Voices of the Wetlands: Conservation Stories from the Mississippi River

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Voices of the Wetlands: Conservation Stories from the Mississippi River
Wetlands are vital ecosystems that filter our water, shelter wildlife, and protect communities from floods. Yet they remain among the most threatened landscapes along the Mississippi River and across our country. Voices of the Wetlands brings together researchers, ecologists, artists, and advocates from across the River's length to share the conservation stories happening right now, from Dubuque, Iowa, to coastal Louisiana.
Hear from Codi Sharkey of the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium on the ecological benefits of wetlands and local habitat restoration efforts; Jessica Mohlman of the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center on FrogWatch, a community science program using frog populations to monitor wetland health; and Victoria Bradford Styrbicki of A House Unbuilt on a Cameron Parish wetland — habitat to the threatened Black Rail marsh bird — facing development for a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) facility, and the communities bearing witness to that loss.
Together, their stories span the Upper, Middle, and Lower Mississippi, offering a portrait of a river worth protecting.
This event is part of One Mississippi's River Days of Action, June 1–15 — two weeks of events connecting people across the country to the Mississippi River. Find more events happening online and in-person at MississippiRiver.org/river-days-of-action.