𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝗥𝗣𝗣)? 🌼 For more than a decade, the City of Columbia has been a leader in using native plants as green infrastructure across a variety of landscapes — from rain gardens and natural areas to golf courses and street projects. These native plantings not only beautify our community, but they also play a vital role in stormwater management, soil health, and habitat restoration. In 2019, the Public Works Department took this commitment a step further by launching the Roadside Pollinator Program (RPP). This innovative initiative aims to transform traditional mowed turfgrass areas along our roadsides—including medians, roundabouts, and right-of-ways—into vibrant native prairie habitat. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿? 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗣𝗣 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀: 🌾 Supports native pollinators like bees, butterflies, and moths by restoring lost habitat. 💧 Improves stormwater absorption and reduces runoff by establishing deeper-rooted native plants. 🐝 Increases biodiversity in urban landscapes, benefiting birds, insects, and other wildlife. 💸 Reduces long-term maintenance costs for mowing, irrigation, and chemical use. 🌎 Builds community awareness of the importance of ecological landscaping and environmental stewardship. Instead of manicured grass that requires frequent mowing and offers little ecological value, these areas now host colorful wildflowers and grasses native to Missouri—turning forgotten green strips into functional habitat corridors. 🌻 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁: como.gov/public-works/street… 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

The City of Columbia Electric Utility will be hosting an informational event called The Grid: From Generation to Your Meter June 25 at the ARC Two sessions: ▶️ 1:30-3:30 p.m. ▶️ 5:30-7:30 p.m. City staff will discuss the electric grid and how interconnectivity works within our community. Follow the Link below to reserve a seat: docs.google.com/forms/d/1lUz…

♻️ 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗬𝗖𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧! 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 - Now more than ever, it’s essential to get our sorting right! Contaminants such as trash, glass, and low-value plastics can damage equipment and increase processing costs. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: 🚫 Glass bottles 🚫 Glass jars 🚫 Yogurt cups 🚫Clamshell containers 🚫 Dairy product tubs (such as sour cream, cottage cheese, cream cheese, and margarine) 🚫 Black plastics (such as Take-out containers, food trays, and utensils) 🚫 Styrofoam containers 🚫 Packaging material 🚫 Plastic bags (such as ZipLock, Chip Bags, Shopping Bags) 🚫 Household Trash ✅ 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁. It’s better to trash something questionable than to risk ruining the rest. 📦 𝗠𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿, can still be bundled and left on the curb for collection - 𝗙𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗴𝘀. 📞 Questions? 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆'𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝟱𝟳𝟯.𝟴𝟳𝟰.𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 (𝟮𝟰𝟴𝟵) 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆@𝗖𝗼𝗠𝗼.𝗴𝗼𝘃 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 📝 Share feedback or take our recycling survey at BeHeard.CoMo.gov — help shape the future of recycling in Columbia!

Columbia Water & Light's energy efficiency tips can show you how to improve the efficiency of your home and see significant energy savings. como.gov/utilities/columbia-…

𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!!! 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟯 !!! 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗣-𝗢𝗙𝗙 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧!!! 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗨𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦!!!♻️The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility is hosting a 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽-𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟯, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟴 𝗮.𝗺. 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 at the Grissum Building (1313 Lakeview St.). Residents can conveniently drive through and drop off recyclable materials, with staff available to help sort items into the proper containers. 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗠𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 - 𝗠𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 -𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙮.

Protect Your Watershed From Oil Pollution. 1. Do not dump petroleum oil or other petroleum products down our storm drains. Did you know that it would only take a quart of motor oil dumped down a storm drain to cause a two-acre oil slick?! 2. It is important to properly maintain vehicles, including cars, boats, and other equipment, to avoid oil leaks and spills. If you change your oil, recycle it by using the City's Household Hazardous Waste collection program. como.gov/utilities/columbias… Contact the Solid Waste Utility @ 573-874-CITY (2489) for all of your questions about disposing of (HHW) Household Hazardous Waste, such as motor oil and other toxic chemicals. We can help you dispose of them for free! 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗽 @ como.gov/watersheds Think differently. Think sustainably. Think watersheds.

