July 2011 VOL. 72, NO. 4
Outdoor Action Committee (OAKs) are working on the followup to the 2009 “A Summit on the Future of Missouri Outdoors”
Inside This Issue:
MISSOURI
Wildlife
FEATURED ARTICLES
July 2011 Vol. 72, No. 4
Conservation Federation Mini-grants ............................................................5 Annual Fall Conference ................................................................................14 An Open Letter From Keith Hannaman ................................................22 Re-igniting the Flame of Quail Restoration ........................................24 JAKES Are Taking Aim ............................................................................30 Annual Sporting Clays ............................................................................32
NEWS, UPDATES AND COLUMNS View From The Stone House ....................................................................2 President’s Message..................................................................................3 Open Space Council
Water Stewardship Grant....................................................................4
OFFICERS Mike Schallon President Duane Addleman 1st Vice President Richard Ash 2nd Vice President Dan Zerr Secretary Randy Washburn Treasurer
STAFF Dave Murphy Executive Director/ Editor Amy Buechler Teaming With Wildlife Coordinator Micaela Office Manager Haymaker Laurie Coleman Membership Associate/ Managing Editor Joe Pendergrass Design & Production Mission Statement: Missourians for Conservation of Natural Resources and Protection of Our Outdoor Heritage.
Passport to Meramec River Trails ........................................................4 Teaming With Wildlife
Mini Grants ........................................................................................8 Calendar ..................................................................................................18 Agency News
Missouri Wildlife is the official publication of the Conservation Federation of Missouri, Affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation. ISSN 1082-8591
Elk Return To Missouri......................................................................12
728 W. Main Jefferson City, MO 65101-1559
First DNR State Park Camp Draws Students......................................16
Phone • 573-634-2322 Fax • 573-634-8205 Email • dmurphy@confedmo.org Online • http://www.confedmo.org
Tagged Bass Can Yield Cash ............................................................17 DNR’s Director’s Update ....................................................................28 Member Information
New Members......................................................................................3 List of Affiliates ................................................................................11 Honorariums and Memorials ..........................................................11 Conservationists For Life ..................................................................21 Business Alliance Members ..............................................................30
MISSOURI WILDLIFE (USPS 012868) is published bimonthly in January, March, May, July, September and November for subscribers and members of the Conservation Federation of Missouri, 728 W. Main, Jefferson City, MO 65101-1559. Of each member’s dues ($25 minimum) $10.00 shall be for a year’s subscription to Missouri Wildlife. Periodical postage paid at Jefferson City, MO. and additional mailing offices.
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Somewhere There is a Child “I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour – his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear – is that moment when he has to work his heart out in a good cause and he’s exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.” --Vince Lombardi
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fter the Missouri General Assembly’s latest session ended in May, I had the delightful opportunity to work my tail off at our farm for a couple of days. Of course there was more on the ‘to-do’ list than could be squeezed into the precious hours to hand, but priorities rule even in the most remote corners of backwoods Missouri, and despite the quality of the workforce available (just me) many necessary tasks were accomplished. The endorphins were flowing well after a very full day of physical labor. Working “can see to can’t see” shoveling rock, mowing grass, pruning, cleaning, tilling, and mulching trumps any session at the local gym. Coupled with a hearty meal prepared oneself over an open campfire, add in all the solitude one can pack under a starlit early summer sky…and one can only conclude: life is good. At about that perfect moment a thought came to me unbidden. Since that moment, it has returned several times, and I want to share the thought with you. Somewhere, at the very moment I was reveling in the ecstasy of achievement and fulfillment produced by my own mind and hands in a place of solace, a child somewhere was crying. In my mind their grief was the product of some terrible form of abuse, whether verbal or physical. Unlike me, the child faced all the trials and tribulations of the world without the benefits of hope or refuge. The tears came freely and are with me still. In my mind the grieving child is unaware of the feelings produced by hard work in fresh air for productive enterprise. In my mind the grieving child is unaware of the sanctuary folks like us find in the outdoors.
