Missouri Department of Conservation

June Monthly Meeting

Join us on June 2 at 7:30 a.m. at the Watershed Center for our Monthly Meeting Eric Fuselier will present “The Importance of Species Selection for Improving Stormwater Quality with Native Plants” at our Monthly Meeting on Friday, June 2, at 7:30 am at the Watershed Center. Mr. Fuselier works with engineers and landscape architects to …

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May Monthly Meeting Recap

May Monthly Meeting Recap: Our 2023 May Monthly Meeting was held on the 5th at 7:30 a.m. at the Watershed Center Denise Henderson Vaughn, science writer and award-winning journalist, presented on Karst education in the Ozarks: teachers, documentaries, maps, and field trips. She discussed the history of Ozarks karst, its controversies, and the importance of community …

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May Monthly Meeting

Join us on May 5th at 7:30 a.m. at the Watershed Center for our Monthly Meeting Denise Henderson Vaughn, science writer, and award-winning journalist, has been covering Ozark karst stories since the 1990s. Her articles have appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri Conservationist, and local publications, and she has also produced two karst documentaries. One …

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New Natives South Facility

Watershed Natives has an exciting new development underway! Our new Southside Watershed Natives facility is located near the City Utilities John Twitty Power Station and the City of Springfield South Yardwaste Recycling Center. The project was made possible through a Cooperative Agreement with the Missouri Department of Conservation, and we are leasing the property from the City of Springfield. In …

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Watershed Natives 2023 Plant Sales – Plants and Pints

Introducing Plants and Pints, our native plant sale series! We will not be selling directly from the nursery this season, but catch us at one of our sales: Friday, June 16th 4 By 4 Brewing  4-7 pm: Come visit 4 by 4 Brewing’s new location in Fremont Hills! Shop a variety of native trees, shrubs, grasses, …

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Southeast Springfield Rotary Luncheon at Watershed Natives

Southeast Springfield Rotary Club visited Watershed Natives for Grant Review Luncheon Huge thanks to the Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast for visiting our educational greenhouse last week and interacting with students involved in our pathways project that gave testimonials! Members got to see the benefits of their recent grant funding initiative in action. Their recent …

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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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