by Staff | Jul 10, 2017 | Blog, Dead Zone, Policy
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 efforts to improve...
by Staff | Jun 30, 2017 | Blog, Mississippi River News, Policy
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 signed by mayors from...
by Staff | May 12, 2017 | Blog, Field Notes
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 structures...
by Staff | Apr 24, 2017 | Blog, Field Notes
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 of the sun rays...
by Staff | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog
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...
by Staff | Apr 3, 2017 | Blog, Field Notes
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 way from Cahokia,...
