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News

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 14th, 2010: Founation meets with Oklahoma Congressman Dan Boren about strategic issues facing the Grand Lake Watershed and the need for a four-state collective effort to reduce risks to water quality.
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 ...read more

Welcome on behalf of the Foundation Board of Directors

Here you will discover considerable water quality educational material. You can learn more about your 10,298 square mile Grand Lake watershed and its water quality conditions. You will come to understand the Foundation’s concern ...read more

Read our Foundations Strategic Plan to Improve Water Quality

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MEMBERSHIP

BECOME A FOUNDATION MEMBER: A donation of $25 or more makes you an Annual Member of this Foundation. A donation of $100.00 or more makes you an Annual Sustaining Member. A donation of $1,000 or more makes you a Life-Time Member of the Foundation.

You can join us by mail or electronically.

Donate Electronically:

Donate By mail:
Click here to print out this form (.pdf) and send it to GLWAF Inc. P.O. Box 451185, Grove, OK 74345-1185

AS A MEMBER YOU:

  • Have supported protecting our economically important watershed
  • Have an active voice in the watershed
  • Gained a means of becoming involved in your watershed
  • Will find out what needs to be done to protect our water quality
  • Will be kept informed about what is happening in our watershed
  • Can learn about the risks to our water quality
  • Can take actions to improve water quality


WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN US? Because our economically significant regional watershed is experiencing elevated water quality risks; but it lacks the commensurate priority and financial infusion necessary to protect and improve our water quality. Our watershed is far behind other large watersheds in the United States. We need your help to cause change to occur!

Your membership in the Grand Lake Watershed Alliance Foundation Inc. is tax deductible. We do not share our donor or membership information with any other non-profit organization.

THINK BLUE:
Water Quality is in the news, on the public’s mind and a popular topic of global political discussion. But just what is water quality? (Water Quality) What are the elements that create poor water quality? Why is good water quality important to us? What is the difference between point and non-point sources of pollution? What does this topic of global and national importance have to do with the Grand Lake watershed (Pollution Risks)? We hope these questions will be answered when you explore this web site. We urge you to become involved in the daunting task of improving water quality in this large, complex watershed (Map) Pollution pressures are mounting and if they remain unchecked, the future of our water quality is seriously at risk. It’s your water. Please join us.