Tag Archive: river

Feb 05

Ode to the Mighty Mississippi

One massive river—full of scenic wonder, cultural import, and a bounty of positive environmental impacts. Jump in: You wanna talk epic? The Mississippi River, all 2,340 meandering miles of it, is the second longest river in the U.S. and flows through ten states. If that doesn’t sound splashy enough, consider this: Its watershed is the …

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Dec 30

Hudson River Changes

David Strayer and his colleagues have tracked 25 years of data on the Hudson River. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Taking the health history of the Hudson River… on this CurrentCast. Ecologist David Strayer and his colleagues at the Carey Institute of Ecosystem Studies have analyzed the Hudson River for decades. Looking at more than …

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