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August 23, 2012

Sept 12 Big Muddy Speaker Series - St. Charles 2012

"Restoring the Confluence"

Presented by Charlie Hanneken, US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District

Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012

5 p.m. Historic St. Charles Walk with St. Charles CVB ($3 charge for walk)
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!

NOTE - before the presentation, the St. Charles CVB will lead a historic walk through downtown St. Charles. The walk will start and end in front of Big A's restaurant. It starts at 5:00 p.m. There will be a $3 charge for the walk

The historic Missouri River was a completely different river system than what we have today. From a meandering, unpredictable muddy stream, we have reshaped the Mighty Mo into a more stable (but still unpredictable) swift channel.

Charlie Hanneken, who works for the US Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Recovery Program, will show how we have moved from there to here and where we may be going. He'll discuss the reasons for habitat restoration and focus on plans for the Cora Island Unit of the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, a recently acquired piece of public land located just upstream of the Confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

confluence

an aerial view of the Confluence, courtesy of Richard

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.

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The Big Muddy Speakers Series in St. Charles

is hosted by Missouri River Relief, Friends of Big Muddy, Greenway Network, the Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge and the Columbia Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office (USFWS) with the following list of partners. All speakers are presenting for free. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us! This is the first in a series of St. Charles presentations. Help us make it grow!

The Big Muddy Speaker Series also takes place in Rocheport and Kansas City. Click here for the series homepage»

A special thank you to Greg Poleski of Greenway Network for making this happen!

Series Partners

Missouri River Relief
Friends of Big Muddy
Greenway Network
Columbia Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office (USFWS)
Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge
Big A's Restaurant
US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District

Resources and Links

Public Lands Day Restoration Project at Cora Island!

Join Big Muddy Refuge staff, the Greenway Network and Friends of Big Muddy to plant prairie cordgrass, a sturdy and tough native wetland grass, at Cora Island. Here's the link for more info.

 

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