In the valley that the Mississippi River carves through the heart of America, one vital habitat is facing a multitude of threats. The river's floodplain forests grow in rich, complex soils; provide ...

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal approval to move forward — if it can secure a slice of the federal bankroll.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The EARTh Center partnered with the Nahant Marsh Education Center in Davenport from June 10-14 to offer a professional developmental event for educators in the Quad Cities region.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -The Quad Cities is fortunate to live along 2,300 miles of opportunity. That’s what Living Lands & Waters calls the Mississippi River. These classrooms will help inform the ...

The southern portion of the Mississippi River is famously associated with alligators. These ancient reptiles dominate the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, in partnership with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will host a public open house on Tuesday, April ...

In May, Haley Miller wrote a perceptive article on what is at stake in Laura and Cliff’s Comeaux's fight to protect their historically and ecologically valuable property from the impact of a proposed ...

Though the Mississippi River is under the limit, many smaller tributaries are not. In Minnesota, 50 lakes and streams are considered impaired by chloride, and another 75 have chloride levels near the ...