Statewide Groups

Group: American Fisheries Society - Missouri Chapter
Address: 1110 S. College Ave. , Columbia , MO 65201

Group: American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Contact: Gailla Rogers
E-mail: grogers742@aol.com
Phone: (816) 668-8561
Fax: (816) 353-2227
Address: Gailla Rogers , Missouri Section AWWA, 12308 E. 44 th Terrace, Kansas City , MO 64133
Web site: www.awwa-mo.org
Summary: “The Missouri Section of the American Water Works Association promotes the concept of clean, reliable drinking water for the state of Missouri .  Through its efforts, the Section advocates the advancement of knowledge, technology and application in the science of water treatment.”

Group: Anglers of Missouri
Address: 3461 S Grand, St. Louis , MO 63118

Group: Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Phone: (573) 893-5188
Address: 1209 Biscayne Dr. , Jefferson City , MO 65109

Group: Conservation Federation of Missouri
Email: confedmo@sockets.net
Phone: (573) 634-2322
Fax: (573) 634-8205
Address: 728 W Main St. , Jefferson City , MO 65101-1559
Website: http://www.confedmo.org
 

Group: Federation of Fly Fishers - Southern Council
Address: 1243 East Meadowmere St. , Springfield , MO 65804

Group: Headwaters Conservancy
Email:aflambert@earthlink.net
Phone: (636) 451-0404
Address: PO Box 300, Gray Summit, MO 63039
Summary: Their mission is to preserve, protect, restore, and encourage the responsible use of land bordering the headwaters and upper reaches of river systems throughout the United States . 

Group: Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program (LMVP)
Contact: Dan Obrecht
E-mail: obrechtd@missouri.edu
Phone: 1-800-895-2260
Address: Lakes of Missouri Volunteer Program, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 302 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Bldg., University of Missouri , Columbia , MO 65211-7240
Web site:www.lmvp.org
Summary: The program is funded by the U.S. EPA through the Missouri DNR and is coordinated by the School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The purpose of this program is to determine and monitor the water quality of the lakes.   With this information, they educate the public about their ecology and also about any water quality issues.

Group: Missouri Bass Chapter Federation
Phone: (314) 441-6227
Address: #1 Lemon Tree Court , St. Peters , MO 63376

Group: Missouri Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (MOAFS)
Contact: John Fantz
E-mail: fantzj@socket.net
Web site: www.moafs.org
Summary: “MOAFS is a scientific and professional organization composed of persons dedicated to the conservation, enhancement, and restoration of aquatic resources. The goals of MOAFS are advancing the conservation, development, and wise use of aquatic resources for optimum use and enjoyment by people; facilitating the distribution of information regarding the aquatic sciences; and promoting and evaluating the educational, scientific, and professional aspects of the aquatic sciences…”

Group: Missouri - Scenic Streams
Phone: (314) 771-2679
Address: 4274 Magnolia Ave. , St. Louis , MO 63110-3569

Group: Missouri Water and Waste Water Conference
Phone: (573) 761-0376
Fax: (573) 761-5544
Address: 2215 Missouri Blvd. Suite F, Jefferson City , MO 65109
Web site: www.mwwc.info
Summary: “ The MWWC strives to serve both water and wastewater personnel, from the smallest to the largest operations, by providing training programs, section meetings, and annual conferences that are of interest and importance to everyone. Their goal is to become a much stronger voice in the state of Missouri , responsive to the needs of small community governments and the operators of their water and wastewater operations. Programs presented around the State are practical, low cost, and high quality and are held at locations convenient for operators who cannot afford to be away from their systems for extended periods. Most programs are one-day long and provide approved renewal training hours needed by all certified water and wastewater operators.”

Group: Missouri Water Environment Association
Phone: (816) 325-7727
Web site: www.mwea.org
Summary: “ The Missouri Water Environment Association is dedicated to preserving, protecting and improving the quality of Missouri 's water environment by providing a forum for education and the exchange of information, promoting sound environmental policy and building alliances among all persons interested in the water environment.”

