Greenway Network

Spring 2024 Dardenne Creek Monitoring
2024-04-27 - 2024-04-28 | MO
Join Greenway Network on this twice-a-year adventure to monitor Dardenne Creek. Experienced Stream Team volunteers can go out to one or more sites and do a complete water quality monitoring protocol. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is new to Stream Team and wants to test their skills with some experienced backup. People who are interested in learning more about Stream Team or water quality monitoring are also invited to participate, starting at 9AM on Saturday and/or Sunday.
Please email greenwaynetwork@gmail.com to volunteer and receive details for this important and fun event.

Big Muddy Speaker Series May 2024
2024-05-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S. Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO, 63301, United States
Nature Journaling is for the Birds! – presentation by Aaron and Angie Jungbluth
Missouri River Relief’s Big Muddy Speaker Series, hosted by Greenway Network
7 p.m. presentation (6 p.m. social hour)
The Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Dr, St Charles, MO 63301

​Want to learn more about our feathered friends, but not sure where to start? Or are you already a birder and want a deeper dive? Join Aaron and Angie Jungbluth for this interactive program as we explore and practice a few Nature Journaling techniques that will enhance your observations, understanding, and appreciation of birds. Nature Journaling is a fun, easy, and exciting way to record your discoveries and questions, become a better birder, and keep track of your birding experiences over the years savoring them for a lifetime! No artistic skills are necessary for this program. Bring your sense of wonder, and let’s have some fun!

Aaron and Angie Jungbluth are passionate about the Creator’s Creation – even meeting each other on a hike! With long time careers in engineering for Aaron and science, nature, and art education for Angie, nature brings them both incredible joy. They love to hike it, bike it, camp it, paddle it, and teach it. Also, Angie loves to draw it, paint it, and journal it, while Aaron loves to photograph it. Not long after meeting on that fateful hike, they became volunteer Conservation Naturalists for the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for almost 20 years now. Eight years ago, Angie became the Resident Artist at Echo Bluff and Current River State Parks and now both of them have been volunteering by teaching a variety of programs for the Missouri State Parks. By becoming Certified Interpretive Guides (CIG) through the National Association of Interpretation (NAI), they tie their knowledge of the outdoors with proven techniques that connect others to nature at a deeper and richer level. They have provided interactive and engaging presentations, especially on birding and nature journaling, to the general public and to a wide variety of organizations around the state.

Big Muddy Speaker Series June 2024
2024-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S. Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO, 63301, United States
Macroinvertebrate Meet & Greet – presentation by Larry Ruff
Missouri River Relief’s Big Muddy Speaker Series, hosted by Greenway Network
7 p.m. presentation (6 p.m. social hour)
The Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Dr, St Charles, MO 63301

Want to learn more about the tiny organisms that inhabit our waterways? Join Greenway Network’s Larry Ruff for a Macroinvertebrate “Meet and Greet.” He’ll bring along some of the mighty macroinvertebrates that play important roles in our ecosystems.
Visit the Big Muddy Speaker Series webpage to learn more- https://bigmuddyspeakers.org/events/event/missouri-macroinvertebrates/

Big Muddy Speaker Series July 2024
2024-07-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S. Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO, 63301, United States
Bringing Back Nature – presentation by Dan Zarlenga, Missouri Dept. of Conservation
Missouri River Relief’s Big Muddy Speaker Series, hosted by Greenway Network
7 p.m. presentation (6 p.m. social hour) at The Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Dr, St Charles, MO 63301

Dan Zarlenga from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will discuss efforts to bring back native species and habitat, from deer and turkey in Missouri’s forests, to prairies in St. Louis’ urban cemeteries.

Dan is the Media Specialist for MDC’s St. Louis region, where he has served for the past 16 years. Prior to that he worked for 12 years in the audio/video production unit at MDC’s state headquarters in Jefferson City. With a BA in Communications, he began his career in radio and video production prior to coming to MDC.

