June Meeting 2024 Recap Meeting Highlights: U.S. Forest Service Award The Watershed Committee and Rachel McManus, a former crew member of the Watershed Conservation Corps, received volunteer awards from the Eastern Region of the U.S. Forest Service. Chris Stockdale noted that out of 17 national forests across 20 states, only four projects were recognized this …
Watershed Awarded for Forest Service Visitor Use Monitoring Program Watershed and Rachel McManus, a past Watershed Conservation Corps crew member, were awarded volunteer awards from the Eastern Region of the U.S. Forest Service because of our work on the National Visitor Use Monitoring program! In a Region that spans 17 national forests across 20 states, …
The Watershed Center offices will be closed on May 29th, 2024 for Memorial Day. We’ll be back in action at the Watershed Center on Tuesday, May 30th. We hope you have a great Memorial Day Weekend! 😊
Kiwanis Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Playground at Fellows Lake Kiwanis Club of Springfield South held a groundbreaking ceremony for The Hatch Playground for ALL at Miller Park on May 3rd, 2024! Cunningham Recreation has carefully designed the park to accommodate people of various ages and abilities. It well help us ensure diverse folks feel welcome …
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Watershed Rain Garden Our rain garden at Watershed Center has been inducted into the Missouri Prairie Foundation’s GrowNative! Gardens of Excellence. 👏 We partnered with a local Sierra Club chapter to construct the rain garden in 2008. It fits into our scheme stormwater-engineered plan for the site and offers a jolt of nature as one walks toward …
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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 …
40th Anniversary Watershed Summer Gala Celebrate with us at our Summer Gala on June 21st from 6pm-9pm at Wire Road Brewing’s newly expanded event space. We will have live music, craft beer, a silent auction, a whiskey pull, a catered meal, and more! 👏 Our fundraising goal is $80,000! All proceeds support our expanding education and outreach …
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RECAP: Recent Realtor Workshop The James River Basin Partnership, Missouri Smallflows Organization, Greene County, and the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks held an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) Inspection/Evaluation for Real Estate Professionals Workshop on May 2, 2024. The workshop included a visit to the Onsite Wastewater Training Center, giving developers and real estate professionals …
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Our Spring Newsletter is here! We are eager to share Watershed’s Spring highlights with you. Click here to read it and get updates on:🔬 Field trip season🌿 Progress at the Watershed Natives Nursery👷♀️ Watershed Conservation Corps projects⛵️ Improvements to Fellows Lake Recreation & Marina💧 Huge strides on our Upper Little Sac Restoration 319 Project
May Monthly Meeting Our May Meeting will take place on Friday May 3rd! Join us at 7:30 a.m. at the Watershed Center. Jason Frantz will present Questionable Judgement: Building and Rowing a Wooden Boat through the Grand Canyon. Jason is a Webster County Native who has owned and operated WoodShop Artisans for over twenty years. Here, …
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