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River Queens: Community Paddle Series Report
Last Friday, floating behind Latsch Island, the air was full of sound—sandhill cranes calling overhead, giggles drifting across the water, and the steady hum of cicadas, frogs, and crickets rounding out the evening chorus…
Wing Dams: Reshaping the River
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…
Bumpy Road for the Federal Conservation on the Upper Mississippi Is Smoothing Out, Maybe.
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…
How Healthy is the Upper Mississippi River?
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) …