4th Annual Southwest Missouri Soil Health Workshop Tuesday, September 24Registration begins at 8 a.m.Program 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Sac River Cowboy Church Event Center6448 W. St. Hwy EE, Springfield, MO Workshop Topics:Carbonomics-what can carbon do for youHow to select cover cropApplying soil health principles on your operationIntegrating livestock into your coversFor information and to …
Thanks so much to AmWINS Group, Inc. for helping us celebrate Water Wednesday this week! Today’s project was all about preventing erosion along our trails, so these nine ROCK STAR volunteers spent their afternoon covering a portion of the savanna trail with mulch. It was most definitely a tough project on a hot day, but …
For this week’s Water Wednesday, please join us in congratulating Jessica Todd for being the July Volunteer of the Month! Jessica started volunteering with WCO this summer, and is a great new addition to our team. She’s helped out on projects ranging from invasive species management all the way to helping lead field trips, but …
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We are so proud of the work the Watershed Conservation Corps is doing around the Ozarks to improve habitat, trails and water quality.Here is an excellent by the Springfield News-Leaderhttps://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2019/06/26/new-watershed-conservation-corps-restoration-efforts-missouri/1551643001/?fbclid=IwAR0OT3cjwtcHG7P-uOklyxceZlJ74mRO9_Q1ljulfJxd8OwYDoLjARynjmI
This Water Wednesday we would like to welcome these two impressive women to our WCO team: Kelly Owens, Watershed Center Asst. Coordinator and Allison Terry, Watershed Center Fellowship Intern.Kelly joined the Watershed Committee in June of 2019. As a Southwest Missouri native, she’s grown up around our waterways and developed a love for the outdoors …
KOLR 10 covered the Springfield Greene County Health Department and Watershed Committee’s Summer Stream Testing program. Click on link below–https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/summer-stream-testing-begins-in-greene-county/2032305791
Read about all of the latest news and updates from the Watershed Committee in our Spring Newsletter
Youth Volunteer Corps in Springfield is a fantastic program getting youth involved by volunteering in their community. Their first week of service is at the Watershed Committee-if you know any youth interested in volunteering this summer-see the information below. Thank you Youth Volunteer Corps for all you do!!!https://www.yvcspringfield.org/available-projects.html
Spring rain events can impact local streams and cause flooding. We are fortunate there is a variety of resources that provide information on flow data and flooding of our local streams. The USGS provides current and historical streamflow data. Daily streamflow conditions for streams in Missouri can be found here: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/rt At the Watershed Center …
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Springfield, MO 65803
Phone: (417) 866-1127
Monday-Friday: 8am to 5pm
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