It has targeted the headquarters of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area and the park’s visitor center at the Science Museum of Minnesota, both in St. Paul. The U.S. General ...

These 40-foot to 80-foot craft could haul 15 tons of cargo a dozen or so miles a day, according to John Anfinson, superintendent of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. But in 1823 ...

While there are different numbers depending on the source, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area lists the length of the Mississippi as 2,350 miles. It’s the second-longest river in ...

A conservation group on Wednesday named the Mississippi the “most endangered river of 2025,” citing threats to abolish the ...

Trump's call to abolish FEMA as Mississippi sees more frequent, extreme flooding, prompts group to name river the nation's most endangered waterway.

The river is threatened primarily by FEMA's uncertain future, said American Rivers, an environmental group based in ...

Heavy rains caused flooding, and the fish escaped into nearby waterways. In 2011, John Anfinson, chief of resource management for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, learned that ...

He joined the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service, in 2000, where he served as Superintendent from 2014-2020. John is the author of The River We Have ...

The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area stretches over 40 miles of the Delaware River, the longest free-flowing river east of the Mississippi. The roughly 67,000-acre protected area allows ...

The Mississippi River's rapid rise in the coming days is ... Corps spokesman Ricky Boyett said National Weather Service forecasts do "not indicate operation of the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway at ...