Balancing Act: Exploring the Impacts of Disturbance Regimes on Floodplain Forests

Delaney Farwell, Mississippi Park Connection's Community Forestry Coordinator, explores how humans, rivers, and ecosystems intertwine. She emphasizes floods and droughts' impact on floodplain forests, especially cottonwood trees, stressing the need to understand disturbance patterns amidst climate change. Farwell concludes by urging a holistic mindset, akin to "thinking like a river," to protect these landscapes for generations to come.

Diving for Hidden Treasure: Mussel Surveys in the Mississippi River

The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is home to nearly 30 native species of freshwater mussel, many of which are on the state and federal endangered lists.