Upper Mississippi River News

Updates from Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri.

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Public Funding Prevails in Minnesota

June 11, 2026 — Despite Challenges, Environmental Funding Bills Pass

Rivervision Leadership Projects

May 21, 2026 — Ferguson-Florissant School District

��Ĵ�ý 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.

Missouri’s Horstmann Cattle Company Earns ��Ĵ�ý’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 ��Ĵ�ý as Iowa Conservation Manager

March 10, 2026 — Native Iowan to grow ��Ĵ�ý Conservation Ranching program for grasslands in his home state

��Ĵ�ý 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

��Ĵ�ý 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 — ��Ĵ�ý Upper Mississippi River will also gather critical data on secretive wetland birds.

Minnesota's Bird Decline

May 08, 2025 — Watch this local news story on ��Ĵ�ý's work to reverse declining bird populations in Minnesota

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