Southwest Missouri State University’s Board of Governors approved the Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (OEWRI) on Jan. 16, 2004. Dr. Robert Pavlowsky, distinguished professor at Missouri State University, serves as the director of the institute. OEWRI was created to advance our scientific understanding of water resource quantity, quality and … [Read more...] about OEWRI celebrates its 20th anniversary
Located in east Springfield, Missouri, Pearson Creek joins the James River, just upstream of Lake Springfield and is part of the water supply for Greene County. Unfortunately, Pearson Creek has been on the State of Missouri Impaired Waters list since 2006. This list, which is maintained by the state in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act, identifies threatened … [Read more...] about Sustaining our streams
Three CNAS students recently presented at the 2016 Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium Sept. 17-18 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Each student presented a poster on their research and had the opportunity to listen to talks by experts in the field and network with other professionals. Matthew Thies presented his poster on his thesis research being conducted in Mark Twain … [Read more...] about Students present at symposium
Dr. Robert Pavlowsky, professor of geography, geology and planning, and Marc Owen, assistant director of the Ozarks Environmental and Water Resource Institute (OEWRI), received two grants totaling $6,554 to complete channel condition assessments for the Finley Creek in Ozark and James River near Rivercut golf course. The project to develop conservation easements to protect … [Read more...] about Water quality research conducted at Finley Creek, James River
Dr. Robert Pavlowsky, director of the Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (OEWRI) at Missouri State University, received a grant of $28,033 from the City of Springfield to continue his “Springfield MS4/TMDL Monitoring Project.” The project began in 2008 to address the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and is now entering its final year. For more … [Read more...] about Pavlowsky receives funds to continue water monitoring project