A cooperative effort to work towards comprehensive management
of a healthy and sustainable Mississippi River System



MISSION

THE BIG RIVER WORKS will move towards more strategic cooperation for sustaining the Mississippi River system by engaging a diverse coalition of interests with a common stake in ensuring a healthy, working Mississippi River watershed.
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FORUMS

THE BIG RIVER WORKS will host leadership forums in five major cities along the river, each focused on a theme encompassing issues that are critical to the systemic health and sustainability of the Mississippi Watershed.
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LEADERSHIP

An initiative of America’s WETLAND Foundation, THE BIG RIVER WORKS is guided by a steering committee with global experience and expertise, and joined by host of cooperating organizations that represent the tremendous depth and breadth of the Mississippi River’s international impact.
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  • THE BIG RIVER WORKS

    Click here to download presentations from the Chicago Forum

  • BIG RIVER FACTS

    Ninety percent of the nation’s agricultural exports, most of its livestock, more than 40 percent of the country’s migratory birds and 25 percent of North American fish species depend on the Mississippi River system, which touches 31 states and the lives of more than 60 percent of Americans.

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