All aboard! It’s a virtual excursion on the Missouri River, where every moment brings a new experience. Our virtual field trip incorporates spectacular views of limestone bluffs, eagles' nests, and enduring artwork, as well as insider’s knowledge about the river imparted by our crew.

We are really excited and proud to announce that Missouri River Relief is acquiring the Missouri American Water MR340 Race! The MR340 is billed as the “world’s longest nonstop paddling race”, bringing canoeists, kayakers and SUP paddlers from around the world to run a nonstop 340 mile race course from Kansas City, KS to St. […]

For 19 years, Missouri River Relief has been working on the Missouri River with the mission of connecting communities to this most important resource. During that time, we’ve built a large community of river lovers. YOU are part of this community, and we’re so grateful to have you along.

2020 From: Laura Waldo-Semken, outgoing AmeriCorps VISTA Your task is to work to eliminate poverty. Your mission is to strengthen organizations that eliminate or alleviate poverty through mobilization of community volunteers and resources. You will get to establish systems and develop community relationships to better generate resources, encourage volunteer service at the local level and […]

By: Laura Waldo-Semken Week One: Exploring Your Watershed Activities at home: Boat Building, Scavenger Hunt, and Map Making Campers were encouraged to map a water droplet in their watershed by using an online mapping tool. Then explore the movement of water in their watershed by building a boat from just 2 pieces of foil. During the […]

We are living in unprecedented times. Please know that Missouri River Relief is working diligently to give thoughtful consideration about how our decisions will impact our program opportunities AND keep families safe across our region. We are evaluating our programs and meetings on a case-by-case basis. MRR supports the practice of social distancing, or limiting personal […]

By Kristen Schulte and Carly Hopkins Sunglasses on and covered in unidentifiable bug bites after attending National Great River Research & Education Center (NGRREC) training week, Carly drove down I-70 to her research placement: Missouri River Relief. Carly would spend the next 9 weeks developing and piloting a pre-post curriculum for "Missouri River Days" a half-day field […]

By Katie Hathaway Hello all! This summer has really been one for the books. As hard as it is to believe, my time with Missouri River Relief is coming to an end, so I'm writing one last blog post reflecting on my time as the Education Assistant. On my first day of work this past […]

By: Katie Hathaway It’s hard to believe another Missouri River Academy has come to an end. Every year is unique and incredibly special, but this year was really one for the books. The lessons learned and friendships made will not be soon forgotten. During this year’s Missouri River Academy, high school students from across the […]

As a National Great River Research & Education Center Intern with Missouri River Relief By Carly Hopkins Sunglasses on and covered in unidentifiable bug bites after attending National Great River Research & Education Center (NGRREC) training week, I drove down I-70 to my research placement city: Columbia MO.  Admittingly, I was a little nervous.  I […]