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Show and Tell: Cleaning up the Big Muddy

Illustrated river waves in white
Presented by Steve Schnarr
Kansas City Trash Shopping

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.

Boat crew holding trash they pulled from the river

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

Meet Your Presenter

Big Muddy Speaker Series

Steve Schnarr

, Missouri River Relief Program Manager

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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!

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November 10, 2026
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November 11, 2026
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