2/13/2007
Mo.-Miss. River confluence symposium set for May
Plans include informational workshops and a field trip.
ST. LOUIS-Missourians with an interest in the history, ecology or economic
development of the Missouri-Mississippi river confluence can join other
people, government agencies, businesses and nonprofit groups to discuss
river issues at a conference titled "Meeting of the Waters: Cooperative
Conservation, Recreation and Economic Development in the St. Louis Region."
The symposium May 9 through 11 will bring together diverse interests to
share information, discuss issues and see the confluence during a field
trip.
Fifteen multiple-track workshops will cover water quality issues, flood and
flood plains topics, community planning, parks and trails, education, river
culture and policy and the proposed Lewis and Clark Water Trail.
For more information, contact Mattie Lewis, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Continuing Education, (314) 516-5655, mattieh@umsl.edu, or visit
www.umsl.edu/meetingofthewaters.
-Jim Low-