BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:74@midwestawma.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200408T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200408T093000 DTSTAMP:20200317T161238Z URL:https://midwestawma.org/events/april-2020-monthly-meeting-friends-of-t he-kaw/ SUMMARY:CANCELED: April 2020 Monthly Meeting - The Kansas River: Protect\, Advocate\, & Discover DESCRIPTION:[open_location_map]\n\n[ics_download]\nProgram details\nTHIS HA S BEEN CANCELED.\n7:30 am - Registration/Breakfast\n\n8:00 am - Presentati on\nThe Kansas River - Protect\, Advocate\, &\; Discover:\nThe Kansas R iver is the longest prairie-based river in the world.  The river drains 6 1\,000 square miles including the upper half of Kansas\, central Nebraska and eastern Colorado.  Friends of the Kaw is the only non-profit dedicate d to protecting and preserving the 173-mile long river.  Join Dawn Buehle r\, the Kansas Riverkeeper and Executive Director with Friends of the Kaw\ , to learn about their work for the river.\n\n \;\n\n \;\nDawn Bue hler\, Kansas Riverkeeper &\; Executive Director\, Friends of the Kaw\n Dawn Buehler is the Kansas Riverkeeper and Executive Director with Friends of the Kaw.  In her role as the Kansas Riverkeeper\, Dawn is a non-gove rnmental public advocate that works to protect and preserve the Kansas Ri ver. This is accomplished through holding the community accountable for th e health of the river\, working to resolve pollution concerns about the r iver\, advocating for the Kansas River and its environs\, educating the pu blic\, and providing outreach activities to get people involved in the ri ver.\n\nDawn holds a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources\, Fish and W ildlife Conservation from Oregon State University and a Bachelor in Busin ess Administration from Baker University.   Dawn serves on the Kansas B asin Regional Advisory Committee for the Kansas Water Vision and is the Go vernor’s Appointee for the Oil &\; Gas Advisory Committee.  Dawn is also active on the Board of Directors for the Kansas Land Trust and the Bo ard of Directors for Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams.\n\n \;\ n\n\n\nIf you are paying by check\, select Pay at the door.  Please brin g your check to the meeting.\n\n\n\nPlease select only one Ticket Type.  If you need to register more than one person\, register each separately.\n \n \;\nBOOKINGS ARE CLOSED. CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings LOCATION:Matt Ross Community Center\, 8101 Marty Street\, Overland Park\, K S\, 66204\, United States GEO:38.9822845;-94.66922260000001 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=8101 Marty Street\, Overlan d Park\, KS\, 66204\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Matt Ross C ommunity Center:geo:38.9822845,-94.66922260000001 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR