Support Mississippi River Conservation
The Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) coordinates conservation efforts and environmental restoration along the entire Mississippi River corridor and increases grant opportunities for state and local governments, tribes, and nonprofit organizations.
Take Action
Send a note to your federal elected officials urging them to support the MRRRI.
What You Should Know
The MRRRI Act authorizes new federal investments to:
Improve community resilience to climate change and reduce flood risk by restoring floodplains, riverine wetlands, delta and coastal wetlands, and backwaters
Improve drinking water quality in the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico by reducing polluted runoff
Protect and restore wildlife habitat and throughout the River corridor
Prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in the River system
Make dedicated investments in those communities that have born the highest costs of environmental degradation