Tag: river science
Mississippi River Flooding: Can We Move Past 1928?
Written by Jeff Opperman | July 19th, 2011
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The good news about this spring’s Mississippi River flooding? Floodplains kept it from being much worse. But just using floodplains as safety valves is so 1928, says Conservancy scientist Jeff Opperman.
Why We Love Rivers, Our Threads of Wildness and Mystery
Written by Jeff Opperman | October 1st, 2010
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Rivers have a way of captivating us. For the Conservancy’s Jeff Opperman, it all started with the creek in his backyard as a child. What sparked your love of rivers? Tell us!
