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Beyond FarmVille 3.0: Measuring the success of integrated conservation practices in Northern Missouri

Presentation by Donald H. Wilkison, U.S. Geological Survey
NOTE – This presentation is taking place on the FIRST WEDNESDAY of this month. Next month we’ll return to our second Wednesday scheduling

This talk will focus on approaches to understanding how such conservation programs may affect water-quality, illustrate approaches for determining long-term trends in water quality, and explore how the lingering effects of drought may challenge assumptions about conservation effectiveness.

Tornado

This photo captures an F-5 tornado moving past a veal farm in northern Missouri. photo courtesy of Don Wilkison, retired USGS.

Time and Place

Wednesday, January 6, 2016
6:30 pm

Big A's on the Riverfront
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Presentation by Donald H. Wilkison, U.S. Geological Survey

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

NOTE – This month’s presentation will be the FIRST Wednesday of the month. In February we’ll return to our normal SECOND Wednesday schedule.

6. p.m. 
Meet at Big A’s Restaurant
6:30 p.m. Presentation

At Big A’s Restaurant (in the back room)
308 N Main St. –  St Charles, MO
(directions below)

Presentation is FREE and open to the public!

Since 2010, the USGS, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, has been monitoring stream water quality in the Lower Grand River Basin. Previous work demonstrated that substantial quantities of sediment and nutrients were exported from the basin each year and that these contaminants ultimately contributed to Gulf of Mexico hypoxia.

Little East Locust Creek

Little East Locust Creek is a tributary of the Grand River in Northern Missouri.
photo courtesy of Don Wikison, retired USGS.

Simultaneous with the monitoring effort, and in attempt to reduce deleterious effects on stream water quality, farmers in the Lower Grand River Basin have been encouraged to implement integrated conservation practices. This talk will focus on approaches to understanding how such conservation programs may affect water-quality, illustrate approaches for determining long-term trends in water quality, and explore how the lingering effects of drought may challenge assumptions about conservation effectiveness.

About the speaker:

Donald H. Wilkison is a Scientist Emeritus with U.S. Geological Survey in the Kansas City office of the Missouri Water Science Center. Mr. Wilkison, a registered geologist in the State of Missouri, earned his M.S. in Urban Environmental Geology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and is a long-time resident of Kansas City’s urban core. Mr. Wilkison’s work with the USGS centered on the goal of providing a better understanding of the influence of human activities on water quality in both rural and urban settings. He has been the principal investigator on studies on the occurrence and distribution of pesticides in ground water in Missouri, the fate and transport of agricultural fertilizers through the hydrologic cycle, and the occurrence, transport, fate and effects of nutrients, organic wastewater contaminants, pharmaceutical compounds, and bacteria in surface waters of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Directions

To Big A’s on the Riverfront, our host for the Speaker Series.

To get there from I-70

  • Take I-70 to exit 229B – the 5th St. Exit
  • Merge onto 5th St. headed north toward St. Charles.
  • After about 1 mile, turn right on Monroe St.
  • Turn left onto N. Main St.
  • Big A’s will be on your right (308 N. Main St.) Additional parking is available in the rear.
  • View on Google Maps.

Resources and Links

Dig deeper for more info.

You can watch a previous presentation by Don Wilkison recorded by KCDV on March 31, 2015 in Kansas City. Thanks for recording these KDCV!

The Big Muddy Speakers Series in St. Charles

is hosted by these wonderful partners:

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 Greg Poleski of Greenway Network and Mike Clark of Big Muddy Adventures for making this happen!

The Big Muddy Speakers Series in St. Charles

is hosted by these wonderful partners:

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 Greg Poleski of Greenway Network and Mike Clark of Big Muddy Adventures for making this happen!