• Date: May 21, 2022
  Time: 10:30am
  Location: Online
  IA

We have a great slate of panelists for this session - representatives from other organizations working for the river and leading work on federal bills and big ideas. We will cover the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience initiative (MRRRI), the Saving the Mississippi River Together initiative (SMRT), the Farm Bill reauthorization and a big idea - the notion of an Upper Midwest Compact to protect the waters of the Mississippi from diversion.  Our speakers represent organizations that are working to protect the Mississippi.

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Speakers:

MRRRI Update - Alicia Vasto, Water Program Associate Director, Iowa Environmental Council

SMRT Update - Brandt Thorington, Policy Director, Mississippi River Cities and Town Initiative

Farm Bill Update - Lara Bryant, Deputy Director, Water and Agriculture, Natural Resources Defense Council

UpperMidwest Compact - Kirsten Wallace, Executive Director, Upper Mississippi River Basin Association

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