Home / News / Environmental News Upper Mississippi River freezes over less than ever, another sign life is changing Research suggests that by 2100, the Mississippi River may only freeze near the ...

Records show wild rice was common around the turn of the 20th century, but poor water quality caused die-offs in the 1980s. Today, it's making a big return on the river.

Wild rice is pictured in the floating-leaf stage on the upper Mississippi River in June 2023. The floating-leaf stage occurs before the plant matures.© Courtesy of Alicia Carhart, Wisconsin DNR ...

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is the core of a major flyway for migrating birds and one of the most visited refuges in the U.S. Anglers and outdoor enthusiasts ...

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is the core of a major flyway for migrating birds and one of the most visited refuges in the U.S. Anglers. Outdoor enthusiasts saved ...

Boyce Upholt will bring his insights to the Quad-Cities on Thursday, Oct. 17, when he will be one of the speakers at the 18th annual Upper Mississippi River Conference.

The Columbia River is the third largest grain export gateway in the world behind only the Mississippi and Brazil’s Paraná.

U researchers are working with communities to help residents, farmers and local governments find more natural solutions to ...

The 4th of July is just around the corner. If you are heading to the Mississippi River for a boating or camping trip, there ...

The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called ...

On the upper Mississippi, which stretches from the river's headwaters in northern Minnesota to Cairo, Illinois, south of St. Louis, the calmer, shallower offshoots of the river known as the ...