So what the hayday are we doing tomorrow?! I apologize for the detail delay...Here's the scoop:
We will be meeting at NCS at 8:30am...we'll travel to Columbia Bottoms Conservation Area up north where we'll meet with a presenter from the CBCA...She'll be dressed up in a beaver suit... yeah, no kidding... really... a beaver suit... and she'll be presenting to us on some of the beaver habits and habitat in the area...
After that, Steve and the MO River Relief crew will be taking us out on their plate boats (the large, flat-bottom, motorized boats they use all the time to transport folks at cleanups). We plan to tour up the MO a bit, then head up to the lock and dam...We will stop there for a visit to the museum and a possible tour of the lock and dam. A Corps of Engineers member should be there to work with us.
Next we'll lock through and head up to the Alton area to find a fun place to eat our lunches. We'll cruise back down and stop on Duck Island before heading back to CBCA where we'll be dropped off about 2pm.
We will be back to NCS about 3pm...
So, essentially, we get to be river rats for a day and experience a bit of what the MORR and LL&W crews get to see all the time...
Please send/bring a lunch and water bottle. You should dress like you are going to a river cleanup...old clothes, rubber boots, and hat. Also dress for the weather and dress in layers...these days the mornings are chilly and the midday sun is potentially brutal...
Right now, I have the following folks listed as attending:
Am I missing anyone? Is there anyone who still wants to join in?
If you are attending, I need a permission slip and waiver signed... I'm attaching the waiver. I will have them available to sign Friday morning when you drop off as well if that's easier.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Ben
We will be meeting at NCS at 8:30am...we'll travel to Columbia Bottoms Conservation Area up north where we'll meet with a presenter from the CBCA...She'll be dressed up in a beaver suit... yeah, no kidding... really... a beaver suit... and she'll be presenting to us on some of the beaver habits and habitat in the area...
After that, Steve and the MO River Relief crew will be taking us out on their plate boats (the large, flat-bottom, motorized boats they use all the time to transport folks at cleanups). We plan to tour up the MO a bit, then head up to the lock and dam...We will stop there for a visit to the museum and a possible tour of the lock and dam. A Corps of Engineers member should be there to work with us.
Next we'll lock through and head up to the Alton area to find a fun place to eat our lunches. We'll cruise back down and stop on Duck Island before heading back to CBCA where we'll be dropped off about 2pm.
We will be back to NCS about 3pm...
So, essentially, we get to be river rats for a day and experience a bit of what the MORR and LL&W crews get to see all the time...
Please send/bring a lunch and water bottle. You should dress like you are going to a river cleanup...old clothes, rubber boots, and hat. Also dress for the weather and dress in layers...these days the mornings are chilly and the midday sun is potentially brutal...
Right now, I have the following folks listed as attending:
- Nick K
- Gerald M
- Rachel S
- Max P
- Corbin R
- Shawn R
- Nicholas T
- Lawrence J
- Elizabeth K
- Sean M
- Cody K
Am I missing anyone? Is there anyone who still wants to join in?
If you are attending, I need a permission slip and waiver signed... I'm attaching the waiver. I will have them available to sign Friday morning when you drop off as well if that's easier.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Ben
View the permission slip here. It may be filled out, attached, and sent to Ben Griffiths via his email address, or given to him in person.
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