Upper White River Basin Foundation completes water quality survey
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009“How’s the water?”
We take that question for granted in a place like the Ozarks, with so many twisting miles of rivers and shoreline. Rapid growth in the region – in no small part because of the abundant natural resources – has placed considerable pressure on those resources. Maintaining water quality is therefore an essential part of keeping the area economically and naturally viable.
Dedicated to preserving the water quality in the Upper White River watershed, the Upper White River Basin Foundation has published its first “Status of the Watershed” report. Funded in part with a $38,800 grant in 2008 from the Louis and Dorothy Coover Regional Grantmaking Program, a partnership between Commerce Trust Company and CFO, this report helps answer the question above. (more…)
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks is pleased to announce that the James River Basin Partnership (JRBP) has successfully reached its fund raising goal for CFO’s Stewardship Ozark Initiative. The organization raised more than $10,000 for its organizational endowment, which will be matched dollar-for-dollar through the Stewardship Ozarks Initiative.
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks is pleased to announce that the Upper White River Basin Foundation has successfully reached its fund raising goal for CFO’s Stewardship Ozark Initiative. Dr. John Moore, executive director of the Upper White River Basin Foundation, reported that his foundation had raised $100,000 for its organizational endowment and will receive a $100,000 matching grant from the Stewardship Ozarks Initiative. This success is particularly significant as the Upper White River Basin Foundation was a sponsor of the Stewardship Ozarks Initiative program. 
