The Lower Mississippi River’s largest ecosystem restoration project got the federal go-ahead
A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...
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The Lower Mississippi River’s largest ecosystem restoration project got the federal go-ahead. The next hurdle: funding
A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...
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New law puts focus on Mississippi River flooding and climate extremes
Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is ...
9 most snake-infested rivers in the US: From the Mississippi to the Everglades, featuring cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, and more
Rivers across the U.S. are home to over 50 snake species, both venomous and non-venomous, thriving in aquatic and ...
Mississippi River Basin Panel visits IMMS to learn more on state’s marine environment
The panel, led by Mississippi River Basin Panel administrator Elizabeth Brown, works to prevent invasive species like algae ...
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Anna's Thinking Cap: Iowa’s 99, the Mississippi River counties | Column
Des Moines County, along with Dubuque County ... and the drainage basin of the Mississippi, including the river delta. The future state of Iowa was a part of this vast French colonial territory ...
Bridges Texas History: The disastrous Red River Expedition, Part 1
This week's Ken Bridges Texas History column is part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the disastrous Red River Expedition.
Upper Mississippi River freezes over less than ever, another sign life is changing
The data that Burdis and Jankowski are looking at is much newer, dating back about 30 years, but it shows a similar trend.
Ole Miss historian explores Mississippi River's 1784 closing and its impact in new book
The early days of America are often told from the perspective of the East Coast, where George Washington and company forged a ...
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Latest federal Water Resources Development Act addresses climate extremes and flooding along the Mississippi River
Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly ... riverfront communities and federal and state agencies — who don’t always agree. Advocates lauded the law’s ...