Suggested Citation: "Appendix A - Valuing River Ecosystem Services." National Research Council. 2007. River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10 ...

Fish, a gar and a catfish, both native to the Mississippi River swim in an aquarium at the Mississippi River Museum in Tunica, Mississippi on Feb, 7, 2025 (© Karen Pulfer Focht) The Hernando DeSoto ...

The Glass City Riverwalk has a new feature that's bringing a little more greenery to downtown Toledo. Six floating wetlands are now lining the downtown side of the river. "We really wanted to make ...

In the valley that the Mississippi River carves through the heart of America, one vital habitat is facing a multitude of threats. The river's floodplain forests grow in rich, complex soils; provide ...

Deadly migration moment: The Mara River crossing during the Great Migration kills thousands of wildebeest annually due to predators, currents, and chaos. Ecosystem impact: Mass drownings contribute ...

The effort aims to stop litter before it reaches the Lafayette River, where pollution has threatened the water for decades.

An experiment using water from a large wastewater treatment plant has shown that this water continues to affect river diversity and the trophic web (food web) despite being properly treated and highly ...

MILLBROOK, N.Y. — The Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research has awarded $1.7 million to Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies to monitor Hudson River ecosystems for three years, ...