EXPLORE THE RIVER
August 7th & 10th - Before Rock Island, There Was Farnhamsburg - Gena Schantz, Historian - Meet at: Schwiebert Park Pavilion in Rock Island, IL (Bring a lawn chair.) August 14th & 17th - Quad City National Weather Service O ce Tour - John Haase, Meteorologist/Forecaster - Meet at: NOAA/NWS, 9040 Harrison St. in Davenport, IA (Near Davenport airport) August 21st & 24th - The South Branch of the Mississippi: Small but Important - Dr. Norm Moline - Meet at: Bass Street Landing in Moline, IL August 28th & 31st - This is a Farm - Sonja Kinser, Hydroponics Mgr., Tapestry Farms - Meet at: Botanical Center 2525 4th Ave. Rock Island, IL EXPLORE THE RIVER! What: Explore the River Series – Channel Cat Talks & Riverine Walks When: From May 28th through August 31st. Channel Cat Talks are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10:45am. Riverine Walks are Wednesdays 6:30-pm and Saturdays 9-10:30am Who: Quad Citizens of all ages learn from professors, engineers, historians, musicians, authors, business owners, and more! Where: Channel Cat Talks leave from Riverbend Commons, 2951 River Drive in Moline, IL and Riverine Walks leave from varying locations. Visit exploretheriverqc.org for details. Cost: Channel Cat Talks aboard the Channel Cat Water Taxi are $20. Riverine Walks are $10 or free for Members of River Action. Purchase a membership at riveracton.org/ member today!
Schedule – Channel Cat Talks May 28th & 30th - Lock & Dam for Kids - Anthony Heddlesten, Civil Engineer, USACE June 4th & 6th - Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi River - Karen Anderson, Historian June 11th & 13th - Raptors Along the River - Dave Murcia, Director, Wapsi River Environmental Education Center June 18th & 20th - Common Chord RiverCurrents Tour - Ben Schwind, Education Manager at Common Chord June 25th & 27th - Fantastic Voyage on the Mississippi - Dana Starkell, Adventurer, Paddle to the Amazon, Guinness World Record - 12,181 miles July 9th & 11th - Quad Cities’ First Residents - Beth Carvey, Retired, Black Hawk State Historic Site July 16th & 18th - Quad City Pelicans - Tim Murphy, QC Audubon Society July 23rd & 25th - I-74 Bridge & Its Features - Matt Dotson, Sr. Geotechnical Engineer July 30th & August 1st - The Music of Bix Beiderbecke & Louie Bellson - Josh Du ee, Musician & Jazz Historian August 6th & 8th - Our River Landscape Mosaic - Professors Reuben Heine & Norm Moline August 13th & 15th - Plastic Pollution on the Mighty Mississippi River - Lori McCollum, PACG August 20th & 22nd - Commercial Fishing on the Mississippi - Mike Schafer, Schafer Fisheries August 27th & 29th - Gongoozling with USACE - 200 years of operation, maintenance, and inspections along the Upper Mississippi River - Anthony Heddlesten & Josh Hendrix, USACE
Schedule – Riverine Walks May 29th & June 1st - The Past, Present, and Future of Moline Centre’s Riverfront - Kirk Marske, Program Manager, Renew Moline - Meet at: City of Moline Water Department - Thirty 18th St. in Moline, IL June 5th & 8th - Ballpark Backstage Pass - Dave Heller, Owner - QC River Bandits - Meet at: Stadium Suite Level at Entrance of Modern Woodman Ballpark June 12th & 15th - 50 Years of Re-imagining the Riverfront - Gates Thomas, Professor, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA - Meet at: Oneida Landing (D’Lua Parking Lot) 1201 E River Drive in Davenport, IA June 19th & 22nd - Passion for Trees - Scott Carlson, Lead Consultant & Instructor, Iowa Arborist Consulting - Meet at: Lindsay Park Marina (On the river side, not East Village side. ) 2100 E. River Drive in Davenport, IA June 26th & 29th - Patriots of the Prairie - Karen Anderson, Historian - Meet at: Leach Park (West end under pine trees) 100 12th St. in Bettendorf, IA July 10th & 13th - Hiking Smith’s Island & Lock & Dam 14 - Mike McKean, Park Ranger, USACE - Meet at: Smith’s Island, 22549 182nd St in Pleasant Valley, IA (Lower gravel lot) July 17th & 20th - Helping Monarch Butter ies - Janet Moline, Retired Environmental Science Teacher - Meet at: Sylvan Slough Natural Area 4501 3rd Ave. in Rock Island, IL (One block West of Sylvan Island parking lot.) July 24th & 27th – The Historic Village of Port Byron - Dale Hachtel, Port Byron Historical Society - Meet at: River Valley Library 214 S Main St. in Port Byron, IL July 31st & August 3rd - Exploring
the Marsh - Amy Loving, Director of Education, Nahant Marsh - Meet at: Nahant Marsh 4220 Wapello Ave. in Davenport, IA
May, June, July 2024 | eddy Magazine 11
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