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Groups want watershed study for upper Mississippi
Ron DeBrock, Hearst Illinois
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Barges travel along the Mississippi River in Godfrey. Five conservation groups have called for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a watershed study for the Upper Mississippi River.John Badman | Hearst Illinois
The U.S. Corps of Engineers is scheduled to discuss a proposed Mississippi River watershed plan with representatives of five states today.
The Corps estimates a watershed study for the Upper Mississippi River Basin would cost $3 million and take three years.
“We need a watershed study that works across the federal and state agencies to guide policies and actions in a coordinated way,” said Christine Favilla, Three Rivers project coordinator for the Sierra Club.
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Sierra Club joins RBGA
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GODFREY The Sierra Club has joined the The RiverBend Growth Association.
The Piasa Palisades Group of the Sierra Club has been active in Madison, Jersey, Greene, Macoupin, Montgomery, Fayette, Bond and Calhoun counties for 48 years. It has more than 900 local members, an established network of activists led by a devoted nine-member executive committee and positive working relationships with local administrative decision-makers.
Through its Three Rivers Project, the group has spent the past 20 years working in Madison, Jersey and Calhoun counties protecting the region’s rivers, wetlands and open space, promoting sustainable agriculture and pollinator projects, clean air and water and renewable energy.