“Missouri Mudbuggers an Introduction to Missouri’s Crayfish," by Chris Riggert
Channel: kcdigitalvideo
Date: 2016-09-27

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““Missouri Mudbuggers an Introduction to Missouri’s Crayfish,"
by Chris Riggert, Tuesday, May 24, 2016.

Crawdads, crawfish, freshwater lobsters, river lobsters,
mudbuggers, and even ditch crickets…all have been used to
describe the fascinating crayfish, Missouri’s state invertebrate.
Crayfish species fill niches all over Missouri, from the gravel
of our smallest streams to mud banks in our biggest rivers. Some
even live on dry land, in holes on the prairie.

Chris Riggert, biologist with the Missouri Department of
Conservation, will scratch the surface on all things “crawdad.”
He will cover such topics as distribution, morphology, life
histories, ecology, conservation status, and more! Chris Riggert

Chris Riggert is the Stream Team Volunteer Water Quality
Monitoring Coordinator for the Missouri Department of
Conservation in Jefferson City.

Chris Riggert is the Stream Team Volunteer Water Quality
Monitoring Coordinator for the Missouri Department of
Conservation in Jefferson City. He began working with MDC’s
Stream Unit since 1999 and has worked on various crayfish issues
for nearly 20 years, including publishing the updated “Guide to
Missouri’s Crayfishes” published this year by MDC. Chris has
worked in his current position since 2007 administering the
Missouri Stream Team’s Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program
statewide.

Big Muddy Speakers Series (Kansas City) hosted by Healthy Rivers
Partnership (http://www.healthyriverspartnership.com/), Lakeside
Nature Center (http://www.lakesidenaturecenter.org/), and
RiverRelief (http://www.riverrelief.org/) at the Westport
Coffeehouse Theater (http://www.westportcoffeehouse.com)

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