Wing and closing dams on the Upper Mississippi are a favorite haunt for many species of fish and favorite places for thousands of people fishing for bass and walleye. They can also be the nemesis for the novice boater who…

Federal conservation efforts on the Upper Mississippi River faced major uncertainty in 2025 as proposed budget cuts threatened long-standing restoration and monitoring programs supported by the Izaak Walton League and its…

If you were asked the question, ‘how healthy is the Upper Mississippi River’, how would you answer it? Is the ‘health’ of the Upper Mississippi River getting better or worse? In this article, we describe the history of long term resource monitoring on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers (Upper Mississippi River System) …