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Many wetlands are disappearing, but Louisiana’s “accidental” Wax Lake Delta is growing—and informing coastal restoration ...
That rivers have a life of their own is an ancient idea become current again. Shape-shifting, vital and recognisably capable ...
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, about 20 minutes away, boasts Missouri’s highest point and Mina Sauk Falls, the state’s ...
The Thornton Gap Entrance (Mile 31.5) via Route 211 near Luray offers a central access point that’s ideal if you’re coming from the Shenandoah Valley or want to focus on the park’s middle section, ...
A conservation organization has named the Mississippi River as the most endangered river in the country. Every year, the ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent years in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. According to forecasts ...
Runoff from that rain is just now surging through the lowest portion of the Mississippi River and will lead to moderate to high flood levels in some areas, including Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
McKellar Lake acts as a collection point for debris that would otherwise flow into the Mississippi River and possibly the Atlantic Ocean. College students spending spring break by a body of water ...
The Bayou Chene Floodgate was closed preemptively to protect Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from rising Mississippi River levels. The floodgate closure is expected to last until mid-May ...
Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, highlights the growing threat to the Mississippi River, recently named the most endangered river in America by the American Rivers Association ...