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The Latest in Education at Watershed

The Latest in Our Water Education An exciting chapter currently unfolding is the upcoming daylighting of Jordan Creek, a long-awaited project that’s already sparking interest. As the City of Springfield begins implementing Phase One of the Jordan Creek Daylighting Plan, our community tours are witnessing a surge of participation, eager to learn about the transformation that …

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Watershed News – Summer Newsletter 2024

Our Summer Newsletter has arrived! We’re excited to share Watershed’s Summer 2024 highlights with you. Click here to read it and get updates on:💧 Projects and Education🌿 Watershed Natives interns and projects👷‍♀️ Watershed Conservation Corps projects⛵️The latest at Fellows Lake Recreation & Marina

Watershed News – Spring Newsletter 2024

Our Spring Newsletter is here! We are eager to share Watershed’s Spring highlights with you. Click here to read it and get updates on:🔬 Field trip season🌿 Progress at the Watershed Natives Nursery👷‍♀️ Watershed Conservation Corps projects⛵️ Improvements to Fellows Lake Recreation & Marina💧 Huge strides on our Upper Little Sac Restoration 319 Project

Saving Bull Creek

April Monthly Meeting Our April Meeting will take place on Friday April 5th! Join us at 7:30 a.m. at the Watershed Center.  Loring Bullard and Robert Kipfer will discuss their newly published book, Saving Bull Creek. It describes the history of the Bull Creek watershed from Native American habitation to the present and looks at the impact of …

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Dan Hoy, Bass Pro Sustainability Update

June Monthly Meeting Our June Meeting will take place on Friday June 7th! Join us at 7:30 a.m. at the Watershed Center.  Dan Hoy, Bass Pro Shops Cabela’s Director of Facilities, will share how Bass Pro Shops leverages facility management for resource conservation and sustainability. Dan’s career spans more than 40 years with Bass Pro Shops, …

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James Guldin, Shortleaf Pine Logging and DNR Update

March Monthly Meeting Our March Meeting will take place on Friday March 1st! Join us at 7:30 a.m. at the Watershed Center to learn about the historic Gasconade Mills.  James M. Guldin, Ph.D., will present on the Gasconade Mills: A Historical Retrospective on the first commercial harvests of shortleaf pine in Missouri. Mr. Guldin is a …

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Frank Nelson, Wetland Conservation and NWS Update

February Meeting on World Wetlands Day Our next Meeting will take place on Friday Feb. 2nd! Join us at 7:30 a.m. at the Watershed Center to learn about Wetland Conservation with MDC’s Frank Nelson  On World Wetlands Day, Frank Nelson will present “Celebrating Wetlands in Missouri and Around the World,” a perspective on Missouri’s wonderous …

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Watershed Conservation Corps Backpacks the Buffalo River

Watershed Conservation Corps Backpacks the Buffalo River to find Invasives WCC Works with National Parks to find Tree of Heaven Watershed staff joined Watershed Conservation Corps leaders on an overnight backpacking trip on the Buffalo River! The WCC crew recently embarked on a journey into the Buffalo Wilderness to scout for Tree of Heaven for …

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