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 …
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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Karst Topography and Groundwater History of Karst in the Ozarks Karst topography dominated the Ozarks long before humans arrived, and our ways of building on the land don’t work the same here as in other areas. In places with deep topsoil, rainwater is filtered nicely as it trickles through, making clean groundwater. But here, the …
It is Invasive Species Awareness Week! Let’s Talk About The Hydrilla Project… Hydrilla is a highly invasive aquatic plant. In areas of the U.S. where hydrilla is established, it causes great expense to local economies and businesses. It damages ecosystems and water supplies, and it hampers recreational opportunities. Hydrilla was first found in southwest Missouri …
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 …
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 …
Happy New Year! Due to the holiday, we will not have a January Monthly Meeting. However, our office is back to operating regularly, and Valley Water Mill Park remains open from sunrise to sunset.
Happy Holidays from the Watershed!  Our office will be closed from Dec. 26th – Jan. 2nd, but Valley Water Mill Park remains open each day from sunrise to sunset, with the exception of Christmas Day. We hope you have a wonderful holiday!
Watershed Natives hosted the third annual Partner’s Day on December 6th at the Watershed Natives nursery located within the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. At this event, partners who have been instrumental in sustaining the Watershed Natives Environmental and Natural Resources Academy program with Springfield Public Schools got their hands dirty to help students as they prepare …
Join us Friday, December 4, at 7:30 am at the Watershed Center for our December Monthly Meeting. Our presenter Linda Bower has been a Missouri Master Naturalist since 2013. The Missouri Master Naturalist program is a community-based natural resource education and volunteer service program for adults sponsored by the MDC and the University of Missouri Extension. …
2400 East Valley Water Mill Road
Springfield, MO 65803Â
Phone: (417) 866-1127
Monday-Friday: 8am to 5pm
Saturday-Sunday: ClosedÂ
