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Stream Team!

The creek is sick and needs our help!

“Don’t concern yourself with the money. Be of service … build … work … dream … create! Do this and you’ll find there is no limit to the prosperity and abundance that will come to you.” Earl Nightingale

Not all, but for some endeavors, this is absolutely true.

It started with sharing with Wendy Sangster, the Community Conservation Planner with the Missouri Department of Conservation, that we wanted to help restore the creek that runs on and adjacent to our Eco Art Garden. As stewards, we want to do all we can to restore the ecosystem around us. Wendy introduced me to Jacobo Barriga. Jacobo is the Stream Team liaison in the KC Region, at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center. We shared our vision, and goals to help restore the creek, so now Jacobo is helping us create an official Stream Team! Our plan is to set up a station to monitor the creek’s health, perform water tests, remove trash and debris, and plant native plants beneficial to the creek banks. We asked Jacobo if he was ok with us documenting this process, and he said he’s totally open to pictures and video, even offsite in the laboratory! So, be on the lookout for more content as we move forward with our Stream Team and the Creek restoration. To learn more about this or to join our Stream Team Contact us at streamteam@rootedandreaching.org