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Tag Archives: Mississippi River
Sustainable Mississippi River Requires Greater Public Awareness
The chemical spill in West Virginia put a fine point on it. We are all vulnerable when it comes to clean water. Of course, the Mississippi River is included. Over 50 cities get their drinking water from the Mississippi River. … Continue reading
Great News for the Mississippi River at Mayor’s Meeting
Great News: Over fifty mayors from Mississippi River cities and towns have landed a Memorandum of Common Purpose with the Corps of Engineers. Announcing this on Thursday, June 27 at a St. Cloud, Minn. meeting of Mississippi River Cities and … Continue reading
The River’s Ready for Civic Engagement… Are You?
The rules for gaining public support for an idea, cause or product have changed dramatically. Just ask chief marketing officers for Fortune 500 companies, candidates for public office and non-profit directors. These changes have important implications for integrated approaches to … Continue reading
After the Flood; Engage Public for Future Mississippi River Management
As this anniversary passes and we go back to life on the River as usual – until the next great flood – those wrestling to find integrated management solutions for the Mississippi River Watershed would do well to look beyond the place-based approaches of the past and on to new, tested and effective public engagement tools for authentice citizen input. Continue reading
Racing Ahead for the Mississippi River
Exploring the challenge of online and in the open for the Mississippi River. Continue reading
Top 10 Reasons to use Civic Engagement for the Mississippi River
A definition is in order: civic engagement engenders collective action to identify and address issues of public concern. And, perhaps most relevant to America’s Waterway and the civic engagement we are planning: it instills a personal sense of responsibility to uphold obligations to a community.
The Mississippi River as a Social Network
Consider how new tools to address complex issues can be right in front of us, and we don’t recognize them. Social Network, the movie, shows us this. So does America’s Waterway, dedicated to using civic engagement and social networking tools to create unified approaches to the whole Mississippi River. Continue reading
What We Might Learn From A Mapmaker
Recently those of us in the 21st century have increased our interest in those early days of photography. One reason is that we’re at a similar turning point with new technology causing us to see things differently. Continue reading
The Mississippi River Needs “Placeness”
According to Wallace Stegner, renowned American author and ecologist, there are two kinds of Americans: placed and unplaced.
Alton’s Vitality Shows Collaborating Works
Alton, Illinois’ Mayor Tom Hoechst pointed out the benefits his town is accruing from its inclusive community approach to the Mississippi River. America’s Waterway is the same kind of community collaboration — only on-line and on behalf of the whole River. Continue reading
