by Staff | Oct 22, 2014 | Blog, Field Notes, River Culture, Wetlands and Floodplains
How did Mardi Gras Pass get Such a Name? Strange things happen on Mardi Gras day. People transform. Hair suddenly grows, turns blue or pink, and trumpets blare. Wild sides bust loose from places that we never knew existed. On a chilly Mardi Gras day two years...
by Staff | Jul 8, 2014 | Blog, Invasive Species
Look at our dwellings on this river delta. We’ve adapted with style, painted wooden cottages pink and yellow, bent wrought iron into the shapes of spindly vines, followed the cadence of the water with a drumbeat. Spaniards from the Canary Islands moved to the...
by Staff | Apr 20, 2012 | Blog, Field Notes
Written by 1 Mississippi intern in Mississippi , Mark River Peoples* When you are a voyager and protector of the mighty Mississippi River, and surf its wake whenever nature allows, introduction and developing relationships with its tributaries, steams, creeks, rills,...
by Staff | Mar 1, 2012 | Blog, Water Quality
Louisiana falls near the end of the Mississippi River’s journey. As the Mississippi River flows through the heart of America, it passes through the Corn Belt. Crops such as corn and soybeans can require a lot of fertilizer but in many cases, the fertilizer is not used...
by Staff | Jan 13, 2012 | Blog, Mississippi River News
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 can be linked...
