Talks & Services
How can we help?
Site visits
We can visit your site and help you understand the geologic and even ecologic setting. See our site visit page for testimonials and details.
Data & mapping
We like playing with data and building maps! Maybe we can develop a trail map for your property or create a report from existing data….
Writing & editing
Want an article for your publication? Need help improving your writing? Maybe we can produce new content or enhance existing material….
Talks
Live or online, we'll consider presenting to your organization. Travel reimbursement and/or honorariums are appreciated given the time involved. Past & future talks include:
UPCOMING: Learning from Lidar: Exploring the Missouri River’s Relief. April 14, 2026, Big Muddy Speakers Series, Columbia MO. Live presentation, also streamed online.
From map to field: Resources and skills for on-the-ground interpretation of regional geology (Chert Glades Master Naturalists, Joplin MO)
Weird watersheds and other topographic curiosities of the Ozarks (YouTube version; given live at Watershed Center, Springfield MO)
Steamboat landscape (Harmonie Verein, Augusta, MO)
Geology for Ozark naturalists: (YouTube recording; given online for KC-area Missouri Master Naturalists)
Birds in big numbers (YouTube recording; given online for Missouri River Bird Observatory)
Why are caves where they are? (Choteau Grotto, National Speleological Society)
Geological influences on the central Missouri landscape (Missouri Master Naturalists)
iNaturalist as a tool to enhance understanding of Missouri's flora (Hawthorn chapter, Missouri Native Plant Society)
Steamboat landscape (YouTube recording; given online for Missouri River Relief: event page)
Introduction to bird song (Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia, MO; Burroughs Audubon Society, Kansas City)
Diversified agroforestry at Chert Hollow Farm (Center for Agroforestry, University of Missouri)
Introduction to log-grown shiitakes (Harrisburg, MO community event)