Monthly Meetings
The Watershed Committee holds its public meetings on the first Friday of every month at 7:30 a.m. at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library. At these meetings watershed issues and concerns are discussed by a wide variety of stakeholders.
Below are links to the monthly meetings with the option to download the minutes in a PDF format. If you don’t have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you can do so by clicking here.
January 5, 2018
“Trails and streams: protecting our heritage and improving life for all”, Mary Kromrey, Director, Ozark Greenways and Mike Kromrey, Director, Watershed Committee
February 2, 2018
“A conversation about long-term water supply in Southwest Missouri”, Gail Melgren, Ex. Director of Tri State Water Resource Coalition and the Southwest MO Joint Municipal Water Utility Commission
March 2, 2018
“History of Protecting Ozark Streams”, Leyland Payton, author of James Fork of the White: Transformation of an Ozark River
April 6, 2018
“Smoky Hill River Renewal”, Eric Dove, HDR
May 4, 2018
“Living Ozarks: The Ecology and Culture of a Natural Place”, Tom Peters and Dr. James Baumlin
June 1, 2018
“Conservation Partnerships for Healthy Land, Healthy Water and Healthy Communities”, Kelly Srigley Werner, State Private Lands Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
July 6, 2018
“Groundwater Availability in the Ozarks Plateaus-simulations of regional flow”, Brian Clark, Hydrologist, United State Geological Survey
August 3, 2018
“What can we learn from vegetation in a mining contaminated river”, La Toya Kissoon-Charles, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Biology, Missouri State University
September 7, 2018
“Wasted Water-A Trashy Tale…” Solid waste and water don’t mix! Learn about some of the resources available through the City of Springfield to keep solid waste out of our waterways! Laurie Duncan, Education Outreach Coordinator, City of Springfield
October 5, 2018
“Watershed Committee Update”, Mike Kromrey, Executive Director
November 2, 2018
Cara Shaefer, Director of Energy Services and Renewables
December 7, 2018
“Clean Pavement Initiative”, Carrie Lamb, Water Quality Compliance Officer, City of Springfield
- January 6, 2017
“Water Quality, the By-Product of Soil Health”, Drexel Atkisson, District Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA - February 3, 2017
“Into Biomimickry”, Margo Farnsworth, Screen Door Consulting and the Prairie Foundation - March 3, 2017
“Irrigation and Stormwater on Campus (or in your yard),” Joe Fearn, Head Groundskeeper, Drury University - April 7, 2017
Molly Walton, Land and Water Program Diretor, The Quivira Coaltion - May 5, 2017
Grassroots Tourism, Linnea Iantria, Geotourism Coordinator, Missouri State University - June 2, 2017
The True and Colorful Tale of the Sac River Revenant, Dan Chiles - July 7, 2017
Bass Pro Shops Sustainability Program; A Model of Shared Values’, Dan Hoy, Director of Facilities, Bass Pro Shops - August 4, 2017
Mayors Milkweeds for Monarchs, Mona Menezes, Environmental Specialist, City of Branson and Barbara Lucks - September 1, 2017
The Nature Conservancy: A Shared Conservation Agenda, Holly Neill and Drew Holt - October 6, 2017, Meeting to be held at the Watershed Center
Watershed Committee Update, Mike Kromrey, Executive Director - November 3, 2017
Springfield Community Gardens: building neighborhoods with sustainable integrated agriculture, Maile Auterson, Springfield Community Gardens - December 1, 2017
Clear Span Crossings-A Win-Win for Southwest Missouri, Andy Austin, Missouri Department of Conservation
- January 1, 2016
CANCELLED - February 5, 2016
Sustainability at Missouri State University, Jordan Schanda, Sustainability Coordinator - March 4, 2016
United States Geological Survey: Missouri Water Quality Update, John Schumacher, United States Geological Survey - April 1, 2016
Big News from Ozarks Water Watch, David Casaletto, Director, Ozarks Water Watch - May 6, 2016
