If you have a canoe and an interest in learning more about the Missouri River, the Missouri River Communities Network has an event for you.

On Sept. 19, the MRCN will sponsor the Big Muddy Wildlife Float, 16-mile trip from Franklin Island Conservation Area near Boonville to Katfish Katie’s campground downriver from Rocheport.

The float will be punctuated by presentations from the Missouri Dept. of Conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Geological Survey, Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Big Muddy.

Registration is $30 per person. The cost includes a shuttle from Katfish Katy’s to Franklin Island.

For information, call (573) 256-2602 or e-mail bradleyhargrave@gmail.com. The MRCN Website (www.moriver.org) also has information on the float.

Participants must furnish their own canoes.