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. Watch the video online now!
- Karst in the Ozarks - An educational video about caves, springs, losing streams, and sinkholes
Local Reports and Publications:
- Environmental Report Cards for Springfield and Greene County:
- State of the Environment Reports for Springfield and Greene County:
- Springfield/Greene County Choose Environmental Excellence:
- Newsletters
- Environmental/Conservation Education Summit Proceedings and Presentations
- Directory of Programs in Environmental/Conservation Education (pdf 671kb)
- Springfield Area Directory of Environmental Agencies and Organizations (pdf 302kb)
- Environmental/Conservation Education Summit 2011 Proceedings (pdf 145k)
- Directory of Programs in Environmental/Conservation Education for Springfield/Greene County (pdf 1.01 M)
- City of Springfield Planning Documents
- Heart of the Tree Information Guide (pdf 1.6m)
- Kids Guide to the Ozarks Outdoors - Published by the Sierra Club
- 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.
- A Guide to Recycling in Springfield (1.40 mb) - Compiled by the Solid Waste Management Division of the City of Springfield to provide information on how to recycle everything from cell phones to styrofoam.
State and National Publications:
- 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)
- 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 Brownfields Program
- 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:
http://www.ozarksenvironment.com
Copyright 2006 Choose Environmental Excellence of Springfield Greene County
Copyright 2006 Choose Environmental Excellence of Springfield Greene County