To support grantee's initiative to deliver 8,000 acres of bottomland hardwood reforestation in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley including Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi
Support for the Natural Resources Enterprises program to promote income diversification and environmental stewardship on traditional agricultural operations in the Mississippi Delta
Sponsorship for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition to advance the implementation of an agricultural policy that improves water quality in the Mississippi River Basin and to assist the Foundation in tracking federal agricultural policy and funding
Support for grantee to unify towns and cities along the Mississippi to improve the health of the river with a specific focus on improving water quality
Support for grantee to improve the environmental performance of agriculture in central Illinois and, by extension, improve water quality in the Mississippi River and its tributaries
2018
Environment
$100,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Inc.
Support for grantee to engage sportsmen in key upper Mississippi River states in support of agricultural policies with potential to improve water quality
Support for the Mississippi River Network to mobilize member organizations and River Citizens' grassroots defense of clean water policies and support for Mississippi River conservation programs
Support for grantee's initiative to conduct two reporter training institutes - one for the upper basin and one for the lower basin of the Mississippi River.