Are you a committed to protecting your watershed? Welcome to Watershed 101 where you can learn the basics of watershed function, how you can improve the health of yours, and pledge to be a Watershed Warrior! Watersheds are extremely important to the environment as well as the surrounding community. They include the water we use for…
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What is a watershed? Why is what we do on land crucial to clean water? A watershed includes all of the life-sustaining connections and interconnection that provide us with clean, usable water. The most fundamental of these connections is the mutual relationship between land and water. Every land area drains into a water source which means…
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For many years, low-income communities and communities of color have been affected by the disappearance of grocery stores and healthy food outlets in their neighborhoods. Without access to fresh, healthy food, residents are put at higher risk of poor health outcomes. With the rise in diet-related diseases affecting communities across the country, health experts and…
Read MoreMCE keeps track of events and important dates to keep you engaged in 2019 Wednesday, January 9: First day of the legislative session. Monday, January 21: No session – Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Wednesday, February 6: MCE’s Good Food Policy Lobby Day in Jefferson City. March 14-25: Legislative Spring Break. Wednesday, March 27: MO Rural Crisis…
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