2015 Schedule at a Glance JUNE Non-Profit Org. US Postage Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat PLEASE RETURN THIS PORTION WITH PAYMENT To: River Action, 822 E. River Dr. Davenport, IA PAID Channel Riverine Channel Riverine Davenport, IA Cat Talk Walk Cat Talk Walk Permit No. 3037 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hell Gate of Stormwater Hell Gate of Stormwater the Miss. 101 the Miss. 101 CHANNEL CAT TALKS 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Please check all that apply. Sessions are $13.50 each and take place River Action Founding of Walk on the Founding of Walk on the Davenport Wild Side Davenport Wild Side on the Channel Cat Water Taxi [space is limited]. Meet at the Channel 822 E. River Drive Cat Landing, 2501 E. River Dr., Moline. If the Captain cancels, a rain Davenport, IA 52803 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 date will be scheduled. All Channel Cat Talks are from 9-10:45 Locks and Reptiles & Locks and Reptiles & a.m. Dams Amphibians Dams Amphibians Hell Gate of the Miss. History of Rowing Fishing the Miss. Tue, June 2 Tue, June 30 Tue, July 28 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Thu, June 4 Thu, July 2 Thu, July 30 Photog- Barge Photog- Barge Founding of Dav. Great River Road Historic Bridges raphy Fleeting raphy Fleeting Tue, June 9 Tue, July 7 Tue, Aug 4 28 29 30 Thu, June 11 Thu, July 9 Thu, Aug 6 History Locks and Dams Rafting Logs Landscape Mosaic Of Rowing Tue, June 16 Tue, July 14 Tue, Aug 11 JULY Thu, June 18 Thu, July 16 Thu, Aug 13 Photography Lost & Almost Lost Coast Guard Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Tue, June 23 Tue, July 21 Tue, Aug 18 This program is funded by: Thu, June 25 Thu, July 23 Thu, Aug 20 Channel Riverine Channel Riverine River Music Cat Talk Walk Cat Talk Walk Please Note: All classes are rain or shine. Rain Tue, Aug 25 dates will be scheduled. No Refunds. 1 2 3 4 Thu, Aug 27 All About History Cycling Of Rowing RIVERINE WALKS 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Great River Decoding Great River Decoding Please check all that apply. Sessions are $6 each or FREE Road the Past Road the Past for River Action Members. Wed. talks from 6:30-8 p.m. Sat. talks from 9-10:30 a.m. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Stormwater 101 All about Cycling Riverside Cemetery Rafting Logs Biodiv. at Rafting Biodiv. at River Action’s Collinson Logs Collinson Wed, June 3 Wed, July 1 Wed, July 29 Sat, June 6 Sat, Aug 1 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A Walk on the Wild Side Decoding the Past Fish Hatchery Explore the River Education Series: Lost & First Bridge Lost & First Bridge Almost Lost Almost Lost Wed, June 10 Wed, July 8 Wed, Aug 5 Sat, June 13 Sat, July 11 Sat, Aug 8 Channel Cat Talks & Riverine Walks 26 27 28 29 30 31 Reptiles & Amphibians Collinson Preserve Civil War History Fishing the Riverside Fishing the Mississippi Cemetary Mississippi Wed, June 17 Wed, July 15 Wed, Aug 12 June - August 2015 Sat, June 20 Sat, July 18 Sat, Aug 15 AUGUST Barge Fleeting First Bridge Gold Coast Wed, June 24 Wed, July 22 Wed, Aug 19 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sat, June 27 Sat, July 25 Sat, Aug 22

