March 9th, 2009 Roger Norbeck, Bella Vista, Arkansas, joined the Foundation as a member of the Board of Directors

March 2, 2010 The City Council of Grove, OK approved a Memorandum of Understanding partnering with the Foundation to prepare a Watershed Improvement Plan for the Grove community.

January 14, 2010 Foundation meets with U. S. Congressman Dan Boren about the Grand Lake Watershed, related strategic issues, health of the watershed, and the need for a collective four-state effort to reduce water quality risks.

December 13, 2009: Kansas Water Office has received $863,000 from EPA Region 7, Kansas City, for the purpose of completing a stream erosion project on about a 8.3 mile reach on the Neosho River. Kansas is contributing $300,000 for this $1.3 million project.

November 10th, 2009: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and Kansas Water Office announced at the Executive Conference that it has completed a Streambank Stability Study for the Neosho River and Cottonwood River, including some tributaries, upstream from the John Redmond Reservoir. This study identifies areas that are “hotspots” for sediment erosion from river stream banks as well as identifies locations for upgrading riparian areas.

November 10th, 2009: The U. S. Environment Protection Agency Region 6, Dallas, TX, and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality announced at the Foundation Executive Conference that a modeling/targeting study for the Grand Lake Watershed will be funded by the EPA. One purpose of this study is to identify sources and amount of pollution within the watershed. The Foundation 2008 Grand Lake Watershed Plan identified this modeling/targeting study as being a high priority project necessary for the watershed.

November 10th, 2009: The Grand Lake Watershed Alliance Foundation hosted an Executive Conference for the watershed. Those attending included water quality related state agencies from the four watershed states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma and representatives from both Regional offices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that serve the watershed. Citizen -based groups from Kansas and Missouri also attended.