America's Watershed Steering Committe Members include: Dru Buntin, Upper Miss. River Basin Association Sean Duffy Sr., Big River Coalition Nancy DeLong, DuPont Pioneer Stepehn Gambrell, Miss. River Commission, US Army Corps of Engineers Teri Goodmann, City of Dubuque, Iowa Sue Lowry, State of Wyoming, Upper Missouri Basin Steve Mathies, Lower Miss. River Basin Dan Mecklenborg, Ingram Barge Co. Rob Rash, Mississippi Valley Flood Control Association Michael Reuter, The Nature Conservancy Rainy Shorey, PhD, Caterpillar Inc. Charles Somerville, Ohio River Basin Association Harald "Jordy" Jordahl, AWI Director

The Steering Committee for America's Watershed invites you to join us for a Caucus of Leaders from throughout the Mississippi River Watershed as we officially release the results of the America’s Watershed Initiative report card and share plans to take collective action to raise the grades for the future of the watershed.

Over the past five years, we have worked with leaders, experts from more than 400 businesses, organizations, agencies and academic institutions from key sectors and all basins to build the report card that measures six broad goals for the watershed. Now it’s time to share the results and begin to build for the future. To make meaningful progress, we need to continue the great progress we have made and engage many more leaders from throughout all sectors and basins in the watershed.

What: America's Watershed Initiative Mississippi River Watershed Caucus

When: Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: St. Louis, Missouri

We will also host a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. the evening before--Oct. 13. Full details will be sent soon. Please mark your calendar, and we hope you can make it!

Thanks again for your support of America's Watershed Initiative. If you have questions, please contact me directly.

Thank you,

--Harald "Jordy" Jordahl
Director, America's Watershed Initiative
Email: hjordahl@tnc.org
Mobile: (608) 445-8543