31st Annual La Russell - Bowers Mill Reunion

The La Russell Stream Team #2945 was invited to participate in the 31st Annual La Russell Bowers Mill Reunion. The weather was beautiful for the 100+ guests that attended the event. We appreciate the Southwest Ozarks Stream Teams Association (SWOST) sharing their banner for the event. [click on picture for close-up]

This year we demonstrated the benefits of building rain gardens. Thanks to our friends with Missouri Department of Conservation, we provided excellent hand-outs which described techniques for building rain gardens and a guide for selecting native Missouri plants.





A popular exhibit this year was creating awareness by using an (interactive) watershed map and encouraging reunion guests to locate their homes with colorful stick pins.







The litter exhibit created the most conversation...mostly of disgust, embarassment and disappointment.