VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District celebrated the completion of the Ouachita River Levee Crown Gravel Resurfacing Project Nov. 20 in Columbia, Louisiana, near the Riverton Recreation Area. The effort included updating 45 miles of Ouachita River levees as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) of 2022, previously the Infrastructure Investmen  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Nov. 22 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has selected 29 community leaders from Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee as fellows of the 2024 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy, an extensive nine-month leadership development program that brings together public, private, and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 22 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Stephania Cormier and John Flake will work to advance the five research priorities of LSU's Scholarship First Agenda: agriculture, biomedicine, coast, defense and energy. "What makes this announcement so exciting is the research caliber of the two people joining our team, their demonstrated leadership across the disciplines and how they each connect different aspects of the Scholarship First Agenda  more

PORT OF DUBUQUE, Iowa, Nov. 21 -- The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2023: The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium has been making strides to increase diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility of the organization. These efforts allow the institution to provide access and accommodation for individuals of all backgrounds. The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is pleased to announce their hosting of the first ever Rive  more

LA JOLLA, California, Nov. 22 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: Seven atmospheric rivers classified as strong or greater dumped rain and snow on California during the 2022-2023 rainy season, lifting the majority of the state out of drought conditions and causing disastrous flooding. This duality of promise and peril typifies atmospheric rivers, which are ribbons of water vapor in the sky that can deliver massive amounts of precipitation, and mak  more

MIDDLETON, Wisconsin, Nov. 24 -- Wetlands, a journal that says it features wetlands biology, ecology, hydrology, water chemistry, soil and sediment characteristics, management, education, legislation, cultural, sociology and regulations from the Society for Wetland Scientists, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2023 edition (Vol. 43, Issue 8): * Assessing the Impacts of Wetlands on Discharge and Nutrient Loading: Insights from Restoring Past Wetlands with GIS-Ba  more

MACOMB, Illinois, Nov. 22 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Western Illinois University is proud to announce a partnership with Corn Belt Ports (CBP) to establish a new regional office for the Upper Mississippi River Ports on the WIU-Quad Cities Campus. This strategic collaboration signifies a significant step toward fostering sustainability, enhancing transportation logistics and driving community and economic development throughout the Quad Cities region. "We   more