Rivers Soundings is a conference for people who live near, work on, rely on and love the Missouri River. This annual event includes panel discussions on issues related to big rivers and the Missouri River in particular. Each year speakers and panelists are experts from around the country who gather to share and discuss challenges and success stories. Our goal is to bring together people from up and down the river to look for common goals and active strategies to get there.
Event Sponsored by Terrain Magazine, River City Outdoors and Fresh Thyme.
AGENDA (Scroll down for registration)
| Friday 9/9/22 | |
| 8:30 | Doors Open |
| 9:00 – | Living With RIvers Derek Hoeferlin, Washington University |
| 10:00 | In the Weeds with Waters of the US Kelly Hunter Foster, Waterkeeper Alliance Bob Menees, Great Rivers Environmental Law Charles Miller, Missouri Waterkeeper |
| 11:00 | Stormwater Management Sarah Wright, MO Department of Natural Resources Rick Gundlach, SCI Engineering Jamie Paige, Wentzville Kirk Lambrecht, Metropolitan Sewer District |
| 12:00 | Lunch Box lunches can be ordered at Bike Stop Café and will be delivered to the Conference Center. https://order.ehungry.com/bikestopcafe/order/bike-stop-cafe/river-soundings-2022 Brown bag is welcome. |
| 12:45 | River Cairns Photo Montage Libby Reuter |
| 1:00 | Missouri Drought Planning Donnielle Grimsley, CDM Smith Michael Weller, MO Department of Natural Resources |
| 2:00 | Missouri Agriculture Nutrient Management Jim Plassmeyer, Director, MO Soil and Water Conservation, MO Dept of Natural Resources BMPs on Missouri Farms Invited |
| 3:00 | Water Levels and Recreation Mike Key, Natural Resources Specialist, US Army Corps of Engineers
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| 3:30 | The Big Picture and A Tribute to Greg Poleski Tony Messenger, St Louis Post Dispatch |
| 430 | History Tour of Klondike Park Ranger Ashley, SCCParks Dept
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| 5:00 pm – 5:30 | Dinner Buffet Dinner $20. Mosaics Café. In the pavilion Sponsored in part by Hoffman Group, River Cairns, |
| 5:30 pm | Keynote: 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act Olivia Dorothy, American Rivers |
| 6:30 pm | Campfire Entertainment Woven Voices Sponsored in Part by Dan Burkhardt |
| Saturday 9/10/22 | |
| 8am | Bird Walk Ranger Abigail, St Charles County Parks Dept. |
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 9:00 | Plastic Pollution Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Project Jennifer Wendt, Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative MicroPlastics /Trash Free StL Rachel Bartels, Missouri Confluence Water Keepers Josh Wilson, Blue 2 Blue Steve Schnarr, Missouri River Relief |
| 10:00 | Confluence of Research and Recreation Brian Waldrop, Missouri Department of Conservation |
| 10:30 | Existing and Expanding Opportunities to Bring People to the River Steve Schnarr, Missouri River Relief Anthony Beasley, Outdoor Afro, River City Outdoors Chris Geden, Thrive Outside |
| 11:30 | Brainstorming Steve Schnarr, Missouri River Relief Charlene Waggoner, Greenway Network
Questions to contemplate:
· What can I do to make the Missouri River more accessible? · With whom can I collaborate to further my goals related to big rivers? · How can I continue to expand my network and share the valuable information I have with others? · How can we continue to grow and strengthen the network of groups here today, bring in others? · How can we build on our collective strengths through partnerships?
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| 11:30 | Big River Shoutout Molly Dempsey, Miss Augusta Brad Kovac, Terrain Magazine This is an opportunity for representatives of organizations present to stand up and give a 1 – 2 minute introduction to the work they are doing and/or the issues about which they are concerned. |
| 12:30 | Lunch Fresh, healthy options available from KT Caboose. In the pavilion. |
| 12:30 – 3:00 | Let’s Get Outside In the Pavilion! Activities, booths and food truck Chris Geden, Thrive Outside Missouri River Relief Boat tours (sign up at check-in) Marine Debris Tracker Missouri Stream Team Enviroscape Microplastic Sampling Terrain Magazine Greenway Network Gateway Trout Unlimited Paddle with Alpine Shop Paddle with Big Muddy Adventures …
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Please register individually.
Your tax free donation to support this conference will be greatly appreciated. Please include River Soundings in the Donation comments box.
Email questions to greenwaynetwork@gmail.com