Visit the Big Muddy Speaker Series webpage to learn more –

Big Muddy Speaker Series August 2024
2024-08-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S. Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO, 63301, United States
Through the Lens: Missouri’s Eight Wilderness AreasFree presentation by Richard Spener and Toni Armstrong7 p.m. presentation (6 p.m. Social Hour)Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO 63301 https://bikestopcafes.com/

Husband and wife photography team Richard Spener and Toni Armstrong spent two years photographing eight wilderness areas of Missouri. The results became a full exhibit at the Missouri History Museum. The exhibit then traveled around the state for a year and a half. Join us for an evening of reveling in the beauty of Missouri through the incredible images taken by Toni and Richard.
Richard Spener and Toni Armstrong are passionate about wild places. They have both held leadership positions in local and national environmental organizations and enjoy traveling to wilderness areas across the United States. As photographers, they balance each other well. Richard’s images feature more scenery and wildlife, while Toni provides macro images of flowers and insects. They are based in St. Louis County. Richard’s images have been published in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, National Wildlife Federation, Audubon Society of Missouri, Alaska Wilderness League newsletters, and the National Sierra Club. Richard’s website is https://www.richardspenerphotography.com/home.shtml

Race for the Rivers 2024
2024-08-24 08:00 - 14:30 | Blanchette Landing, 100 Olive Street, St. Charles, MO, 63301, United States
Whether you’re an avid paddler looking to get in on a competitive river race, or simply in search of laid-back family fun, Race for the Rivers is the event you’ve been searching for! With water education, restoration, and recreation as the focus, Greenway Network stages this fun Missouri River paddling event every year. Choose 20 or 30 miles, both finishing at Blanchette Landing in Saint Charles’ Historic Frenchtown District.
Registration at https://www.racefortherivers.org/ is live!

River Soundings 2024
2024-09-04 08:30 - 2024-09-05 17:00 | Powder Valley Nature Center, 11715 Cragwold Rd, Kirkwood, MO, 63122, United States
River 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 who are experts from around the country 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.
The 2024 theme is “Big Rivers and Communities” and will be held at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center on September 4 and 5, Wednesday and Thursday. The event is brought to you by the Missouri Department of Conservation Streams Unit, Greenway Network, and more. For details and to register, go to – https://greenwaynetwork.org/river-soundings/

Big Muddy Speaker Series Oct 2024
2024-10-09 18:00 - 20:30 | MO
Potluck appetizer social hour at 6pm; presentation at 7pm by Rachel Loomis, Mississippi River Institute Manager, on the Living Lands and Waters Barge on the St. Louis riverfront October 9. Space is strictly limited, so sign up as soon possible at both-
https://greenwaynetwork.org/2024/09/09/big-muddy-speaker-series-october-9-2024-on-the-living-lands-and-waters-barge/
https://form.jotform.com/LLWMTP/participant-consent-waiver

Fall 2024 Dardenne Creek Monitoring
2024-10-26 09:00 - 2024-10-27 13:00 | MO

Big Muddy Speaker Series Nov. 2024
2024-11-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S. Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO, 63301, United States
Weldon Spring Site Interpretive CenterFree presentation by Emily Crawford7 p.m. presentation (6 p.m. Social Hour)Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO 63301 https://bikestopcafes.com/
Weldon Spring Ordnance Works served the nation during World War II, followed by Weldon Spring Uranium Feed Materials Plant during the Cold War. The Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center opened in 2002 and communicates site history, cleanup activities, and current conditions. The 41-acre, 75′ high disposal cell is open to the public during daylight hours via a staircase and crushed gravel walkway to a panoramic view of St. Charles and St. Louis Counties. The planted, 150-acre, native prairie is rich with flowering forbs, grasses, and wildlife. A former haul road has been converted to the Hamburg Trail, connecting the site to the neighboring Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) public lands, Great Rivers Greenway trail network, and Katy Trail State Park. https://www.energy.gov/lm/weldon-spring-site-interpretive-center

