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Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee

Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee

Restoring America's Greatest River

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WHAT WE DO

Our Mission

Promote the restoration and wise use of the natural resources of the Lower Mississippi River through cooperative efforts involving planning, management, information sharing, public education, advocacy and research.

Our Focus

The LMRCC focuses on habitat restoration, long-term conservation planning and scientific assessment of the river’s health.

OUR FOCUS

Restore River Habitats

The LMRCC, in conjunction with our partners, undertakes activities to restore habitat including:

  • Implementing aquatic habitat restoration and river-access improvement projects.
  • Restoring bottomland hardwood forests in the river’s active floodplain. 
  • Helped prepare a comprehensive plan, the Lower Mississippi River Resource Assessment, that includes habitat restoration for more than 3 million acres of lands and waters. Read the final report to Congress and view the project area map (PDF).
Heavy construction equipment digging out dirt from a river channel with rocks in the foreground
OUR FOCUS

Promote Greater River Access and Use

Some of our activities to meet this goal include:

  • Development of an online sport fishing guide for the lower river (download the PDF or Flash version). Download the fact sheet (PDF, 3.8 MB)
  • Coordinating the development of the Lower Mississippi River Water Trail
OUR FOCUS

Encourage a Broader Appreciation of the River

To promote the Mississippi River, the LMRCC:

  • https://www.lmrcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/LMR_Economic_Profile_February2014.pdfDocuments the river’s economic importance to the region and the nation. Download the economic profile (PDF, 2.3 MB)
  • Documents the importance of good quality river water for wildlife and people. A new water quality assessment will be completed in 2014.
  • Developed a comprehensive Geographic Information System to help plan and implement habitat restoration and river-access improvement projects

Initiatives and Projects

  • Restoring America’s Greatest River Initiative
  • Lower Mississippi River Batture Reforestation Project
  • Asian Carp Management and Control
  • Fishing the Lower Mississippi River Initiative
  • Lower Mississippi River Resource Assessment
  • 2014 Lower Mississippi River Economic Profile Project
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RECENT NEWS

Pallid Sturgeon: Living Dinosaur at Home in Lower Mississippi

Ancestors of the endangered Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) coexisted with dinosaurs millions of years ago. Fossil sturgeon specimens from North America are believed to be nearly 80 million years old. Despite this ancient lineage, biologists are just now unlocking some of the mysteries of this ancient species on the Lower Mississippi River. Through increased monitoring…

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River Shrimp: Long-Armed, Long-Distance Traveler

Jan Jeffrey HooverUS Army Engineer Research and Development CenterVicksburg, MS Shrimp are typically thought of as marine animals, characteristic of Gulf waters, but there are also species inhabiting the fresh waters of the Mississippi River.  The largest of these (60-100 mm) is the Ohio River shrimp, or simply “river shrimp” (Macrobrachium ohione).  Like its saltwater relatives,…

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Endangered Fat Pocketbook Mussel Found Along the Lower Mississippi River

The endangered Fat Pocketbook mussel is one of three priority species listed in a  Strategic Habitat Conservation Plan for the Lower Mississippi River. Although it was listed as federally endangered in 1976, and at that time known only from the St. Francis River system in Arkansas, it was first found in the main channel of the lower…

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The Paddlefish: Primitive Fish Inspiring Future Technology

Jan Jeffrey Hoover  and Edward J. PerkinsEnvironmental LaboratoryUS Army Engineer Research and Development CenterVicksburg, MS The North American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) is a primitive species with an unusually sophisticated multi-purpose tool: its snout.  Common in the lower Mississippi River basin, it is harvested for its eggs which provide gourmets with caviar rivaling that of related…

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