MinnPost4d
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.
MinnPost19d
Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is booming again on the upper Mississippi River
Larson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and Alicia Carhart, Mississippi River vegetation specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, surveyed the plants by ...
Federal regulators allow Xcel to keep operating Monticello nuclear plant through 2050
The federal government has given Xcel Energy permission to continue operating its nuclear power plant in Monticello for ...
The Gazette15d
Wild rice booming again on the Upper Mississippi River
Data from a wide-ranging 2022 report on the upper river's ecological status and trends backs this up — prevalence of wild ...
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism7d
Volunteers collect and plant acorns along Mississippi River to save struggling forests
“Not only did they learn how to plant a tree, but they also learned about these ... “I’ve just got to give back all I can give.” Disclosure: The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, The Nature ...
The Advocate9d
Along the Mississippi River, volunteers collect and plant acorns to save struggling forests
“Not only did they learn how to plant a tree, but they also learned ... This story is a product of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an independent reporting network based at the ...
WWNO9d
Along the Mississippi River, volunteers work to collect and plant acorns to save struggling forests
gather acorns this fall near the Mississippi River. Their work assists Jerry Boardman ... County Soil and Water Conservation District to plant oak trees near the Quad Cities.