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Thursday, June 20, 2013

2nd Annual South Grand River Watershed Alliance 'know Your Watershed Festival'

HARRISONVILLE, Mo - The 2nd Annual South Grand River Watershed Alliance “Know Your Watershed” Festival will be Saturday June 29th. The festival will begin at 9AM and continue until Noon on the Harrisonville Square in Harrisonville. The festival is free to the public.

During the festival those attending will learn about impacts of storm-water runoff and nonpoint source pollution to our streams and lakes and actions to take to minimize these effects. There will be a Drug Take-Back to explain how to safely dispose your unwanted prescriptions and/or over the counter medications, and a stream table that will demonstrate stream dynamics.

More informative stations during the festival will be Wetlands, NRCS, Invasive Exotic Plants and Animals, Stream Team, Native Plants, and more.