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Bridges that span the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota are sturdy enough to withstand a barge collision, according to an engineer from the Wisconsin Department of ...
Wisconsin features approximately 1,700 bald eagle nests, with populations concentrated along the Mississippi River, Wisconsin River, and numerous inland lakes. During winter, the open waters below ...
Wisconsin features approximately 1,700 bald eagle nests, with populations concentrated along the Mississippi River, Wisconsin River, and numerous inland lakes. During winter, the open waters below ...
Nature-based solutions to flooding have been gaining popularity along the Mississippi River. Wisconsin’s program could serve as a “national model” for how to use wetlands to promote natural ...
Hugging the curves of the Mississippi River, Wisconsin’s Great River Road offers a scenic odyssey that could make even the most jaded road tripper pull over to snap photos. Rolling bluffs rise ...
They live atop a small muddy island and constructed a dam roughly a decade ago. Fuzzy cattails grow across its 20-foot breadth. The dam left a once-lovely creek bone dry.
A wild rice bed grows on the upper Mississippi River near Goose Island County Park on Sept. 17 in the town of Shelby, Wis. After disappearing for decades, wild rice is rebounding on parts of the ...
Big Blue Sky members Sophia Landis, left, Jon Stravers, Folko Landvogt and Jason McCullick perform during a music cruise Friday, September 13, 2024 on the Mississippi River between Marquette, Iowa and ...
A manmade island is currently under construction on the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minnesota, and Bay City, Wisconsin. Those behind the project said the island will take on a few key roles.
This year, the university measured the Gulf east of the river, and it found a dead zone approximately 1,600 square miles — bigger than Rhode Island, which is roughly 1,500 square miles.