Big Muddy Speaker Series presents:
Show and Tell: Cleaning up the Big Muddy


Presentation by Missouri River Relief Program Manager Steve Schnarr
Original Presentation, June 11, 2014 at Big A’s Restaurant in St. Charles, Missouri
Since 2001, Missouri River Relief has been organizing volunteers to clean-up the Missouri River. Nearly 20,000 volunteers that is. By working together, they've removed more than 1 1/2 million pounds of junk from the banks and floodplain of the river. As you can imagine, they've got some pretty good stories to tell about their adventures.
River Relief Program Manager Steve Schnarr shared some videos and stories from his experiences on the Big Muddy, and share how you can get involved.

MIssouri River Relief hauls in another boat load of trash in 2009. photo by Jim Armer
Meet Your Presenter

Steve Schnarr
, Missouri River Relief Program Manager
Related Presentations
Resources & Links
Here's some links for more cool River Relief stuff:
- Missouri River Relief website
- River Notes: The Missouri River Relief Blog
- River Relief media archive - videos, articles and more
- Photos
- Missouri River MegaScout blog
- Missouri Stream Team 25th Anniversary Blog
- Results from Missouri River Relief clean-ups
The Big Muddy Speakers Series in St. Charles
is hosted by these wonderful partners:
- Greenway Network
- Missouri River Relief
- Friends of Big Muddy
- Big Muddy Adventures
- Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge
- Big A’s Restaurant
All speakers are presenting for free and Big A’s is sharing the space for free! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us!
The Big Muddy Speaker Series also takes place monthly in Rocheport and Kansas City.
A special thank you to Greenway Network and Mike Clark of Big Muddy Adventures for making this happen!
Upcoming Presentations

Missouri River Relief: 25 Years on the Big Muddy
November 10, 2026Columbia, MO
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