Gateway Outdoor Expo 2024 Nov. 23-24
2024-11-23 10:00 - 2024-11-24 16:00 | St. Charles Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Blvd, St. Charles, MO, 63303, United States
Stop by MOPadCo’s booth at the Gateway Outdoor Expo Nov. 23-24 at the St. Charles Convention Center! Free to attend, 10am – 5pm on Saturday, and 10am – 4pm on Sunday, at 1 Convention Center Blvd, St. Charles, MO 63303 https://gatewayoutdoorexpo.com/attend/
The Missouri Paddling Coalition is a driven, grass roots organization dedicated to making paddling accessible to everyone. Member organizations and friends of MOPadCo gather every other month around the state to share information, plan events, and support each other and paddling sports in our region. http://mopaddling.org/
You can also volunteer at our booth at https://greenwaynetwork.org/2024/09/22/mopadco-volunteer-2024-gateway-outdoor-expo/

Missouri Paddling Coalition
2025-01-05 12:00 - 15:00 | Wire Road Brewing, 4453 S Timbercreek Avenue, Battlefield, MO, 65619, United States
The next MOPadCo meeting will be January 5 at Wire Road Brewing in Springfield. https://wireroadbrewing.com/home Social hour at noon; meeting at 1pm. For planning purposes, please RSVP on Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/553694224035928
Enter each of your events as a separate form at https://forms.gle/6PWScXMh2gk6M7Kz6
Also like/follow the page at https://www.facebook.com/MOPaddlingCoalition (next meeting: March 2)

Big Muddy Speaker Series Jan. 2025 -Canceled
2025-01-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S. Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO, 63301, United States
January’s Big Muddy Speaker Series of Greenway Network’s 2024 review and 2025 look-ahead has been canceled. Please continue to support our friends at Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Drive, St. Charles MO 63301 And save February 12 on your calendars, when biologist and Master Naturalist Devan Rupel will present For the Love of Bugs!

Annual Meeting 2024 -Canceled
2025-01-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S. Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO, 63301, United States
Greenway Network’s annual meeting to review 2024 and present plans for 2025 has been canceled. Please continue to support our friends at Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Drive, St. Charles MO 63301 And save February 12 on your calendars, when biologist and Master Naturalist Devan Rupel will present For the Love of Bugs!

Greg Poleski Memorial Cleanup 2025
2025-02-15 08:30 - 13:00 | MO
The Greg Poleski Memorial Cleanup is in honor of Greenway Network’s founder. Details and registration are at https://greenwaynetwork.org/2024/12/28/2025-greg-poleski-day-of-service-clean-up-at-west-tyson-park/ Other info will be posted at https://www.facebook.com/events/2385436005134112/ on both the About and Discussion tabs.
Be sure to dress for the weather. Wear sturdy shoes. Bring a water bottle. Bring gloves. Be prepared to get outside and make a difference. Thanks and we hope to see you soon!

Big Muddy Speaker Series Feb. 2025
2025-02-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S. Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO, 63301, United States
Missouri River Relief’s Big Muddy Speaker Series, hosted by Greenway Network
7 p.m. presentation (6 p.m. social hour) at Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Drive, St. Charles, MO 63301
For the Love of Bugs, by Biologist and Master Naturalist Devan Rupel
It’s nearly Valentine’s Day! As we trade cards denoting our love for one another, we must also consider where love is lacking in our lives, namely some commonly misunderstood tiny friends: bugs! There is truly nothing more romantic than bugs. From the shellac on our chocolates, to the mites in our eyelashes exchanged in “butterfly kisses”, bedbugs, lovebugs, and kissing bugs- it’s hard to argue that this holiday should not be dedicated to them!
In this presentation, Devan Rupel will share her favorite bug facts and finds of the year and grant listeners a new perspective to deepen their appreciation for the creatures working day and night to bring them food, medical advancements, and healthy soil. We often focus on developing appreciation for pollinators that create food for humans, but neglect some of the strangely fascinating things that we can learn about the environment around us through nature’s more curious Valentines.
Insects incite strong feelings in all of us. Disgust and fear tend to reign supreme in this conversation. Still, by shifting our perspective, we can turn fear into fascination and grow closer to the most immediate natural world around us. Come get to know who’s visiting your porch light and what creepy crawlies may be rummaging around in your basement. Bring your burning bug questions and braveness as you’ll have the opportunity to meet Giant Hissing Cockroaches (they’re friendly) and munch a cricket cookie!

