The Environmental Bulletin Board for the Ozarks Region
Photo courtesy of the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks
Welcome to OzarksEnvironmentNews.com! This is your virtual bulletin board – a place to share information and celebrate your events, your accomplishments, your projects as well as a place to find info about organizations of like-minded folks, cool places to go to experience the outdoors at its best, and resources offering data, information, expertise. You are invited to share your news and enjoy the news of others! Got news? Report it to info@ozarksenvironmentnews.com Please note: we make every effort to ensure accuracy in our website; however, we cannot be responsible for info garnered from sites other than ours.
The mission of OzarksEnvironmentNews.com is to facilitate communication and to celebrate efforts and accomplishments among the environmental community of the Southwest Missouri Ozarks and to provide useful information to those who live in or visit the Region. Learn more...
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Solid Waste Management District O Waste Management District O is now accepting applications for 2025 District Grant Projects designed to provide or enhance recycling and/or waste reduction services and programs.
Applications must be received by the
District O Administrative Office
NO LATER than 3pm, Friday, December 13, 2024.
Projects eligible for funding MUST meet the following criteria:
1) Be located within the five-county region served by District O: Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, and Webster.
2) Provide safe, reliable, and cost effective [efficient/affordable] recycling and/or waste reduction services and/or programs.
3) Meet all other requirements from District O and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Solid Waste Management Program as outlined in the 2025 application package.
All applications are welcome.
For more information:
Call the District O Administrative Office at 417.360.5021 or email Angie Snyder at angie@recycle417.com
Download application instructions at Recycle417.com.
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Missouri Butterflies, host plants and Caterpillars
Go here to see a great poster of common butterflies and their caterpillars!
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Watershed Center of the Ozarks
Click to read the 2023 Annual Report
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Annual Report
Finding Nature News
Springfield Community Resource Guide
EPA
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Read to find out how to subscribe and see what events are coming up. Learn about composting, free workshops and more! Click HERE.
The Ozarks Clean Air Alliance (OCAA) Go HERE to find out more. and the Clean Air Action Plan
White River Sierra Club
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The Schoolcraft Ozarks Society
Dark Sky Missouri (Click here for more information)
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Missouri Environmental Education Association (MEEA) Annual Conference on November 1-2; CLICK HERE to register
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Check out what can be recycled at Staples. https://www.staples.com/stores/recycling
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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Ozark Soul
Ozark Riverways Foundation
Ozarks Greenways
Missouri Department of Conservation
Read more about the Missouri Master Naturalist chapters’ accomplishments and highlights in the 2023 Annual Report, available online at https://extension.missouri.edu/programs/missouri-master-naturalist.
To learn more about the Missouri Master Naturalist Program and how to get involved, visit https://extension.missouri.edu/programs/missouri-master-naturalist/missouri-master-naturalist-overview/faq-about-missouri-master-naturalist
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The people of Southwest Missouri are known for their ability to work together to solve problems. Communication is a critical component of those efforts. All advocacy work takes a toll on its warriors – we all need to celebrate our successes.
OzarksEnvironmentNews.com, created by Barbara Lucks, is a vehicle for both of these important components of a successful effort – communication and celebration.
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Barbara Lucks grew up on a family owned and operated resort at the Lake of the Ozarks. Her father built the resort in 1932, just as the Lake was filling. She grew up with a love and respect for everything outdoors and of nature. Following graduation from Missouri State University, she stayed in Springfield and returned to a familiar pursuit – a career in corporate-level hotel management. In 1994, she joined the City of Springfield as the Materials Recovery/Education Coordinator and was instrumental in positioning Springfield as a regional recycling hub. She left the City in 2016, as the City’s first Sustainability Officer, to go into private consulting. She has an extensive resume – both professional and as a community volunteer leader.
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