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October 14, 2015

An Adaptive Management Plan for the Missouri River – What Might it Mean?

Presentation by Tom Ball, Sierra Club Missouri River Grassroots Network Original Presentation, October 14, 2015 at Big A’s Restaurant, St. Charles, MO. The US Army Corps of Engineers manages Missouri River flows via a complex set of rules and laws designed to maximize benefits and reduce harms for 8 Congressional authorized purposes: irrigation, water supply, water quality, […]

August 25, 2015

The Missouri River as a Wildlife Highway

Presentation by Todd Meese, Wildlife Damage Biologist with Missouri Dept. of Conservation Original Presentation, August 25, 2015 at Westport Coffeehouse Theater, Kansas City, MO. Rivers have always served as biological highways, connecting together different locations in a kind of riparian web. As humans continue encroaching on habitat throughout the Midwest, the Missouri River has become an […]

July 8, 2015

Reconnecting Rivers and Floodplains- Reconciling Theory and Practice

Presentation by David Galat, PhD, former Professor at University of Missouri Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit Original Presentation, July 8, 2015 at Big A’s Restaurant, St. Charles, MO. The importance of seasonal flooding to reconnect large rivers with their floodplains is essential for their ecological integrity. Due to channelization and levee protection, the Lower Missouri River (LMOR) has been […]

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