2014 Schedule at a Glance Non-Profit Org. JUNE US Postage Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat PLEASE RETURN THIS PORTION WITH CHECK PAID Channel Riverine Channel Riverine Davenport, IA Cat Talk Walk Cat Talk Walk Permit No. 3037 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 30 Years Birding 30 Years Birding CHANNEL CAT TALKS 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Waterfowl Sand & Waterfowl Sand & Please check all that apply. Sessions are $12 each and take place River Action Gravel Gravel on the Channel Cat Water Taxi [class size is limited]. Rain or 822 E. River Drive Shine, no refunds. In case of bad weather, we will still meet at the Davenport, IA 52803 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Channel Cat, Celebration Belle Landing, and the Captain will Native Reptiles & Native Reptiles & decide to call off the session. If a session is called off, a rain date Americans Amphibians Americans Amphibians will be scheduled. All Channel Cat Talks are from 9-10:45 a.m.

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 River Action Just for Kids! Water Quality Riverboat Decoding Riverboat Decoding the Tue, June 3 Tue, July 1 Tue, July 29 Captain the Past Captain Past Thu, June 5 Thu, July 3 Thu, July 31 Waterfowl Arsenal Island I-74 Bridge Update 29 30 Tue June 10 Tue July 8 Tue Aug 5 Thu, June 12 Thu, July 10 Thu, Aug 7 JULY Native Americans Rafting Logs Landscape Mosaic Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Tue, June 17 Tue, July 15 Tue, Aug 12

Thu, June 19 Thu, July 17 Photography Channel Riverine Channel Riverine Riverboat Captain Historic Bridges Tue, Aug 19 Cat Talk Walk Cat Talk Walk Tue, June 24 Tue, July 22 Thu, Aug 21

1 2 3 4 5 Thu, June 26 Thu, July 24 River Music Funded in part by the Resource Enhancement and Protection Conservation Education Program (REAP CEP) Just for Bicycle Just for Bicycle Kids! Friendly Kids! Friendly Tue, Aug 26 # OF CLASSES ____ X $12 EACH = $ _____ Thu, Aug 28 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Arsenal Recycling Arsenal Recycling Island 101 Island 101 RIVERINE WALKS Select all that apply. Sessions are $5 per person or FREE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 for River Action Members. Rain or Shine, no refunds. Rafting Barge Rafting Barge Logs Fleeting Logs Fleeting Wed. talks from 6:30-8 p.m. Sat. talks from 9-10:30 a.m. Birds Bicycle Friendly 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Historic ALCOA Historic ALCOA Wed, June 4 Wed, July 2 Wed, July 30 Bridges Bridges Sat, June 7 Sat, July 5 Sat, Aug 2 Sand & Gravel Recycling 101 Ghost Stories 27 28 29 30 31 Water Credit Water Wed, June 11 Wed, July 9 Wed, Aug 6 Quality Island Quality Sat, June 14 Sat, July 12 Sat, Aug 9 Reptiles/Amphibians Barge Fleeting Historic Gold Coast AUGUST Wed, June 18 Wed, July 16 Wed, Aug 13 Sat, June 21 Sat, July 19 Sat, Aug 16 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Decoding the Past ALCOA Wetland Restoration

Channel Riverine Channel Riverine Wed, June 25 Wed, July 23 Wed, Aug 20 Cat Talk Walk Cat Talk Walk Sat, June 28 Sat, July 26 Sat, Aug 23

State of the River 1 2 # OF CLASSES ____ X $5 EACH = $ _____ Credit Wed, Aug 27

Island # OF CLASSES ___ FREE (R.A. Members) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL CHANNEL CAT TALKS: $ ______I-74 Bridge Ghost I-74 Bridge Ghost TOTAL RIVERINE WALKS: $ ______Update Stories Update Stories ADD MEMBERSHIP (other side): $ ______10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ ______Landscape Historic Historic River Action’s Mosaic Gold Coast Gold Coast Please fill out contact information on reverse side of this form

