Big Muddy Speaker Series presents:

Chris is the Stream Team Coordinator for the Missouri Department of Conservation in Jefferson City. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fisheries and Wildlife from the University of Missouri – Columbia and a Master of Arts in Environmental Studies from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. He began his career with the Missouri Department of Conservation in 1992 as a Fisheries Research Aid, working on the catfish project below Truman Dam, then on the Crayfish Crew on the Jacks Fork and Big Piney Rivers. Chris began working with the Stream Services Unit in 1999. From 2007 to early 2017 Chris coordinated the Stream Team’s Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program statewide.

Larry after a 31 year teaching career retired from Francis Howell North high school as the Science Department Chairperson. During his tenure he taught most of the biological sciences and co-authored the Environmental Studies curriculum for the Francis Howell school district. He was Francis Howell North’s Teacher of the Year in 1999 and has been named Who’s Who Among American Teachers five times.

He has been involved with Missouri Stream Team since 1993 and formed Francis Howell North’s Stream Team #374. While he was the stream team sponsor, he and his students received numerous awards and grants for their outstanding work. He has attended the Missouri Department of Conservation Stream Team Academy and is currently Stream Team Level IV certified. He is a past president and vice-president of the Missouri Stream Team Watershed Coalition.