07-05-2025
MDC and City Utilities to launch floating wetlands
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation and City Utilities (CU) are hosting a event on Wednesday, May 7, to launch floating wetlands.
CU says the goal of launching the man-made floating wetland is improve water quality and to create aquatic habitat.
The floating wetland is 8 feet by 12 feet and has about 64 square feed of space for native plants.
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CU said the floating wetland is made out of aluminum and is filled with foamed glass aggregate. It will have have a many different native plants.
The plants will be become a habitat for fish underwater and will provide a habitat for birds, insects and other wildlife about the water.
The event is at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7, at Fellows Lake around the intersection of Farm Roads 197 and 68 in Springfield.
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