🚗💸 Want to Save Money on Gas? 🌎Here are some simple ways to cut fuel costs. Small changes in how you drive can make a big difference! ✔️ Drive smoothly – Avoid rapid acceleration and hard braking to improve fuel efficiency. ✔️ Keep tires properly inflated – Underinflated tires waste gas and wear out faster. ✔️ Reduce idling – If you’re stopped for more than a minute, turn off the engine. ✔️ Lighten your load – Extra weight in your vehicle = more fuel used. ✔️ Combine trips – Plan errands efficiently to cut down on unnecessary driving. ✔️ Use cruise control on highways to maintain a steady speed. ✔️ Stay up to date on maintenance – A well-tuned engine runs more efficiently. Every gallon saved helps reduce emissions and keeps our community cleaner and healthier! #SustainableLiving #SaveGas #ClimateAction

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 🐝Not a puppy. Not mud. Still somehow both. Meet the mudpuppy. These gentle, fully aquatic salamanders keep their feathery external gills for life. You can find them in lakes and rivers across the Midwest and eastern United States, especially in clear, well-oxygenated water. Basically, if mudpuppies are around, your water is doing something right. They can live for over 20 years, quietly doing their thing on the bottom, snacking on insects and worms and even helping control invasive species like round goby. Just down there, minding their business, improving ecosystems, looking like a damp sock with limbs. If you ever hook one while fishing, go easy. They’re a species of concern in some areas, and the move is simple: gently unhook and send them back to their underwater lair like the misunderstood legends they are. Photo by Matt McLean/USFWS

#ColumbiaWaterandLight The people who operate and maintain drinking water systems are trained professionals with a clear responsibility to protect public health. Their work supports homes, schools, businesses, and community services that depend on safe, reliable water every day.

𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙨: 🔹Only use fans if you are in the room! Fans do not cool down the air; they just make the air feel cooler to us! 🔸Install a programmable thermostat to automatically adjust your thermostat to be warmer while you are away and cooler while you are home. 🔹Cover windows that receive direct sunlight during the day. 🔸Plant deciduous shade trees on your house's south and west sides. 🔹Try to use appliances that produce heat during the late evening and early morning. 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 𝗨𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺. Both renters and owners can request a visit from a Power Partners specialist to receive personalized advice on how they can keep their homes cleaner and cooler this summer. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 como.gov/utilities/columbia-… 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 #𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

DID YOU KNOW? 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. Implementing the CAAP requires motivating staff, finding funding for strategies, involving community members to make key changes and sustaining momentum. Columbia has already taken steps to improve community sustainability. Learn more here: @ comoclimateaction.org Think differently. Think sustainably. #comoclimateaction

𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬: The City's Climate Action Plan encourages the efficient use of electricity and water because it can make a big difference for all of us. For you, the immediate benefit is that your home is more comfortable and you can save money. For the utility, the energy you save is the energy we don’t have to produce. Energy efficiency keeps our rates low by lowering our expenses. Implementing the CAAP requires motivating staff, finding funding for strategies, involving community members to make key changes and sustaining momentum. Columbia has already taken steps to improve community sustainability. Learn more here: @ comoclimateaction.org/action… Think differently. Think sustainably. Think #comorenewable

𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬: Everything that goes into the storm drain goes right to our creeks and waterways. Please keep pet waste, paint, oil, leaves, branches, grass cuttings and all other trash out of our storm drains and waterways. como.gov/utilities/columbias…

Stop using your toilet as a wastebasket! Flushing is the biggest water hog in the house. Older, conventional toilets can use 5 to 7 gallons per flush, low-flow models use as much 1.6 gallons, although the high-efficiency toilet is providing water savings; you're still WASTING WATER by flushing your bathroom trash away down the toilet. Since the average person flushes five times a day, those wasted extra gallons can really add up. Using a wastebasket instead of the toilet for tissues and other bits of trash will save gallons of water that are otherwise wasted. Don't use the toilet as a wastebasket! You and Columbia Water & Light, a Powerful Partnership! Columbia Water & Light encourages the efficient use of water because it can make a big difference for all of us. Learn more here: columbiapowerpartners.com/

🌿 Save the dates for #CreekWeek2026! 🌿 Join us June 20–27 for a week of FREE community events celebrating and protecting our local waterways 💧 🧹 Litter Clean 🥾 Nature Hikes 🎬 FREE Movie Night 🎣 Fishing Night 🌱 Native Plants 💧 Water Festival & more! Hosted by the Greater Bonne Femme Watershed Initiative & partners. cavewatershed.boonemo.gov/ev…

🌱 Sustainability starts at home, and even small actions can make a big difference. This summer, Environmental Programs Coordinator Lelande Rehard and his family are focusing on reuse while tackling some major spring cleaning projects. As they build a new shed and clean out their garage, they're committing to repairing and restoring old tools, sports equipment, and even a collection of well-loved pool floaties. Items that can be brought back to "like new" condition will be donated to local reStores, helping ensure these organizations receive quality items they can sell to support their mission. By choosing to repair, reuse, and donate, the Rehard family is keeping valuable materials out of the waste stream while giving them a second life in the community. What sustainable goal are you working toward this summer? ♻️

