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Tag Archives: A National Dialogue for the Future of America’s Waterway
Who’s Going to Call the Meeting?
When the flood waters recede, – which is going to be slow this time – who will be available to do the hard work of examining and prioritizing the options for a better future plan for Mississippi River flooding? The question is even larger. “Who should make such decisions for the future of the Mississippi River?” Continue reading
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Tagged A National Dialogue for the Future of America's Waterway, America's Waterway, AmericaSpeaks, Hydro-Logic, Mississippi Valley traveler, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, NEMWuppermiss blog, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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The Mississippi River Needs “Placeness”
According to Wallace Stegner, renowned American author and ecologist, there are two kinds of Americans: placed and unplaced.
We Have to Stop Meeting Like This
So it occurs to me, “How do you start talking about the whole Mississippi River, when so many people are tied up in meetings for parts of the River?” The answer I’ve come up with is… “We have to stop meeting like this.” Continue reading
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Tagged A National Dialogue for the Future of America's Waterway, Add new tag, AmericaSpeaks, National Academies of Science, Nature Conservancy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mississippi River, Upper Mississippi River Basin Association, Vision for the Mississippi River in Central Minnesota
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