River Relief

July 26, 2012

August 8 Big Muddy Speaker Series - St. Charles

"One River - One Problem"

Presented by Tony Messenger, columnist at St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012

5 p.m. Afternoon paddle through historic St. Charles on the Big Muddy Adventure's Junebug canoe. (more info below)
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
(636) 949-9900
(directions below)

Presentation is FREE! This is our second Big Muddy Speaker Series presentations in St. Charles. Thanks to Greg Poleski of Greenway Network for getting this series rolling!

NOTE - before the presentation, you will have the opportunity to hop on the big Junebug canoe with Mike Clark from Big Muddy Adventures for a short paddle through downtown St. Charles. Park near Big A's and walk towards the river. We'll have canoes ready to go on the riverbank near Big A's (Note - this plan has changed from what was previously posted)

The Great Flood of 2011 is still changing the way citizens and leaders are looking at how we live with the Missouri River. Since the flooding began last year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has been running a series of articles titled "One River, One Problem" calling for states, tribes and stakeholders to come together and develop a sensible plan for management of the Missouri River.

St. Louis Post Dispatch columnist Tony Messenger will join us to discuss his ideas for what needs to happen along the river, what positive steps and missteps politicians are already making on this and why this is important to Missourians. The three main goals outlined in the articles are: creating more room in the floodplain to let the river roam during extreme events, as outlined in the original Flood Control Act of 1944; increasing flood storage capacity in the reservoir system; and reducing development encroachment on the floodplain.

A special thank you to Greg Poleski of Greenway Network for making this happen in St. Charles!

photo: Decatur area, photo by Lee Valley Auction.

Directions

This presentation will be located in Big A's, a restaurant overlooking the Missouri River in historic downtown St. Charles.

To get there from I-70 -

• Take I-70 to exit 229B - the 5th St. Exit
• Merge onto 5th St. headed north toward St. Charles.
• After about 1 mile, turn right on Monroe St.
• Turn left onto N. Main St.
• Big A's will be on your right (308 N. Main St.) Additional parking is available in the rear.
• Click here to view on Google Maps.