Completed Projects

Projects Completed 2002-2007 The rapid pace of urban growth in the geologically sensitive Valley Water Mill sub-watershed led the Watershed Committee to apply for Clean

MO Recreational Trails Grant The Department of Natural Resources Trails Grant provided funds to design and complete a trail loop around the Watershed Center site.

Project Completed 2007 The Community Foundation of the Ozarks awarded the Watershed Committee $22,288 for the development of hands-on-education curriculum for the four outdoor classrooms

Project Completed 2007 The Streamside Learning Station, on the banks of the South Dry Sac River, was completed using a grant from the Community Foundation

Project Completed Spring 2008 The Watershed Committee has partnered with a local Sierra Club to construct a Rain Garden at Valley Water Mill Park. This

Projects Completed 2004-2008 The Missouri Department of Natural Resources awarded this Section 319 Nonpoint Source Implementation Grant to the Watershed Committee. The C.O.W.S grant directed

Completed November 2008 The little bridge at the Watershed Center was a big project. The stream that flows into the lake posed a major barrier

Project Completed October 2008 In 2008, the Watershed Committee received a $100,000 Recreational Trails Grant through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to complete the

Source Water Protection Development and Implementation Grant Project Manager: Watershed Committee of the OzarksPublic Water System: City of Springfield, Missouri, by and for the benefit

Completed 2008 The Forestry Learning Station is located just off the Doline Loop Trail, on the edge of a pronounced sinkhole, in the upland forest.