August Meeting 2024 Recap Meeting Highlights: New Sustainability Programs at the Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute at Missouri State University Doug Neidigh, Sustainability Unit Manager at the Ozarks Environmental and Water Resource Institute (OEWRI) presented at our August 2024 Meeting. He discussed pollution prevention and its correlation to cost savings and energy reduction. He said OEWRI …
Our Summer Newsletter has arrived! We’re excited to share Watershed’s Summer 2024 highlights with you. Click here to read it and get updates on:💧 Projects and Education🌿 Watershed Natives interns and projects👷♀️ Watershed Conservation Corps projects⛵️The latest at Fellows Lake Recreation & Marina
Watershed Conservation Corps Fights Sericea Lespedeza at Dunn Ranch Watershed Conservation Corps went to The Nature Conservancy’s Dunn Ranch to help manage the terribly invasive Sericea Lespedeza for the third season this summer. Dunn Ranch offers 3,258 acres of gorgeous and diverse prairie, some of which is remnant- meaning it has never been plowed. The property …
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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, …
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 …
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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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 …
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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