A Long-term view of Watershed Health and Threats, Joe Koloski, District Ranger, Mark Twain National Forest - June 3, 2016
2016-The Year of the Trail, Terry Whaley, Director, Ozark Greenways - July 1, 2016
Overflow Control Plan, Errin Kemper, Assistant Director, Dept. of Environmental Services, City of Springfield - August 5, 2016
Guiding Principles of Sustainability of NPS, Ted Hillmer, Superintendent, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield - September 2, 2016
Protect, preserve, and provide: how youth education and the Parks, Soils, and Water Sales Tax Support Missouri, Rob Hunt, Education Coordinator with MDNR, and Holly Neill with the Nature Conservancy
- October 7, 2016
Watershed Committee Update-Meeting location at the Watershed Center - November 4, 2016
Sustainable Forestry and Watersheds, Greg Iffrig, L-A-D Foundation - December 2, 2016
Source Water Monitoring at City Utilities, Kari Wolken, Water Quality Analyst, City Utilities of Springfield
- January 2, 2015
CANCELLED - February 6, 2015
Stream Team Watershed Coalition Update, Holly Neill, Director (Download Minutes) - March 6, 2015
Springfield Urban Watershed Stewardship Project, ‘Big Urbie’, Wrap Up, Stacey Armstrong, Projects Manager, Watershed Committee of the Ozarks (Download Minutes) - April 3, 2015
Water Protection and Ash Storage Solution, Roddy Rogers, Manager Water Resources Projects, City Utilities of Springfield (Download Minutes) - May 1, 2015
Performance Based Water Conservation with WERS, Mike Collignon, Green Builder Coalition (Download Minutes) - June 5, 2015
Sacrificial clams: native mussels and water quality, Dr. Barnhart, Missouri State University (Download Minutes) - July 3, 2015
CANCELLED, IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY - August 7, 2015
Roadtrip with a Raindrop, Author Gayle Harper (Download Minutes) - September 4, 2015
Trees are the Answer, Casey Jo Kellner, Urban Forester, City of Springfield (Download Minutes) - October 2, 2015
Watershed Committee Staff Update (Download Minutes) - November 6, 2015
Ryan Mueller, Executive Director of the Interstate Council on Water Policy (Download Minutes) - December 4, 2015
Recent Flood Trends in the Ozarks, Bob Pavlowsky, Director, Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (Download Minutes)
- 2014 January
Asher Creek and Conservation Innovation Grant Project Reviews–Will Rhodes, Greene County Soil and Water District, Adam Millsap, Urban Roots Farm, and Curtis Millsap, Millsap Farm (Download Minutes) - 2014 February
Asher Creek and Conservation Innovation Grant Project Reviews–Will Rhodes, Greene County Soil and Water District, Adam Millsap, Urban Roots Farm, and Curtis Millsap, Millsap Farm (Download Minutes) - 2014 March
The Big Urbie (Springfield-Greene County Urban Watershed Stewardship Project) Grant Update, Stacey Armstrong, Projects Manager, Watershed Committee of the Ozarks (Download Minutes) - 2014 April
Riparian Restoration and Protection: 4 Years of Implementation-Joe Pitts, Director, James River Basin Partnership and Terry Whaley, Director, Ozark Greenways (Download Minutes) - 2014 May
The Integrated Plan-Erin Kemper, PE, D.WRE, Assistant Director, Department of Environmental Services, City of Springfield (Download Minutes) - 2014 June
Freshwater Conservation in Missouri: The Nature Conservancy’s Perspective-Todd Sampsell, Missouri State Director, The Nature Conservancy (Download Minutes) - 2014 July Meeting
Cancelled - 2014 August
Local Food and Water, Angela Jenkins, Registered Dietician at Cox Health (Download Minutes) - 2014 September
Ozarks Water Watch Update, David Casaletto, Director, Ozarks Water Watch (Download Minutes) - 2014 October at Watershed Center
Watershed Center Education, Outreach & Partnerships, Rob Hunt, Watershed Center Coordinator, Watershed Committee of the Ozarks (Download Minutes) - 2014 November
City Update on Overflow Control Plan (Download Minutes)
