Raccoon River Watershed Association Presents: “Life in the Raccoon River”

Saturday, March 1, 2008

DMACC WEST CAMPUS-5959 West Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa (west of Hwy 35 and Glen Oaks)

 

Schedule:

8:30 - Coffee and treats

9:00 - Welcome; Mike Delaney, President, RRWA

9:05 - Introductions; Elizabeth Hill, Ecologist, Whiterock Conservancy

9:15 - Life In and Along the Raccoon River - Larry Gullet, Jones County Conservation

9:45 - Water and Life in the Raccoon; Dr. Mary Skopec - (Iowa Geological Survey - IOWATER) ”What we know about life and water quality in the Raccoon.”

10:10 - Raccoon River Watershed Student Research Projects; Dr. Melinda Coogan and Investigations of Escherichia coli, Nitrate, and Phosphate Levels within Outlet Creek, Iowa; Todd Wical

10:45 - Benthic Macro Invertebrate; Steve Hummel

11:15 - The Topeka Shiner and Oxbow Restoration; Elizabeth Blessington and Rose Partridge (RRWA Members)

11:45 – Birds and birding in Dallas County; Bob Myers (Dallas County Conservation)

12:15 - Life at Whiterock along the Middle Raccoon; Elizabeth Hill

 

For more information about the above program please contact the Mike Delaney with the Raccoon River Watershed Association at medelaney54@... or call 515-277-3279.