Events and activities.

Get involved in issues and activites that relate to you.

Current or topical news and information.

Videos:

• H2Ozark - This 28-minute film focuses on water quality efforts in Southwest Missouri accomplished through the Water Quality Improvement Project. This project was managed by Environmental Resources Coalition and included work by several area watershed groups including Elk River Watershed Improvement Association, James River Basin Partnership, Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, Table Rock Lake Water Quality Inc., Shoal Creek Watershed Improvement Group, and Upper White River Basin Foundation. Funding was made possible by Senator Kit Bond and former Senator Jim Talent. Click on the following link to watch the video: H2Ozark

Reports and Other Publications:

Local:

• Heart of the Tree Information Guide (pdf 1.6m)
• Kids Guide to the Ozarks Outdoors - Published by the Sierra Club
• Springfield/Greene County Choose Environmental Excellence Newsletters
• State of the Environment for Springfield and Greene County, MO 2002
  • Report (pdf 3.62mb)
  • Appendix (Springfield Area Directory of Environmental Agencies and Organizations)
• State of the Environment for Springfield and Greene County, MO 2007
  • Report (pdf 697kb)
  • Appendix:
    • A: State of the Environment for Springfield and Greene County, MO 2002 (see above)
    • B: Workgroup Recommendations
    • Items C-K (pdf 2.53mb)
    • L: Environmental Report Cards - 2002 (pdf 324kb); 2003 (pdf 903kb); 2004 (pdf 15kb); 2005 (pdf 1.88mb); and 2006 (pdf 987kb)
• 2007 Environmental Report Card (pdf 529kb)
• Springfield/Greene County Choose Environmental Excellence Annual Environmental/Conservation Education Summit Proceedings
• Vision 20/20: The Future Is Now - A Five Year Action Plan
• "It is Easy Being Green" (pdf 865kb) - Activity Guide for Solid Waste Management Educators
• Community Resource Guide (pdf 247kb) - Compiled by the Interpreters Coalition of Springfield-Greene County to assist in utilizing the varied resources of our community toward field education and hands-on learning experiences.
• Springfield Area Directory of Environmental Agencies and Organizations (pdf 335kb)
• Directory of Programs in Environmental/Conservation Education in Springfield/Greene County (pdf 671kb)

State:

• Missouri Families Better Living Magazine - home energy conservation and other great info.
• Growth in the Heartland: Challenges and Opportunites for Missouri (The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy)

National:

• Conservation: An Investment That Pays (pdf) - Published 2009 by the Trust for Public Lands
• Children's Environmental Health 2008 (pdf) - Published by the Environmental Protection Agency

Agencies,Organizations, and Institututions:

Most of the agencies/organizations linked below are also included in one or both of the following directories with descriptions of the programs and services provided related to the environment and local contact information.

Springfield Area Directory of Environmental Agencies and Organizations (pdf 335kb)

Directory of Programs in Environmental/Conservation Education in Springfield/Greene County (pdf 671kb)

• Boy Scouts of America
• Bulls Shoals Field Station (Missouri State University)
• City of Republic Wastewater Treatment Plant
• City Utilities of Springfield
• Community Partnership of the Ozarks Environmental Collaborative
• Dickerson Park Zoo
• Discovery Center of Springfield
• Drury University
• Girl Scouts of Dogwood Trails Council, Inc.
• Greater Ozarks Audubon Society
• Greene County Local Emergency Planning Committee
• Greene County Resource Management
• Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District
• Greenwood Laboratory School
• James River Basin Partnership
• League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri
• Missouri Department of Conservation
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• Missouri Emergency Response Commission
• Missouri Environmental Assistance Center
• Missouri Environmental Education Association
• Missouri Geographic Alliance
• Missouri Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
• Missouri Solid Waste Management District "O"
• Missouri State Emergency Management Agency Hazardous Materials Program
• Missouri State University - Geography, Geology, & Planning Department
• Missouri Stream Team
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Nestle Purina PetCare Company
• Ozark Greenways
• Ozarks Center for Sustainable Solutions
• Ozarks Clean Air Alliance
• Ozarks Environmental & Water Resources Institute
• Ozarks Friends of the Environment - (see Directory of Environmental/Conservation Education for contact information)
• Ozarks Green Building Coalition
• Ozarks New Energy
• Partnership for Sustainability
• Show-Me Yards & Neighborhoods
• Sierra Club White River Group
• Southwest Missouri Resource Conservation & Development
• Springfield Conservation Nature Center (Misssouri Department of Conservation)
• Springfield Public Works Sanitary Services Division
• Springfield Public Works Solid Waste Management Division
• Springfield Public Works Storm Water Services Division
• Springfield-Greene County Environmental Advisory Board
• Springfield-Greene County Choose Environmental Excellence
• Springfield-Greene County Health Department
• Springfield-Greene County Library
• Springfield-Greene County Park Board, Outdoor Initiatives
• Table Rock Lake Water Quality, Inc.
• University of Missouri Extension 4-H Youth Development
• University of Missouri Extension Greene County
• University of Missouri Extension Forsyth, MO
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7
• U.S. Green Building
• Watershed Committee of the Ozarks
• Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
• Wonders of Wildlife

Other Links of Interest:

• e-cycle Missouri
• Webster County Groundwater Impact Committee Planned Ethanol Plant Resources
• Earth Share of Missouri 
• Missouri Parks Association
• Eco Driving USA
• FuelEconomy.gov
• Climate Crisis Site Carbon Footprint Calculator