MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMITTEE TO MEET IN CAPE GIRARDEAU

The Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee will holds its 52nd annual meeting in Cape Girardeau Tuesday through Thursday.

The conference starts at the Holiday Inn at 1 p.m. Tuesday and will conclude Thursday at noon.

Registration is $45 for the general public and $20 for students. The fee includes an information packet, smoker/informal session Tuesday and a banquet Wednesday night.

A number of speakers will discuss bio-diversity and eco-system coordination between the upper and lower river.

Members of the Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee will also attend the conference.

Included during the three-day conference will be two-hour boat ride Wednesday up the Mississippi on the USACOE buoy tender, Pathfinder.

Wildlife artists will display art and posters during the Tuesday smokers.