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Big Muddy Speaker Series presents:

Show & Tell - Big Muddy Clean Sweep

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Presented by Steve Schnarr
Kansas City Trash Shopping

After a two month hiatus due to the Missouri River 340, the Rocheport Big Muddy Speaker Series returns!

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 is now in the middle of it's 2014 Big Muddy Clean Sweep - two months of river clean-ups and education along the river from Brunswick to Hermann, MO. River Relief Program Manager Steve Schnarr will share some videos and stories from past years' experiences on the Big Muddy, and share how you can get involved this fall.

Meet Your Presenter

Big Muddy Speaker Series

Steve Schnarr

, Missouri River Relief

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Special thanks to Les Bourgeois Vineyards for giving us the opportunity to use their beautiful space overlooking the Missouri River. All speakers are presenting for free! Thank you all for sharing your knowledge with us! Click here for a list of upcoming presentations» The Big Muddy Speaker Series also takes place monthly in Kansas City and St. Charles.

The Big Muddy Speaker Series is partially funded by the Columbia Ecological Services Field Office (USFWS) and the Mo. Dept. of Conservation.

Upcoming Presentations

Introducing the Missouri River Center for Conservation Innovation

October 13, 2026
Columbia, MO

Join us for an evening with Zack Miller to learn about the Missouri River Center for Conservation Innovation.

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Leave No Trace Training on the Barge

October 14, 2026
St. Louis, MO

Join us for a special Big Muddy Speaker Series on the Living Lands & Waters Barge where Perry Whitaker will lead us in a Leave No Trace Training.

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Missouri River Relief: 25 Years on the Big Muddy

November 10, 2026
Columbia, MO

Join us for a journey through time celebrating 25 years of Missouri River Relief's work on the Big Muddy.

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Plastic Pollution, Gulf Hypoxia, and Water Quality

November 11, 2026
St Charles, MO

Jennifer Wendt from MidAmerica Clean Future guides us through understanding regional water quality challenges.

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Disclaimer

The views and opinions expressed by our presenters do not necessarily reflect the view or policies of Missouri River Relief, the Big Muddy Speaker Series or any of the partners that support this public forum. The Big Muddy Speaker Series believes that hearing diverse perspectives is a crucial building block for an informed public.
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