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Izaak Walton League, USFWS celebrate 100 years of Upper Mississippi Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Quad-City Times· 6 days agoIn the 1920s, Will Dilg learned of a plan to drain the backwaters of the Mississippi River near...
La Niña is likely to arrive this summer. Here's what that means for hurricane season
NPR· 9 minutes agoThe Ohio and Upper Mississippi River valleys may also be wetter than usual. La Niña also makes the waters off the Pacific colder and more nutrient-dense ...
‘Dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico predicted to be bigger than average this summer
The Gazette· 57 minutes agoIt’s caused by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, largely from farm fertilizer and municipal...
From Western Expansion To Climate Change: An Abbreviated History Of Water
Forbes· 11 hours agoIn an 1878 report to Congress and subsequent writings, explorer and scientist John Wesley Powell...
Commentary: Illinois biologist says investments on Upper Mississippi River should have fish 'jumping...
Outdoor News· 2 days agoCurrently, 56 projects have been completed on the UMR, with another 30 being active and 18 projects...
Conservationist inducted into National Rivers Hall of Fame
The Gazette· 4 days agoThe late Williamson Dilg was inducted into the National Rivers Hall of Fame at a ceremony this month at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque. Dilg (1869-1927) was the ...
Botanical Center unveils Plant Discovery Bus
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoAfter 25-plus years, the Quad City Botanical Center is getting its act together and taking it on the road. In what’s being billed as the first mobile...
River circus making a Steubenville stop
Weirton Daily Times· 11 hours agoThe Flotsam River Circus will be making a stop at the Steubenville marina in August. Captained and led by Jason Webley, Flotsam’s troupe of musicians, puppeteers and circus artists ply America ...
California and National Drought Summary for June 11, 2024, 10 Day Weather Outlook, and California...
Sierra Sun Times· 1 day agoA highly variable precipitation pattern was noted across the contiguous 48 states this past week, resulting in a significant number of changes in the Drought Monitor depiction. Another week ...
River cruise season set to begin without paddlewheel boat visits to La Crosse, Winona
La Crosse Tribune· 1 day agoThe industry is set to replace the nostalgic charm of the paddlewheelers with more modern vessels...
