The Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee (UMRCC), consisting of natural resource managers from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, was created in 1943 to promote a continuing cooperation between conservation agencies on the Upper Mississippi River.

History of UMRCC

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UMRCC Objectives

Promote preservation and wise utilization of natural and recreational resources of the Upper Mississippi River

Formulate policies, plans, and programs for carrying on cooperative surveys and studies

Provide recommendations to governing State bodies in support of the objectives of the UMRCC