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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