Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk
Ag & Water Desk launches landmark collaborative wetlands reporting project, ‘Down the Drain’
Contact: Sara Shipley Hiles, Ag & Water Desk executive director, 573-825-1967 Wetlands are places where land and water meet. Throughout the Mississippi River watershed, wetlands store floodwater, improve drinking water quality and serve as homes for millions of birds and other animals. But this special ecosystem is facing growing threats from development, pollution, climate change, … Continued
Ag & Water Desk receives $300,000 grant from MacArthur Foundation
Reporters, editors, students and friends of the Desk visited Cooper’s Landing at the Missouri River to learn about the endangered pallid sturgeon in September 2024. Photo: Sara Shipley Hiles | Ag & Water Desk The Desk has also received more than $120,000 in additional grants and funding over the last few months By Austin Fitzgerald … Continued
Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk wins $100,000 grant from Press Forward
The first round of Press Forward’s campaign to strengthen local newsrooms received more than 900 applications nationwide COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 16, 2024) — The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, based at the Missouri School of Journalism, has won a $100,000 grant in the first round of funding from Press Forward, a national movement … Continued