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The Control of the Missouri: Ideker and the Fight for the Floodplain
February 25, 2020
Kansas City, MO
Presentation by Robert Langellier, freelance journalist
Robert Langellier will share his research into the science, policy, facts and people behind the Ideker Lawsuit. In this 2014 lawsuit, a federal judge ruled that some recent flooding along the Missouri River is due to U.S. Corps of Engineers management and the Corps can be held liable for some damages. The lawsuit has become an important factor in the response to the 2019 flood.
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Drawdown - Climate Change Solutions
October 23, 2018
Kansas City, MO
Presentation by June Holte
June will be using Paul Hawken's "Drawdown" book to encourage a change in how we think about and respond to the threat of global warming and climate change.
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Mystery of Water - New knowledge in water research
August 28, 2018
Kansas City, MO
Hans Kronberger presents "Our knowledge is a drop" - new research findings about water in this 45-minute documentary.
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Glaciers to Gentrification: A Short History of the West Bottoms
April 24, 2018
Kansas City, MO
Presentation by Larry O'Donnell, Healthy Rivers Partnership
At a Special Location This Month - The Healthy Rivers Partnership River Center!
Larry will explore through pictures the major highlights of the interaction between the West Bottoms and the rivers bordering them.
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The Chouteau Family's Impact on Missouri
January 23, 2018
Kansas City, MO
Presentation by Keith Nelson, Chouteau Fountain Founders
A short history presentation on the early years of the Chouteau family who were the most prominent fur traders in Missouri. The program will follow-up with an introduction of the Francois Chouteau & Native American Heritage Fountain project to be constructed near Chouteau's first trading post in Clay County, Missouri.
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Water Quality, Native Plants, and the Missouri River
January 22, 2018
Kansas City, MO
Presentation by Stephen VanRhein, MDC, and Will Gibson, Blue Thumb Nursery
Learn about how to start using native plants at home to improve water quality in the Missouri River.
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October 24, 2017
Kansas City, MO
Presentation by art historian and writer Brian Hearn
In this presentation, Brian Hearn will share a curated selection of the river’s most iconic images and consider how artist’s representations have shifted, like the river itself, through the centuries.
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ButterBike Expedition - Understanding the Monarch Migration
September 26, 2017
Kansas City, MO
Presentation by Sara Dykman, Beyond A Book Expeditions.
This month in a special location - Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Sara Dykman has spent the year biking the migration path of the monarch butterflies, from the mountains of Mexico to the lakes of Canada. She is now on her way back south and is making a stop in Kansas City to share her insights with us.
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A Pictorial History of Early KC Water on the Missouri and Kansas Rivers - 1910-1930
August 22, 2017
Kansas City, MO
Presentation by Shaun O'Kelley, P.E. Division Engineer, Kansas City Water Services, Wastewater Treatment
Using the archived photographs from water department records, Shaun O'Kelley will present a short history of early Kansas City water and KC's dependence on the Missouri and Kansas Rivers.
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The Osage - People of the Middle Waters
July 25, 2017
Kansas City, MO
Presentation by historian and author Michael Dickey, Arrow Rock State Historic Site Administrator
HIstorian Michael Dickey will share some of the unique history and importance of the Osage Nation in the history of the Missouri River and the state of Missouri.
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Where’s the Mud? Understanding sediment sources and storage in the Big Muddy
May 23, 2017
Kansas City, MO
Presentation by Dave Heimann, U.S. Geological Survey
With the building of dams and bank stabilization, we've drastically changed the movement of sediment on the Missouri River. USGS hydrologist Dave Heimann will look deeper at where that sediment is in the system, and how that effects other aspects of the river.
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Probing the depths of the Big Muddy: What does the bed of the Missouri River look like?
April 25, 2017
Kansas City, MO
Presentation by Caroline Elliott, geologist with U.S. Geological Survey - River Studies Branch
USGS Geologist Caroline Elliott will share what her pallid sturgeon research has revealed about the hidden world of the bottom of the Missouri River, and share images of this murky and shifting environment.
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