DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 10, 2025) — A press conference announcing Ride the Island, a new family bike ride on Arsenal Island on Father’s Day, June 15, 2025, will be held, April 15, 10AM, at the Quad City Times parking lot, Davenport, headquarters and start for the Father’s Day ride.

Ride the Island celebrates fathers and our beautiful Arsenal Island trails at the same time it celebrates 250 years of the United States Army.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 25, 2025) — A press conference announcing a prairie restoration initiative, Getting Back to Our Roots, will be held, March 27, 10AM, at River Action, 822 East River Drive, Davenport. (Enter the permeable alley between Federal St and Tremont St north of River Drive.)

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 25, 2025) — The Quad City area is taking proactive measures to address the risk of flooding with a community-focused Flood Preparedness Workshop scheduled for March 1, 2025, 10AM-2PM, at Modern Woodmen Park, located at 209 S Gaines St, Davenport, Iowa.

RIVERDALE, IOWA (February 19, 2025) — The next meeting of the Quad Cities Flood Resiliency Alliance will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2025, 3PM, in the City Hall Community Room in Riverdale, Iowa. The Alliance is open to the public and is a forum for timely and educational information on flood prevention, mitigation, flood insurance, and floodplain management. The agenda for the February 20 meeting includes:

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 2, 2024) — River Action is especially pleased to be gathering the river stakeholders in 2024. We are working in collaboration with experts and policymakers, non-profits, cities, educators, students, media, and scientists, and new this year, collaborating with high schools and colleges to present the Next Gen Summit in collaboration with the Upper Mississippi River Conference.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 19, 2024) — Tonight looks to be a high migration night for Iowa and the Upper Mississippi River. River Action will turn off the bridge lights on the arches of the Centennial bridge, September 19, through the duration of the fall migration.

Citizens are urged to turn off any unnecessary lighting, as well, to help our feathered friends find their way and reduce collisions.

An estimated 382 million birds will migrate through the upper Midwest tonight.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 21, 2024) — River Action’s Senior Citizen Golf Cart Tours allow participants to experience and learn about our Mississippi riverfront while riding in the front seat of a golf cart along beautiful riverfront, Nahant Marsh, or Duck Creek. These guided golf cart tours of riverfront trails on both sides of the Mississippi, Iowa and Illinois, are a fun way to gain knowledge on the past, present, and future of riverfront development.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 22, 2024) — A Quad Cities favorite is back again! River Action’s Senior Golf Cart Tours will take place this year on September 5-6, 2024. This year’s event includes a tour of the Arsenal Island taking place in the early evening allowing for a usually unseen look at the Mississippi River and the historic island.

RIVERDALE, IOWA (May 15, 2024) — The next meeting of the Quad Cities Flood Resiliency Alliance will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2024, 3PM, in the City Hall Community Room in Riverdale, Iowa. The Alliance is open to the public and is a forum for timely and educational information on flood prevention, mitigation, flood insurance, and floodplain management. The agenda for the May 16 meeting includes:

*Every attendee will receive a copy of the Assessment (71 pages) and Summary.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 14, 2024) — During the entire month of June, River Action’s fifth annual Explore and Seek Scavenger Hunt aims to get families and explorers of all ages outdoors and connected with nature.  Once called “Ride and Seek,” this year’s hunt allows participants to bike, hike, walk, or drive to over twenty parks, Wild Places, and conservation areas to seek the answers to clues listed on a map that is provided with each registration.

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