It occurs to me that we too often seek perfection and miss the very, very good. I zealously champion hunter, trapper and angler recruitment. These are GREAT things, the activities themselves are very gratifying for the mentor and the mentee and their continuation is essential for the well being of our agencies and the Missouri outdoors. But I wonder if an even more important, personal need isn’t the solace itself? How can we, the experienced and knowing ones, allow our lives to pass without conveying that message to those around us and to those yet to come: the outdoors IS our sanctuary, for us it is the source of solace, the wellspring of peace, satisfaction and harmony. We are an essential part of the outdoors and as such we enjoy great benefits and have a share in great responsibilities. Teach every child around you this fundamental truth, as you uniquely know it. Show them that it matters less WHICH activities we do outdoors than that we do as much as possible outdoors. Make time to immerse yourself and those about you in the tub of outdoor life. Do this as often as possible, and make darn sure it is a thorough and leisurely soaking! Sure we will continue to lose minor skirmishes in the war over our kid’s attentions now and then to our worthy adversaries (electronic and otherwise)… but more often than not, when we roll up our sleeves and put up our Dukes (i.e. make SOME kind of effort to reach out to others) we will win and win and win…just like Coach Lombardi used to incite The Packers to do. One at a time, starting right now, beginning with you and me! Oh, by all means be aware of pollen counts, heat indices, wind chill factors, mosquitoes, ticks, spiders, snakes, moun-
tain lions and every other real and contrived outdoor danger imaginable…but never, ever, ever allow the darkness of hopeless fear to keep you or anyone else indoors, cowering and weeping like the nameless, faceless, tragic child of my mind’s eye. There is balance in our world, there is hope for the future, there are thousands of us in Missouri who understand and know this. It is up to each of us to find and do our part in this great endeavor. Start immediately. Be bold and imaginative. Be sincere and consistently productive in your attempts. Kindred folks succeed at this through active membership in CFM. We have done so for over 75 years… and with your help, can for 75 more. — Dave Murphy Executive Director, CFM
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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erving as the president of an organization composed of citizens who are passionate enough about the conservation of fish, forest and wildlife to pay membership dues every year, is a responsibility I take very seriously. The job of CFM President is a very hands-on job and one that requires travel throughout our state. As I often have the privilege to talk with sports men and women across the state, I am amazed at the number of conservation minded people who love the outdoors, but don’t know who we are. Why? I ask myself. CFM is recognized routinely in the Conservationist magazine published by our Missouri Department of Conservation. The Conservationist has a huge distribution in Missouri! Our Executive Director, Dave Murphy and I speak with lots of people during the course of our travels about joining the ranks of CFM members. We need more of our general members to become cheerleaders for membership recruitment. My first President’s Message
was about the importance of M&M’s . . . Members and Money is needed for the long term survival of any grassroots organization like CFM.
I am asking you again as I did over a year ago to do what you can to support CFM. What can you do? • After you finish reading this publication of Missouri Wildlife, please pass it on to a friend or acquaintance who is not a CFM member.
WELCOME CFM NEW MEMBERS Eric Baan, Saint Louis Wayne Beer, Gladstone Gail Bowen, Hewitt, TX Merrill Buettner, Saint Louis Glenn Coleman, Peculiar Stan Crader, Jackson Cummings Welding, Inc., Saint Louis Kim Dickerson, Moberly James Drake, Cleveland
Jerry Elder, Bloomfield Betsy Enger, Saint Louis John Fleck, Chesterfield Jim Fox, Greenfield Jennie Gorham, Mount Vernon Matt Gray, Columbia Chester Grohs, Imperial Mae Guilford, Columbia Virginia Hamilton, Cabool Philip Hein, Florissant
• Purchase gift memberships for friends and family members on those special occasions. • Leverage the opportunities that arise during discussions about conservation to inform others of the role CFM plays. • Attend our annual convention and bring someone who is committed to the outdoors but is not (yet) a member of CFM. I need your help as we move into the second half of 2011. If you have ideas or suggestions about M&M’s please contact our office at 800-575-2322. We would love to hear from you! Thank you for being a part of this great organization! Together, our voices do make a difference! Enjoy your summer. Be safe! Get outside whenever you have the chance and please visit our State Parks and Historic Sites.