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2014 Explore the River Summer Education Series: Photography Wetland Photography Wetland Restoration Restoration Channel Cat Talks & Riverine Walks 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 River Music State of River Music 822 E. River Dr. 31 the River Davenport, IA 52803 Water Quality Testing

CHANNEL CAT TALKS Brent Earley, American Water Just for Kids! Are you a River Action Member? Tuesday, July 29 or Thursday, July 31 All Channel Cat Talks begin at Celebration Belle Landing, Susan McPeters, College  How clean is the Mississippi? Learn about the water quality 2501 River Drive, Moline Tuesday, July 1 or Thursday, July 3 testing process, equipment and requirements With Membership, you will receive River  Take the kids for a ride on the Mississippi, where they will explore

30 Years of River Action the sights, hear from the captain and sing along to river songs Action’s eddy Magazine & all Riverine I-74 Bridge Update Kathy Wine, River Action Walks FREE Doug Rick, Iowa DOT Tuesday, June 3 or Thursday, June 5 Arsenal Island History Tuesday, August 5 or Thursday, August 7  Experience 30 years of river enhancements up and Mike McKean/Samantha Helig, Corps of Engineers  Learn about the vision for the new I-74 bridge and how it will down the Tuesday, July 8 or Thursday, July 10 $15 Student Membership change the landscape in Moline and Bettendorf  Learn about Arsenal Island’s past: The site, its people, and how it has

Includes membership card, eddy magazine and Riverine Walks Waterfowl of the Mississippi River changed over the years Bob Clevenstine, US Fish and Wildlife River Landscape Mosaic $30 Individual Membership Dr. Reuben Heine & Dr. Norm Moline, Augustana College Tuesday, June 10 or Thursday, June 12 Rafting Logs to QC Mills Includes membership card, eddy magazine and Riverine Walks Tuesday, August 12  Get to know the birds you see on the Mississippi River Gayle Rein, Historian  Study the channel characteristics, riverfront uses and $60 Household Membership Tuesday, July 15 or Thursday, July 17 environmental issues from Arsenal Island to Campbell's Island Native Americans and the Mississippi River  Explore the history of the QC lumber industry in Iowa and Includes membership card, eddy magazine and Riverine Walks Christina Kastell, Curator  Listen to stories about mill owners, lumber camps, and the rafting for all household members Photography—Taking Better Pictures Tuesday, June 17 or Thursday, June 19 crews Brian Tugana, Environmental Photographer $100 Action Membership  Learn about the history and culture of Native Tuesday, August 19 or Thursday, August 21 Americans on the river in our region Historic Bridges of the Includes benefits of household membership plus two admissions  Learn the art of building and creating fine photographs Dr. Curt Roseman, Geographer to a River Action event (chooses between Ride the River, Taming  Bring a camera to snap some river photos of the Slough, FLOATZILLA or the Senior Citizen Golf Cart Tour) Tales of a Riverboat Captain Tuesday, July 22 or Thursday, July 24 Harry ‘Duke’ Pelton  Examine the history of the first railroad bridge to cross the PLEASE ENCLOSE A CHECK MADE OUT TO RIVER ACTION Tuesday, June 24 or Thursday, June 26 Mississippi, plus the Government, Centennial, I-74, and the Moline Music of the Mississippi River Ellis Kell, AND MAIL TO:  Explore the River from the perspective of a Riverboat Arsenal bridges Tuesday, August 26 or Thursday, August 28 Captain RIVER ACTION  Songs and stories of the Mississippi River 822 E. RIVER DRIVE DAVENPORT, IA 52803

563-322-2969 or find us on-line at www.riveraction.org Bicycle Friendly Bettendorf RIVERINE WALKS Steve Grimes, Bettendorf Parks Ghost Stories of the Mississippi

