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First responders practice challenging rescues in the Great River Passage
A brisk fall morning on the Mississippi River, the Minnesota Aviation Rescue Team (MART) conducted one of their many helicopter and water rescue trainings at Hidden Falls Regional Park. This unique intergovernmental partnership between the Minnesota State Patrol’s Aviation Division and the Saint Paul Fire Department has been in place since 2011. Most of the … Read More
Imagine a day without water. Imagine a day without the river.
Here in Saint Paul we drink the river. We are part of sixty-one percent of Americans who rely on lakes, rivers, and streams as their source of drinking water. The Mississippi is what flows through our taps after exceptional treatment by Saint Paul Regional Water Services. What is not consumed runs down our drains to … Read More
As ash trees succumb, conservationists rebuild a forest along the Mississippi River
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4 Dakota landmarks hide in plain sight along the Mississippi River
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Summer Fun 2018: Kayaking goes mainstream in Minnesota
Star Tribune The new Paddle Share program on the Mississippi leads a deluge of paddling opportunities in Minnesota.
Mississippi gorge, BWCA, Kinnickinnic among ‘America’s Most Endangered Rivers’
Pioneer Press
A new environmental learning center at Watergate Marina?
Friends of the Mississippi River
Great River Passage Initiative Manager Mary deLaittre to speak at April 21 Event
Great River Passage Initiative Manager Mary deLaittre will speak at the April 21 event Confluence: Place, Change, and Meaning on the Mississippi at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Visit the event page for tickets and information.
Taming the Mighty Mississippi
Washington Post