2021 Presentations

Diversity of Animals

May 11, 2021

Beyond Water: Cultivating a Reverence for Big Rivers

Online Presentation by Author Dean Klinkenberg, the Mississippi Valley Traveler

Dean has made his living writing about the Mississippi River. He’s going to share with us his vision for living with reverence and resilience along our big rivers.

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Drone Shot of Levee Damage

April 13, 2021

Building for the Future: The Construction of a Levee Setback on the Missouri River

Presentation by Barbara Charry, The Nature Conservancy, Chris Hamilton, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Corina Zhang, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Charry and Hamilton shared the story of the Atchison County Levee Setback, bringing together the Atchison County Levee District, The Nature Conservancy, NRCS, the Corps of Engineers and others to create more space for the flooding Missouri River by moving a levee back away from the Missouri River.

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Steamboat Arabia Model

March 9, 2021

Steamboat Landscape

Presentation by amateur historian and steamboat modeler Eric Reuter

In this fascinating and in-depth presentation, Eric Reuter used hand-made scale models of Missouri River steamboats to discuss the linked history of steamboat development and environmental changes in the Missouri basin, drawing on his professional and personal interests in the links between geology, ecology, history, and land management.

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Black Carp

February 9, 2021

The “other” invasive carp, Black Carp – Mylopharyngodon piceus

Online Presentation by fish biologist Patrick Kroboth, U.S. Geological Survey Columbia Environmental Research Center

Patrick Kroboth, fish biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, shared the latest in invasive black carp research, studying the species status in the wild, life history, behavior, and potential impacts.

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MR340

January 12, 2021

MR340 Race Stories

Online Presentation by MR340 Race Director and Founder Scott Mansker and Missouri River Relief Director Steve Schnarr

Some of the great history and stories of the community of paddlers that makes the MR340 race unique and precious.

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