Springfield Plateau Grotto
SPG receives L-A-D Grant for Publication of "Caring for your Karst"
November 2007
 
by Jonathan B. Beard, SPG President 2006-2008
 
Springfield Plateau Grotto applied for, and received, a $5,000 conservation grant from the L-A-D Foundation to publish a helpful guide for landowners in the wise management of their karst resources.  The booklet will be authored primarily by SPG members who are expert in their various fields of geology, biology, etc.  We are hoping for an early 2008 publication date.  It is hoped that the illustrated manual will be distributed throughout the Ozarks region to further the wise use of our karst lands for both the benefit of the landowners and the spring and cave ecosystems that depend on quality groundwater supplies.