‘Ducks Unlimited Park’ tackles wetland restoration
The Ducks Unlimited Park will have new trails, a welcome pavilion with an outdoor classroom, restrooms and a dog park. (Courtesy Ducks Unlimited)
The goal is to return 1,500 acres across from Downtown Memphis to floodplain, which naturally absorbs water from the Mississippi River and filters it before returning it to the river.
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Ducks Unlimited Big River Park ConservancyKeely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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