http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/circ/circ1133/index.html
This site is a copy of a USGS circular on contaminants in the Mississippi River, sediment discharge, engineering activity, and a little more. Lots of graphs and tables to illustrate points. It’s a clear, informative site.
http://www.mhbriverwatch.dst.mn.us/events/tidings/tidings12six/tidings12six.html
The website for Tidings, the newsletter of the Mississippi Headwaters Board. Largely concerns activities in the northern regions of the Mississippi River, but covers issues that relate to people living all along the river.
http://www.geology.uno.edu/~serpa/geol1000/charlie.html
A link to a website of a geology class at UNO on the Mississippi River Basin. Not much information, but some nice pictures.
http://www.greatriver.com/welcome.htm
Excellent site calling itself THE Mississippi River homepage. Features Mississippi River travel information, books, weather, press releases, and lots more. They do try a little too hard to sell things, mostly books but still a great site.
http://www.system.missouri.edu/upress/otherbooks/repsmiss.htm
A page devoted to an author of several books on the Mississippi River. He seems to focus on urban planning and uses lots of 19th century lithographs. This site tries to sell you his books but it is still informative and the books may be worth involving in a Mississippi River course.
http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/1861m32.jpg
An interesting copy of a 19th-century map of Civil War fortifications along the Mississippi River. Somewhat hard to read, due to the age, script writing, and size of the image.
http://lists.uakron.edu/geology/natscigeo/Lectures/streams/Miss_flood.htm
A site on the 1993 Mississippi River flood. Well-organized. Covers where and why the river flooded and what could be done to prevent this level of flooding in the future.
http://quake.usgs.gov/prepare/factsheets/HiddenHazs/
A site on the New Madrid fault that runs along the Mississippi River. Discusses the origins of the fault, past earthquakes, and the possibility of future quakes. A USGS site.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/volume2/natural.htm#geology
A site on the natural resources of the Mississippi River Delta. Text-only.
A National Park Service website on the Mississippi River Delta region. Has an excellent library section with numerous links.
http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/
A PBS and Smithsonian project on the music of the Mississippi river. Has links to artists, events, and a listing of times for a TV series on the project.
Homepage of the Mississippi Valley Blues Society. Has links to artists and events.
http://www.greatrivergreening.org/
A nonprofit organization that uses volunteers to help restore natural environments along the Mississippi River.
http://www.mississippi-river.com/mrc/
A tourism website for international tourists visiting the Mississippi River region. Mostly unrelated to the MRBC course but has some links to events and places to visit in the area that may be of interest.
http://www.mississippi-river.com/mrpc/
Excellent site. Contains a variety of information on the Mississippi River&endash;tourism, economic development, fact sheets, and more. Very well organized and designed.
http://www.mcknight.org/missr.htm
Website of an organization which works to promote economic development along the Mississippi while preserving the ecology.
http://people.hsc.edu/faculty-staff/davide/index.html
Another site by a guy who took a canoe trip down the Mississippi River. Not a great site overall but it has a good list of recommended Mississippi River readings.
http://people.hsc.edu/faculty-staff/davide/index.html
This site is written by Rose Lew, an environmental scientist with the EPA. She discusses sustainability and the Mississippi River. The site is only text, so it’s a bit boring, but the paper is interesting.
http://riverresource.com/text/biblio.html
A list of books related to the Mississippi and other rivers.
http://riverresource.com/text/infolink.html
An excellent listing of links concerning the Mississippi River. Covers a wide variety of topics.
http://www.education-world.com/a_sites/sites044.shtml
A site on the Mississippi and other major rivers. This site is designed to help teachers plan lessons, so it is for a younger audience, but it still has lots of great information.
http://www.caleuche.com/River/Links.htm
Excellent site. This site mostly contains information helpful to people who are looking to do canoe trips on the Mississippi River. Includes links to maps, details about trips others have taken, weather reports, Mississippi River organizations, and more.
Website of the Acadian Cultural Society. Could be better organized, but has some interesting bits on Acadian culture, history, and genealogy.
Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture. Great site. Has an alphabetized index of Acadian towns, people, terms, etc. Also has links to sites related to Cajun culture.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/feature/
A National Park Service website about the history of the Native American "moundbuilders" of the Lower Mississippi delta. Excellent website, although geared to a younger audience.
This site is intended to have links to cities and towns along the Mississippi River. However, it is still under construction and, as of now, links are only available for a small number of towns on the northern end of the river.
http://mo.water.usgs.gov/rt-cgi/gen_tbl_pg?page=3
A USGS site giving the water flow of the Mississippi River at various towns. Very basic and technical. Updated daily.
