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NWF and Prairie Rivers Network published the Quad Cities Climate Risk Report<\/a> in 2024, which detailed a myriad of ways this cluster of cities along the Mississippi River could reduce their flood risks. Due to the efforts of our partners and NWF<\/a>, the City of Rock Island voted to conserve a 600-acre tract of wetlands<\/a> along the Mississippi River in July 2025, which will protect habitat for Blanding’s turtles and other at-risk species while improving water quality and mitigating flood risks.<\/p>\n\n

Photo Credit: Julie Malake<\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NWF and Prairie Rivers Network published the Quad Cities Climate Risk Report in 2024, which detailed a myriad of ways this cluster of cities along the Mississippi River could reduce their flood risks. 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