Drastic action and additional federal, state, and local funding must occur to thwart water quality risks to the Grand Lake Watershed. We are behind and our watershed is at risk. Other large watersheds in the United States historically have outpaced the Grand Lake Watershed in achieving improvements.  Unlike our watershed, many large watersheds have sufficiently organized their watershed to gain coordinated priority of effort and infusion of financial resources to either improve water quality or stabilize its degradation.  

Now it is time for stakeholders, citizens, and community leaders in the Grand Lake Watershed to step up and shape the future of our water quality. It’s about protecting a watershed that has a significant economic impact in the watershed states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.  

That’s why  this Foundation was formed in late 2007: to give the watershed a voice.  A voice saying more must be done-soon.  A voice providing public education. A voice saying the watershed must improve organization to better  manage the watershed.  A voice urging all citizens and stakeholders to realize improving water quality requires a collective effort by everyone. And a voice urging everyone to become involved.