DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 26, 2025) — Join River Action for our 20th annual Taming of the Slough Adventure Triathlon this fall to paddle, mountain bike, and run your way to the top! This year's Taming of the Slough will take place on Saturday, September 13th, downtown Moline at Bass Street YMCA (1701 1st Ave Moline, Illinois) and begins promptly at 8AM. No, that’s not a typo! 😊

RIVERDALE, IOWA (August 18, 2025) — The next meeting of the Quad Cities Flood Resiliency Alliance will be held on Thursday, August 21, 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 Augst 21 meeting includes:

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 4, 2025) — What follows is a summer education program that invites the public to learn about the history, ecology, and current happenings along the Mississippi River and surrounding watershed in the Quad Cities area. Participants can cruise the Mississippi River on the Channel Cat Water Taxi or enjoy a leisurely Riverine Walk as expert guides present topics ranging from information about local river wildlife to stories of early Quad Cities history.

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.