The Mississippi River had to start somewhere, but in a state famed for its 10,000 lakes, finding that somewhere proved a challenge, at least for the English-speaking people who left behind journals.

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, ...

Kristy Christiansen is a Louisiana-based writer with more than two decades of editorial experience—covering everything from travel and gardening to local history and fossil hunting. Her writing has ...

Living Lands and Waters is finishing renovations at Beacon Harbor in East Moline, creating offices and a floating classroom ...

A major federal study on the future of the lower Mississippi River examining effects in Louisiana and six other states has been paused due to a lack of funding from the Trump administration, the Army ...

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf. NEW ORLEANS, La. – ...

LANSING, Iowa – Lansing Hardware Hank sits less than half a mile from the Black Hawk Bridge, which stretches across the Mississippi River connecting southwest Wisconsin with northeast Iowa. It's been ...