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Watershed 40th Anniversary Campaign Update

Watershed’s 40th Campaign Lead Donors Our Lead Donors have already made a big splash in Watershed’s 40th Anniversary Capacity Building Campaign! So far, we have raised over $390,000 to help further our mission through projects and education.  Thank you, Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Hatch Foundation, HDR, Ted and Bonnie Tabor, and Peterson Wealth Advisors, …

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Valley Mill Community Comes Together to Build Sycamore Seating at the Watershed Center

Valley Mill Neighbors Collaborate to Transform Sycamore Tree into Seating at Watershed Center Valley Water Mill Park is home to many mature trees, including a beautiful large Sycamore that was adorned by many over the years, which fell in 2023. Logs of Love The down Sycamore lived outside of the Watershed Center for many months, …

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2023 April Monthly Meeting Recap

April Monthly Meeting Recap: Our 2023 April Monthly Meeting was held at 7:30 a.m. at the Watershed Center. James McCarty, PhD., P.E., Environmental Quality Manager with Beaver Water District, presented on the Source Water Protection efforts in Northwest Arkansas. Mr. McCarty introduced the Beaver Water District as the water wholesaler for Bentonville, Fayetteville, and Rogers, …

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2023 March Monthly Meeting Recap

March Monthly Meeting Recap: Our 2023 March Monthly Meeting was held at 7:30 a.m. at the Watershed Center. Ashley Krug, Market Development & Sustainability Coordinator at the City of Springfield, and Saki Urushidani, Engineer at the City of Springfield, presented on Using Non-Traditional Community Outreach to Understand Springfieldians’ Relationships to Water. Saki and Ashley are …

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Have You Tested Your Well Recently?

Have you Tested Your Well Recently? Why Test My Well? Testing your well is important, simple, and inexpensive. Most local groundwater comes from rain that has fallen nearby, within a few miles or closer. Sinkholes and fractures often allow surface water to mix with groundwater with little or no filtration. The sources of pollution that …

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Ten Ways to Protect and Conserve Groundwater

10 Ways to Protect and Conserve Groundwater: 1. Go native Use native plants in your landscape. They look great, and don’t need much water or fertilizer. Also choose grass varieties for your lawn that are adapted for your region’s climate, reducing the need for extensive watering or chemical applications.  Visit our Watershed Natives page for …

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February Monthly Meeting Recap

Updates on Lake Springfield, Weather Trends, and more from our 2023 February Monthly Meeting @ the Watershed Center Our February Meeting took place at the Watershed Center on Feb. 3 at 7:30 am. Project engineer Jason Clark discussed the City of Springfield’s ongoing development plan for Lake Springfield. Mr. Clark said that his company, with …

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How Snow serves our Watersheds

How does snow serve our Watersheds? Everything in nature serves a purpose, so what is the purpose of snow? How does it help our native plants?  Snow helps regulate the temperature of the Earth’s surface. As it melts, it plays a significant role in our water system by filling rivers and reservoirs in many regions. …

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February Monthly Meeting

Join us on February 3rd at 7:30 a.m. at the Watershed Center for our February Monthly Meeting! Our presenter Jason Clark is a project engineer with Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly, Inc. He has 22 years of experience focused on civil infrastructure design and serves as the Project Engineer for the Lake Springfield Plan Development. He …

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