Upper Mississippi River News

Updates from Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri.
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Common Loon with two chicks on back.
Public Funding Prevails in Minnesota
June 11, 2026 — Despite Challenges, Environmental Funding Bills Pass
Rivervision Leadership Projects
May 21, 2026 — Ferguson-Florissant School District
Four people in wading boots stand in ankle-deep water in a forest.
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Center at Riverlands: A Hemispheric Crossroads for Bird Migration and Bottomland Forest Conservation
May 04, 2026 — Protecting and restoring habitat along the Mississippi River has far-reaching benefits across the hemisphere.
A sparrow perches on a brown blade of grass.
Missouri’s Horstmann Cattle Company Earns ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½â€™s Bird-Friendly Land Certification
April 29, 2026 — Regenerative grazing creates critical habitat for grassland birds
With a Bird’s Eye View to Grasslands, Tucker Lutter Joins ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ as Iowa Conservation Manager
March 10, 2026 — Native Iowan to grow ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Conservation Ranching program for grasslands in his home state
Cows and calves from the NDSU herd graze on the Albert K. Ekre Grassland preserve in southeastern ND
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Conservation Ranching Expands in Minnesota
March 03, 2026 — Meet Our New Range Ecologist, Annie Bahe
Avis Spiralis
November 12, 2025 — A one-of-a-kind bird blind and observation tower
Adult Common Loon with wings outstretched, loon chick in foreground
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Upper Mississippi River Receives LCCMR Support for Funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund
July 24, 2025
Funding Secured for Minnesota’s Habitat, Communities, Environment 
June 30, 2025 — ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Upper Mississippi River will also gather critical data on secretive wetland birds.
Great Blue Heron perched on a tree branch
Minnesota's Bird Decline
May 08, 2025 — Watch this local news story on ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½'s work to reverse declining bird populations in Minnesota