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Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee

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About Us

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Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the UMRCC is held in March and rotates among member state locations.  The meeting format includes a day of technical section meetings that focus on specific topics of interest to each section, followed by two days of general presentations about the river.  The meetings are filled with opportunities to learn, connect,…

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What We Do

UMRCC works to promote & preserve natural and recreational resources through wise use, conservation, and management The UMRCC accomplishes its work primarily through the voluntary efforts of many river resource managers and a very modest budget supported by the annual dues of the five member states. Early History During its early existence, the Committee recognized…

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Executive Board

Current UMRCC activities are governed by an Executive Board which consists of one voting representative from each of the five UMR states: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Chairmanship of the Executive Board rotates from year to year. Also on the Board are nonvoting members consisting of five Technical Committee Chairmen (Fisheries, Wildlife, OREIT, Water Quality, Mussels, and Law…

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History

The “Upper Mississippi River Conservation Survey Committee” was created in Dubuque, Iowa on December 15, 1943, with 22 “River Rats” (biologists) from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. “Survey” was later dropped from the Committee’s name and now the organization is called the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee (UMRCC).  The Committee was envisioned to be only…

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Related Websites

State Agencies MinnesotaWisconsinIowaIllinoisMissouri Federal Agencies US Army Corps of EngineersSt. Louis DistrictRock Island DistrictSt. Paul DistrictUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish RefugeUnited States Geological Survey Upper Midwest Environmental Science CenterNational Park ServiceUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service NGOs American RiversAmerican Fisheries SocietyAudubonDucks UnlimitedThe Nature ConservancyMississippi River Research ConsortiumThe Izaak Walton LeagueThe Wildlife SocietyFreshwater Mollusk…

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Contact

Contact us Office 292 San Diego Rd.Carbondale, IL 62902 Via Email neal_jackson@fws.gov Via Phone Tel: 618.579.3129

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UMRCC Partnership

The UMRCC is supported by natural resource management agencies in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri.     

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CONTACT

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
UMRCC Coordinator Neal Jackson
Large Rivers Coordination Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
292 San Diego Road
Carbondale, Illinois 62901

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