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Event Description
The USACE, in conjunction with the MDC and MDNR, have been working on the Grand River Basin Project study. The focus of the study is to examine issues affecting the area including:
- sedimentation of aquatic habitats,
- stream-bank erosion and head-cutting,
- loss of farmland and infrastructure,
- increased flooding,
- and log jams.
The USACE will hold a workshop describing their methods of data collection, hydrology and ecosystems functions modeling, and restoration. Various sites that show the ecological degradation will be toured. The SWS Central Chapter will work with the USACE to help develop solutions.
Fall Meeting Agenda:
DAY 1
Address: Pershing State Park: 29277 Missouri 130, Laclede, Missouri 64651. Located 20 miles east of Chillicothe, MO on Highway 36.
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 |
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12:30 – 1:00 p.m. |
Sign-in/Registration (Lunch will not be provided.) |
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. |
Call to Order and Introductions |
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. |
The Grand River Partnership |
1:45 – 2:30 p.m. |
History of Grand River Basin and Recent Problems |
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. |
Break |
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. |
A Closer Look at Fountain Grove CA, Pershing SP, and Yellow Creek/Swan Lake |
3:15 – 3:45 p.m. |
Data Summary |
3:45 – 4:15 p.m. |
H&H Modeling Overview |
4:15 – 4:45 p.m. |
Ecosystems Function Model |
4:45 – 5:15 p.m. |
USACE Ecosystem Restoration 101 |
5:30 – 5:45 p.m. |
Tour Preview and Adjourn |
DAY 2
Address: Pershing State Park: Field day. We will tour many sites, so dress in field gear. We will use our personal vehicles to caravan to the sites.
Thursday, October 12, 2017 |
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8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Meet at Pershing SP, tour sites:
- Pershing Boardwalk and Overlook
- Hwy 36 Locust Creek and Higgins Ditch
- Avulsion Area at Covered Bridge
- Lower Hickory Branch/End of Avulsion
- Fountain Grove East
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12:00 – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch at Fountain Grove. Chapter Business during lunch. Lunch will be provided. |
1:00 p.m. to finish |
Tour sites:
- Fountain Grove West
- Yellow Creek CA
- Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Garden of Eden Levee
- Daily Recap
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DAY 3
Address: Pershing State Park
Friday, October 13, 2017 |
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8:00 – 9:00 a.m. |
Discussion of Field site observations |
9:00 –10:30 a.m. |
Solutions workshop, break as needed during workshop |
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
USACE Solutions. Adjourn (Lunch will not be provided) |
Event Type:Membership Early registration ends on Aug 17, 2017. Regular registration starts on Aug 18, 2017 and ends on Oct 03, 2017. Late registration starts on Oct 04, 2017. (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) |
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