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Golden Hills partnered with Iowa Rivers Revival and local partners to host the Master River Stewards Program (MRSP) in western Iowa in 2019. MRSP is an adult-education program that teaches watershed awareness, paddling and navigating skills, river and stream dynamics, aquatic habitat, water quality and water monitoring, and policies related to floodplains, river protection and restoration.
We currently do not have another MRSP training planned but may host it again in the future if we have sufficient demand. See details about the 2019 program below. |
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2019 Program Information
Cost for the program is $50 but financial assistance may be available upon request. Registration will close on August 12 or when maximum capacity is reached. This is a certificate program and participants are expected to attend all sessions to receive certification. If you are unable to attend all sessions but are still interested in participating, we may be able to accommodate. Email Project Coordinator Lance Brisbois with questions: [email protected].
Register now!
Program Schedule
Session 1
Saturday, August 17
9:00am-3:00pm
Location: Pony Creek Nature Center
Topics & Presenters:
Session 2
Wednesday, August 28
5:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Botna Bend Park - 42926 Mahogany Rd. Hancock, Iowa
Topics & Presenter: River Chemistry and Monitoring - Mary Skopec - Executive Director - Iowa Lakeside Lab
Session 3
This session will feature a podcast/video in lieu of an in-class session.
Topics: Agricultural production, policies, and Iowa’s rivers.
Session 4
Wednesday, September 25
5:00pm-8:00pm
Location: TBA
Topics & Presenters:
Session 5
Wednesday, October 30
5:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Golden Hills RC&D office - 712 S. Hwy. St. in Oakland
Final session and wrap-up; discussion of projects.
Register now!
Register now!
Program Schedule
Session 1
Saturday, August 17
9:00am-3:00pm
Location: Pony Creek Nature Center
Topics & Presenters:
- Introduction - Iowa Rivers Revival
- Watersheds - Cara Marker-Morgan - Watershed Coordinator, East & West Nishnabotna Watershed Coalition
- River Form and Function - John Thomas - Program Director, Hungry Canyons Alliance
- River Wildlife - Dr. James Pease - Emeritus Assoc. Professor, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University
- Navigating Iowa's Waters - John Wenck - Water Trails Coordinator, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Session 2
Wednesday, August 28
5:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Botna Bend Park - 42926 Mahogany Rd. Hancock, Iowa
Topics & Presenter: River Chemistry and Monitoring - Mary Skopec - Executive Director - Iowa Lakeside Lab
Session 3
This session will feature a podcast/video in lieu of an in-class session.
Topics: Agricultural production, policies, and Iowa’s rivers.
Session 4
Wednesday, September 25
5:00pm-8:00pm
Location: TBA
Topics & Presenters:
- Stream and Riparian Zone Restoration - John Thomas - Program Director, Hungry Canyons Alliance
- Impacts on fish and wildlife - Doug Davenport - Prairie Strips Team, Iowa State University
- Review and Potential Projects
Session 5
Wednesday, October 30
5:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Golden Hills RC&D office - 712 S. Hwy. St. in Oakland
Final session and wrap-up; discussion of projects.
Register now!
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