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Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is booming again on the upper Mississippi River
TOWN OF SHELBY - If she closes her eyes, Danelle Larson can still remember how the stretch of Mississippi River in front of her looked as recent as a decade ago: nothing but open, muddy water.
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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 ...
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.
The Gazette13d
New law puts focus on Mississippi River flooding and climate extremes
Some words may be mispronounced. Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical as the river basin sees more ...
Arkansas Times4d
The Lower Mississippi River’s largest ecosystem restoration project got the federal go-ahead. The next hurdle: funding
Fish, a gar and a catfish, both native to the Mississippi River swim in an aquarium at the Mississippi River Museum in Tunica, Mississippi on Feb, 7, 2025. Credit: Karen Pulfer Focht / Tennessee ...
The Gazette5d
Upper Mississippi River freezes over less than ever, another sign life is changing
Some words may be mispronounced. KELLOGG, Minn. — Standing on the frozen Mississippi River, his back to a few fishers in the distance, Rob Burdis begins to drill a hole into the ice near his feet.