by Staff | Oct 19, 2012 | Blog, Newsletter, Water Quality
1 Mississippi River Citizen Newsletter – October 18, 2012 By Annette Gomberg, 1 Mississippi Outreach Coordinator Sunny days fishing and swimming off the dock. Canoe trips with your dad. Cart wheeling and splashing in shallow waters. Bird watching over beautiful...
by Staff | Oct 18, 2012 | Blog, Water Quality
Written by Allie Mastny, 1 Mississippi Intern Brought up on the banks of another river in eastern Minnesota, I signed on as a 1Mississippi intern last summer feeling like a turncoat. The Mississippi River I could see from downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis had nothing...
by Staff | Oct 4, 2012 | Blog, Field Notes
The Mark River Blog: Water for Life By Mighty Quapaw Youth Leader Mark “River” Peoples 1 Mississippi Southern Region Intern www.1mississippi.org Coming off the healing ceremony of the equinox, the Bear Dance, I’m feeling focused and energized for the season...
by Staff | Sep 27, 2012 | Blog, River History
This fall we are celebrating the rivers of America with the 40th Anniversary of the US Clean Water Act. The Oct 18, 1972 Clean Water Act led to the cleanup of the Mississippi River, as well as most of its tributaries — and in fact most rivers everywhere in the...