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Watershed Spring Newsletter

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

Prescribed Burning at the Watershed Center

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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Forest Stand Improvement at the Watershed Center

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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Watershed Natives Plant List

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 Plants Floating Wetlands at Fellows Lake

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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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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