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.
2017
- 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
2016
- 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
2015
- 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
- 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)
