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Goal: We use our resources to restore the water quality and resilience of the Mississippi River; and to avoid catastrophic climate change and help the Upper Midwest provide a significant portion of the nation's renewable energy supply.

Features and Links


Evaluation summary
Download the executive summary of McKnight's 2009 Mississippi River program evaluation.

New program guidelines
As of late-2009, our river program has a revised goal and new strategies to support it.

Fighting climate change
McKnight partners with others to mitigate catastrophic global climate change.

National academies
Two McKnight-funded reports address water quality, biofuels, and the role of government.

Hurricane protection
McKnight's river program includes efforts to restore and protect coastal Louisiana.

Defining We
This must-read booklet explores the importance of language in advocacy work.

Water quality
Take a closer look at a collaborative effort to make and keep the Mississippi River clean.

Program Resources


Program Staff

Ron Kroese
Program Officer

Sarah Marquardt
Program Assistant


Pop Quiz


Along the 725-mile Lower Mississippi River, from the southern tip of Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico, how much of the 25 million acres of historic floodplain remains today?

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10%
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