04-29-2004, 02:17 AM
Conference to bring groups together on Missouri RiverSponsors say the event focuses on connections rather than conflicts.
JEFFERSON CITY--Missourians who are interested in compromise rather than conflict in deciding how to manage the Missouri River will want to attend the eighth annual Missouri River Natural Resources Conference May 23 through 26.
The conference, titled "Rediscovering Missouri River Connections," will draw participants from the entire Missouri River Basin. It provides a forum for all stakeholders to pursue cooperative approaches to river resource management. Hands-on workshops will explore the connection between research and citizens and the use of independent science review to resolve management problems.
Retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier General Gerald Galloway will deliver the keynote address May 23, giving his perspective on the future of Missouri River management. Galloway led the commission that studied river management in the wake of the Great Flood of 1993, culminating in the report "Sharing the Challenge, Floodplain Management ion the 21st Century."
The conference location in the Manitou Bluffs stretch of the Missouri River lends itself to a variety of field trips highlighting flood prevention and fish and wildlife habitat rehabilitation projects.
Conference programs will focus on collaboration between river stakeholders and on science that everyone can trust. Other programs will examine the river's role in history, including Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery. The agenda includes presentation of more than 40 papers concerning wildlife habitat, hydrology, water quality, river uses and public/private partnerships.
The conference will take place at the Holiday Inn Select, 2200 I-70 Drive SW, Columbia. Further information and registration forms are available at http://infolink.cr.usgs.gov/ or from Brian Canaday, 573/522 4115, ext. 3371
The Missouri River Natural Resources Committee and the United States Geological Survey established the conference in 1997. This year's host is the Missouri Department of Conservation.
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JEFFERSON CITY--Missourians who are interested in compromise rather than conflict in deciding how to manage the Missouri River will want to attend the eighth annual Missouri River Natural Resources Conference May 23 through 26.
The conference, titled "Rediscovering Missouri River Connections," will draw participants from the entire Missouri River Basin. It provides a forum for all stakeholders to pursue cooperative approaches to river resource management. Hands-on workshops will explore the connection between research and citizens and the use of independent science review to resolve management problems.
Retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier General Gerald Galloway will deliver the keynote address May 23, giving his perspective on the future of Missouri River management. Galloway led the commission that studied river management in the wake of the Great Flood of 1993, culminating in the report "Sharing the Challenge, Floodplain Management ion the 21st Century."
The conference location in the Manitou Bluffs stretch of the Missouri River lends itself to a variety of field trips highlighting flood prevention and fish and wildlife habitat rehabilitation projects.
Conference programs will focus on collaboration between river stakeholders and on science that everyone can trust. Other programs will examine the river's role in history, including Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery. The agenda includes presentation of more than 40 papers concerning wildlife habitat, hydrology, water quality, river uses and public/private partnerships.
The conference will take place at the Holiday Inn Select, 2200 I-70 Drive SW, Columbia. Further information and registration forms are available at http://infolink.cr.usgs.gov/ or from Brian Canaday, 573/522 4115, ext. 3371
The Missouri River Natural Resources Committee and the United States Geological Survey established the conference in 1997. This year's host is the Missouri Department of Conservation.
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