Group: Missouri Watershed Association
Phone: (573) 686-4482
Address: RR 5 Box 606 , Poplar Bluff , MO 63901-9320



Group: Missouri Watershed Information Network ( MoWIN)
Contact: Tabitha Madzura, Director
E-mail: mowin1@missouri.edu
Phone: 1-877-426-7433
Fax: (573) 884-5650
Address: 205 Agricultural Engineering Building, University of Missouri , Columbia , MO 65211
Web site: http://outreach.missouri.edu/mowin/
Summary: “The Missouri Watershed Information Network, or MoWIN, provides assistance in locating and accessing information relative to Missouri watersheds. Their intent is to make it easier for people to find the information they need.”

Group: Native Fish Conservancy
Email:robertrice@juno.com
Address: 302 S Sergeant Ave. , Joplin , MO 64801
Web site:http://www.nativefish.org
Summary: The Native Fish Conservancy (NFC) was founded to support conservation via grants and public education. The NFC is involved in stream restoration projects across the continent and in an endangered species domestic propagation program, exotics removal an innovative adopt a tank program.

Group: Ozark Wilderness Waterways
Phone: (816) 741-2666
Address: PO Box 16032 , Kansas City , MO 64112
Summary: Founded in 1956, the group selects one river each year in Missouri for a three-day cleanup. It supports statewide river conservation efforts and promotes river recreation.

Group: Show-Me Clean Streams
Email:phhoward@usa.net
Phone: (573) 874-1637
Address: 200 Old Highway 63 S, Columbia , MO 65201

Group: Sierra Club - National Aquatic Resources Committee
Phone: (314) 726-6406  
Address: 40 Willow Hill Rd. , St. Louis , MO 93124-2072
Summary: Two task forces that focus on pollution and cleanup issues: Coast & Oceans and Rivers & Floodplains.
 

Group: StreamTeach , Inc.
Email:mburrows@streamteach.org
Phone: (314)725-1907
Address: P.O. Box 9155 , St. Louis , MO 63117-0155
Website:http://streamteach.org
Summary: Their mission is t o provide St. Louis and the Midwest with a stream environment for education, conservation, recreation and world-class athletic competition.

Mississippi River

Group: Midwest Area River Coalition 2000
E-mail: info@marc2000.org
Phone: (314) 436-7303
Address: 906 Olive Suite 1010, St. Louis , MO 63101
Web site: http://www.marc2000.org/
Summary: “The Mission of this group is to form a coalition of agricultural, industrial, shippers, carriers, environmental and government interests to promote Midwest economic growth by responsibly developing and improving the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River Systems.”

 
Group: Mississippi River Basin Alliance
Contact: Angela Anderson
E-mail: angelaanderson@mrba.org
Phone: (314) 776-6672 ex. 102
Fax: (314) 776-6672
Address: 1915 Alfred Ave. , St. Louis , MO 63110
Web site: http://www.mrba.org/
Summary: “The Mississippi River Basin Alliance is a coalition of over 150 grassroots organizations working on bringing people together to save the Mississippi River basin . MRBA understands that the Mississippi River basin is one large ecosystem and that local and regional environmental problems impact the system as a whole. [Their] goal is to link and mobilize community resources to comprehensively engage water quality and environmental health problems; advocate for environmental justice; and preserve the ecological integrity of the river system as a whole.”

Group: Riverlands Association, Inc.
Phone: (314) 644-4546
Address: 1152 Center Dr. , St. Louis , MO 63117
Summary: The mission of the Riverlands Association, Inc. is to design and implement educational and interpretive programs for the benefit of the general public reflecting the ecology, culture, history and economic aspects of the Mississippi River Basin environment.

Missouri River

Group: Coalition to Protect the Missouri River
E-mail: moriver@socket.net
Phone: (660) 273-9903
Fax: (660) 273-2124
Address: 4849 Hwy. B, Higbee , MO 65257
Web site: http://www.protectthemissouri.com/
Summary:   “This organization consists of forty-one agricultural, navigational, utility, industrial and business-related entities united to protect and support responsible management of Missouri River resources and the maintenance of congressionally authorized purposes of the river including flood control and navigation.” The site provides news releases, information on the Missouri River, and background information regarding legal issues, agricultural impacts, navigational impacts, utility impacts, and much more.