2025 Team Leader Academy - Special Handling
2025-02-22 09:00 - 16:00 | Remington Nature Center, 1502 MacArthur Drive, St. Joseph, MO, 64505, United States
February 22 Team Leader Special Handling Seminar, 9 am – 4 pm.
This training is for anyone who is planning or pre-scouting for cleanups and works with volunteers cleaning up floodplains, rivers and streams. It addresses how to identify, mark and when/where to report hazards such as barrels, tanks, needles, and more. The Program will be held at Remington Nature Center in St. Joseph.

Missouri Paddling Coalition
2025-03-02 12:00 - 16:00 | Central Regional Office MDC, 3500 E Gans Rd, Columbia, MO, 65201, United States
The next MOPadCo meeting will be March 2 at MDC’s Central Regional Office in Columbia. Discuss future paddling events, training, paddling access improvements, and more. We’ll start with a social at 12:00 noon, then the meeting runs 1:00-4:00PM. Brown bag lunches welcome! For planning purposes, RSVP at the Facebook Event page- https://www.facebook.com/events/640869351803561/
Enter each of your 2025 paddling events as a separate form at https://forms.gle/6PWScXMh2gk6M7Kz6
Also like/follow the Page at https://www.facebook.com/MOPaddlingCoalition and join our Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mopaddlecoalition (next meeting: May 4)

Big Muddy Speaker Series March 2025
2025-03-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S. Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO, 63301, United States
Missouri River Relief’s Big Muddy Speaker Series, hosted by Greenway Network
7 p.m. presentation (6 p.m. social hour) at Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Drive, St. Charles, MO 63301
What’s Your Watershed? by Libby Reuter and Virginia Woulfe-Beile
Since 2011, Watershed Cairns artists Libby Reuter and Joshua Rowan have been asking “What’s your watershed?” along the tributaries of the Mississippi River Watershed. They temporarily place and photograph luminous glass sculptures that capture the enchantment of water in different environments. An interactive map on watershedcairns.com visualizes the interconnected rivers, wetlands, and lakes nurturing the central 40 percent of the United States. Reuter will share a few of their images and stories from the rivers’ origins. The under-appreciated heart of that vital water web is in St. Louis Metro, Missouri, and Illinois. At our meeting, Libby Reuter and Virginia Woulfe-Beile co-director of the Piasa Palisades Chapter, Illinois Sierra Club, will introduce a new map/signage project designed to draw attention to the confluence of the Missouri, Mississippi, and Illinois Rivers.
Visit the Big Muddy Speaker Series webpage to learn more: https://bigmuddyspeakers.org/stcharles/

Hillsdale Clean-ups
2025-03-15 08:30 - 12:00 | Greenwood Cemetery, 6571 St Louis Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63121, United States
Join us with Beyond Housing and MDC Stream Team to help revitalize areas of Hillsdale to remedy the effects of illegal dumping throughout their community. Volunteers will meet at Greenwood Cemetery for a safety meeting then choose from a few options. You can work in the cemetery removing invasive bush honeysuckle, pulling weeds within the installed landscape beds, or collecting trash and other debris. Or you can choose to (cemetery slots are filled) then be a part of the Village of Hillsdale cleanup, focusing on picking up litter and collecting illegally dumped housewares/furniture as well as tires. If you register in advance, you will get a Missouri Stream Team shirt as a Thank You for the hard work and dedication assisting in this cleanup.
Sign up at https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/151867806041/false#/invitation

2025 Team Leader Academy – Scouting & Cleanup POSTPONED
2025-03-22 07:00 - 15:00 | MO
The March 22 Scouting Seminar and Capstone Cleanup is POSTPONED
Our team was hit hard by the storms last Friday. In order to give them time to address urgent matters, the Team Leader Academy Scouting and Cleanup event, scheduled for March 22, is postponed. We have not yet determined the new date but will let you know once we do. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Registration will be updated at https://greenwaynetwork.org/team-leader-academy/

