Our 2024 Annual Report is Here! 2024 was a year of progress, learning, and celebrating our 40th anniversary. See the image below for a snapshot by the numbers! Our work is far from done, and we’re excited for the opportunities that 2025 will bring. We invite you to explore our 2024 Annual Report to learn about our …
The Latest in Our Water Education An exciting chapter currently unfolding is the upcoming daylighting of Jordan Creek, a long-awaited project that’s already sparking interest. As the City of Springfield begins implementing Phase One of the Jordan Creek Daylighting Plan, our community tours are witnessing a surge of participation, eager to learn about the transformation that …
Our Watershed team had the opportunity to visit The Wild Mile in Chicago as part of a Missouri Department of Conservation sponsored trip. This journey was made possible through MDC’s Community Conservation Program,
Watershed Natives and the Missouri Dept of Conservation deployed floating wetlands at Valley Water Mill Lake on August 14, 2024.
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
Fall Plant List Wildflowers & Grasses alumroot aromatic aster brown-eyed susan common milkweed golden aster false aloe fame flower foxglove beartongue gaura indian grass lance leaf coreopsis maximillion sunflower new englad aster ohio spiderwort orange coneflower rattlesnake master roundleaf groundsel rough blazing star pale purple sunflower prairie pussytoes purple coneflower purple poppy mallow shining bluestar …
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 …
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
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Springfield, MO 65803
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