Mississippi River
In the culturally and ecologically rich Mississippi River region ALC is working to restore both the health of local economies and the region’s natural environment. Through collaboration with public and private partners, ALC projects provide crucial habitat for wildlife and opportunities for recreation and tourism.
In the Middle Mississippi River, 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 recreational opportunities such as fishing, hunting, birding, boating, and wildlife watching. ALC is also working to create a Lower Mississippi River Fishing and Boating Trail, a key piece of which will be Buck Island near Helena, Arkansas.
Learn more about ALC’s efforts to create new possibilities for America’s greatest river.
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Projects Within the Mississippi River Program
- B.K. Leach Memorial Conservation Area
Restoring a Crucial Flyway - Beaver Island
Protecting the Pallid Sturgeon - Buck Island
Bringing Tourism to the Lower Mississippi - Cache River Wetlands
Protecting a rich river corridor - 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