A long-planned habitat restoration effort along the Mississippi River near Montrose is moving forward through a partnership involving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local officials

A long-planned habitat restoration effort along the Mississippi River near Montrose is moving forward through a partnership involving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local officials

A long-planned habitat restoration effort along the Mississippi River near Montrose is moving forward through a partnership involving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local officials. The project will rebuild a series of islands in Pool 19 that have gradually eroded and become more flood-prone since the construction of Lock and Dam No. 19 in 1913. Work has been in development since 2021, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island Dist…