Wetlands and green space in Rock Island, Bettendorf and Davenport could get a boost through a new collaboration between Ducks Unlimited and the Mississippi Rivers and Towns Initiative.
The existential threat from flooding is also an economic one for the cities and towns that hug the country's major rivers. In total, flooding in 2019 along the Mississippi and its tributaries caused an estimated $6.2 billion in damage, including millions in the St. Louis region.
Cities along the Mississippi River are redeveloping their riverfronts, but those projects are often threatened by flooding worsened by the climate crisis.
Creating wetlands in farm country can reduce the severity of flooding downstream. The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative and Ducks Unlimited have partnered to create more wetlands in the Mississippi River basin.
Creating wetlands in farm country can reduce the severity of flooding downstream. The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative and Ducks Unlimited have partnered to create more wetlands in the Mississippi River basin.