Group: Missouri River Basin Association
E-mail: rhoper@midrivers.com
Phone: (406) 538-4469
Fax: (406) 538-4369
Address: PO Box 301 , Lewiston , Montana 59457
Web site: http://www.mrba-missouri-river.com/
Summary: “The Missouri River Basin Association addresses water-related issues and promotes effective water and environmental policy decisions regarding the Missouri River Basin .   MRBA works with and coordinates communication among the basin’s states, Indian tribes, federal agencies and stakeholders to enhance the basin’s economic and environmental resources.”



Group: Missouri River Communities Network
E-mail: moriver@coin.org
Phone: (573) 256-2602
Address: 200 Old Highway 63 South, Columbia , MO 65201-6081
Web site: http://moriver.org/
Summary: “ MRCN offers action-oriented projects that clean up the river and river banks, educate people about the history and culture of the river, and help balance the competing interests of Missouri River stakeholders through activities that promote communication and relationship building.”

Group: Missouri River Relief
E-mail: riverrelief@riverrelief.org
Phone: (573) 443-0292
Address: 812 E. Broadway, Columbia , MO 65205
Web site: www.riverrelief.org/
Summary: Missouri River Relief organizes thousands of volunteers to remove trash from the Missouri River . They host educational events on the river for children, inspiring stewardship for this great resource as well.

Ozarks/Eastern Missouri

Group: American Whitewater - Missouri
Email:jetcape@yahoo.com
Phone: (573)334-0193
Address: 1225 Hillcrest Dr., Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-4728      
Summary: Their mission is to monitor whitewater issues in Missouri, particularly those dealing with the St. Francis River, Missouri 's primary source of whitewater recreation.
 

Group: Big River Earth First!
Phone: (314)285-3449
Address: 9810 Morse Mill Rd., Dittmer, MO 63023

Group: Black River Alliance
Phone: (573) 226-3333
Address: HCR 1 Box 11, Emminence, MO 65466

Group: Bryant Watershed Project, Inc.
Contact: Lois Reborne
E-mail: lreborne@watersheds.org
Phone: (417) 257-1315
Address: Bryant Watershed Project, Inc., 4350 State Route 14, West Plains, MO 65775
Web site: http://www.watersheds.org
Summary:   “The Bryant Watershed Project's online Atlas is an educational website with more than 400 pages of information, lesson plans, and activities all about the watersheds of the Bryant, North Fork, Eleven Point, and Upper Spring Rivers in south central Missouri .”

 
Group: Devils Elbow River Team - Missouri Stream Team #27
Phone: (573)336-8899  
Address: PO Box 338, Devils Elbow, MO 65457
Summary: They are a river "watch dog" group consisting of approximately 200 members. They are also the sponsoring body of the Pulaski County Flood Network. This group monitors flood levels on the Gasconade River and the Big Piney River in Missouri .
 

Group: Eleven Point River Conservancy
Contact: John Bird, Board of Directors - Secretary
E-mail: John.Bird@ElevenPointRiver.org
Address: RR 1, Box 1272, Alton, MO 65606
Web site: www.elevenpointriver.org
Summary: “Their mission is to protect and preserve lands of natural, scenic, historic, agricultural, recreational, or ecological significance to the watershed and/or water quality of the Eleven Point River .” 

Group: Grand Falls Group
Phone: (417) 624-1350
Address: 5598 Riverside Dr., Joplin, MO 64804

Group: Greenway Network, Inc.
E-mail: info@greenwaynetwork.org
Phone: (636) 498-0772
Address: Greenway Network, Inc., St. Charles Community College, College Center Suite 202, Room E, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Dr., St. Peters, MO 63376
Web site: www.greenwaynetwork.org
Summary: “ [Their] Mission is to conserve natural resources, encourage sound management of the watersheds, and protect the quality of life for the residents of St. Charles County . [They] do that by creating a network of communication and consensus among citizens, government leaders and other organizations which share [their] goals.”  
 

