can survive, a Dead Zone. This year, that Dead Zone is bigger than ever, all thanks to agricultural pollution. Fertilizers and pesticides...
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