News & Updates

America’s Watershed Initiative has begun to investigate techniques that will accelerate the use of nature-based solutions to address some of the challenges in the Mississippi River Watershed.

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

Promoting the Watershed With Our Federal Partners; Working With Nature to Address Increasing Precipitation; Donor Council Spotlight; Science in the Basin

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

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

Rainy Shorey, a 16-year veteran of Caterpillar, Inc., with “lean master black belt” experience in organizational management and a strong supply chain background, was elected this week as chairperson of America’s Watershed Initiative, a non-profit based in St. Louis and serving as a voice of the Mississippi River and its basins.

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.

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.

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.