Group: James River Basin Partnership
E-mail: dianasheridan@smsu.edu
Phone: (417) 836-8877
Fax: (417) 836-8879
Address: Holland Building, Suite 204, 205 E. St. Louis Street, Springfield, MO 65806
Web site: http://www.jrbp.smsu.edu/Default.htm
Summary: The four current goals of the James River Basin Partnership include: implementing water quality evaluation protocol; implementing programs to positively impact water quality; increasing citizen participation in water quality issues; and developing sustainable funding sources.

Group: Meramec River Recreation Association
Email:ben_knox@stlouisco.com
Phone: (314) 615-3903
Address: 41 S. Central, Clayton, MO 63105
Website:http://www.st-louiscountyparks.com
Summary: “Preserves Meramec River Greenway, a 108 mile scenic corridor linking parks, natural areas and historic sites enjoyed by many thousands of people.

Group: Open Space Council
Phone: (636) 273-6788
Address: c/o Lee Education Center, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166
Website: http://www.earthsharemo.org/open.html
Summary: "Organizes Operation Clean Stream, the longest on-going river clean up in America on Meramec, Bourbeuse and Big Rivers and Huzzah and Courtois Creeks.


Group: Ozark Fly Fishers
Phone: (314)846-2365
Address: PO Box 19753, St. Louis, MO 63144
Summary: Ozark Flyfishers work to improve and rehabilitate rivers and streams for fishing.

Group: Ozark Regional Land Trust
Email:orlt@ipa.net
Phone: (417) 358-0852  
Fax: (417)358-4438
Address: 427 S. Main St., Carthage, MO 64836-1848
Website:http://www.orlt.org
Mission Statement: Permanent protection and conservation of land and water resources in the Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma Ozarks Bioregion through conservation easements and natural area reserves.

Group: Ozark River Keepers' Network
Address: 3000 PR 5450, Willow Springs, MO 65793

Group: River Des Peres Watershed Coalition
Email:riverdesperes@thegreencenter.org
Phone: (314) 725-8314
Fax: (314) 725-4291
Address: 8025 Blackberry Ave., St. Louis, MO 63130-2700
 

Group: Upper White River Basin Foundation
Phone: ( 417) 334-7644
Fax: ( 417) 334-7645
Address:   PO Box 6218, Branson, MO 65615
Web site: http://www.whiteriverbasin.org/index.shtml
Summary: “This group was setup to address the problem of decreasing water quality along the upper White River in Missouri and Arkansas . This river forms Beaver, Table Rock, Taneycomo and Bull Shoals lakes. These four lakes and their associated portions of the White River have a combined shoreline longer than the U.S. Atlantic shoreline from the Canadian border to Key West, Florida . The Upper White River Basin Foundation has a goal of improving water quality on the river and its tributaries until all four lakes will be classified as the cleanest man-made impoundments in North America by 2020.”

Group: Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, Inc.
Email:adam@watershedcommittee.org
Phone: (417) 866-1127
Fax: (417) 866-1918
Address: 320 N Main Ave., Springfield, MO 65806 -1208
Website:http://www.watershedcommittee.org
Summary: Their goal is to provide public water supply source protection through land development review, technical assistance to landowners, policy guidance, watershed research, outreach and professional training.

West/Southwest Missouri

Group: Blue River Watershed Association (BRWA)
E-mail: brwa@brwa.net
Phone: (816) 333-5648
Address: BRWA, P.O. Box 22395, Kansas City, MO 64113
Web site: www.brwa.net
Summary: “The BRWA uses a watershed approach to address improvement in water quality of the Blue River and ecological health of the watershed that contains it. All of the activities of BRWA contribute to the lessening of water quality impacts in the watershed by developing local watershed awareness among students, teachers, and the public at large; and municipal, corporate, county, and state entities whose decisions affect the quality of the Blue River .”

