The grant funding was awarded to 12 local organizations whose work strengthens the relationship between people, place and the ...

BRAINERD — What should the priority issues be when looking at surface water, ground water, habitat and forestry and land? Picking focus areas can be challenging when the sweeping topics include growth ...

There are simple things that can be done to keep the waters in Crow Wing County healthy. Projects range from something as simple as filtering rain by planting native grasses and shrubs on the ...

Kimberly Lutz and America’s Watershed Initiative (AWI) are making every effort to sustain the Mississippi River for generations to come. The Mississippi River is one of the world’s largest river ...

The upper Mississippi River is in serious need of a watershed study. We are facing stronger storms and more frequent flooding, and the watershed approach will address how communities can reduce flood ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Saltwater intrusion typically happens every year closer to the mouth of the Mississippi River. Some years, it can creep too far upstream when the river is low, which is what’s ...

Water levels on the Mississippi River are nearing historic lows for the second consecutive year, triggering a drinking water emergency in Louisiana as ocean water flows upstream, unimpeded by the ...

In most years, the water height of the Mississippi River in and around Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has dropped by the end of June. But 2019 wasn’t like other years. The waters stayed above flood levels ...

Our nation has been experiencing historic flood levels throughout the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and their tributaries that continue to threaten the lives and property of millions of people and ...

The Mississippi River basin covers all or part of 31 states in the U.S, including Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, pictured here. Targeting conservation funds to the Mississippi River watershed could have ...

A woman made a gruesome discovery along the dried-up banks of the Mississippi River last weekend, as the water level on the nation's largest river continues to fall to historically low levels. Crystal ...