Our November Meeting took place at the Watershed Center on Nov. 4th at 7:30 am. The Watershed Conservation Corps hosted a special program highlighting the past season’s projects. They discussed local and federally-based projects, including but not limited to invasive species management, prescribed fire, tree planting, and trail maintenance at the following sites: Forest Service Hercules …
Missouri State University and the Tri-State Water Resource Coalition hosted the Water: Establishing Resilience conference at Darr Agricultural Center on Tuesday, November 1st. Roddy Rogers, Executive Director of Southwest Missouri Water (SWMO), hosted the event. To open, Roddy established the importance of attendees’ efforts, mentioning how a single “water job” generates 3.98 other jobs. He …
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Join us Friday, November 4, at 7:30 am at the Watershed Center for our November Monthly Meeting. The Watershed Conservation Corps will host a special program with a reception following the meeting to celebrate Caleb Sanders’ career transition.Randall Willoughby with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources will give a quarterly update, and meeting attendees are …
Fellows Lake hosted the final Moonlight Paddle of this season on October 8th, 2022, underneath the Hunter’s moon. Fellows Lake remained open and staffed until midnight, and attendees could rent boats for a flat rate of twenty dollars or bring their own permitted boat for free. Folks came and went throughout the evening, launching on …
Our Soil Health workshop took place on September 12, 2022, in Stockton, MO, at the Zumwalt Expo Center. Forty-six participants learned about promising solutions to help restore soil health while increasing farm profits and supporting biodiversity. The workshop began with a rainfall simulator demonstration by Drexel Atkisson, where participants saw the impact of soil management …
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Watershed Natives and Springfield artist Kate Baird hosted the Color Sense – Paper Dyeing with Plants Workshop at the Watershed Center on Saturday, October 1st, 2022. This workshop brought the community together to explore how we look at color in the natural world. Attendees added splashes of color to paper using natural dyes made from …
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Join us Friday, October 7, 7:30 am at the Watershed Center for our October Monthly Meeting. Our presenter Michael Bill is the Missouri Department of Conservation Statewide Habitat Management Coordinator, who oversees the nation’s first planning strategy to combine the state forest and wildlife action plans. The National Weather Service will also provide an update, …
Join us Friday, September 2, 7:30 am at the Watershed Center for our September Monthly Meeting. Our presenter is Dr. Robert Elworth. Dr. Elworth will share his story of over 30 years of being a steward of his Greene County property, transforming idle Fescue fields into what is now rich and diverse native prairie, benefiting …
Join us Friday, August 5, 7:30 am, in person at the Watershed Center for this special outdoor Chautaugua style meeting. We will not have a speaker, instead we will have an extended around the room update and networking. What is a Chautauqua, you might ask? Here’s what Wikipedia says: “Early Chautauquas (/ʃəˈtɔːkwə/ shə-TAW-kwə) were an …
Join us Friday, July 1 at 7:30 a.m. (Virtual Only) for an hour of networking for clean water at our virtual Monthly Meeting. Presentation: “Tools for Watershed Protection: Examples from New Hampshire”, by Lauren Zielinski, New Hampshire Water Resources Program Manager, Merrimack River Watershed Council We will also hear an update from the Missouri Department …
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