摘要: |
A group of invited guests recently spent two days in the St. Louis area on a media tour organized by Debra Calhoun, Waterways Council Inc.'s senior vice president. Calhoun is a veteran of many such tours, which are an important way to educate elected officials, among others, about the importance of the waterway system and the barge industries that move our country's cargoes. Guests included journalists from the Waterways Journal, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Marine News, agriculture journalists from several publications, along with representatives of the National Corn Growers Association and the American Soybean Association. The mornings topic focused on the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainabili-ty Program, which links together navigational improvements with ecosystem restoration and enhancement. The WCI has always been a strong supporter of NESP, seeking that linkage since even before its authorization in 2007. |