2012 Presentations

December 11, 2012

Lupus: Village by the River

Original Presentation December 11, 2012 – Big Muddy Speaker Series – Rocheport “Lupus: Village by the River” – film screening presented by filmmakers Rhonda Cleeton and Robert Hemmelgarn We continued 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 […]

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invasioncarp

November 14, 2012

Invasion Carp!

Original Presentation by Duane Chapman, research fisheries biologist for the USGS Invasive Carp Research Program at the River Studies Branch of Columbia Environmental Research Center November 14, 2012 – St. Charles One of the most “charismatic megafauna” of the Missouri River doesn’t really belong there. Actually, there are several species of recently introduced asian carp […]

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November 14, 2012

Whither Missouri? Aldo Leopold’s Challenge

Original Presentation Nov. 14, 2012 Big Muddy Speaker Series – Kansas City “Whither Missouri? Aldo Leopold’s Challenge” – by author and historian Dr. Susan Flader, professor emeritus, University of Missouri  Missouri environmental historian Dr. Susan Flader has spent a lifetime researching and writing about the “Land Ethic” of Aldo Leopold. She will join us to share […]

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November 13, 2012

Discover the Katy Trail

Original Presentation- Nov. 13, 2012 – Big Muddy Speaker Series – Rocheport “Discover the Katy Trail” – by Hannah Hemmelgarn and Laurel Goodman of Missouri River Communities Network and Missouri River Bluffs Association During fall 2012, some of the adventurous Americorps members from Missouri River Community Network biked across the state on the Katy Trail, and […]

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The Missouri River

October 10, 2012

Jameson Island – Bringing Politics to a Head

-Original Presentation by Brook Spear, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center photo of Jameson Chute courtesy of USFWS, Steve Hillebrandt One of the tools the Corps of Engineers is using to restore habitat along the Missouri lost during channelization is to create chutes and islands on public land adjacent to the river. For some time, this […]

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October 10, 2012

Port of Kansas City, a History

Original Presentation “Port of Kansas City, a History”   By Branden Leay Criman, Deputy Director of the Port Authority of Kansas City October 10, 2012 Kansas City was founded on the banks of the Missouri River; fighting the current, the settlers finally heaved boats on land to unload their families, personal effects and the cargo […]

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janet fog

October 9, 2012

What Do You Like to Do on the River?

Original Presentation on Oct 9, 2012 Big Muddy Speaker Series- Rocheport “What do you like to do on the River?” by Rochelle Renken, Resource Science Field Chief, Missouri Dept. of Conservation 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 […]

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bodmer-moriver

September 12, 2012

Restoring the Confluence

“Restoring the Confluence” –Original Presentation by Charlie Hanneken, US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District September 12, 2012 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, […]

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September 11, 2012

Bottomland Bees

Original Presentation- Sept 11, 2012 Big Muddy Speaker Series – Rocheport 2012 “Bottom land Bees” – by Wedge Watkins, biologist for the Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge Click here to download pdf of presentation Bee on butterfly milkweed blossom. Photo courtesy of USFWS. Most often, bees are thought of annoying creatures that fly around […]

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September 8, 2012

Monitoring Birds on the Missouri River

“Monitoring Birds on the Missouri River” – original presentation by Ethan Duke, Assistant Director and co-founder of Missouri River Bird Observatory September 12, 2012 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 […]

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