RED WING, Minn. — There are many beautiful sights along the Mississippi River, everything from the water to the landscape around it, and soon, there will be another addition.A manmade island is currently under construction on the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minnesota, and Bay City, Wisconsin. Those behind the project said the island will take on a few key roles.
"Lake Pepin is filling in, so, it`s continuing to come in, sediment is filling it in, we`re losing places to even put that material," Rylee Hince, executive director of the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance, said. "The corps doesn`t know what to do with that material from the channel, this is one opportunity for a beneficial use project."
Hince says this project will benefit the species that occupy the space and rely on it for shelter, acting as a way to boost the ecosystem. There`s also an added benefit for the residents living near the lake.
"Lake Pepin is filling in, so, it`s continuing to come in, sediment is filling it in, we`re losing places to even put that material," Rylee Hince, executive director of the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance, said. "The corps doesn`t know what to do with that material from the channel, this is one opportunity for a beneficial use project."
Hince says this project will benefit the species that occupy the space and rely on it for shelter, acting as a way to boost the ecosystem. There`s also an added benefit for the residents living near the lake.
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