River Updates
December 31, 2012
Jan. 9 - Big Muddy Speaker Series - St. Charles - 2013
"Close Up on Clean Water"
presentation by Kat Logan Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
6. p.m. Meet at Big A's Restaurant
6:30 p.m. Presentation
At Big A's Restaurant
308 N Main St. - St Charles, MO
(directions below)
Presentation is FREE! Come early to get a spot and order a great dinner from our partner Big A's
The 40 year-old Clean Water Act aims to protect the “physical, chemical, and biological” integrity of our nation’s waters so our creeks, rivers, and oceans can thrive. For four decades Missouri has left nearly 150,000 miles of waters with insufficient protections to safeguard their health. At the same time, our waters are under increasing pressures from development, agriculture, and climate stress.
How can the Missouri River thrive when the creeks that feed it are unprotected? How can we secure our freshwater resources when 80% of our state’s waters are not held to Clean Water Act standards? How can we ensure that our children and grandchildren can enjoy healthy waters in Missouri?
left - all Missouri Streams; right - streams classified under Clean Water Act
graphic courtesy of Mo. Coalition for the Environment
December 31, 2012
Jan. 9 - Big Muddy Speaker Series - Kansas City 2013
"From Farmland to Floodplain - Restoring Benedictine Bottoms"
presented by Dr. Daniel Bowen,
professor emeritus of Biology, Benedictine College, Atchison, KS
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
6 p.m. Social Hour
7 p.m. Presentation
At Hickok's Grill
528 Walnut St. - Kansas City, MO (in the River Market)
Click here for flier (pdf)»
(directions below)
Presentation is FREE!
Please support our partner by coming early for dinner and drinks at this great local establishment! Happy Hour till 7:00
Since the 1970s, when Dr. Dan Bowen became a professor at Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, and began studying birds along the Missouri River, he’s been restoring river habitat at Benedictine Bottoms. Today, all along the river, people working in restoration look to the work done by Bowen and his cohorts as a model for their efforts; and the Bottoms continues to be a laboratory for understanding how river habitat should work and for developing techniques to make that a reality.
Dr. Bowen will tell the story of bringing Benedictine Bottoms back to life as a functioning river habitat – what worked, what didn’t, what changes have been made over those 35 years and what lives there now.
Benedictine Bottoms is currently managed by the Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.
photo of Benedictine Bottoms in the Flood of 2011 courtesy of Benedictine College newspaper "The Circuit"
December 20, 2012
Jan. 8 - Big Muddy Speaker Series - Rocheport 2013
"Monitoring Birds on the Missouri River"
presentation by Ethan Duke, Assistant Director and co-founder of Missouri River Bird Observatory
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
7 p.m. presentation
lower floor of the Les Bourgeois Vineyards Bistro
in Rocheport, MO (directions below)
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Presentation is FREE and open to the public! Come early to purchase a great dinner upstairs at the Bistro!
The Missouri River and its adjacent wetlands are a major corridor for migrating songbirds, raptors and waterfowl. Recognizing the need to monitor and catalogue this massive avian movement, Ethan Duke and Dana Ripper took their collective bird monitoring experience in 2009 and started the Missouri River Bird Observatory. The mission of this bunch of hard working biologists is to contribute to the conservation of Missouri's migratory and resident birds through scientific research and monitoring, community outreach and education.
Join us as Ethan Duke shares stories of their work in the Missouri wilds, his take on the state of our bird populations and the successes of their inspiring program.
December 4, 2012
2013 Schedule
Check out Missouri River Relief's 2013 Schedule!
All dates are tentative until further notice, so check back in for updates and make sure to sign up on our email list to get the latest!
Click here to see the full posting and to view our pdf schedule»
December 3, 2012
Dec. 11 - Big Muddy Speaker Series - Rocheport 2012
"Lupus: Village by the River"
film screening presented by filmmakers Rhonda Cleeton and Robert Hemmelgarn
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
7 p.m. film screening
lower floor of the Les Bourgeois Vineyards Bistro
in Rocheport, MO (directions below)
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Click here for 1/4 sheet handbill (pdf)»
Presentation is FREE and open to the public! Come early to purchase a great dinner upstairs at the Bistro!
We are continuing our tradition of offering something a little different for our December presentation with a full-length screening of a locally produced river film!
Lupus is a tiny little river town in Moniteau County across the river from Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area. For many in the area, it's known for its houses on stilts and its annual ChiliFest, when the town turns into on big musical and culinary party.
As a labor of love, Lupus resident Rhonda Cleeton and friend Robert Hemmelgarn teamed up to produce a wonderful tribute to the town, called "Lupus: Village on the river". Using the stories of the talented and hardy residents of Lupus, the film weaves a personal history of the town, including its beginnings as a railroad town in the 1880's, through the devastation of the Flood of 1993 to the present, where the Lupus General Store serves as a musical destination for troubadours from around the country.
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The monthly series is held in three locations, Rocheport , Kansas City and St. Charles. The free presentations bring in experts to discuss Missouri River issues, biology, hydrology, history and more.
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