Wetlands are places where land and water meet. Throughout the Mississippi River watershed, wetlands store floodwater, improve drinking water quality, and serve as homes for millions of birds and other ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Saltwater intrusion typically happens every year closer to the mouth of the Mississippi River. Some years, it can creep too far upstream when the river is low, which is what’s ...
The nonprofit organization, Wings2Water, is accepting grant applications for 2026.The group works to restore water quality in ...
Our nation has been experiencing historic flood levels throughout the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and their tributaries that continue to threaten the lives and property of millions of people and ...
Conservationists and wildlife officials have been policing the porous border between the Mississippi watershed and the Great Lakes for years. Their main concern: preventing Asian carp, an invasive ...
Lane Simmons of the U.S. Geological Survey collects a water-quality sample at the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USGS 07374000). Credit: Scott Dennis, USGS. NOAA is forecasting this ...