Watershed Committee of the Ozarks monthly meetings - First Friday of the month, 7:30am, Midtown Carnegie Branch Library, 397 E. Central, Springfield.

Missouri Department of Conservation Educator Workshops

2010 Events & Activities

FEBRUARY

2/6 - Bat & Cave Awareness plus Artifacts & Fossils Presentations
Artifacts & Fossils, Bat Education, Cave Habitat Awareness & Safety, & “WNS” (White Nose Syndrome / Bats) Updates. Tom Watkins Center, 2100 W High St (Watkins Park), Springfield. (417) 833-8647 or 833-8923, mjohnson@springfieldmo.gov or kwarren@springfieldmo.gov Age:  7 – Adult; Date:  Saturdays, February 6 & March 13, 2010; Time:  1:00 PM; Fee:   FREE

2/6 - Winter Outdoor Preparedness, Safety & Survival, Cities to Wilderness
Learn the basics of outdoor safety & survival, no matter if you’re in the city or the wilderness. Tom Watkins Center, 2100 W High St (Watkins Park), Springfield
(417) 833-8647 or 833-8923; mjohnson@springfieldmo.gov or kwarren@springfieldmo.gov
Age:  Colleges, Families, Groups, Individuals, Organizations, & Universities.
Date: Saturdays, February 6 & March 13, 2010; Time: 10:30 AM; Fee:   FREE

2/26-2/28 - Conservation Federation of Missouri 74th Annual Conference

MARCH

3/9 - Exploratory meeting to determine if there is interest in starting a Springfield Area chapter of the Missouri Native Plant Society. Location: Springfield Nature Center Sunshine Room. Time: 6pm. Meeting Organizer - Larry Wegmann 417-823-7027.

3/13 - Bat & Cave Awareness plus Artifacts & Fossils Presentations
Artifacts & Fossils, Bat Education, Cave Habitat Awareness & Safety, & “WNS” (White Nose Syndrome / Bats) Updates. Tom Watkins Center, 2100 W High St (Watkins Park), Springfield. (417) 833-8647 or 833-8923, mjohnson@springfieldmo.gov or kwarren@springfieldmo.gov Age:  7 – Adult; Date:  Saturdays, February 6 & March 13, 2010; Time:  1:00 PM; Fee:   FREE

3/13 - Winter Outdoor Preparedness, Safety & Survival, Cities to Wilderness
Learn the basics of outdoor safety & survival, no matter if you’re in the city or the wilderness. Tom Watkins Center, 2100 W High St (Watkins Park), Springfield
(417) 833-8647 or 833-8923; mjohnson@springfieldmo.gov or kwarren@springfieldmo.gov
Age:  Colleges, Families, Groups, Individuals, Organizations, & Universities.
Date: Saturdays, February 6 & March 13, 2010; Time: 10:30 AM; Fee:   FREE

APRIL

4/13-4/16 - MSU Public Affairs Conference with headlining speakerRobert F. Kennedy Jr. (read news release)

4/17 - 40th Annual Earth Day Celebration (pdf 1.16mb). Stay tuned for more details.

MAY

5/1 - Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Workshop (pdf 41kb)

5/17-5/21 - Bike to Work Week/Bike, Bus, Walk Week. Stay tuned for more information from Ozark Greenways.

5/22 - 11th Annual Ozark Greenways Adventure Race

JUNE

6/5 - Polk County Wildflower Ride on the Frisco Highline Trail. Contact Ozark Greenways for more information. Proceeds for the ride to be used to match a challenge grant from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks to develop a maintenance fund for the Frisco Highline Trail. If you are interested an being an underwriter for this event please contact Terry Whaley at 864-2014.

OCTOBER

10/7-10/8 - Ozarks New Energy 3 Conference (pdf 324kb)