Missouri Department of Natural Resources

September Meeting 2024 – Building Our Streamgage Network

September Monthly Meeting Our September Monthly Meeting is on Sept. 6th, at 7:30 a.m. at the Watershed Center. We are excited to welcome Andrew Schiller, Environmental Program Specialist with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MO DNR), who will present “Building Missouri’s Streamgage Network.” With 14 years of experience in Missouri, including his role as …

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Recap: May Meeting 2024

May Monthly Meeting Recap: Jason Frantz and the Hellbender Our May Meeting was on Friday, May 3rd, at the Watershed Center! Jason Frantz presented “Questionable Judgement: Building and Rowing a Wooden Boat through the Grand Canyon.” Jason Frantz is a Webster County Native who has owned and operated Woodshop Artisans for over twenty years. He …

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Recap: Saving Bull Creek

April Monthly Meeting Recap: Loring Bullard and Bob Kipfer Presented on Bull Creek Our April Meeting was on Friday, April 5th, at the Watershed Center! Loring Bullard and Robert Kipfer discussed their newly published book, Saving Bull Creek, which you can purchase here. Loring Bullard is the Watershed Planning/Grant Assistant for the James River Basin …

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Recap: History of Logging Shortleaf Pine

March Monthly Meeting Recap: James Guldin Presented on the Gasconade Mills: History of the first commercial harvests of shortleaf pine in Missouri. Our March Meeting was on Friday, March 1st, at the Watershed Center! Mr. Guldin is a retired USDA Forest Service research scientist in forest ecology and silviculture. He said the State of Missouri …

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2022 National Onsite Wastewater Mega Conference

Springfield, MO, hosted the 2022 National Onsite Wastewater Mega Conference this year. The three-day conference was held at University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center from October 30th through November 2nd, and about 530 people were in attendance.  Organizations that hosted the event include NOWRA, NAWT, SORA, and MSO. According to the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling …

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