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Mississippi River Network Submits Comments to NRCS Concerning Inflation Reduction Act Funding
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[/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids="15042,15043,15041,15044" fullwidth="on" _builder_version="3.22.6" custom_margin="9px||20px|||" custom_margin_tablet="" custom_margin_phone="141px||40px" custom_margin_last_edited="on|desktop" custom_padding="|0px||0px" custom_padding_tablet="" custom_padding_phone="|20px||20px" custom_padding_last_edited="on|phone" animation_style="fade" auto="on" auto_speed="3500" hover_transition_duration="700ms" custom_css_main_element="clear:both;" global_module="16157" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.19.4" text_font="Montserrat||||" text_text_color="#FFFFFF" text_line_height="1.8em" header_font="||||||||" header_3_font="Montserrat|700|||||||" header_3_text_color="#FFFFFF" custom_padding="|0px|20px|0px|false|false" custom_padding_tablet="" custom_padding_phone="|20px||20px" custom_padding_last_edited="on|phone" animation_direction="top" custom_css_main_element="clear:both;" global_module="16162" saved_tabs="all" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"]Yes! The River can count on me!
I am committed to protecting the Mississippi River and will take at least three actions to care for this valuable resource. Please keep me informed about actions I can take to protect the Mississippi River as a River Citizen:
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For example, last month, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) (an agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture that provides technical and financial assistance to farmers and landowners) invited the public to comment on their implementation of IRA funds. The NRCS is the primary agency responsible for administering Farm Bill conservation programs that protect habitats and clean water in our Mississippi River basin.
The Mississippi River Network, the organization that implements the 1 Mississippi program, submitted comments to NRCS on behalf of our Network members and River Citizens. We urged NRCS to be bold and think holistically about our ecosystems as the agency implements this historic funding. We also outlined specific conservation practices that we believe should be prioritized to have the greatest impacts on the health of our River and the communities that depend on it.
Here is an excerpt from the letter submitted on December 21, 2022:
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.19.4" text_font_size="17px" text_line_height="1.6em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_margin="|50px||50px||true" custom_margin_tablet="" custom_margin_phone="|10px|48px|10px|false|true" custom_margin_last_edited="on|phone" custom_padding="30px|40px|30px|40px|true|true" box_shadow_style="preset1" box_shadow_vertical="0px" box_shadow_spread="2px" global_colors_info="{}"]The Mississippi River Network (MRN) appreciates this opportunity to submit a public comment regarding Docket ID: NRCS-2022-0015 “Request for Public Input About Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act Funding.” We urge NRCS to implement this historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding in a way that is not only impactful for our environment and our communities that depend on it, but also efficient and expeditious. We understand how this may require NRCS to balance its real capacity constraints with the IRA’s stated goals to “improve soil carbon, reduce nitrogen losses, or reduce, capture, avoid, [and] sequester carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions.” To that end, our comments are focused on specific practices and considerations that maximize benefits to our communities and the environments that sustain them. We are also focused on recommendations that reduce the need to apply nitrogen in the first place. Our hope is that these comments will enable NRCS to be more efficient in its implementation of IRA funds all while maximizing environmental outcomes.
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.19.4" text_font_size="17px" text_line_height="1.6em" background_color="#f7f7f7" custom_margin="|50px||50px||true" custom_margin_tablet="" custom_margin_phone="|10px|48px|10px|false|true" custom_margin_last_edited="on|phone" custom_padding="30px|40px|30px|40px|true|true" box_shadow_style="preset1" box_shadow_vertical="0px" box_shadow_spread="2px" global_colors_info="{}"]The Mississippi River Network is a coalition of 60+ organizations working toward a healthy and resilient River for the people, land, water, and wildlife of the United States’ greatest River. Founded in 2005, the Network has grown into a diverse coalition of nonprofit organizations and businesses from the River’s headwaters in Minnesota, to where it drains into the Gulf of Mexico. Network members share resources, implement whole River strategies, and support the 1 Mississippi national program. The Network focuses on priority issues that need River-wide cooperation, implements the 1 Mississippi program, and coordinates a variety of actions, such as this comment letter.
If you are interested in taking action, click here: https://1mississippi.org/take-action/ or you may also support our work with a donation: https://mississippirivernetwork.salsalabs.org/donate/index.html
Can the River Count on You?
