Posts for tag "Mississippi River"
From Tallgrass Prairie to Garlic Mustard: Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area at Macalester College Reveals Environmental Monitoring Surprises
Macalester College’s Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area provides researchers with a chance to study Minnesota’s tallgrass prairies and other habitats.
- Posted March 22, 2019
Monitoring the Mighty Mississippi
In partnership with over 30 cities, the USGS is now monitoring the Mississippi River in real-time, offering more meaningful data to scientists and the public.
- Posted December 4, 2018
Sediment and Tree Rings Reveal Details of 500 Years of Floods—and Human Interference
Researchers have used sediment and tree ring analysis to connect human interference and flood risk in the Mississippi River Delta.
- Posted May 25, 2018
Deltas in Decline: Mapping the Retreating Seafloor of the Mississippi River Delta
Culling hundreds of years of data, researchers have confirmed that coastal land loss in the Mississippi River Delta is also happening underwater.
- Posted May 23, 2018
U. Iowa Water Quality Class Brings Mississippi River Lessons To Life
A water quality class at the University of Iowa teaches students about sampling while connecting them with issues facing the Mississippi River.
- Posted August 3, 2015
Oil-flushing Mississippi River pulse also boosted coastal wetland production
River pulses designed to flush away Deepwater Horizon oil also created a chance to test a technique to restore threatened Gulf Coast wetlands.
- Posted March 5, 2015
