Building Project Update
Construction of the main Watershed Center Education Building is almost finished!
This spring has seen a flurry of activity at the Watershed Center. Carson-Mitchell Inc., the contractor working on the Education Building is close…
Fishing Update
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Fishing Information for Valley Water Mill Lake
Information provided by:Â Missouri Department of Conservation
UPDATE/CURRENT STATUS-- CLOSED-MDC staff anticipates opening the lake to fishing sometime in 2012.  Â
Valley…
YMCA Summer Odyssey
The Ozarks Regional YMCA helped a lot of kids experience the Ozarks at the Watershed Center this summer through their "Summer Odyssey" program. Summer Odyssey is similar to a day camp and is based out of schools throughout Springfield. Many…
Forestry Learning Station
Have you heard of Aldo Leopold? He was an American ecologist, forester and environmentalist. He was also very influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness preservation.
I think Aldo would…
The Little Bridge
The “little bridge†at the Watershed Center has turned into a big project! The stream that flows into the lake posed a major barrier to hikers and students during times of high water. With the help of Greene County, a…
Kelley-Stokes Pedestrian Bridge
The Kelley–Stokes Pedestrian Bridge was dedicated on Friday, November 14th at Valley Water Mill. The bridge is made out of 95% recycled steel and recycled composite decking, is 105 foot long and completes the two and…
W.O.L.F. School at Valley Water Mill
Outdoor education is unpredictable. The Springfield W.O.L.F. school (Wonders of the Outdoors LearningFacility) recently visited the Watershed Center on a field trip. In between lessons about forests and watersheds, we saw a murder. A murder…
Bicycle Design Contest Winner
Congratulations to Kellie Herman of Springfield for her winning entry in the Watershed Center bicycle rack design contest.
Kellie's conceptual design was chosen out of more than a dozen entries that were submitted in May. The Watershed…