Missouri River Relief

August 18, 2011

Big Muddy Speaker Series - Rocheport

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 Rocheport series is held the second Tuesday of every month in the lower floor of the Les Bourgeois Bistro in Rocheport.  

The Mid-Missouri area is 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 Les Bourgeois Vineyards for giving us the opportunity to use their beautiful space overlooking the Missouri River.

Here's the rundown on our future scheduled presentations:

• December 13, 2011 - "Whither Missouri? Aldo Leopold's Challenge" - Susan Flader, MU Emeritus Professor
  
  
• January 10, 2012 - "This is Rivermiles"- Jodi Pfefferkorn, Flaming Fiddle Productions
  
  
• February 21, 2012 - "Restoring the Big Muddy" - Mike Chapman, US Army Corps of Engineers
  
  
• March 20, 2012 - "Big Muddy Clean Sweep" - Missouri River Relief

• April 10, 2012 - "Missouri River Turtles" - Stephanie Zimmer, University of Missouri
  
  
• May 8, 2012 - "Five Generation Farm in the Burr Oak Bottom" - John Sam Williamson, Boone County farmer
  
  
• June 12, 2012 - "The Great Flood of 2011" - Jody Farhat, US Army Corps of Engineers
  
  
• July 10, 2012 - "Canada Geese Closeup" - photographer Glenn Chambers
  

Directions

• Take I-70 to the Rocheport, MO, exit (Exit #115). It's the first exit east of the Missouri River.
• Head north toward Rocheport.
• After about a mile, turn left at the sign for Les Bourgeois Bistro. Follow the signs to the Bistro. You will probably need to park in the lot above the Bistro and walk the trail down.
• The presentations are held in the lower level. You can either enter at the restaurant entrance then go down the stairs to your left past the bar, or you can follow the walk to the right of the restaurant and enter through a glass door into the lower level.
  
• 14020 W. Hwy BB, Rocheport, MO (click for Google Map)