On July 18, 2019, Governor Parson signed an Executive Order creating a “Flooding Recovery Advisory Task Force” (FRAWG). The FRAWG is tasked with submitting a report to the Governor about the “state’s short-, medium-, and long-term flood recovery priorities and feedback on the state’s current levee system.” The draft report is due to the Governor…
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WHEN: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 6:00pm WHERE: Cooper’s Landing (Directions Here: https://cooperslandingmo.com/directions ) WHAT: * Meet and greet with friends involved with Mid-Missouri’s environmental, conservation, and recreation community * Learn and ask questions about MCE’s current programs and priorities * Brainstorm and strategize about how to make a difference in Mid-Missouri Are you concerned about…
Read MoreBangert Island Development Threatens MO River Floodplain September 2019 Did you know that yet another floodplain development on the Missouri River is under consideration? The proposed “Bangert Island Riverfront Transformation Project” now known as “Riverpointe” would join the proposed Maryland Park Lake District development and the existing Chesterfield Valley developments in paving over and raising…
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Submit a Comment on the Upper Mississippi River Watershed Study September 2019 Flood waters are slowly receding in some places, but the impacts of the Great Flood of 2019 continue to be felt across Missouri. Communities throughout the Midwest and the Lower Mississippi River Basin have been living through one of the longest periods…
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Members of the general public as well as conservation and environmental groups turned out to share their perspectives about flood risk management, extreme precipitation, floodplain restoration, and making room for the river during a meeting hosted by the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Hannibal on July…
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June 18, 2019 As the Great Flood of 2019 continues to wreak havoc across the region, disrupting lives and livelihoods, regional state and federal agency leaders are hosting a series of public listening sessions on flooding, climate change, regional impacts, and future planning. Can you attend one of these public meetings and bring the voice…
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