JUNE 2012 Schedule at a Glance Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat PLEASE RETURN THIS PORTION WITH CHECK Channel Riverine Channel Riverine River Action’s Cat Talk Walk Cat Talk Walk 1 2 2012 Summer CHANNEL CAT TALKS Education Series: 3 4 5 Fresh- 6 Canoe 7 River 8 9 Canoe Please check all that apply. Sessions are $12 each and take place water or Kayak Landscape or Kayak on the Channel Cat Water Taxi [class size is limited]. Rain or Mussels at Nahant Mosaic at Nahant Shine, no refunds. In case of bad weather, we will still meet at the Channel Cat, Celebration Belle Landing, and the Captain will Channel Cat Talks 10 11 15 12 River 13 Village 14 River 16 Village decide to call off the session. If a session is called off, a rain date Navigation of East Navigation of East will be scheduled. All Channel Cat Talks are from 9-10:45 a.m. & Riverine Walks Davenport Davenport Freshwater Mussels Arsenal Island Miss. River Flooding 17 Ride 18 19 River 20 Beling 21 River 22 23 Beling Tue, Jun 5 Tue, Jul 3 Tue, Jul 31 the boat Cap- Nature boat Cap- Nature River Mosiac Thu, Jul 5 Thu, Aug 2 River! tain Preserve tain Preserve Thu, Jun 7 Locks & Dams Plans for I-74 Bridge 24 25 26 27 Make 28 29 30 Make River Navigation Tue Jul 10 Tue Aug 7 Tue Jun 12 Thu, Jul 12 Thu, Aug 9 Campbell’s Room for Campbell’s Room for Island the River Island the River Thu, Jun 14 Music on the Miss. Native Americans Life of River Boat Capt. JULY Tue, Jul 17 Tue, Aug 14 Tue, Jun 19 Thu, Jul 19 Thu, Aug 16 Get to know the Mississippi River Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Thu, Jun 21 Fort Armstrong Rafting Logs Get to know the Mississippi River Campbell’s Island Tue, Jul 24 Tue, Aug 21 River Action is pleased to make available its Public Education Program: Channel Cat Talks and Riverine Walks. Sign up Channel Riverine Channel Riverine Cat Talk Walk Cat Talk Walk Tue, Jun 26 Thu, Jul 26 Thu, Aug 23 for classes taught by professionals in a variety of river related topics. Channel Cat Talks meet at the Celebration Belle, Thu, Jun 28 (2501 E. River Dr, Moline) and Riverine Walks meet at various Quad Cities locations (see individual session details). 1 2 3 Arsenal 4 5 Arsenal 6 7 # OF CLASSES ____ X $12 EACH = $ _____ Island Island History History 8 9 10 Locks 11 QC 12 Locks 13 14 QC RIVERINE WALKS & Dams Wild Places & Dams Wild Places Select all that apply. Sessions are $5 per person or FREE Sunderbruch Sunderbruch for River Action Members. Rain or Shine, no refunds. 15 16 17 Music 18 QC 19 Music 20 21 QC Wednesday 6:30-8 p.m., Saturday 9-10:30 a.m. on the Wild Places on the Wild Places Canoe/Kayak at Nahant Sunderbruch Park Bike Tour: Credit Island Mississippi Lost Grove Mississippi Lost Grove Wed, Jun 6 Wed, Jul 11 Wed, Aug 8 22 23 24 Fort 25 Green 26 Fort 27 28 Green Sat, Jun 9 Sat, Jul 14 Sat, Aug 11 Armstrong Roof Armstrong Roof Vill. Of E. Davenport Lost Grove Lake View of a River 29 30 31 Miss. Wed, Jun 13 Wed, Jul 18 Wed, Aug 15 Flooding Sat, Jun 16 Sat, Jul 21 Sat, Aug 18 Beling Nature Pres. Davenport Green Roof Credit Island, War 1812 AUGUST Wed, Jun 20 Wed, Jul 25 Wed, Aug 22 Sat, Jun 23 Sat, Jul 28 Sat, Aug 25 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Room for the River Turtles of Nahant Channel Riverine Channel Riverine Wed, Jun 27 Wed, Aug 1 Cat Talk Walk Cat Talk Walk Sat, Jun 30 Sat, Aug 4 1 Turtles 2 Miss. 3 4 Turtles # OF CLASSES ____ X $5 EACH = $ _____ of Nahant Flooding of Nahant # OF CLASSES ___ FREE (R.A. Members) 52803 Davenport, IA Davenport, 5 6 7 Plans 8 Bike 9 Plans 10 11 Bike TOTAL CHANNEL CAT TALKS: $ _______ 822 E. River Dr. River E. 822 for I-74 Tour: Credit for I-74 Tour: Credit Bridge Island Bridge Island TOTAL RIVERINE WALKS: $ _______ ADD MEMBERSHIP (other side): $ _______ 12 13 14 Native 15 View of 16 Native 17 18 View of TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ _______ Americans a River Americans a River - also Floatzilla 822 E. River Dr. [email protected] Permit No. 3037 No. Permit Davenport, IA www.riveraction.org Davenport, IA Davenport, 19 20 21 Rafting 22 Credit 23 Rafting 24 25 Credit 52803 PAID 2969 - 322 - 563 Logs to QC Island & Logs of QC Island & War 563.322.2969 Postage US Org. Profit - Non War 1812 1812 Mills Mills 26 27 28 29 30 31 River Landscape Mosaic Dr. Reuben Heine & Dr. Norm Moline, Augustana College Tuesday, June 19 or Thursday, June 21 Study the channel characteristics, riverfront uses and environmental issues from Arsenal Island to Campbell's Island. Campbell’s Island Fort Armstrong and the Island before the Arsenal CHANNEL CAT