QC Wild Places

01/20/2026

The Mississippi River is more than 1,800 miles from the Pacific Ocean, but the two major bodies of water have both been misused as dumping grounds over the decades. Los Angeles Times environmental reporter Rosanna Xia will urge strong protection of both when she appears in Davenport Sunday, Jan. 25,...

01/09/2026

The film series returns Jan. 18–March 1 with Sunday screenings, networking events, and expert-led discussions aimed at inspiring local environmental awareness and action.

12/15/2025

🎬 Our first film to kick off the QC Environmental Film Series will be 'Out There: A National Parks Story', and we want to hear from YOU!

🌳What's your favorite memory from a national park or state park? A breathtaking view, a wildlife encounter, or a peaceful hike? Share a photo or story in the comments! 📸✨

🍿Come experience the beauty of our parks on the big screen and celebrate the places that inspire us to protect our natural world on January 18 at St. Ambrose's Galvin Fine Arts Center.

🎟️ Tickets & Info: qcenvironmentalfilmseries.org

10/09/2024

We are excited to have 126 area high school and college students attending the Upper Mississippi River Conference Next Gen Summit next week. On Thursday, Oct. 17 (day two of the conference), students will join the UMRC, going on a water testing field trip and attending presentations. They will also get to network with attendees at the conference luncheon.

We are still accepting registrations to the conference! Register at the link below!

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10/08/2024

Don't miss Bryce Upholt at the Upper Mississippi River Conference next week!

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Boyce Upholt is a “nature critic” whose writing probes the relationship between humans and the rest of the natural world, especially in the U.S. South.

Boyce grew up in the Connecticut suburbs and holds a bachelor’s degree from Haverford College and an MFA from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. He moved to the Mississippi Delta in 2009, where he discovered an unexpected wilderness amid an agricultural empire: the Mississippi River, which for hundreds of miles offers a corridor of islands and sandbars and wetland forests, with no settlement or development.

An obsession with how this wild place came to persist, despite so much change and engineering, inspired a wider interest in the strange nature of “nature” itself—this thing that we call separate but are really a part of. Boyce’s work ranges from straightforward journalism and science writing to travel writing that invites readers to better connect with the “more-than-human” world.

08/16/2024

THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR FLOATZILLA!

LAST MINUTE REGISTRATION FOR FLOATZILLA is at the Credit Island Lodge in Davenport (packet pick-up) until 7pm on Friday, August 16th!

SAME DAY REGISTRATION is at Lake Potter at the registration tent on Sunset Drive, from 8-10am!

SEE YOU THERE!

02/20/2024

River Action is Rolling Out the Barrels for it's 40th Anniversary!

Reduce Runoff & Retain the Rain

02/22/2023

is here and we are hitting up our home town!

This week's QC Wild Place is Credit Island Park! Did you know you can reserve the lodge for all sorts of gatherings, well you can for: $650 for all day ($300 Deposit), $50/hr for 8 hrs, Fri-Sun ($300 Deposit), $50/hr for 4 hrs, Mon-Thurs ($200 Deposit), & $50 for each additional hour! Check out the webtsite for below for more information. 🐸

https://www.davenportiowa.com/government/departments/parks_recreation/locations/credit_island_park_

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02/15/2023

is here and we are making our way to Clinton, Iowa! 🗺️

This week's QC Wild Place is Bulger's Hollow Recreational Area! This is a great camping location, which is $12 per night May to October. Payment through a self-registration station. ⛺

http://www.riveraction.org/bulgers_hollow

01/18/2023

is here and we are heading over to Rock Island, Illinois. 🗺️

This week's QC Wild Place is Ben Williamson Park! Home to the Backwater Gamblers Water Ski Shows and some beautiful views. Ben Williamson Park is also the beginning of a 6.5 mile paved recreation trail along the Rock River (Kiwanis Trail). 🌳🚶

http://www.riveraction.org/williamson_park

https://www.qctrails.org/trails/trail/kiwanis-trail

01/11/2023

Welcome to , where we are going to be sharing information on our QC Wild Places every Wednesday to spread the joy of finding new places to explore!

We want to highlight Andalusia Slough. Look how beautiful it is. 😍 Head over their to see some bald eagles and plan a summer camping trip!

http://www.riveraction.org/andalusia_slough

06/11/2021

You already know a lot, Learn more!

Come to the Riverine Walk Wetland Banking this Saturday at 9 AM!
Discover Wetland Banking and how conservation groups use it to fund their programs and continue building habitat for our native animal communities!
Meet at the Nahant Marsh Sign,
4220 Wapello Ave in Davenport, Iowa!

The talk is Saturday, June 12 9:00 - 10:45 AM
Tickets are $6 or free to River Action Members!
Walk-ups Welcome!