by Staff | Mar 17, 2017 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Explore, Plastic Pollution, Water Quality
Every time I’ve thrown my laptop in my backpack and set off for the Mississippi sunset to put a couple words down, I instead end up with the same blank screen and a green, Missouri Stream Teams bag full of mostly Styrofoam, jugs, broken glass, and the occasional...
by Staff | Mar 7, 2017 | Blog
Some events only come around once in a lifetime and there is an exciting one occurring just around the corner! On Monday, August 21st, 2017, a total solar eclipse makes its way across the United States. A total eclipse of this type has not happened in the continental...
by Staff | Feb 15, 2017 | Blog, Field Notes
River School with Proctor Academy by Mark River Peoples (1 Mississippi Outreach Assistant, Mississippi USA) Every year we embark on a journey with Proctor Academy of Andover, NH. somewhere along the Mississippi River. This year in particular, we decided to let the...
by Staff | Feb 14, 2017 | Blog
Last November, as part of our canoe trip down the Mississippi River from Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico, I was in Vicksburg, Mississippi with Cody Presny and Haley Brasile of Amongst the Current and my paddling partner, Bito Beitzel. My friend, Jerico LeFort, is a...
by Staff | Feb 8, 2017 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog
Soon, the seasons will be changing again into my personal favorite – spring. Springtime brings nature to life again from the dormant, cold winter. The rains and melting of northern snows bring a bursting Mississippi River to all the cities and towns along the way....
by Staff | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog
Bummer. Grassroots Grocery would not open for another hour, yet I had told the paddlers I would grab sandwiches and local fruit before meeting them. I called to see if the new manager was at the store yet. SHE WAS! After a breezy stop by the cozy co-op, I proceeded...