TALKS Gena Schantz, Historian Gena Schantz, Historian Tuesday, June 26 or Thursday, June 28 Tuesday, July 24 or Thursday, July 26 The history of Fort Armstrong’s role in western settlement. Freshwater Mussels of the Upper Mississippi River The War of 1812, Black Hawk's attack on Campbell, and the factors that Jon Duyvenjonck, U.S. Fish & Wildlife contributed to Campbell's defeat. George Davenport, Indian trader. Tuesday, June 5 Upper Island Water Power development. Investigating Arsenal Island History Ecology, life history, button making, and exotic zebra mussels. Sam Heilig, Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Flooding Tuesday, July 3 or Thursday, July 5 River Landscape Mosaic Eric Schallert, Senior Engineer, City of Davenport Dr. Norm Moline, Augustana College Arsenal history from past to present including river views of Colonel Davenport Tuesday, July 31 or Thursday, August 2 We all have a common history linked to the Missis- Thursday, June 7 House, Quarters One, & backwater tour of Upper Sylvan Slough. Historic stories & pictures of Davenport floods. Learn how those floods sippi River, and with each new trail connection, each new Study the channel characteristics, riverfront uses and environmental affected city development & how we currently manage floodplains. public access to the riverfront, and each new visual link to the issues from Arsenal Island to Campbell's Island. Mighty Mississippi, we become more united in our future. How Do Locks and Dams Work? Plans for the New I-74 Bridge River Action remains committed to helping estab- Bill Gretten, Corps of Engineers Doug Rick, Iowa Department of Transportation lish those connections - physical, visual and philosophical - to River Navigation Tuesday, July 10 or Thursday, July 12 Capt. Tom Bolton Tuesday, August 7 or Thursday, August 9 our common riverfront and our common future. Experience locking through Lock & Dam 15. If you’d like to continue the momentum of our unit- Tuesday, June 12 or Thursday, June 14 Learn about the history of the existing bridges and the background and sta- ed RiverWay, we hope you’ll consider renewing your mem- How river traffic works from kayaks to barges and everything in A brief history of navigation on the Mississippi. tus of the I-74 corridor improvements. bership or joining as a new member of River Action. With between. Discuss water level control and dam operation, and the Corps’ role in operation your help, we can continue to achieve great things in the com- and maintenance of the navigation system. Native Americans and the Mississippi River ing years. Day in the Life of a River Boat Captain Christina Kastell, Putnam Museum Harry Pelton, River Boat Captain Tuesday, August 14 or Thursday, August 16 Tuesday, June 19 or Thursday, June 21 Music on the Mississippi Learn about the area’s native peoples and their relationships to the river. Are you a member? Cruise the Mississippi and listen to stories of a river boat captain’s Ellis Kell, Musician, River Music Experience working days on the river. Tuesday, July 17 or Thursday, July 19 Rafting Logs to QC Mills With membership, you’ll receive River Action’s How music “migrated” up the river. Gayle Rein, Historian new eddy Magazine & all Riverine Walks Free The history of American roots music and its influence on music today. Tuesday, August 21 or Thursday, August 23 (There is still a charge for Channel Cat Talks). In the 19th century, the Mississippi was filled with rafts of pine logs cut in WI & MN. Explore the history of QC lumber industry in IA and IL. PLEASE ENCLOSE A SEPARATE CHECK MADE OUT TO RIVER ACTION AND MAIL TO: Make Room for the River The Turtles of Nahant Marsh RIVER ACTION Kathy Wine, Executive Director, River Action Mik Holgersson, Environmental Specialist 822 E. RIVER DRIVE RIVERINE WALKS Wednesday, June 27 or Saturday, June 30 Wednesday, August 1 or Saturday, August 4 DAVENPORT, IA 52803 Or on-line at www.riveraction.org Canoe/Kayak Nahant Marsh Make room for the river in your life, in the floodplain, and in your architecture. Visit turtle trapping sites at Nahant Marsh and learn about the different Mik Holgersson, Environmental Specialist Meet at the shelter on Credit Island, across from Sunday in the Park RiverWay art. species living there including the endangered Blanding’s Turtle. Name Wednesday, June 6 or Saturday, June 9 Meet at Nahant Marsh, 4220 Wapello Ave., Davenport. QC Wild Places: Sunderbruch Park Explore the wetlands of Nahant Marsh by canoe or kayak. Greg Wolf, City of Davenport Bike Tour - Credit Island Address Limited class size.