Hello Friends,We are pleased to share Watershed’s 2025 annual report! We hope you will take a moment to peruse the good work of “clean water, for life!” and thank you for your help on this journey. Read the Annual Report HERE
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Watershed Spring Newsletter Hello Friends,We are eager to share Watershed’s Spring highlights with you!Read the newsletter for updates on our progress at the Watershed Natives Nursery, Watershed Conservation projects, Fellows Lake, field trip season, and our latest improvements through the Upper Little Sac Implementation Project. Read the Spring Newsletter HERE
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Spring Plant Sales Bring your list of plants to shop through our selection of native wildflowers, grasses, trees, shrubs and aquatic plants! Watershed Natives Nursery Plant Sales3452 S. Farm Road 119, Brookline MO 65619Time: 10 am – 2 pmSaturday, May 3Saturday, May 31Saturday, June 7 The Nursery will be open 9am-1pm on Tuesdays in May for
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What Is Prescribed Burning? Prior to European settlement Indigenous people used prescribed fire as a land management tool. This knowledge, passed down through generations, shaped the health and resilience of the landscape. However, colonization and strict fire suppression policies disrupted these practices, leading to overgrown forests that are less adaptable and more vulnerable to threats.
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What Is Forest Stand Improvement? Forest Stand Improvement (FSI) is a management technique used to enhance the health, productivity, and biodiversity of a forest. This practice involves carefully selecting and removing certain trees or vegetation to encourage the growth of desirable species. By managing competition among trees, FSI helps forests grow stronger and more resilient.
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Our Watershed team had the opportunity to visit The Wild Mile in Chicago as part of a Missouri Department of Conservation sponsored trip. This journey was made possible through MDC’s Community Conservation Program,
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Watershed Natives and the Missouri Dept of Conservation deployed floating wetlands at Valley Water Mill Lake on August 14, 2024.
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Fall Plant List Wildflowers & Grasses alumroot aromatic aster brown-eyed susan common milkweed golden aster false aloe fame flower foxglove beartongue gaura indian grass lance leaf coreopsis maximillion sunflower new englad aster ohio spiderwort orange coneflower rattlesnake master roundleaf groundsel rough blazing star pale purple sunflower prairie pussytoes purple coneflower purple poppy mallow shining bluestar
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Watershed Natives Staff Joins MDC and City Utilities to plant Floating Wetland at Fellows Lake Watershed Natives staff helped the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and City Utilities plant and install floating wetlands at Fellows Lake on July 1st, 2024. Watershed Natives and MDC have been collaborating on floating wetlands for the region. The plants used in
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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
