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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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Farming for a Future of Healthy Soil, Clean Water
In rural Indiana, Ray McCormick plants cover crops – and trees – to protect farms and rivers.
Entitlement and Privilege
Entitlement and Privilege Freshwater is the one essential resource that every living thing has to have. No matter what you are, what complexion, what you believe in, where you come from, who you voted for, what you do, how rich, how poor- we are...
GUEST BLOG: The Mississippi River. Brought to you by…
By Olivia Dorothy, American Rivers This summer, President Trump began unveiling his infrastructure plan. His proposal appears to rely heavily on privatizing transportation sectors, like turning over air traffic control to private companies and...
Dead Zone Bigger than Ever – Report Reveals America’s Largest Meat Companies’ Role in Polluting Gulf of Mexico
Guest blog by Matt Rota, Gulf Restoration NetworkOriginally posted August 2, 2017 on the Gulf Restoration Network Websitehttps://healthygulf.org/blog/dead-zone-bigger-ever-report-reveals-americas-largest-meat-companies-role-polluting-gulf-mexico...
Mississippi River Mayors Speak Up for Clean Water
Mississippi River Mayors Speak Up for Clean Water July 10, 2017 Contact: Brooke Thurau, Mississippi River Network, 312-754-0407 (Chicago) -- Seventeen mayors from states along the Mississippi River spoke up today about the need for increased...
17 Mayors Publicly Support the Mississippi River!
June 30, 2017 To date, 17 Mississippi River mayors have publicly passed a proclamation declaring the need for increased efforts to improve water quality and reduce flooding impacts. You can read the full proclamation here and below is the letter...
Day 34: Wind, Wing-Dams and Water
Mark River's Rivergator Journal Day 34: Wind, Wing-Dams, and Water Throughout my travels up and down the Mississippi River, challenges present themselves of all sorts. The river with its strong, rolling current can be intimidating, with manmade...
Listen to Nature
April 14, 2017 We leave Caruthersville on our first sunny day of the trip. Days like these make you forget about the cloudy, cold, rainy days of spring. I take a needed break from my wetsuit and adverse-weather clothing to feel the healing warmth...
Mark River’s Thoughts – The New Madrid Floodway
Mark "River" Peoples is documenting his experience while traveling down the Mississippi in Quapaw Canoe Company's handmade canoes. Click here to learn more about the Quapaw and Lower Mississippi River Foundation's Rivergator adventure! Just past...
Mark River’s Thoughts – The American Bottoms
Another long day of paddling in rainy asymmetrical unpredictable weather patterns throughout the day. They come and go so quick like western storms. Since St.Louis we have paddlep along a floodplain call the American Bottoms. It stretches all the...
“Do it for the dolphins!”: Relieving Our Rivers One Bag at a Time
Every time I’ve thrown my laptop in my backpack and set off for the Mississippi sunset to put a couple words down, I instead end up with the same blank screen and a green, Missouri Stream Teams bag full of mostly Styrofoam, jugs, broken glass, and...
America’s Solar Eclipse 2017
Some events only come around once in a lifetime and there is an exciting one occurring just around the corner! On Monday, August 21st, 2017, a total solar eclipse makes its way across the United States. A total eclipse of this type has not happened...
This is Wild Country
River School with Proctor Academy by Mark River Peoples (1 Mississippi Outreach Assistant, Mississippi USA) Every year we embark on a journey with Proctor Academy of Andover, NH. somewhere along the Mississippi River. This year in particular, we...
“She Went Down in 12 Minutes and Not a Soul Was Lost”: Visiting The USS Cairo
Last November, as part of our canoe trip down the Mississippi River from Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico, I was in Vicksburg, Mississippi with Cody Presny and Haley Brasile of Amongst the Current and my paddling partner, Bito Beitzel. My friend,...
Farm Fresh, Just Around the Corner
Soon, the seasons will be changing again into my personal favorite – spring. Springtime brings nature to life again from the dormant, cold winter. The rains and melting of northern snows bring a bursting Mississippi River to all the cities and...
Amongst AMONGST THE CURRENT: Grafton to Alton, IL, on the Mississippi
Bummer. Grassroots Grocery would not open for another hour, yet I had told the paddlers I would grab sandwiches and local fruit before meeting them. I called to see if the new manager was at the store yet. SHE WAS! After a breezy stop by the...
River Life
It's mid June and the Mississippi River water levels are higher than normal. Back channels are flowing and the floodplain is thriving. Flocks of birds inhabit the archipelago islands throughout the basin. Beautiful indigo buntings , orioles, and...
A Momentary, Muddy, and Memorable Voyageur Canoe Race
“Tanner, would you like to get on the water—a...
Sultana Disaster
Do you know that the largest maritime disaster in the United States occurred on the Mississippi River? It is estimated that 1,800 of the Sultana's 2,400 passengers died when the side-wheel steamboat sank on April 27th, 1865. The U.S. government had...
Talking trash: Why we should keep plastic out of the waterways.
One of the most beautiful and refreshing outdoor experiences I have had in the U.S was hiking using my trekking poles the Great Smoky Mountains. Just like the Mississippi River, it is seen internationally as one of America’s most pristine natural...
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