by Staff | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog, Take Action
If there was ever a man who has a mission, it’s Colton Cockrum, founder of the Memphis River Warriors – a community organization bringing new awareness to the litter problem in our beloved Mississippi River – one plastic bottle at a time. In our interview...
by Staff | Sep 17, 2014 | Blog, Newsletter, Wildlife
Long ago we looked to the sky and dreamt of flying the way birds do; many of us still do. Birds play a large role in our imagination, from the mythological phoenix to the Looney Tunes Roadrunner. They inspire poetry such as Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” and cult...
by Staff | Sep 10, 2014 | Blog, Policy
On September 9, the US House of Representatives voted 262 to 152 to approve HR 5078 as an attempt to block the Clean Water Act protection rule-making underway by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). See how your local...
by Staff | Sep 8, 2014 | Blog, River Culture
The Quad City Area is known for not only having five cities in its “quad”, but also for the unique culture found in each: Davenport, Bettendorf, Moline, Rock Island and East Moline. Young, old, or somewhere in between there is something to appreciate in the QCA. The...
by Staff | Sep 2, 2014 | Blog, Explore, River History, Take Action, Wildlife
How do we reconnect with where we live? How do we stop and “smell the roses” in a place we have seen over and over again? How do we learn to appreciate our surroundings we likely take for granted each day? Searching for the answer, I began to explore the world around...
by Staff | Aug 19, 2014 | Blog, Guest Blogs, River Culture
Note: This is the fourth installment of my six-part blog series “River Gator: Exploring the River, Expanding Ourselves,” a recollection of my adventure on the Lower Mississippi River. Out on the River, as you paddle, it’s nice to catch a rhythm with your boat mates....
