Journey Across the Watershed By: Anna Miller This past Autumn, Missouri River Relief hosted nearly 50 students between 4th and 12th grade in the exploration of their local watershed. Fall 2020 Watershed Expeditions at Home was a month-long adventure exploring seasonal changes in students’ watersheds as well as what constitutes the health of said watershed. […]
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 […]
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 […]
April - May Cutting edge science, folks! Graduate student with the University of Missouri: College of Education, Tanner Oretli, is diving deeper into the lesson plans of Missouri River All-Stars After School Program. If you’re not familiar, Missouri River All-Stars is an annual Missouri River Relief education program that works with 4th-grade students from Columbia […]
2018 Hello Fellow River-Lovers, I'm popping in for one last blog post as Missouri River Relief's Education Assistant Intern. It's been a wild ride since I started in May, so I'm going to take this opportunity to reflect on my experiences. I began this internship before my spring semester was even over. I stayed up all […]
Missouri River Academy, July 8-15, 2018 By: Claire Hassler Another Missouri River Academy has come and gone, and I think we’re all going through camp withdrawals. The 2018 Academy flew by, it’s hard to believe it’s already over! Camp may have ended but the friendships linger and the memories will last forever. It’s hard to describe what makes camp so special; you just […]
