Perhaps the most important thing to remember about a stream is that, here in southwest Missouri, we all live near one.
That means we all play a part in either making it better or worse for all the creatures that live in and around a stream – including we humans.
The more each of us do to maintain the health of local streams, the more all of us will benefit.
Caring for a stream and maintaining its good water quality is a constant challenge nowadays.
That’s somewhat ironic because there probably never has been a time when Missourians were more conscious of the benefits of good water quality than the present.
We’ve all heard about the harmful effects of water pollution and, chances are, most of us have probably fished an aluminum can or a plastic bait container out of a creek.
