Missouri River Relief

We want you to join our team! Missouri River Relief seeks a passionate, creative, and experienced Development Director who will work closely with Missouri River Relief’s Executive Director, Board of Directors, and key partners to build, grow, and sustain the organization’s fund development goals. Here's all the details - https://lnkd.in/gKJyyDfC #MORiverRelief #DreamTeam #DreamJob

Great news article in the Columbia Missourian about our brand new Executive Director Jami Wade. She's definitely hit the ground running after starting her new role on Monday. We are really lucky to have her....Welcome Jami! Thanks for such a thoughtful article Cristal Sanchez! https://lnkd.in/gAbeJUAm

We are so excited to announce that, starting in mid-September, Missouri River Relief will have a new Executive Director! Jami Wade will be our new leader, bringing a wealth of nonprofit and small business experience and a lifetime of living on the banks of the Missouri River. Welcome Jami in the comments, and find out more here - https://lnkd.in/g6JKy3rz

Check out the results from last week's Missouri American Water MR340 paddling race from Kansas City, KS to St. Charles, MO! 611 paddlers in 411 boats started the race and 322 boats finished. An amazing week on the river with the best people around. Check out the link for a race recap, videos, articles, photos and more. https://lnkd.in/gcxKXgKB

Love this article (with great photos) by Columbia Missourian about our Missouri River Adventure Camp! We have loved spending the week with the next generation of river lovers. So many great memories. https://lnkd.in/gECuCPkW

We're excited to share our 2023 Annual Impact Report with all of you. It honestly took a bit longer than we wish to pull it together, but it's 100% online and a ton of fun to browse through. We hope you love it as much as we do. Here's the link - https://lnkd.in/guraBAV2 With the online version, we could include more stuff! More Results, More Photos, More Stories, More Gratitude.

We had such a blast in St. Joseph over the weekend for our first river cleanup there in 10 years! And got tons of good work done. KQ2 reporter Mary Grace Rice joined us for a couple days, producing a really great piece about the cleanup and a fun one about the trash scout the day before. Thanks MG! And thanks to all the fantastic volunteers and partners that made it happen! More results and photos to come! Cleanup Video - https://lnkd.in/gmWjD4Dk Trash Scout Video - https://lnkd.in/geQRm6pG

Missouri River Relief is seeking an Executive Director who demonstrates a strong commitment to environmental conservation, education, community engagement, and organizational leadership. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of MRR and spearheading our strategic plan. To learn more about this opportunity visit: https://lnkd.in/g3MtE2v3 Current Executive Director Steve Schnarr will continue to serve during the hiring process. Schnarr will then transition into a new role within the organization, leveraging his expertise and experience to further contribute to MRR's mission.

Own a cool piece of Missouri River bottoms history! Thanks to the generosity (and sweat equity) of a local business, there are 20 seedlings grown from acorns collected from the state champion McBaine Bur Oak tree available for a donation of $100 (limit 2 per person). These are available only for folks that can pick them up in person in Columbia (details will be emailed to donors). Check it out! https://lnkd.in/guAMNXyy

We are so proud that our Education Director Kristen Schulte was awarded the "Conservation Educator of the Year" by Conservation Federation of Missouri, one of the oldest conservation organizations in the state. We are her biggest fans but are so glad the broader community sees her impact. Here's what CFM shared about her work: "Kristen is one of the leading outdoor educators in the state of Missouri. She has been working since 2015 as the Education Director for Missouri River Relief (MRR). She is a quiet leader in the outdoor education community. Her innovative programs have been a model that she has shared with many other educators and organizations. Her leadership has helped build community among outdoor and conservation educators and showed an inspirational pathway for others through the pandemic. Her vision is pushing MRR to grow its impact in all parts of our community. When Kristen joined the MRR team, she took a step back to review the existing education programs, gathered a group of MRR education partners and volunteers, and proceeded to build on the strengths of existing programs while crafting completely new and innovative programs that have now impacted tens of thousands of students, teachers and community members. While she and her team certainly bring the river to people where they live, her goal is always to get people TO the river and ON the river for the kind of educational experience that only MRR can uniquely provide. One of the first things she did was craft an Education Philosophy for Missouri River Relief that has guided all of our work since then. “Missouri River Relief Education engages participants’ innate sense of wonder and natural curiosity to explore the Missouri River through place-based programs that are interdisciplinary in nature and experiential in character. We seek to build participants’ knowledge and understanding of the Missouri River through hands-on experiences that will deepen their connection and sense of responsibility for its care and stewardship.” Kristen is an inspiring community builder, place-based educator and skilled collaborator representing the best of Conservation Education in the state of Missouri." #moriverrelief #outdooreducation