Wetlands once provided more natural flood storage across Wisconsin and the Mississippi River Basin, soaking up water like sponges ... The property now has log structures that mimic beaver dams to help ...

At the heart of the Driftless Region in Wisconsin is Crawford County, defined by the Mississippi River and the Kickapoo River Valley ... From the dairy farms to the locks and dams, this county needs ...

The Mississippi ... river health. 2. Tijuana River: Threatened by out-of-control sewage and chemical pollution. 3. Rivers of Southern Appalachia: Threatened by extreme weather impacts to unsafe ...

Other potential threats include aging dams and a proposed underground nickel-copper mine in Aitkin County, which Clark said poses risks to the Mississippi and St. Croix River watersheds.

Rising floodwaters from the Mississippi River have caused the closure of three wildlife management areas (WMAs) in Mississippi. Mahannah, Phil Bryant, and Shipland WMAs are closed to all ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in ...

A conservation group on Wednesday named the Mississippi River the “most endangered river of 2025,” citing threats to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which plays a key ...

The Mississippi River's endangered status stems from uncertainty surrounding FEMA's future role in floodplain protection and infrastructure maintenance. FEMA plays a crucial role in disaster ...

American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, named the Mississippi River the "most endangered river" of 2025. The group publishes a list yearly of at-risk rivers that the ...