Know Your River
Forecasting
Water Levels
Answering a high-stakes question:
How high is the water now, and how
much is coming?
Links:
Water
levels of rivers and lakes:
www.rivergage.com
North Central river forecast
center:
www.crh.noaa.gov/ncrfc
To read these and other stories,
order this issue or check out
one of these outlets.
Experience
the Pearl Button Era
The award-winning Muscatine
History and Industry Center takes visitors into the
lives of people who created the pearl button boom.
Counting
an Uncommon Bird — the Golden Eagle
The “other
eagles” visit the Upper Mississippi every
winter, but you have to find them to count them.
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Atrazine
Atrazine shows up in the Mississippi River
in increasing concentrations as you move
downstream. Some legislators in Minnesota
would like to ban its use in the state,
and Iowa and Wisconsin already restrict
it in some areas.
Links:
Tyrone
Hayes' Atrazine Lovers Site
U.
S. Environmental Protection Agency's Atrazine Reregistration
Illinois Dept. of Agriculture, Pesticide Monitoring
Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture's Atrazine Use in Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dept. Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Atrazine
Photo Essay: Weaver
Dunes
By Gary Rodock
Pasqueflowers
come out in April, but every season has
its beauty at the Weaver dunes. Come early
and visit often.
Links:
Weaver
Dunes, Nature Conservancy
Weaver
Dunes, DNR
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