Channel Riverine Channel Riverine Total Channel Cat Talks $ ______Deep Maps Cat Talk Walk Cat Talk Walk Total Riverine Walks $ ______Wed, Aug 26 Wed, Aug 29 1 Membership (Other Side) $ ______Riverside Total Enclosed $ ______Cemetary 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Name Historic Fish Historic Fish Bridges Hatchery Bridges Hatchery Address 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 River Civil War River Civil War City, State, Zip Landscape History Landscape History Mosaic Mosaic Phone 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Coast Guard Gold Coast Coast Gold Coast Email Address Tour Guard Tour Credit Card # 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 River Music Deep Maps River Music Deep Maps Exp. Date CVV # Photography: Down a River of Time River Livelihoods: Fishing the Mississippi River CHANNEL CAT TALKS Tuesday, June 23 or Thursday, June 25 Presenter Are you a River Action Member? Brian Tugana, Environmental Photographer Tuesday, July 28 or Thursday, July 30 All Channel Cat Talks begin at Celebration Belle Landing, 2501 River  Join us for a morning of riverside cruising & picture taking with an  Learn about fishing the Mississippi and discover what it takes to be Drive, Moline overview of the evolution and shifting roles of photography. a commercial fisherman from a man with 47 years of experience. With Membership you will receive River Action’s eddy Magazine & all Riverine Stories from Hell Gate of the Mississippi: The Effie History of Rowing on Sylvan Slough, 1850 – 2015 Historic Bridges of the Quad Cities Afton Trial and Abraham Lincoln’s Role In It Dale Howard, Two Rivers YMCA Walks FREE Dr. Curt Roseman, Geographer Larry Riney, Author Tuesday, June 30 or Thursday, July 2 Tuesday, August 4 or Thursday, August 6 Tuesday, June 2 or Thursday, June 4  Experience the unique sport of rowing by learning about it's history  Examine the history of the first railroad bridge to cross the Missis-  Learn about the controversy surrounding the First Railroad bridge in the Quad Cities and what it looks like today. Also, take a look at sippi, the Government, Centennial, I-74, and Moline Arsenal bridges. $15 Student Membership and young Abraham Lincoln’s role in it from the author of Hell rowing equipment through a guided tour of the Sylvan Boathouse. Gate of the Mississippi. Includes membership card, eddy magazine, and Riverine Walks The Great River Road River Landscape Mosaic

Scott Tunnicliff, Mississippi River Parkway Commission Dr. Reuben Heine & Dr. Norm Moline, Augustana College $30 Individual Membership The Founding of Davenport Tuesday, July 7 or Thursday, July 9 Tuesday, August 11 or Thursday, August 13 Includes membership card, eddy magazine, and Riverine Walks Bobbie Swanson, Storyteller  Learn about tourism, economic development, and the future of the  Study the channel characteristics, riverfront uses ,and environmental Tuesday, June 9 or Thursday, June 11 $60 Household Membership Great River Road which stretches from the headwaters to the Gulf. issues in pool 15 from Arsenal Island to Campbell's Island.  Learn about the friendship between Colonel Davenport and Antoine Includes membership card, eddy magazine, and Riverine Walks LeClaire that led to the founding of one of Iowa’s oldest cities. Rafting Logs to QC Mills What does the Coast Guard Do? for all household members Gayle Rein, Historian Tuesday, August 18 or Thursday, August 20 How do Locks and Dams Work? $100 Action Membership Tuesday, July 14 or Thursday, July 16 Jarad Landheer, Coast Guard Anthony Heddlesten, Civil and Environmental Engineer  Explore the history of the QC lumber industry in Iowa and Illinois  Learn about the Coast Guard and its roll as an instrument of Includes benefits of household membership plus two admissions Tuesday, June 16 or Thursday, June 18  Listen to stories about mill owners, lumber camps, and rafting crews maritime safety, security ,and environmental stewardship. to a River Action event (choose between Ride the River, Taming  Learn about water level control, dam operation, and the Corps’ role of the Slough, FLOATZILLA or the Senior Citizen Golf Cart Tour) in operation and maintenance of the navigation system. The Lost and the Almost Lost of the Mississippi Music of the Mississippi River  Experience locking through the first Lock & Dam on the Bob Bryant, Naturalist Ellis Kell, River Music Experience PAYMENT OPTIONS Mississippi. Tuesday, July 21 or Thursday, July 23 Tuesday, August 25 or Thursday, August 27 Please enclose a check made out to River Action  Discuss the impact human activity has on wildlife including the plants  Listen to songs and stories of the Mississippi River. Or include your credit card information and and animals we have lost forever or almost lost. MAIL TO:

All About Cycling Quad Cities Fish Hatchery and Mississippi River Monitoring

Jo Grecko, Cycletherapy Bicycles Programs RIVERINE WALKS Wednesday, July 1 Jeremiah Hass, Exelon Generation

