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Plastic Pollution, Gulf Hypoxia, and Water Quality

November 11, 2026
St Charles, MO
Culture, History
Jennifer Wendt from MidAmerica Clean Future guides us through understanding regional water quality challenges.
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Missouri River Relief: 25 Years on the Big Muddy

November 10, 2026
Columbia, MO
Culture, River
Join us for a journey through time celebrating 25 years of Missouri River Relief's work on the Big Muddy.
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Special Event: River Soundings Conference

September 16, 2026
St. Louis
Culture, History, River, Science
Join us for this year's River Soundings Conference!
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Archer Alexander and the Underground Railroad

August 12, 2026
St Charles, MO
Culture, History
Dorris Keevan-Franke shares research and stories about Archer Alexander and his lasting impact in St. Charles county and the country as a whole.
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America’s Grassland River Revival

June 10, 2026
St Charles, MO
Culture, River
Join us as George Frazier shares stories from his new book Riverine Dreams: Away to the Glorious and Forgotten Grassland Rivers of America.
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America’s Grassland River Revival

June 9, 2026
Columbia, MO
Culture, River
George Frazier explores the rich ecology, history, and future of North America’s grassland rivers through stories from his book Riverine Dreams. Discover the growing movement to restore these remarkable waterways and reconnect communities to the rivers that shape the Great Plains.
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Missouri's Natural Heroes

May 20, 2026
St Charles, MO
Culture, History
Alex Primm outlines the conservation heroes of Missouri.
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Conservation in Focus

May 12, 2026
Columbia, MO
Culture, Science
Celebrated Missouri photographer, Noppadol Paothong, shares how photography can support conservation efforts and explore the power a single image can have in creating awareness and inspiring action.
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We Have Known the Waters

March 10, 2026
Columbia, MO
Culture, River
Presentation from cultural preservationist Angela DaSilva exploring the role of water in African and African American cosmology.
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An Environmental Journey: Tales of Tragedy and Hope From the Heartland

February 10, 2026
Columbia, MO
Culture, Science
Missouri author Loring Bullard shares a brief environmental history of Missouri while weaving in personal lessons learned, sustainability initiatives, and where we go from here.
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Adrienne Outlaw

Plastic Pollution: Solutions Through Art

January 14, 2025
Columbia, MO
Culture
Social practice artist Adrienne Outlaw will discuss how she uses plastic waste to create art and finds joy in building a community around sustainable art practices.
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Mary Silwance

Coming Home: Liberating the Environmental Movement from Supremacy

October 8, 2024
Columbia, MO
Culture
Presentation by Mary Silwance. Join us for an evening with Mary Silwance exploring supremacy in the environmental movement.
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