Wednesday, July 2 or Saturday, July 5 Bobbie Swanson, Story Teller Name Birds and Birding  Explore Bettendorf’s infrastructure and initiatives that make Wednesday, August 6 or Saturday, August 9 Tim Murphy, QC Audubon Bettendorf bicycle friendly  Hear ghost stories of the Mississippi River while taking a hike Address Wednesday, June 4 or Saturday June 7  Meet at the Shelter in Leach Park, Bettendorf around Smith’s Island  Be a birder for a day, observe and learn about regional birds  Meet at Smith’s Island at Lock and Dam 14 City, State, Zip Where does it all Go? Recycling 101  Meet at the Army Tank at Credit Island, Davenport Martin Davis, Midland Davis Corporation Wednesday, July 9 or Saturday, July 12 Gold Coast Historic Walking Tour Phone Where Does all that Sand and Gravel Come From? Marion McGinnis, Historian Marshal Guth, RiverStone  Explore a recycling facility and learn where it all goes Wednesday, August 13 or Saturday, August 16 Wednesday, June 11 or Saturday, June 14  Meet at Midland Davis, 3301 4th Ave, Moline Email Address  Learn about the architecture and history behind the beautiful homes  Learn about the construction aggregate industry, the sites and in the Historic Gold Coast Neighborhood in Davenport. We all have a common history linked to the materials travelling up and down the river. Mississippi River Barge Fleeting Walt Bassow, Mississippi Barge Fleeting  Meet at the SW corner of Gaines and 8th St., Davenport Mississippi River, and with each new trail  Meet at the Moline yard, 2301 River Drive, Moline Wednesday, July 16 or Saturday, July 19 connection, each new public access to the riverfront, Green Valley Wetland Restoration Reptiles and Amphibians  Learn about Mississippi River barges and river transportation and each new visual link to the Mighty Mississippi, Mik Holgersson, Environmental Specialist Mik Holgersson, Environmental Specialist  Meet at Upper Mississippi Fleeting 128 Front Street, Buffalo, IA we become more united in our future. Wednesday, August 20 or Saturday, August 23 Wednesday, June18 or Saturday, June 21 River Action remains committed to helping Alcoa: Environmental Improvements  Walk around the site of a newly restored wetland and learn about  Learn about reptiles and amphibians in our area establish those connections - physical, visual and John Riches, Alcoa its environmental benefits and water quality improvements  Meet at Nahant Marsh Education Center, Davenport philosophical - to our common riverfront and our Wednesday, July 23 or Saturday, July 26  Meet at the Green Valley Sports Complex, Moline

common future.  Explore the steel production facility and learn about Alcoa’s Decoding the Past: Seeking Saukenuk and Black Hawk’s If you’d like to continue the momentum of our sustainability initiatives. Get a glimpse of the Alcoa eagle nest. State of the River Home Sites united RiverWay, we hope you’ll consider renewing  Meet at Alcoa Davenport Works Reuben Heine, Augustana College Ferrel Anderson, QC Archeological Society your membership or joining as a new member of Wednesday, August 27 Wednesday, June 25 or Saturday, June 28 River Action. With your help, we can continue to Credit Island: Plans for the Future  Come aboard the floating classroom “Stewardship” to learn about  Take a car and walking tour of the Sauk village, agricultural Bob Peppers, Friends of Credit Island the health of our section of the Mississippi. You will learn that achieve great things in the coming years. fields, and grave sites at the time of the Black Hawk War and Wednesday, July 30 or Saturday, August 2 there is much to celebrate, but also important problems to solve. explore the unique geology of the area  Explore the historic Credit Island and envision the plans for the future  Meet at north end of Lake Potter, Sunset Park, 18th Ave Exit, Please check here if you would like to be more  Meet at the west parking lot of Black Hawk State Historic of the park Rock Island involved in River Action activities as a volunteer. Site, Rock Island  Meet at the lodge parking lot, Credit Island, Davenport