This program is Wednesday, June 19.  Sorry for the confusion.

All members may join us for the food, beverages and fellowship with new
members before the meeting.

Thanks,
Jane Clark

----- Original Message -----
From: Jane Clark <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 3:13 PM
Subject: Central Iowa Program on Missouri River


> JUNE 17 PROGRAM -- MISSOURI RIVER
>
> Chad Smith of American Rivers will be the speaker for the Wednesday, June
17
> program of the Central Iowa Sierra Group.  He will be presenting a program
> on his work with American Rivers in the midwest, with a concentration on
the
> Missouri River.
>
> Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and are held at Grace United Methodist Church,
> 37th and Cottage Grove in Des Moines.  If there are questions about the
> program, please call Jane Clark at 515-223-5047 or [log in to unmask]
>
> This month we will also hold a new member welcome at 6:00 p.m. for snacks
> and beverages.  New and old members are invited to attend.
>
> When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the Missouri in 1804,
they
> found a dynamic river of meandering channels, thousands of islands and
> sandbars, and a rich floodplain of wetlands, grasses, and forests. Today,
> Lewis and Clark would not recognize the Missouri River and many of the
river
> wildlife species that filled their journal pages might soon disappear
> forever.
>
> American Rivers recently named the Missouri River the nation's Most
> Endangered River for 2002. The conservation group and its partners cited
the
> operations of six dams that are driving several fish and wildlife species
> towards extinction and crippling the river's economic potential as a
> recreational and tourist destination.
>
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