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Tag Archives: America’s Waterway
How is the Mississippi River Like a Puzzle Box Cover?
How are the Mississippi River and a jigsaw puzzle alike? Without a vision of the whole River — or a box cover for the puzzle — you can’t tell what pieces belong together to build the whole picture. Continue reading
The Wild Rice Moon Shines on the Mississippi River
This is the month of wild rice harvest on the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota. For the Ojibway, it’s a sacred and traditional time. Continue reading
Reflections on a Confluence
Last week’s Visions of a Sustainable Mississippi River was held at a confluence, at the same time that it was a confluence. Continue reading
Making Mississippi River Sausage
Participants in the Visions of a Sustainable Mississippi River got a taste of sausage making on the second day of the conference. Continue reading
Ever Think of the Mississippi River as an Orphan?
Several speakers the first day of the Visions of a Sustainable Mississippi River Conference used the word “orphan” to describe the Mississippi River. It doesn’t have to be that way. Continue reading
Posted in Future of the Mississippi River
Tagged America's Waterway, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes Compact, National Dialogue for the Future of America's Waterway, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Visions of a Sustainable Mississippi River Conference
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t.s.eliot’s Mississippi River Vision Not Far Off
Paul DuBowy, environmental program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shared this vision of the Mississippi River from t.s. eliot’s poetry. Continue reading
New Study Calls for Action
A study group within the National Research Council has released its latest work on the conditions and possible solutions for the quality of the water in the Mississippi River. The suggestions need support from throughout the Mississippi River community. Add your comments … Continue reading
Shared Visions for the Mississippi River
What would it look like if all the residents of the Mississippi River banded together and discussed what they saw in common? Continue reading
