Clear constructed lakes in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas attract many thousands of tourists for all manner of recreation.
The lakes form the backbone of the tourism economy and support a high quality of life for residents. Helping to protect those lakes and their watersheds is the mission of H2Ozarks, a nonprofit organization founded in 2002.Its focus is on the Upper White River Basin watershed, which includes Table Rock Lake, Lake Taneycomo, Bull Shoals Lake, and Beaver Lake — some 144,000 acres in total — and the streams that feed them.A key component of the organization’s work
