[GeoStL] Re: River clean up .. No response?
- From: Dan Henke <thunder_monk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 07:00:55 -0700 (PDT)
-
Georgie,
It sounds very interesting but unfortunately I am busy
during that time and could not make it. Hope you get
some takers though as someone will have a good time.
Sorry about that
Dan (Thunder)
--- Geocachette@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I'd love to hear a response to this. Is anyone
> interested?
> Georgie
>
> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822
> From: Geocachette@xxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 10:23:22 EDT
> Subject: Re: [GeoStL] River clean up
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Along those same lines some of you might be
> interested in attending this
> workshop. It is open to all educators and other
> interested persons.
>
> I attended when Chad was docked in Alton. It was
> attended by the Sierra Club
> members, green peace, public school teachers, fish
> & wild life, corp of
> engineers and several others.
>
> It was quite the experience!!!!! I felt like a 60's
> peace corps hippy!
>
> Chad has been in Smithsonian recently (and Time I
> think) and several other
> boating mags.
>
> Georgie
>
>
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> Hello!
>
> I thought perhaps you could help to get the word out
> on these
> workshop...perhaps you have a friend you could
> recommend to the workshop.
>
> Hope all is going well.
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Bryan
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> BIG RIVER EDUCATIONAL
> WORKSHOPS
> CONDUCTED ON THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOARD A
> FLOATING CLASSROOM!
> NO CHARGE TO ATTEND
>
> The workshop will be held directly on the river,
> giving the participants
> the opportunity to observe the dynamic and varied
> Mississippi River first
> hand. The workshop will start aboard a floating
> classroom and culminate in
> the use of smaller boats to visit various river
> sites. Participants can
> expect to expand their knowledge of Big Rivers and
> their watersheds, as
> well as receive educational materials on Big Rivers
> to take back to their
> classrooms, civic groups or youth organizations.
>
> WHEN:
> The workshop will be offered on Sunday, September
> 28th and again on Monday,
> September 29th
>
> WHERE:
> Participants will meet on a floating classroom
> docked on the riverfront
> right in front of the famous St. Louis Arch
>
> FREE!
> No charge to learn more about the national treasure
> these rivers represent
>
> If you are interested in attending one of these
> workshops or would like
> more information please
> contact:
> Bryan Hopkins
> Environmental Education
> Specialist
> Missouri Department of Natural
> Resources
> Call: (573)-751-2452 or 1-800-361-4827 email:
> nrhopkb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Or visit Living Lands and Waters Website at
> http://www.cleanrivers.com/
>
> *ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BIG RIVER CLEANUPS AND
> EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
>
> For six years Chad Pregracke's team from Living
> Lands and Waters has worked
> in cooperation with local citizens and volunteers to
> clean up the trash
> from America's Big River Systems. Tremendous
> progress has been made, with
> more than 800 tons of trash successfully removed
> from the Mississippi, the
> Ohio and the Missouri River's. These community-based
> cleanup efforts also
> have served to educate and connect people to the
> national treasure these
> rivers represent.
>
> This year Living Lands and Waters is expanding its
> river education efforts.
> A series of one-day workshops on the Mississippi
> River have been developed
> in cooperation with the Missouri Department of
> Natural Resources. The
> workshops will be offered at various locations on
> the river throughout the
> river basin.
>
> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
> committed citizens can
> change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that
> ever has."-- Margaret
> Mead
>
> The primary target audience will be teachers,
> however, the general public
> is welcome, as well as any civic leaders wishing to
> learn more about the
> "Mighty Mississippi." The workshops offer an ideal
> opportunity to increase
> public awareness regarding the importance of big
> river systems and to help
> participants become more familiar with the
> educational services offered by
> their respective states.
>
> The general focus for the workshops will be the
> following:
>
> ü Watersheds: How they function; The Mississippi
> drainage basin, along
> with a simple watershed model.
> ü The river as a natural resource: Drinking water
> and the river; Its use
> as receiving waters for municipal and industrial
> wastewater;
> Agricultural activities in the flood plain;
> Recreational and commercial
> fishing along the river, and additional recreational
> aspects of the
> river.
> ü Impacts to the river: Non-point source
> pollution (issues and
> prevention), along with other issues that affect the
> river such as solid
> waste, flood control, etc.
> ü River Stewardship: How to minimize impacts to
> the river and how to get
> your school or community involved (adopt a river
> mile, future cleanups,
> stream teams and other educational resources).
> ü Boat trips: To observe first hand some unique
> aspects of the river
> (clam diving, reforestation efforts, riparian
> zones, lock and dams,
> etc.).
>
>
>
> Bryan T. Hopkins
> Environmental Education Specialist
> Missouri Department of Natural Resources
> P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City
> MO 65102-0176
> ph# 573-751-2452
>
>
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