Mississippi River refuges get $10 million for nature-based solutions to climate change
The projects will emphasize nature-based solutions to blunt the impacts of some of the river's major problems, like flooding and drought.
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Latest federal Water Resources Development Act addresses climate extremes and flooding along the Mississippi River
Louisiana secured the bill’s largest project authorization, for St. Tammany Flood Risk Management. New Orleans scored authorization for a study about salt water in the river.
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Along the Mississippi River, volunteers work to collect and plant acorns to save struggling forests
The trees that grow in the Mississippi River floodplain have been overwhelmed by higher water and longer-lasting floods.
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Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is booming again on the upper Mississippi River
“It’s one of the most dramatic changes on the upper Mississippi,” Larson ... appearing sporadically on the river down to Wisconsin’s border with Illinois. It has not yet been identified ...
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How Dredging the Mississippi River Could Uncover $461 Million
Luckily some much-needed investments are in process, such as the Mississippi River Ship Channel Dredging ... with corn as a close No. 2. Any change in export logistics on the lower Mississippi ...
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Along the Mississippi River, volunteers collect and plant acorns to save struggling forests
What exactly is driving the excess water isn't fully fleshed out, but climate change and changes ... 85 oak trees in a park by the Mississippi River, in Illinois City, Illinois.
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Wild rice booming again on the Upper Mississippi River
"It's one of the most dramatic changes on the Upper Mississippi," Larson ... appearing sporadically on the river down to Wisconsin's border with Illinois. It has not yet been identified farther ...