♻️ Recycling Drop-Off Event! ♻️ Join us Saturday, June 13, from 8 a.m.–noon at the Grissum Building (1313 Lakeview St.). Bring: ✅ Cardboard ✅ Newspaper & office paper ✅ #1 & #2 plastic containers ✅ Aluminum & metal food cans ✅ Glass bottles & jars 🟢 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆. Please separate materials before arriving. #CoMoRecycles #ColumbiaMO

Composting is a step everyone can take to reduce their carbon footprint. Attend a free workshop and start diverting kitchen scraps and yard waste while producing a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Home Composting 101 workshop, hosted by Volunteer Columbia 📅 Wednesday, June 10 ⏲️ 6 p.m. 📍 Capen Park More information: facebook.com/events/18680763…

♻️ 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗬𝗖𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧! 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 - Help the City of Columbia maximize the value of recyclable materials transferred outside of the City. We are collecting the following recyclable materials: ✅ Plastic bottles (such as sports drink, water, or soda bottles) ✅ Plastic containers (such as detergent jugs, milk jugs or shampoo bottles) ✅ Aluminum beverage cans ✅ Metal food cans 🧢Plastic caps can either be recycled by being screwed onto the respective bottles or thrown away in the trash. 📦 𝗠𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿, can still be bundled and left on the curb for collection - 𝗙𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗴𝘀. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁. - It’s better to trash something questionable than to risk ruining the rest. Visit BeHeard.CoMo.gov to leave comments or complete a survey regarding the future of recycling in Columbia. Your input helps the Utility develop plans for efficient services.

🌿 Save the Dates for Creek Week 2026! 🌿Join us June 20–27, 2026, for Creek Week — a community-wide celebration of our local waterways hosted by the Greater Bonne Femme Watershed Initiative! Creek Week features a full week of FREE educational, recreational, and volunteer events designed to connect our community with the outdoors while highlighting the importance of protecting our local water resources for future generations. 📅 Creek Week Schedule of Events: 🧹 Litter Clean 📍 Nifong Park (Gehrke Shelter) 📅 June 20, 2026 | ⏰ 9 a.m. Help kick off Creek Week by keeping trash out of our creeks and waterways! 🔗 como.gov/volunteer/volunteer… 🥾 Nature Hike – Gans Creek Wild Area 📅 June 20, 2026 | ⏰ 9 a.m. Wade through Gans Creek and explore stream ecology with a park naturalist. 📧 Registration required: roxie.campbell@dnr.mo.gov | 📞 573-449-7402 🧘 Nature Meditation 📍 Rock Bridge Memorial State Park - Meet at the Billy Geilbert Memorial Shelter 📅 June 21, 2026 | ⏰ 2:30 p.m. Experience mindfulness and connection with nature through guided meditation. 🎬 Ragtag Movie Night & Panel Discussion 📍 Ragtag Cinema 📅 June 22, 2026 | ⏰ 6 p.m. FREE showing of Living Soil and Cardinal Valley: A Restoration Story 🔗 ragtagcinema.org/ 🎣 Fishing Night 📍 Boone County Nature School 📅 June 23, 2026 | ⏰ 6–7 p.m. Learn fishing basics and practice your skills — gear provided if needed! 🌱 Explore Native Plants 📍 Southern Boone County Public Library 📅 June 24, 2026 | ⏰ 3–6 p.m. Free native plants while supplies last! 🔗 events.dbrl.org/event/165215… 🏛 Springs/Wells History Tour 📍 Downtown Columbia 📅 June 25, 2026 | ⏰ 6 p.m. Take a walking tour exploring Columbia’s historic springs and wells. 🔗 missouriconservationcorps.or… 🌅 Three Creeks Hike 📍 Three Creeks Conservation Area 📅 June 26, 2026 | ⏰ 6 p.m. Join a sunset hike exploring watershed connections and local ecosystems. 🔗 mdc-event-web.s3licensing.co… 💧 Water Festival 📍 Rock Bridge Memorial State Park 📅 June 27, 2026 | ⏰ 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Enjoy guided cave tours, stream activities, wildlife education, and family-friendly fun! 🔗 mostateparks.com/event/water… Bring your friends, family, and neighbors and help us celebrate and protect the waterways that make our community special! 🌎💙