Watershed Committee of the Ozarks

Realtor Workshop at the Onsite Wastewater Training Center

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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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Watershed News – Spring Newsletter 2024

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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 Meeting: A Wooden Boat Through the Grand Canyon

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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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Recap: Saving Bull Creek

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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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Wetlands through Megan’s Lens

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Wetlands through Megan’s Lens About Megan My name is Megan Scholl, and I am a senior at Drury University, a small college in Springfield, Missouri. As a Missouri native, I have lived a rural life, where I have seen deer, turkeys, turtles, and fish all cross my backyard. I have witnessed the migration of geese …

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Saving Bull Creek

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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 …

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WCC Alumni Spotlight – Taylor Dye

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Watershed Conservation Corps Alumni Spotlight: Taylor Dye Taylor worked with Watershed as a Watershed Conservation Corps member in 2022 and as a Crew lead until July 2023. Her crew traveled around the region and primarily served the National Park Service and United States Forest Service. They worked on prairies, glades, military and historical parks, and …

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Groundwater Week 2024!

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Happy Groundwater Week! Happy #GroundWaterWeek! We live in Springfield, that’s right, Spring…field! Springs and other karst features like sinkholes, losing streams, and caves result from our limestone landscape, as does our plentiful groundwater. Groundwater is critical for drinking water, irrigation, and industry in Southwest Missouri, so protecting it is, too.Check out this graphic to see how our …

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Dan Hoy, Bass Pro Sustainability Update

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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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Watershed Looks Ahead – Springfield News-Leader Feature

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Watershed Featured in Local News Springfield News-Leader featured Watershed to spotlight our efforts to prepare for the future during our 40th Anniversary! Read the story here. Main takeaway: “Watershed Committee aims to raise $2 million in 2024. Those donations will allow for education, projects and programs to continue and grow. It will also help ensure …

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