Homepage of the Mississippi River Basin Alliance. Excellent site with plenty of links&endash;to other organizations, to press releases on Mississippi River issues, and more.
http://www.epa.gov/msbasin/msrhp.html
The EPA’s site on the Mississippi River basin. This site mostly deals with the issue of the "dead zone", or hypoxia. Details are given concerning the issue and the EPA’s action plan.
Also some other information, mostly dealing with water quality. Well-organized and interesting site.
http://www.cleanrivers.com/index.shtml
Homepage of the Mississippi River Beautification and Restoration Project, an organization that sponsors community cleanups, adpot-a-mile programs and more. Unfortunately, most are too far north to be practical for MRBC use. Still an interesting site, however.
http://www.lacoast.gov/Programs/CWPPRA/Projects/mississippi/
An excellent site on the sediment deposition problems of southern Louisiana. Great description of the problem that even non-science students could easily understand. Good maps showing the land loss.
http://www.adventuresports.com/asap/river/nors/states/ms-menu.htm
National Rivers website. Lots of information on recreation on the Mississippi rivers and river law.
http://www.rivercare.com/states/MS.htm
Rivercare website. Good information on pollution discharge into the Mississippi and ratings of discharge control facilities.
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/RiverWeb/credit.html
River Basin Knowledge Network website. Difficult to navigate. If anything, the text and background colors make this site very difficult to read.
http://www.oldmanriver.com/pages/timeline.htm
A timeline of the history of the Mississippi River. Mainly concerns events near Minneapolis-St. Paul and Iowa, but interesting anyhow.
This is the link to all of the National Wildlife Refuges in Louisiana. There are lot of these, many of which have facilities for camping and other activities.
Link to the Louisiana State Parks.
Marksville State Historic Site in Marksville, LA. Earthen mounds site with a museum. Interpretive programs available. (318) 253-8954
Webpage of Acadia Tours with Alice. This place offers tours of historic homes, churches, swamps, and farms. Also offers presentations on Cajun & German food, music, plantations, and museums. Need appointment. (337) 783-5640 or 1-800-651-8004
Banker Grotto Memorial Park in Erath, LA. Historic site with a restored grotto on Bayou Vermilion. Free. (337) 937-5697
www.nps.gov/jela/PrairieAcadianCulturalCenter.htm
Artifacts, exhibits, and demonstrations of the lifestyle of the Prairie Acadians. Located in Eunice, LA.
U.S.G.S. National Wetlands Research Center. These place looks very interesting. They do research on wetland ecology and are trying to develop ways to mange wetlands and preserve the Louisiana wetlands. They do give tours, but by appointment only (337) 266-8655
Website of the Acadian Memorial in Martinville, LA. This is a wall of names listing the Acadian exiles and depicting their arrival into Louisiana. There is also an Acadian genealogy center here.
www.nps.gov/jela/WetlandsAcadianCulturalCenter.htm
Website of the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, located in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Thibodaux, LA. They have a museum, gallery, theater and more. Reservations required for large group visits. (504) 448-1375
Website of the Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery in Baton Rouge. A gallery of work by Henry Neubig showing nostalgic Louisiana using only mud and clay colors.
LSU Museum of Natural Science. Shows the animals of Louisiana and displays imitating their habitats. Not impressive.
Tickfaw State Park in Springfield, LA. An "eco=park" with trails, cabins, camping, picnicking, canoeing, and environmental programs. (225)294-5020
German-American Cultural Center in Gretna, LA. Ehibits of the German immigrant presence in Louisiana, from 1721 through WWII.
Los Islenos Heritage and Cultural Museum in St. Bernard. LA. Displays of the Canary Islanders who settled in St. Bernard in the late 18th century. Tours daily. (504) 682-0862
Mudbug Madness Cajun Festival in Shreveport on Memorial Day weekend. Cajun & Zydeco music, food, crafts, activities, and contests. May 24-27, 2001. (318) 222-7403
Red River Revel Arts Festival. Shreveport, LA. Sept. 29-Oct. 6, 2001. Food, music, and art from across the US. Arts education programs for children. (318) 424-4000
Natchitoches Jazz/R&B Festival in Natchitoches, LA. (318)356-5500
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival. LOTS of live music, food crafts, music. May 4-6, 2001. (337)332-6655
Islenos Fiesta 2001 in St. Bernard, LA. Features traditional Cananry Isladn folk arts, food, crafts, music, dance, decimas, games, and demonstrations. (504) 524-1659
St. Rita Pecan Festival in Harahan. LA. Food, carnival rides, games, and live music. The second weekend in November. (504) 737-2921
Gretna Heritage Festival. Free. Live music, German beer garden, art, crafts, motorcycles, and classic cars. Oct. 5-7, 2001.
