Alliance Events

The Lower Platte River Corridor Alliance Summit, held every two years, has gained a reputation as an event which reflects the spirit of the Alliance in its purest form.  Summit 2008, held November 6 at Camp Calvin Crest along the Platte River near Fremont, did much to further that reputation.  An impressive array of interests were represented not only among those attending, but also among presenters and panelists.  Once again, a well-organized committee was able to assemble a program which increased awareness of the vast and growing number of interests along the river. This unique event also provided multiple forums for the detailed discussion of common and conflicting aspects of the river community shared by those interests.  Without the Summit, these unlikely groupings, and the benefits they yield, might never happen.

The 85 people who attended the day-long event learned about a new method of re-directing energy away from erosion-prone stream bank areas; they learned to avoid some of the pitfalls experienced by others in trying to protect unique natural resources, like the Florida Everglades; they increased their appreciation and awareness of the varied interests along the lower Platte River; and they networked among themselves.  Plans for future Summits are already being discussed.  The Alliance is proud to be part of a river corridor that realizes the value of communication in preserving a great resource.

Keynote speakers included: Michael Grunwald - Award-winning journalist and Senior Correspondent with Time magazine. Author of The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise, and Frank Austenfeld – Executive Director of the Watershed Institute and the Watershed Land Trust.

Choice of tours included: (1) Pahaku - sacred Pawnee site, or (2) Science walking tour of the Camp Calvin Crest grounds covering topics such as recreational trails, forestry, geology, water quality sampling, and the biological community.

• 2008 Photos