News & Updates

Recent updates from America’s Watershed Initiative.
AWI Newsletter – April-June 2023

AWI Newsletter – April-June 2023

Elevating Science in the Lower Mississippi River Basin; AWI Board Members Lead Across the Basin and the Nation; Donor Council Update; Ground-Breaking Work on the Mississippi; Quick Takes

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AWI Newsletter – October-December 2022

AWI Newsletter – October-December 2022

Meet Me In St. Louis!; AWI Elects New Leadership; Welcome New Board and National Advisory Council Members; AWI in Washington, D.C.; Next Generation Report Card; Around the Watershed

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AWI Newsletter – Spring-Summer 2022

AWI Newsletter – Spring-Summer 2022

America’s Watershed Initiative Goes to Washington; BACK TO SCHOOL: Next Generation Mississippi River Watershed Report Card; Science in Decision Making; Science to Inform Action; AWI Around the Basin

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America’s Watershed Initiative Announces New Board Leadership

America’s Watershed Initiative Announces New Board Leadership

America’s Watershed Initiative (AWI), the only nonprofit organization working across the entire Mississippi River watershed and across all sectors—including conservation, agriculture, navigation and recreation, enters 2022 with a new Board of Directors Executive Team in place.

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AWI 2021 Year in Review Newsletter

AWI 2021 Year in Review Newsletter

As 2021 comes to an end, we want to take a moment to thank you for your partnership with America’s Watershed Initiative. It has been an exciting year as we wrapped up our latest Mississippi River Watershed Report Card, listened and learned from you about a next generation report card and initiated and contributed to several new projects described below.

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Mississippi River Watershed Receives a Grade of C-

Mississippi River Watershed Receives a Grade of C-

America’s Watershed Initiative (AWI) has released its second Mississippi River Watershed Report Card, resulting in a grade of C- for the entire watershed, which covers more than 41 percent of the continental United States and 31 states.

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America’s Watershed Initiative Appoints New Executive Director

America’s Watershed Initiative Appoints New Executive Director

America’s Watershed Initiative (AWI), a collaboration among hundreds of business, government, academic, and civic organizations to find solutions to the challenges facing the Mississippi River and the more than 250 rivers that flow into it, announced Kim Lutz as its new Executive Director.

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