Community Resources: Environmental Preservation
Want to know how you can help improve the environment in your community?
Learn more at the resources provided below.
Volunteer to pick up litter or clean a stream
City of Columbia, MO - Volunteer Programs provide valuable opportunities to build community while volunteering in city government. People choose to volunteer for a variety of reasons. For some it offers the chance to give something back to the community or make a difference to the people around them. For others it provides an opportunity to develop new skills or build on existing experience and knowledge.
Great Reasons to Volunteer with the City of Columbia, MO
Help others.
Make a difference.
Connect with your community.
Contribute to a cause that you care about.
LEARN MORE ABOUT VOLUNTEERING HERE
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City of Columbia, MO / Storm Drain Marker Program
HELP US PROTECT YOUR LOCAL WATERSHEDS! Volunteer to mark a storm drain in you neighborhood. Volunteer to place a colorful blue & green “NO DUMPING” storm drain marker on local storm drains, as a reminder that whatever goes into a storm drain comes out in a stream. No experience necessary! We will mail you just one “NO DUMPING” marker for the storm drain on your street! All storm drains on city, county, and campus streets drain directly to local waterways. Any substance other than rainwater that enters into a storm drain system goes directly into a local stream, creek, river or lake… Untreated… NO pollinates are removed!
Sign up for the Storm Drain Marker Program here.
City of Columbia, MO - Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Columbia’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) lays out a vision and strategy to address risks posed by climate change and contribute to international efforts to draw down greenhouse gas emissions.
The Plan is the product of over a year-long public and stakeholder engagement process that included three community workshops, online public surveys, presentations at board and commission meetings, engagement at community events, collaboration with concurrent planning efforts and close collaboration with an internal municipal team and the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Action & Adaptation Planning.
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Stream Teams (Missouri State-wide program)
Missouri has 110,000 miles of streams that provide recreation, drinking water and serenity for ourselves and our children, but they need your help. Stream Teams are made up of people with an interest in, and passion for, Missouri streams. If you are already a Stream Team, this website will provide a wealth of information on organizing your Team, participating in a variety of activities, and communicating with other Stream Teams all across the Show-Me state and beyond. If you are thinking about forming a Stream Team, we have information on that, too. Exploring the Stream Team website will show you how citizens have adopted a stream, volunteered their own time and effort to improve it, and have banded together with other Stream Teams to help improve Missouri’s streams.
Keep American Beautiful
We believe in the shared American responsibility to build and maintain clean, green, and beautiful spaces. That’s why we take action every day to improve and beautify communities across America. Keep America Beautiful envisions a country in which every community is a clean, green, and beautiful place to live. This is why we do what we do, and why we invite committed people like you to participate in our activities and support our programs. We all benefit from living in cleaner, more beautiful places.
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Missouri River Relief
Get Involved with River Relief Volunteer at events! Check out our upcoming events. Each cleanup has its own webpage with information on signing up, what to expect, and more. After registering for yourself or your group, you will receive important event information via email once we get close to the cleanup date. These emails contain everything you need to know and what to bring so make sure to keep an eye out.
Organize Your Friends, Family, Co-Workers and Youth Groups - The best way to get the biggest results is with energized groups. Get your fellow workers, scout groups or organizations to team up for volunteer opportunity!
No MOre Trash (Missouri Department of Transportation)
No MOre Trash! is Missouri’s statewide litter-prevention campaign. A partnership between the Missouri departments of Conservation and Transportation and thousands of volunteers, No MOre Trash! is working to clean up Missouri and make it a litter-free state through education, prevention and cleanup programs. No MOre Trash! is an effort to protect Missouri’s natural beauty and wildlife from the harmful effects of litter.
The Missouri Department of Transportation works with the public, transportation partners, state and federal legislators and other state and local agencies to provide a safe and efficient transportation system to the people of Missouri.
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Search the provided links for more resources.
MORE ONLINE RESOURCES:
The Problem - Our Throwaway Lifestyle from Clean Water Action
Why is litter a problem? from Trash Hero World
The Surprising Ways That Littering Is Bad for the Environment from Green Matters
Littering and its Effect on the Environment from Science Leadership Academy
Litter facts from World's Children's Prize
Trash-Free Waters from the EPA