 |
 | |
  | |
|
|
|
|
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Mississippi River News
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| |  | |
| May 6, 2009 |
Mississippi River Trail Grand Opening
The grand opening of the Minnesota section of the Mississippi River Trail and the newly remodeled City House will take place on June 6, 2009. After the celebration the National Park Service will host a 9-mile Bike to a Ranger ride along the Mississippi River.
|
| March 25, 2009 |
National Park Service to Kick-off Mississippi River Forum
Join others whose work influences the Mississippi River in Minnesota on Friday, April 24, 2009. Learn about issues impacting the Mississippi, and make sure other decision makers understand your perspective! This half-day workshop is a kick-off event for the Mississippi River Forum—a monthly series of informational and networking sessions over a light breakfast.
|
| February 12, 2009 |
Television Personality Swaps Jobs with National Park Service Ranger
Local TV station KARE-11 personality, Rena Sarigianopoulos, swapped jobs with National Park Service Ranger Amy Meissner. Rena experienced a day as a national park ranger at the Mississippi River Visitor Center while Amy found out what it was like to be a television reporter.
|
| January 27, 2009 |
Bureau of Mines (Coldwater) Informational Open House
A public informational open house will be held Monday, February 23, 2009 to provide comment on planning for the reuse and restoration of federal property formally occupied by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines.
|
| December 29, 2008 |
Hydrokinetic Energy Experiment at Hastings
In the first of its kind installation in the U.S., the City of Hastings, working with Hydro Green Energy has been licensed to place two hydroturbines in the Mississippi River. The turbines are to be installed downstream from the existing hydropower plant at Lock and Dam #2.
|
| December 17, 2008 |
Course of Action Identified for Bureau of Mines Site
Lyle Laverty, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, wrote on November 25, 2008, that the DOI has identified the course of action they recommend for the Bureau of Mines site.
|
| November 25, 2008 |
Portion of the Rock Island Bridge Collapses
The eastern section of the old Rock Island Bridge between St. Paul Park and Inver Grove Heights collapsed on November 21.
|
|
archive
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Did You Know?
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, more than 50 cities rely on the Mississippi River for daily water supply.
|
|
|
|
Last Updated: May 06, 2009 at 11:05 EST |
