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Meeting Spring 2012

December 5th, 2011 | Posted by Jenelle van Norel in Meetings 2012 | News - (Comments Off)

The spring meeting of the Missouri River Association of States and Tribes (MoRAST) will be held on March 22-23, 2012 in Kansas City, MO at the Holiday Inn KCI Airport & KCI Expo Center. More detail about plans for the meeting will be provided later.  However, room reservations may be made by calling hotel reservations at (877)834-3613 prior to February 22, 2012.  Ask for the MoRAST room block to get the group rate.

Meeting Fall 2011 (Rapid City, SD)

September 27th, 2011 | Posted by Jenelle van Norel in Meetings | Meetings 2011 - (Comments Off)

The fall meeting of the Missouri River Association of States and Tribes (MoRAST) was held on September 27-28, 2011 in Rapid City, South Dakota at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn.

Meeting summary: A summary of the meeting will follow. The meeting documents and presentations can be found below.

Meeting documents

Final Agenda 9-27 & 28-2011

Presentations September 27

Update on MRAPS – Col. Robert Ruch, USACE

Scientific information needs related to Missouri River flood issue – Dan Driscoll, USGS

Corps Presentation on current river conditions and 2011-2012 AOP process – Jody Farhat, USACE

Update on Missouri Flooding 2011 – Gen. John McMahon and Col. Robert Ruch, Commander and Staff, Omaha District USACE

USBR 2011 Flood Operations – Daniel Fritz, USBR

Continued Pick-Sloan Presentation – Roger Otstot, USBR

WAPA and Wind Power – Nick Stas (no slides available)

Presentations September 28

Impact of 2011 Flood on Flood Plain and Riparian Communities – Scott Josiah, Director of Nebraska Forest Service

Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan update – Wayne Nelson Stasney

 

New MoRAST Office

July 5th, 2011 | Posted by Mike Hayden in News | Newsletter - (Comments Off)

Mr. Hayden and Mr. Pope have been working together to ensure a smooth transition of the MoRAST office and position of Executive Director. The current MoRAST office will be closed on July 5 and a new office in Lawrence, Kansas will become functional July 6 or soon thereafter. The current MoRAST office phone number will no longer be operational after the transfer. The new office/contact information is as follows:

J. Michael Hayden, Executive Director
Missouri River Association of States and Tribes
5809 Sagamore Ct.
Lawrence, KS 66047
(785) 840-6229
Mike.hayden@mo-rast.org

Please direct future MoRAST e-mail and other contacts to Mike Hayden as shown above. It is anticipated that Mr. Pope’s existing e-mail address will be maintained this summer, as he will continue to assist with the transition to a limited degree, and can be contacted if needed. Further updates and contact information will be provided as needed.
MoRAST serves as a forum for the identification, discussion, and resolution of issues related to the management of the natural resources of the Missouri River Basin including water resources, fish and wildlife, and consideration of the impacts to the economic, historical, cultural, and social resources among the member states, tribes, federal government and basin stakeholders. Mr. Hayden was selected by the MoRAST Board after an extensive search process and the interview of several candidates in March, 2011 for the position of Executive Director.