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.7.4" background_color="#000000" custom_padding="0|0px|0|0px|false|false" top_divider_style="wave2" top_divider_color="#044187" top_divider_height="70px" top_divider_flip="horizontal" top_divider_arrangement="above_content" global_module="15114" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row column_structure="1_3,1_3,1_3" use_custom_gutter="on" gutter_width="1" make_equal="on" module_class=" et_pb_row_fullwidth" _builder_version="4.16" background_color="#000000" width="100%" width_tablet="100%" width_phone="" width_last_edited="on|desktop" max_width="100%" max_width_tablet="100%" max_width_phone="" max_width_last_edited="on|desktop" custom_margin="0px|0px|0px|0px" custom_padding="0px|0px|0|0px|false|false" make_fullwidth="on" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="1_3" _builder_version="4.16" background_color="#015066" background_image="http://box5591.temp.domains/~trueeas1/1mississippi/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/miss4.png" background_blend="soft-light" custom_padding="140px|40px|40px|40px" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.16" text_font="||||||||" header_font="Montserrat|700||on|||||" header_text_align="center" header_text_color="#f7f7f7" header_font_size="60px" header_line_height="1.3em" header_2_font="Montserrat|900||on|||||" header_2_text_align="center" header_2_font_size="40px" background_layout="dark" custom_margin="||20px|" header_font_size_last_edited="off|desktop" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"]Step 1
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.16" text_font="||||||||" header_font="Montserrat|700||on|||||" header_text_align="center" header_text_color="#f7f7f7" header_font_size="60px" header_line_height="1.3em" header_2_font="Montserrat|200||on|||||" header_2_text_align="center" header_2_text_color="#33f3333" header_2_font_size="28px" background_layout="dark" custom_margin="||40px|" header_font_size_last_edited="off|desktop" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"]Become a River Citizen
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.16" text_font="Montserrat||||" text_text_color="#FFFFFF" text_line_height="1.8em" header_font="||||||||" header_3_font="Montserrat|700|||||||" header_3_text_color="#FFFFFF" background_layout="dark" custom_margin="30px||10px|" animation_direction="top" custom_css_main_element="clear:both;" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"]Yes! The River can count on me!
I am committed to protecting the Mississippi River and will take at least three actions to care for this valuable resource. Please keep me informed about actions I can take to protect the Mississippi River as a River Citizen:
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Step 2
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.16" text_font="||||||||" header_font="Montserrat|700||on|||||" header_text_align="center" header_text_color="#f7f7f7" header_font_size="60px" header_line_height="1.3em" header_2_font="Montserrat|200||on|||||" header_2_text_align="center" header_2_text_color="#33f3333" header_2_font_size="28px" background_layout="dark" custom_margin="||40px|" header_font_size_last_edited="off|desktop" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"]Educate Yourself
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.16" text_font="Montserrat||||" text_text_color="#FFFFFF" text_line_height="1.8em" link_font="|700|||||||" link_text_color="#00efe3" header_font="||||||||" header_3_font="Montserrat|700|||||||" header_3_text_color="#FFFFFF" custom_margin="30px||10px|" animation_direction="top" custom_css_main_element="clear:both;" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"]One goal for 1 Mississippi is to educate the public on the urgent problems facing the River. We are supported by the Mississippi River Network, a group of organizations that are experts in various areas concerning the River. Each section below is intended to provide some basic knowledge about these important issues and links to experts who can provide more detailed information.
Nutrient pollution
Importance of floodplains and wetlands
Farm bill conservation programs
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Step 3
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.16" text_font="||||||||" header_font="Montserrat|700||on|||||" header_text_align="center" header_text_color="#f7f7f7" header_font_size="60px" header_line_height="1.3em" header_2_font="Montserrat|200||on|||||" header_2_text_align="center" header_2_text_color="#33f3333" header_2_font_size="28px" background_layout="dark" custom_margin="||40px|" header_font_size_last_edited="off|desktop" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"]Take Action
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.16" text_font="Montserrat||||" text_text_color="#FFFFFF" text_line_height="1.8em" link_font="|700|||||||" link_text_color="#00efe3" header_font="||||||||" header_3_font="Montserrat|700|||||||" header_3_text_color="#FFFFFF" custom_margin="30px||10px|" animation_direction="top" custom_css_main_element="clear:both;" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"]There are many ways you can take action. We have a list of 10 actions you can take now, You can volunteer and you can check our action center in order to see what bigger projects we are working on. Here we give you the information you need to call your congressman or sign onto proposals. You can also check out our events calendar to see what events are happening in your area.
10 actions you can take now!
The Action Center
Events Calendar
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