Grant will fund Operation Wild Lands (OWL) project in Kirkwood’s Greentree Park.

St. Louis County, Mo. (June 27, 2007) Missouri American Water has awarded a $5,000 environmental grant to The Open Space Council to fund an Operation Wild Lands (OWL) wetlands restoration program in the City of Kirkwood’s Greentree Park.

The Open Space Council’s OWL program represents a partnership among many organizations, including the City of Kirkwood Department of Parks and Recreation, Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS), the Meramec River Recreation Association, the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Parks Association. Working together, these organizations will compile baseline information on biodiversity, conduct restoration workdays in the park and involve neighborhood children in field-based watershed education. The grant-funded project is expected to be substantially complete by the end of 2007.

American Water’s environmental grant program supports innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore and protect watersheds and community water supplies through partnerships. The program began in 2007, based on a successful pilot program in 2006.

Missouri American Water

Missouri American Water is the largest regulated water utility in the state providing quality water and wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people in more than 100 communities across the state. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water, the largest and most diverse provider of water services in North America. With headquarters in Voorhees, NJ, American Water employs approximately 7,000 who serve more than 17 million people in 29 states and Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.

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