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• Impact Story: Arkansas Public Policy Panel

  ​The Arkansas Public Policy Panel is dedicated to achieving social and economic justice by organizing citizen groups around the state.

• Impact Story: Association of State Wetland Managers

  ​The Association of State Wetland Managers is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to protecting, conserving, and managing the nation's wetlands.

• Article: Friends of the Mississippi River and National Park Service release inaugural State of the River report

  September 27, 2012 - Inaugural State of the River report reveals progress, cause for alarm on the Mississippi.

• Article: McKnight among supporters of new food and ag policy initiative

  May 10, 2011 - McKnight and seven other leading foundations have joined together to support AGree, a new initiative to tackle long-term food and ag policy issues.

• News Release: McKnight approves over $20 million in fourth quarter of 2010, including support for efforts to reduce pollution in the Missippi River corridor

  January 6, 2011 - McKnight's fourth-quarter approved grants.

• Article: Study: Protect Mississippi River Better

  October 16, 2007 - Associated Press article.

• News Release: National Academies releases reports on biofuels and water quality, Mississippi River water quality

  October 16, 2007 - Two McKnight-funded reports address current and future policy issues around water quality, biofuels, and government responsibilities.

• News Release: McKnight invests nearly $2 million to strengthen citizen advocacy for Mississippi River

  January 12, 2006 - McKnight's fourth-quarter 2005 approved grants