In 2018, Stream Teams from around the state helped to provide their ideas for our new strategic plan.
As we approached our 20th anniversary in 2019, Stream Teams United worked to develop a clearer vision of how we can best serve our member associations and Missouri’s streams and rivers. Our process is described below. The timeframe for this plan extends from today to as far around the bend as we can see. As the non-profit organization made up of Missouri Stream Team volunteers, we support the Missouri Stream Team Program established and supported by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM), and we seek to work in coordination and collaboration with the efforts of those agencies. We invite you to share your thoughts and interests and join us in our efforts to care for and enjoy Missouri’s waters.
This strategic plan includes an ambitious list of actions described within our goals related to these focus areas:
This strategic plan includes an ambitious list of actions described within our goals related to these focus areas:
- Education and Outreach
- Technical Projects
- Advocacy
- Stewardship
- Capacity Development/Fundraising
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Our History and Development of our New Strategic Plan
The Missouri Stream Team Watershed Coalition was incorporated with the state of Missouri on April 7, 1999, as a non-profit public benefit corporation. The Coalition is a 501(c)(3) organization made up of Stream Team Associations located throughout the state of Missouri. Stream Team Associations are groups of two or more Stream Teams that have joined together to work collaboratively in their local watershed. The board of directors of the Coalition is made up of representatives from Stream Team Associations in the state. In 2010, the Coalition hired its first Executive Director and developed the Coalition’s first strategic plan. In 2011, the Coalition published the first comprehensive report on the results of 18 years of volunteer monitoring data from across the state. Coalition efforts led to the recognition of Missouri as “The Great Rivers State” in 2012. The new Stream Team license plates could be seen on the road in early 2013. Also in 2013, the Coalition launched the Missouri Clean Marina program, the first inland program of its kind. In 2016, the Coalition led their first annual Paddle MO voyage on the last 100 miles of the Missouri River; the journey was completed by nearly 100 paddlers in canoes and kayaks. In 2017, the Coalition adopted the trade name of Stream Teams United. In 2018, the Coalition undertook a planning process to update the strategic plan under the guidance of a new Executive Director, resulting in the present document.
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