Mission: Clean Stream on Saturday, April 5, 2025!
2025-04-05 | MO
The May 10th clean up in Wright CIty has been postponed. Check back for updated information.
Join hundreds of volunteers to work together to pick up tons of litter along our rivers and streams. Greenway Network partners with eight municipalities to host cleanup sites. Follow one of the links below to sign up for the cleanup event in your area!
St. Charles City *April 12

St. Charles County *also on Sat. Apr. 5; not the 6th as previously published

Lake Saint Louis
City of O’Fallon
City of Dardenne Prairie

City of Cottleville
City of Wentzville
Wright City

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Before heading out, watch our brief safety video at https://youtu.be/HpD5w5JEmKo Be sure to dress for the weather. Wear sturdy shoes, and bring gloves as well as a water bottle. Be prepared to get outside and have fun while making a difference. Thanks and we hope to see you soon!

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Big Muddy Speaker Series April 2025
2025-04-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S. Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO, 63301, United States
Missouri River Relief’s Big Muddy Speaker Series, hosted by Greenway Network
7 p.m. Presentation (6 p.m. Social Hour) at Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Drive, St. Charles, MO 63301
“Life on the Mississippi before 1492: from Clovis to Cahokia to Contact” by Julie Zimmerman, PhD, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Dr. Julie Zimmerman will present an overview of life on the Mississippi before 1492: from Clovis to Cahokia to Contact. Dr. Zimmerman will provide a long term ecological view of the region in addition to outlining the anthropological highlights of the time. Dr. Zimmerman will share her knowledge and experience gained throughout her career as an archaeologist. Dr. Zimmermann is an archaeologist, professor, and chair of the Department of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She is also the coordinator of Native American Studies.
Visit the Big Muddy Speaker Series page to learn more: https://bigmuddyspeakers.org/stcharles/

St. Peters Clean Streams (cross-post)
2025-04-12 08:00 - 11:30 | MO
Courtesy cross-post: The City of St. Peters organizes an annual community volunteer event to clean our streams of debris for healthier streams. Trash can harm habitat and wildlife, plus cause creek bank erosion and possibly flooding. The 2025 Spring Event will be Saturday, April 12 at 370 Lakeside Park’s Corporate Pavilion. Register here by April 4, 2025 for Clean Streams! See details at https://www.stpetersmo.net/298/Clean-Streams

Mission: Clean Stream - April 12 for St. Charles City
2025-04-12 08:30 - 11:30 | MO
If you missed one of the April 5th Mission: Clean Stream events throughout the county, or just want to help even more, you have another chance to volunteer with the City of St. Charles’ cleanup on Saturday, April 12. Volunteers, ages 6 and up, can register as a family, individual, or organization. Gloves, waste collection bags, safety vests, and picker tools will be provided. Dress appropriately for the weather. Long pants, long sleeves, and boots are recommended. Volunteers will need to provide their own transportation to sites. Before heading out, watch our brief safety video at https://youtu.be/HpD5w5JEmKo
Use the City’s REGISTER HERE link to get details and sign up. Thanks and we hope to see you soon!

Missouri Paddling Coalition
2025-05-04 12:00 - 16:00 | MO
Bimonthly meeting of the MOPadCo will take place Sunday, May 4 at the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area’s visitor center. Enjoy a potluck getting to know the paddling community at noon. Bring a dish to share and your own table service, then the meeting will be at 1:00. Come learn more about this statewide organization and how you can get involved. Discuss future paddling events, training, paddling access improvements, and more.
Zoom in on the map on MDC’s page at https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/places/columbia-bottom-conservation-area to see the loop drive parallel to Strodtman Rd/ Riverview Dr, which has angled parking along it, near the River’s Edge Trailhead.
And join our Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mopaddlecoalition

