by Staff | Mar 28, 2019 | Blog
One River, Trillions of Tributaries Trillions of tributaries have made themselves known as the transition to Spring is in full effect across the Mississippi River watershed. From the Western boundary of the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachians in the East and as far...
by Staff | Mar 21, 2019 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Policy, River Culture, Take Action, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains
Keep the Connections in the Clean Water Act by Kelly McGinnis, Director of the Mississippi River Network America’s longest river flows for 2300 miles, from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. But the Mississippi’s central channel is part of a larger system that...
by Staff | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog
RECYCLING 101 Participating in recycling is an admiration globally, but only if we are properly reusing and reducing our waste. Once our recycling is taken from our homes, it heads to the MRF (Materials Recovery Facility), where they begin to sort our items. In this...
by Staff | Feb 4, 2019 | Blog, Plastic Pollution, River Culture, Take Action, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains, Wildlife
Caught in an Eddy by Mark River – 1 Mississippi Southern Outreach Assistiant My daily life as a steward of the Mississippi River rewards my knowledge of wild natural things while being moved by the healing powers that exist in water. The sound, feel, smell, and taste...
by Staff | Jan 17, 2019 | Blog
What is your Eco-Resolution? Kristen Mertz – St. Louis Regional Outreach Assistant image provided by: EMSCO I’ve never really been into New Year resolutions. If I needed to change my habits, I would at any point in the year. This is especially intriguing, because...
by Staff | Jan 7, 2019 | Blog
MISSISSIPPI RIVER NETWORK ANNUAL MEETING – AFTERTHOUGHTS Kristen Mertz – 1MISSISSIPPI Outreach Assistant From source to sea, a variety of people gather near the mouth of the Mississippi River, in New Orleans, to share ideas on how to raise consciousness of our...
