The 1993 Mississippi River floods : implications for wildlife, wetlands, and people.

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This report is based on workshops held in Minnesota, Illinois, and Missouri by the WWF to examine the federal response to the massive flooding that occured in the region in 1993. These meetings were also a means to build bridges between various interest groups in the region, particularly between the agricultural and environmental communities. Participants were asked to discuss the best methods for reducing future flood damage and to develop mutually acceptable approaches. The report outlines the history of resource management in the Mississippi River Basin and examines the need for improved watershed management and a coordinated intergovernmental effort, better floodplain management enforcement, increased flexibility in federal programs to provide funding for flood prevention, expanded education regarding the functions of watersheds and rivers, and formation of a Mississippi River Basin Commission. It also provides information on the federal Interagency Floodplain Management Review Committee report on the floods, WWF's vision of the future of floodplain management in the region, wetland restoration programs, and soil and water conservation programs