Missouri River Relief

August 18, 2011

Big Muddy Speaker Series - Kansas City

The Big Muddy Speaker Series is a monthly series of presentations on Missouri River ecology, history, biology and more by experts in their field. There are two separate series, in Rocheport and Kansas City.

The Kansas City series is held at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at Hickok's Grill in the Kansas City River Market District. Click here for the next presentation and directions»

Click here for more info and a list of upcoming presentations»

Kansas City was founded because of its location on the Missouri River. Today we are lucky to have so many experts willing to share their knowledge with us about this amazing river, its floodplain and the nature and history that surrounds it. We're trying to keep the topics varied and interesting, but if you have an interest in the Missouri River, we think you're going to love these.

Special thanks to Hickok's Grill for giving us the opportunity to use their great restaurant for our series. Please support this great local business!

Here's the rundown on our future scheduled presentations:

• Dec. 7, 2011 - "The Big Muddy Refuge - Habitat Restoration on the Missouri River" - Tim Haller, Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge
• Jan. 11, 2012 - "The Missouri River - Then, Now and in the Future?" - Neil Bass, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Feb. 8, 2012 - "The Secret Life of Sturgeon" - Aaron Delonay, US Geological Survey
• March 14, 2012 - "Taming the Wild Muddy" - author and historian Jim Denny
• April 11, 2012 - "People of the River's Mouth - The Search for the Missouria Indians" - author and historian Mike Dickey
  

Directions

From Kansas City, Kansas:

• Take I-70 into Missouri.
  
• Take exit 2D towards Main St.
• Merge onto W. 6th St.
• Turn left onto Walnut St. Hickok's Grill will be on your left.

From the East:

• Take I-70 into downtown Kansas City.
  
• Take exit 2F toward Grand St./Walnut St./Oak St.
  
• Keep left at the fork and merge onto E Independence Ave.
• Turn right onto Walnut St. Hickok's Grill will be on your left.