Group: Friends of Fishing River
Phone: (816) 637-7529
Address: 205 S Francis, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024

Group: James Creek Team
Address: 806 Northeast 1001, Odessa, MO 64076
 

Group: Little Blue River Watershed Coalition
Contact: Larry O'Donnell, President
Email: info@littleblueriverwc.org
Phone: (816) 356-4040
Address: 6103 Noland Road, Kansas City, MO 64133
Web site: www.littleblueriver.org
Summary: "The Little Blue River Watershed Coalition (LBRWC) is a nonprofit, grassroots community organization that is working to protect and restore the Little Blue River watershed."    

 
Group: Mud Rasslers: Weatherby Lake Improvement Program
Contact: Armand Matthews
E-mail: WLIC@juno.com
Phone: ( 816) 741-5556
Fax: ( 816) 741-2081
Address: 7200 NW Eastside Dr., Weatherby Lake, MO 64152-1842
Summary: “ Weatherby Lake Improvement Company volunteers take samples from watercourses and construction sites in the Weatherby Lake watershed. [They] determine the increase in suspended and settleable solids, phosphates, nutrients, and other contaminants in stormwater runoff from construction sites, pastureland, and row crop farming. [They] also monitor the lake for increases in nutrient loading, chlorophyll, and contaminants.”

 
Group: South Grand River Watershed Alliance
Email: info@southgrandwatershed.com
Phone: (816) 779-6708 or (816) 331-2824
Web site: www.southgrandwatershed.com
Summary: "To support, encourage, and promote the enjoyment, restoration, protection, and prudent management of our cultural and natural resources within the entire South Grand River Watershed."    

  
Group: T.R.U.E. Blue: Blue River Watershed Project
E-mail: jbenz@cctr.umkc.edu
Phone : (816) 331-8202
Address: T.R.U.E. Blue Project;   P.O. Box 823 ;   Belton, MO   64012
Web site: http://cctr.umkc.edu/user/jbenz/trueblue.htm
Summary: The goal of this project is to train and equip Kansas City area teachers/students to conduct hands-on, "real life" environmental science by collecting and analyzing water quality data on a local stream.   From there they hope to coordinate stream monitoring efforts by schools throughout the Kansas City Metropolitan Area followed by a conference at the end of the year.

Central/Northern Missouri

Group: Greenbelt Coalition of Mid-Missouri
E-mail: gbelt@coin.org
Phone: (573) 442-4789
Address: P.O. Box 144, Columbia, MO 65205-0144
Web site: http://greenbelt.missouri.org/
Summary: “The Greenbelt Coalition of Mid-Missouri is a not-for-profit organization which promotes greenbelts, advocates public policy and private groups and individuals to support greenbelts, monitors construction projects and other activities that threaten greenbelt areas and acquires land rights for greenbelts for conservation and recreational purposes.  A "greenbelt" is a continuous strip of land that is managed as a natural area for a variety of benefits. These benefits included protection of watersheds, control of erosion and stormwater runoff, preservation of ecosystems and landforms, development of an area-wide trail system, and establishment of a natural corridor for wildlife.”

Group: Mid-Missouri Trout Unlimited
Contact: Jeff Witten, President, Mid-Mo TU
Phone: (573) 442-1516 (home)
Address: P.O. Box 10285, Columbia, MO 65205
Web site: http://www.midmotu.org
Summary: “ Trout Unlimited is a national conservation organization founded in Michigan by a small group of anglers and conservationists. Love for the environment and the sport of trout fishing continues to motivate our members today, as it did our original 15 members back in 1959… The Mid-Missouri Chapter of Trout Unlimited has an active membership which meets monthly to discuss chapter business, conservation concerns, project plans, and fishing.”

Group: North Fork Salt River Basin Watershed Groups
Email:mowin@missouri.edu
Phone: (573) 882-0085
Fax: (573) 884-5650
Address: 205 Agricultural Engineering, Columbia, MO 65211