Mississippi River
Along the mighty Mississippi River, ALC is working to restore the ecological health of the river while also boosting local economies. In the Middle Mississippi, between St. Louis, Missouri, and Cairo, Illinois, ALC is conserving and restoring islands, side channels, natural floodplains, and wetlands that provide critical habitat for threatened and endangered species.
Along the Lower Mississippi ALC is conserving habitat, expanding public access, and creating recreation opportunities such as fishing, hunting, birding, boating, and wildlife watching. Read about our feature project, Buck Island, near Helena, Arkansas to learn more.
View our Mississippi River Photo Album
View a MAP of active and completed projects.Current Projects:
Recently completed projects:
News:
- Mississippi River Ripe for Tourism Revenue
- ALC honored for Mississippi River work
Projects Within the Mississippi River Program
- B.K. Leach Memorial Conservation Area
Restoring a Crucial Flyway - Beaver Island
Protecting the Pallid Sturgeon - Big Muddy River Boat Launch
Providing Safe and Convenient Access to the Big Muddy River - Buck Island
Bringing Tourism to the Lower Mississippi - Cache River Wetlands
Protecting a rich river corridor - Carbondale Wetlands
Protecting important migratory bird habitat and community green space in southern Illinois - Crains Island I
Conserving Rare River Habitat - Crains Island II
Conserving forested bottomlands - Cypress Creek Refuge I
Reducing forest fragmentation - Devil’s Island
Providing new outdoor recreation - Ice Grain
Illinois' Hidden Treasure - Inahgeh Wetlands Project
Returning Farmland to Wetland Wilderness - Kaskaskia Island
A Vision for a Healthy River - Middle Mississippi Wetland Field Station
Restored wetland enables new research - Rockwood Island
Expanding a River Refuge - Thebes Boat Ramp
Creating a New Riverfront Park - Windy Bar
Preserving natural bluffs on the Mississippi