Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program

Durbin says he will 'take advantage' of friendship with Biden to get money secured for restoration of Quincy Bay

September 17, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says he’s going to lean on an old friend to help pay for the restoration of Quincy Bay, one of the largest natural bays of the Upper Mississippi River. “I happen to know this president, and I’m going to take advantage of it,” Durbin said Friday afternoon as…

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Public input sought on Quincy Bay Habitat Restoration Project through Sept. 16

August 19, 2022 | By Muddy River News

QUINCY — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program partners are in the early stages of planning for a habitat rehabilitation project and are seeking public input through Sept. 16. The Quincy Bay project is part of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program and is being constructed through a…

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