 Learn about general bike maintenance and how to prepare for a season Wednesday, August 5 or Saturday, August 8 Stormwater 101 of cycling. Plan for a river trail bike ride following the presentation.  Learn about the 40+ year history of the fish hatchery and long-term Tim Chambers, River Action & Brian Steinman, Davenport  Meet at Cycletherapy Bicycles, 101 Beacon Harbor Pkwy, E. Moline. monitoring of the Mississippi River. Tour the facility and encounter Wednesday, June 3 or Saturday June 6 live fish and endangered mussels from the Mississippi River. Decoding the Past: Seeking Saukenuk and Black Hawk’s Home Sites RIVER ACTION  Learn about permeable paving, bioswales, and rain gardens.  Meet at the Exelon Professional Learning Center, 22710 206th Ave. Ferrel Anderson, QC Archeological Society 822 E. RIVER DRIVE  Meet at North Gayman Park, 2400 North Gayman Ave, Davenport. N. Cordova, IL. Wednesday, July 8 or Saturday, July 11 DAVENPORT, IA 52803 A Walk on the Wild Site  Tour the Sauk village, agricultural fields, and grave sites from the Exploring Civil War history, Confederate Cemetery and Prison, Black Hawk War and explore the area’s unique geology. 563-322-2969 or find us on-line at www.riveraction.org Chuck Wester, Naturalist and Construction of the Old Stone Shops. Wednesday, June 10 or Saturday, June 13  Meet at west parking lot, Black Hawk State Historic Site, Rock Island. George Eaton, Historian

 Learn about how Native Americans used various indigenous plants Wednesday, August 12 or Saturday, August 15 We all have a common history linked to the Plant Biodiversity at Collinson Preserve and common animals in the area. Dr. Bohan Dziadyk, Augustana College  Explore the Confederate Cemetery, Prison, and Old Stone Shops Mississippi River and with each new trail connection,  Meet at the parking lot just west of the lodge at Black Hawk State Wednesday, July 15 or Saturday, July 18 located at the Rock Island Arsenal. each new public access to the riverfront, and each Historic Site, Black Hawk Rd., Rock Island.  Come explore the flora at Collinson Preserve, including rare hill  Meet at the Rock Island Arsenal, details to follow. new visual link to the Mighty Mississippi, we become prairies at Augustana’s environmental field station, normally closed to Gold Coast Historic Walking Tour more united in our future. Reptiles and Amphibians the public. Meet at Collinson Preserve, 83rd Ave Milan, IL. River Action remains committed to helping Mik Holgersson, Environmental Specialist Marion Meginnis, Historian establish those connections - physical, visual and Wednesday, June17 or Saturday, June 20 First Bridge Wednesday, August 19 or Saturday, August 22 philosophical - to our common riverfront and our  Explore Nahant Marsh and learn about reptiles & amphibians. Kathy Wine, River Action and Curt Roseman, Geographer  Learn about the architecture and history behind the beautiful homes common future.  Meet at Nahant Marsh Education Center, Davenport. Wednesday, July 22 or Saturday, July 25 in the Historic Gold Coast Neighborhood in Davenport. If you’d like to continue the momentum of our  Discuss the reconstruction of the Mississippi’s first Railroad Bridge as  Meet at Gaines and 8th St., Davenport. united RiverWay, we hope you’ll consider renewing Mississippi River Barge Fleeting a bike/pedestrian bridge and connections to the community.  Optional: meet at Christian JIPP Home & Grocery, 8th & Gaines, 1/2 hour before talk on Wednesday or .1/2 hour after talk on Saturday for historic artifact viewing. your membership or joining as a new member of Walt Bassow, Mississippi Barge Fleeting  Meet at River Action, 822 E. River Dr., Davenport. Wednesday, June 24 or Saturday, June 27 River Action. With your help we can continue to Riverside Cemetery Architecture and Design Deep Maps-Historic Geography of the Upper Mississippi River achieve great things in the coming years.  Learn about Mississippi River barges and transportation. Prepare for a Kathleen Seusy, Historian Dr. Reuben Heine, Augustana College possible barge ride and floating tour on the Mississippi. Wednesday, July 29 or Saturday, August 1 Wednesday, August 26 or Saturday, August 29  Meet at Upper Mississippi Fleeting, 128 Front Street, Buffalo, IA Please check here if you would like to be more  Learn about the history of Riverside Cemetery and explore the design  Come aboard the floating classroom “Stewardship” to learn about involved in River Action activities as a volunteer. by William Le Baron Jenney, Chicago architect/landscape architect. our section of the Mississippi.  Meet at Riverside Cemetery (Mausoleum), 2900 6th Ave., Moline.  Meet at N. end of Lake Potter/Sunset Park, 18th Ave., Rock Island.