River Relief

September 29, 2012

Oct 9 Big Muddy Speaker Series- Rocheport 2012

"What do you like to do on the River?"

presented by Rochelle Renken, Resource Science Field Chief, Missouri Dept. of Conservation

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

7 p.m. presentation
lower floor of the Les Bourgeois Vineyards Bistro 
in Rocheport, MO (directions below)
Click here for flier (pdf)»

Presentation is FREE and open to the public! Come early to purchase a great dinner upstairs at the Bistro!

What do you like to do on the Missouri River? This question as well as many others was asked in the Missouri River Public Use Assessment in 2004 and 2005. During a 13 month period a 811 mile area was surveyed about recreational use. The area extended from the mouth of the Missouri River to Gavin Point Dam in Yankton, South Dakota.

During the assessment over 2.5 million visitors were surveyed. The results showed that visitors to the park engaged in 72 different activities. These activities include everything from mushroom hunting to flying model airplanes. The top three uses were sightseeing, fishing, and boating. The report also discovered that the economic value of the river to visitors was ranged from 20 to 38 million dollars.

On October 9, the Big Muddy Speaker’s Series welcomes Rochelle Renken of Mo. Dept. of Conservation. Rochelle took part in the assessment and will present on the findings. Rochelle is the Resource Science Field Chief. The three goals in the survey were to estimate the amount and types of use, describe the users, and estimate the economic value of the river to users.

Directions

• Take I-70 to the Rocheport, MO, exit (Exit #115). It's the first exit east of the Missouri River.
• Head north toward Rocheport.
• After about a mile, turn left at the sign for Les Bourgeois Bistro. Follow the signs to the Bistro. You will probably need to park in the lot above the Bistro and walk the trail down.
• The presentations are held in the lower level. You can either enter at the restaurant entrance then go down the stairs to your left past the bar, or you can follow the walk to the right of the restaurant and enter through a glass door into the lower level.
• 14020 W. Hwy BB, Rocheport, MO (click for Google Map)