Happy Holidays
Enjoy the Holidays! The Watershed office will be closed from December 25th through January 1st, 2023. From the Watershed family to yours… Happy Holidays. We look forward to seeing you in 2024!
Watershed Natives 2023 Partner’s Day
Watershed Natives Partner’s Day 2023 Involving Our Partners We held our fourth annual Watershed Natives Partner’s Day on December 5th, 2023. This tradition allows us to show our partners how they shape student’s learning! Juniors in the Hillcrest High School Watershed Science class are learning how to grow plants from seed stratification to harvest. Partners got …
Little Sac 319 Brings MRWA Rainfall Simulator to Hillcrest High School
Little Sac 319 Outreach Healthy Soils and Waters As part of our Upper Little Sac 319 Grant, Mr. Klark Bohling with the Missouri Rural Water Association (MRWA) brought a rainfall simulator to Hillcrest High School science classes on Nov. 29th, 2023. Rainfall simulators demonstrate the importance of healthy soil for our water resources. It compares runoff and erosion in …
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Watershed Summer and Fall Newsletter
Our Summer and Fall Newsletter is here! Read our latest newsletter to see how we’re working with our community to support local drinking water resources. 🚰 💧
Valley Mill Community Comes Together to Build Sycamore Seating at the Watershed Center
Valley Mill Neighbors Collaborate to Transform Sycamore Tree into Seating at Watershed Center Valley Water Mill Park is home to many mature trees, including a beautiful large Sycamore that was adorned by many over the years, which fell in 2023. Logs of Love The down Sycamore lived outside of the Watershed Center for many months, …
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Sustainable Farming Funds Available – James River RCPP
Funding for riparian buffers, rotational grazing, and soil health is available in Greene/Webster counties with James River RCPP. Call us for more information!
Makers Mark Volunteer Day at Valley Water Mill Park
Distillery Diplomats from Makers Mark Volunteer at Valley Water Mill Park Makers Mark Diplomats spent a day volunteering with the Watershed on Tuesday, September 26th, 2023. These Distillery Diplomats came to the Ozarks from all over the globe, with a common focus on making their brand more sustainably oriented. Making a Mark on the Park …
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AWWA Spotlights Watershed’s Source Water Protection Plan
The American Water Works Association Spotlights Watershed’s Source Water Protection Plan The American Water Works Association called the plan a “Collaborative Success Story” in their recent article. They explain the partnership of Watershed and City Utilities, saying, “It provides maximum return on each stakeholder’s dollar and mutual community benefit for over 40 years.” Since its …
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Fellows Lake Hosts Empower Abilities Day at the Lake
Day at the Lake was held on Sept. 16th, 2023 at Fellows Lake For the second year, Empower: Abilities hosted a day of free fun on the water for people with disabilities. Over 200 people registered for this great day of floating, fishing, and more! The Day at the Lake was full of smiles! A mix …
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Phil Graves: Harmonizing Business, Nature, and Community and MDC Update
September Monthly Meeting Recap: Our 2023 September Monthly Meeting was held on September 1st at the Watershed Center. Phill Graves, CEO of Wild Idea Buffalo, a regenerative meat and leather company, presented on “Harmonizing Business, Nature, and Community.” Mr. Graves began by thanking Watershed and their work to protect one of our most precious resources. …
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