|  | River Citizens, There's no way for me to know how this past year has impacted you. Please know that as the manager of the 1 Mississippi program, I think about you and our River Citizen community every single day and hope for your happiness. With 1 Mississippi, we ground all of our efforts in the question: will this create a healthier Mississippi River for the land, water, wildlife, and people? At a time when many of you are probably ready to transition into the New Year, I am extending a quick note of gratitude for all the ways you showed up for the River this year - from taking the 10 River Citizen Actions, educating yourself, or even writing postcards for the River - thank you. It's a big River and we are a big community at 20,000 River Citizens strong! Wishing you the best and we'll see you in 2021. -Michael Anderson, Outreach and Engagement Manager, Mississippi River Network |
| | Registration OPEN for 12/9 event: "An Evening for the River" |
| | Friend, you are invited to join An Evening for the River: Postcards, Music, Art, Storytelling free online event happening on Wednesday, December 9th, 2021 from 5:30 - 8 pm. Click here for more info and registration. This event is for anyone that cares about our nation's most iconic waterway, the Mississippi River! From the headwaters down to the Gulf of Mexico and across the country, we're coming together for an evening for the River. This event is happening in coordination with 1 Mississippi's Postcards for the River campaign. It will be an opportunity to finish your postcards while being inspired, entertained, and educated by a line-up of guest presenters as mighty as the River itself. |
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|  | Mark River Peoples: chief guide with Quapaw Canoe Company on the Lower Mississippi; host of May The River Be With You podcast, outreach coordinator with1 Mississippi, storyteller extraordinaire, and author. |
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 | John Ruskey: Mississippi River singer/songwriter, owner/operator of Quapaw Canoe Company, cartographer, artist. |
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 | Alayna Chuney: National Caucus of Environmental Legislators; attorney specializing in environmental justice issues and solutions, community advocate, and dedicated to getting more people of color into the environmental field. |
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 | Libby Reuter: Watershed Cairn artist; creates temporary site-specific, found-glass sculptures at over 300+ locations across Mississippi basin which are photographed and provide an opening for community discussion about freshwater. |
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|  | Michael Anderson: Outreach and Engagement Manager, Mississippi River Network |
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 | Maisah Khan: Policy Manager, Mississippi River Network |
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 | Kelly McGinnis, Executive Director, Mississippi River Network |
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| | | | | | P.S. If you need more info about the campaign or want to see what giveaways are coming your way in the package with the postcards, watch the video on our Facebook or Instagram. |
| | Have you seen these top blogs of 2020? |
| Success Stories - Dogtooth Bend Restoration Project Mississippi River Network policy manager, Maisah, hosts Shelly Morris from The Nature Conservancy for a webinar on a floodplain restoration success project along the River in Alexander County, Illinois. Floodplains are nature's secret weapon when it comes to mitigating the impacts of floods or preserving water quality. Click here to read the blog and view image in full size. |
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| | Where on the map are our 20,000 River Citizens? From armchairs to wading boots, Rivers Citizens are people the River can count on. Although from every state, our community of River Citizens is concentrated along the 10 main stem Mississippi River states. This summer, 1 Mississippi intern Lizzy, employed her GIS skills and created a map detailing where all 20,000 River Citizens live and where Mississippi River Network member organizations are located. You can view the map full size here. |
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| | Improvement is in Reach by Chris Stangl If you are a long-time River Citizen, you know sources of nutrient pollution include agricultural fertilizers and stormwater drainage and that an excess of nutrients spurs annual hypoxic (low to no oxygen) zones. IA/WI outreach coordinator, Chris, brings this massive-scale issue down-to-earth when working with his friend and rancher on reducing erosion and runoff thus increasing the local water quality. Read the full story here. |
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| | 23 Meetings: MRN Floods the Hill - Virtually "We wanted to make sure that our meetings focused on ways to build the health and resilience of our River and our communities" shared Policy Manager, Maisah following 23 virtual Zoom meetings with Congressional offices. The Mississippi River Network's annual D.C. Fly-in looked different this year but it didn't stop us from speaking up for the River. Common themes in the meetings included nutrient pollution impacts on public health and how nature-based infrastructure can reinvigorate local economies. Click here to read the full blog. |
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| | | | River Rules! New Video Series - When: Anytime on Friends of Pool 2 YouTube Channel
- About: Mississippi River Network member, Friends of Pool 2, has just released a new video series titled - River Rules! The five episode series includes: Life Jackets, Paddlers, Wakes, Tows, and Locks. Sit back and enjoy the River through this entertaining and engaging video series! Watch here.
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| May The River Be With You Podcast - New Episode! - When: Listen anytime wherever you get podcasts
- About: Mark River is at it again with the latest podcast episode release - Flooding and Climate Change. In this episode, John Ruskey is interviewed and shares how climate change is affecting the floowing, ecology , and commerce along the Mississippi River. Listen here or wherever you get podcasts.
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| | | | About 1 Mississippi 1 Mississippi is brought to you by the Mississippi River Network (MRN). MRN is a coalition of 58 organizations dedicated to protecting the well-being of the land, water, wildlife, and people of America's greatest river, the Mississippi. Direct questions or comments to info@1mississippi.org. |
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