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...
by Staff | Dec 10, 2014 | Blog
Top 10 Most Awesome Things About Quapaw Canoe Company 10. The Cave. This is the hub of all things Quapaw – part office, River gear storage, library, art studio, museum – basically a repository for all things cool. The first time I went in I feel in love...
by Staff | Oct 2, 2014 | Blog, Explore, Field Notes, Guest Blogs, Mississippi Memories
Note: This is the fifth installment of my six-part blog series “River Gator: Exploring the River, Expanding Ourselves,” a recollection of my adventure on the Lower Mississippi River. Ever since I was a girl, I have loved maps, especially when I saw the all-powerful...
by Staff | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog, Take Action
If there was ever a man who has a mission, it’s Colton Cockrum, founder of the Memphis River Warriors – a community organization bringing new awareness to the litter problem in our beloved Mississippi River – one plastic bottle at a time. In our interview...
by Staff | Sep 17, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter, Wildlife
Long ago we looked to the sky and dreamt of flying the way birds do; many of us still do. Birds play a large role in our imagination, from the mythological phoenix to the Looney Tunes Roadrunner. They inspire poetry such as Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” and cult...