KELLOGG, Minnesota - Standing on the frozen Mississippi River, his back to a few fishers in the distance, Rob Burdis begins to drill a hole into the ice near his feet. Once the drill stops, the only ...
Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. It's called a lock and dam, and it's a distinct ...
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How clean is the upper Mississippi River? New report finds signs of improvement and emerging threats
The upper Mississippi River is getting saltier Chloride concentrations in the upper Mississippi increased by an average of 35% between 1989 and 2018, the report found. Chloride is a component of road ...
The last tow of the 2025 Upper Mississippi River navigation season departed St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, November 25. The M/V ...
How clean is the upper Mississippi River? A new report released Tuesday from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association found that although water quality has generally improved in the upper river ...
Barges wrap around bottomland forest in Pool 10 of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The 240,000-acre refuge, which includes backwaters off the main river channel, is ...
It's — unofficially — winter on the upper Mississippi River. The last dozen barges of the season departed from St. Paul, Minnesota, on Nov. 25, pushed south by the Motor Vessel Sierra Dawn, according ...
Have you ever seen a tundra swan or a raft of canvasback ducks floating together? Opportunities to see these birds are rare in the Midwest — unless you visit the Upper Mississippi River National ...
BAY CITY, Wis. (WKBT) -- A project designed to improve the Mississippi river’s ecosystem is set to break ground this summer. It is one of the first of its kind—and it’s happening thanks to funding ...
Eagles gather on the Black River near where it meets the Mississippi River, Feb. 14, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The area is part of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, which ...
How clean is the upper Mississippi River? New report finds signs of improvement and emerging threats
A new report released Tuesday from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association found that, although water quality has generally improved in the upper river in past decades, new threats such as road ...
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