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The Sights and Sounds of the Big Sunflower River
Take a virtual tour with the beautiful wildlife residents of Mississippi’s Big Sunflower River, whose habitat is threatened by the Yazoo Pumps project.
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The Importance of Floodplains to Fish in Mississippi
Floodplains provide important resources to fish, especially catfish, in Mississippi’s Big Sunflower River. Take action to save the floodplains and catfish from the Yazoo Pumps project.
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The Big Sunflower River Has The Blues
Not many rivers allow you to paddle through the “birthplace” of the blues among other historical landmarks, but the Mississippi’s Big Sunflower – America’s Most Endangered River of 2018 – does.
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Why It’s #1: America’s Most Endangered River of 2018
The Yazoo Pumps would cost taxpayers more than $300 million and would drain and destroy an area of wetlands roughly the size of all five New York City boroughs. Help us force Congress to stop this plan.
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Announcing America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018
Released today, America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018 spotlights the battery of threats from the Trump administration and its allies in Congress to clean water and rivers nationwide. Take action today on behalf of this year’s endangered rivers.
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American Rivers Announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018
List highlights threats Trump administration, Congress pose to clean water nationwide. Contact: Amy Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145 www.AmericanRivers.org/MostEndangeredRivers Washington, DC – American Rivers today released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, identifying ten rivers facing imminent threats this year. This year’s report spotlights threats posed by the Trump administration and its supporters in […]
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Big Sunflower River tops list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018
Army Corps ‘Yazoo Pumps’ Project Would Burden Taxpayers, Destroy Vital Wetlands Contacts: Amy Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145 Andrew Whitehurst, Gulf Restoration Network, 601-954-7236 John Ruskey, Quapaw Canoe Company, 662-902-7841 Shannon McMulkin, Lower Mississippi River Foundation, 870-753-8954 Louie Miller, Sierra Club, 601-624-3503 www.AmericanRivers.org/BigSunflower Washington — American Rivers today named the Big Sunflower River America’s Most Endangered […]