by Staff | Nov 29, 2016 | Blog, Field Notes, Wildlife
It’s mid June and the Mississippi River water levels are higher than normal. Back channels are flowing and the floodplain is thriving. Flocks of birds inhabit the archipelago islands throughout the basin. Beautiful indigo buntings , orioles, and yellow warblers...
by Staff | Nov 1, 2016 | Blog
http://edl.hgu.mybluehost.me/1mississippi/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20160626_171328.mp4 “Tanner, would you like to get on the water—a 15-minute canoe ride?” my friend, Greg Poleski, asked as I scrambled to get my booth ready for Race for the Rivers Festival 2016. ...
by Staff | Sep 8, 2016 | Blog
Do you know that the largest maritime disaster in the United States occurred on the Mississippi River? It is estimated that 1,800 of the Sultana’s 2,400 passengers died when the side-wheel steamboat sank on April 27th, 1865. The U.S. government had contracted...
by Staff | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog, Plastic Pollution
One of the most beautiful and refreshing outdoor experiences I have had in the U.S was hiking using my trekking poles the Great Smoky Mountains. Just like the Mississippi River, it is seen internationally as one of America’s most pristine natural landmarks. I decided...
by Staff | Jul 27, 2016 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Dead Zone, Plastic Pollution
Beginning mid-August, Margo Pellegrino will paddle her outrigger canoe from Chicago to New Orleans with the hopes of raising awareness about water quality issues. The journey will take her through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (a human-made “hydrologic...
by Staff | Jul 27, 2016 | Blog, Plastic Pollution
Every year the U.S. throws away roughly 29 billion plastic bottles. These bottles take about 17 million barrels of crude oil to manufacture. That is the equivalent of keeping 1 million cars on the road for 12 months1! According to State of the planet 2, as of 2009,...