Rockwood Island USFW Refuge Tree Planting
2025-05-07 - 2025-05-10 | MO
U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFW) is reaching out to multiple organizations seeking volunteers to help plant some of the 22,000 tree seedlings acquired for the Rockwood Island Wildlife Refuge. Their goal is to diversify the species composition of the refuge from monotypic cottonwood to a 15 species-rich bottomland forest typical of the region to better serve wildlife for multiple generations. While the refuge is on the East side of the Mississippi (about 8 miles south of Chester, Illinois), knowing the importance of wetlands to our watersheds, our Stream Team has decided to partner with USFW and ask other volunteers to join the endeavor.
When: May 7, 8, 9, and 10
Time: Anytime starting from 9am for as long as people want to help. USFW will be there from 8:30am to late afternoon each day.
Where: Illinois Route 3 to Rockwood, Il; coordinates: 37.83666, -89.70338 Map: https://tinyurl.com/msprda73 This is an unimproved road. Drive under the railroad trestle and follow it back (approximately 200 yards) to the refuge parking lot.
What: Bareroot tree planting using dibble bars (stooping, bending, walking over irregular floodplain forest).
Need: Bring drinking water, snack if wanted, and a desire to restore our wetlands.
More information can be found here, including detailed directions and how to plant trees successfully using a Dribble Bar: https://tinyurl.com/mrxu9teh
Please be sure to notify one of the following if you, or a group, plan to attend and when:
Jared Nance, Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge: Cell: 573-754-2431 / Email: jared_nance@fws.gov
or Jan McIlwee, Stream Team volunteer: Cell: 314-303-6419 / Email: janm@streamteam5168.org

Give STL Day 2025
2025-05-08 00:30 - 2025-05-09 10:00 | MO
Greenway Network is a new participant to Give STL Day! You can support us at https://www.givestlday.org/organization/Greenway-Network/ Also, donating during a Power Hour gets us part of that hour’s $20,000 prize pool which is applied equally to every donation made within the hour: 9:00-10:00AM, noon-1:00PM, 3:00-4:00PM, 6:00-7:00PM, and 9:00-10:00PM. Even if you can’t donate, emailing your friends or sharing from our Facebook page is appreciated too. Thank you!

Wright City Mission: Clean Stream 5/10/25
2025-05-10 09:00 - 11:00 | MO
Wright City Mission: Clean Stream will now take place on MAY 10, 2025. This year we are thrilled to have Wright City join us for this annual event. You can register for their clean-up at https://greenwaynetwork.org/2025/03/10/misson-clean-stream-april-5-2025-welcome-wright-city/ to help out at Corwin S. Ruge Memorial Park. Dress for the weather. Wear sturdy shoes. Bring a water bottle.

Big Muddy Speaker Series May 2025
2025-05-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S. Riverside Dr, Saint Charles, MO, 63301, United States
“Peruque Creek Watershed Alliance” by Kelly Dunlap, PCWA representative
Missouri River Relief’s Big Muddy Speaker Series, hosted by Greenway Network
7 p.m. Presentation (6 p.m. Social Hour)
Bike Stop Cafe, 701 S Riverside Drive, St. Charles, MO 63301
Join us at the St. Charles edition of the Big Muddy Speaker Series on Wednesday, May 14 to learn more about the newly reformed Peruque Creek Watershed Alliance, how local residents and communities are collaborating and cross-training to improve water quality, and ways you can get involved and provide input.
Peruque Creek watershed spans parts of Warren and St. Charles counties in Missouri, feeds into Lake Saint Louis, and ultimately drains to the Mississippi River. The Peruque Creek Watershed Alliance is focused on improving and protecting stream water quality. It brings together local governments, organizations, and community members to address current issues and promote sustainable watershed management. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources recently collected public comments on a draft Watershed Plan and a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report for Total Suspended Solids in Peruque Creek. One of the Alliance’s first goals is to launch a multi-location stream data collection effort across the watershed.
Visit the Big Muddy Speaker Series page to learn more: https://bigmuddyspeakers.org/stcharles/
