The Watershed Center Coordinator (WCC) is a highly responsible and technical position.  The WCC will plan and implement Watershed Center education and outreach programs, supervise volunteers, plan events, and take care of many day to day tasks at the Watershed Center at Valley Water Mill Park. The WCC must have the ability to work independently, establish work priorities and manage time effectively. Advanced science and technical skills are essential for carrying out duties and responsibilities.  Applicants must have teaching experience; a master’s degree is preferred. The position pays between $27,000 and $30,000 per year commensurate with experience. The position does include a benefits package.

Please send cover letter, resume, and three professional references to:

Watershed Committee of the Ozarks

Attn: Watershed Center Coordinator Position

320 North Main Avenue

Springfield MO, 65806

Application Deadline:  March 14

The Board of Directors of the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, Inc. has named Mike Kromrey as the organization’s new Executive Director.  Kromrey replaces Loring Bullard, the former Executive Director, who retired in December after 22 years with the organization.  Kromrey has been with the organization for the past six years, having formerly served as the Education/Outreach Coordinator.  In addition, Kromrey has been the Co-Chair of the Natural Environment Committee for the City of Springfield’s Strategic Plan and has also served on the Springfield/Greene County Environmental Advisory Board.

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Register online  or call Tammy Trantham at 417-739-4100

To all of you who have helped in reaching this milestone–thank you. You realize the importance of clean water to our lives–and our way of life. We hope that you will use the Watershed Center to its fullest potential. That is its purpose, after all–to be used to teach our kids about water and the natural world–to help professionals find new and better ways to protect water quality–to be a gathering place for people who care about water–and ultimately, to leave clean, abundant water for future generations, making their lives that much richer. Thank you for embracing this vision.

Snacks, refreshments, family activities and trail hikes will be available.

When: Friday, July 22, 2011 at 10 A.M.

Where: Valley Water Mill Park, 2400 E. Valley Water Mill Rd., Springfield, MO  65803

Map to Valley Water Mill Park

Now the LEED-Gold, water and energy smart building complimenting the surrounding trails and natural features on the 100-acre site (with wetlands, caves, springs, lake and streams) is nearly completed. It’s an impressive ending, but more importantly, a hopeful beginning–we’ve come full circle. Now the real but intensely interesting and fun work begins–helping people understand the importance of natural assets like clean water, and how these precious gifts can and must be protected. That is the long road upon which we’re about to take a first but important mighty step.

Map to Valley Water Mill Park