Restoration efforts at Dogtooth Bend focus on natural infrastructure to manage the Mississippi River's flow and prevent it from cutting a new channel that could disrupt 14 miles of navigation.
Planting trees to slow water movement is a key strategy supported by NRCS and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, explains Tharran Hobson of The Nature Conservancy.
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