William Hering, La Monte Gary & Terri Hinzpeter, Centertown John Horton, Hermann Garry Houf, Rolla Ron King, Barnhart Jacob & Sharon Klein, Saint Louis Raymond Lee, Saint Louis Donald Mann, Silex Gary Marso, Crocker John Meyer, Jr., Saint Louis Steve Mowry, Trimble Ahmad Muraywid, Mexico Dayle Nelson, Louisburg Robert Noel, Kansas City David Orf, Troy
Mike Schallon President, CFM
Joe Pendergrass, Columbia Todd Sampsell, Saint Louis James Saylor, Saint Louis Brian Schweiss, Fulton Richard Secrease, Saint Louis Rebecca Tinker, Imperial Bill Victor, Villisca, IA Vineyard Construction Company, Saint Joseph Nicholas Weinacht, Independence James Weir, Ballwin Jim Whalen, Orrick Wheeler Truck Sales and Service, Inc., Kansas City Karen Wilson, Kansas City Betty Ziegler, Ballwin M IS S OURI
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OPEN SPACE COUNCIL
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issouri American Water presented the Missouri American Water Environmental Grant to The Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region for the development of a River Trail Guide for the Lower Meramec River. The grant was presented by Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director Sarah Parker Pauley and Missouri American Water President Frank Kartmann on May 24, 2011. The River User Guide will serve as a key resource for the Lower Meramec and will be a great educational tool for the watershed. “The St. Louis area is defined by our rivers – the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Meramec,” said Missouri American Water President Frank Kartmann. “We believe that every environmental improvement that we make – as cities, businesses and nonprofits – represents a promise that we’re making to protect the future of our water resources.”
Photo credit: Open Space Council. Missouri American Water President Frank Kartmann presents grant to Ron Coleman.
Passport to Meramec River Trails
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he Passport to Meramec River Trails is a new, year-long program by The Open Space Council that will encourage outdoor recreation along the Meramec River. It began on Saturday, June 4, National Trails Day, with the Greenrock Trail Challenge. By hiking six designated trails along the Meramec River, participants will receive a free water bottle and one-year membership to The Open Space Council. Participants will sign and date the Passport when they complete a trail. When all trails are completed, the passport can be mailed to P.O. Box 1468, Ballwin, MO 63022. The six trails include: The Greenrock Trail, Al Foster Memorial Trail, Minnie Ha Ha Trail, Rock Hollow Trail, Castlewood State Park, and Arnold's Grove Trail. Passports can be found at Wildwood City Hall, Sunset Hills Community Center, Castlewood State Park Office, Ellisville Administration Center, Valley Park City Hall, Fenton City Hall, Kirkwood Community Center and at openspacestl.org.
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Photo credit: Open Space Council. Participants were excited to begin Passport to Meramec Trails on National Trails Day.
Conservation Federation of Missouri Mini-grants
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ast year the Conservation Federation of Missouri celebrated its 75th anniversary. In honor of that event, Bass Pro Shops, the Open Space Council, and our Board of Directors made donations allowing us to award a round of CFM Affiliate Mini-grants and a second year of Missouri Teaming With Wildlife Mini-grants. Many thanks to Bass Pro Shops, the Open Space Council and our board member donors who provided funding for up to $75,000 in mini-grants!
2011 CFM Affiliate Mini-grants The CFM Affiliate Minigrant program provided CFM affiliated organizations with funding for projects that addressed the top recommendations from the Summit for the Future of Missouri Outdoors. Those priorities are: 1) Connect families with nature and get the message out that a quality, healthy outdoors is essential for human life. 2) Conserve plants, animals, and natural communities so that they are diverse, healthy and resilient. 3) Increase funding for operations, capital improvements and special projects that address wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation at the local, state and federal level. CFM Affiliate Mini-grants (maximum $2,500 each) were awarded in March for the following projects. It’s important to note that this effort resulted in 8 new affiliates for the Conservation Federation of Missouri. Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City Blue Valley Park Habitat Enhancements and Nature Education “Back to Nature” Fair and volunteer work days at Blue Valley Park in Kansas City.
Chesterfield Citizens Committee for the Environment Repairing the Riparian in Eberwein Park – Chesterfield Support a volunteer event in Eberwein Park (Chesterfield) to plant native shrubs and trees in a new riparian trail. City of Sunset Hills Gempp Days Event for 200 to 300 4th and 5th graders, including activities related to benefits of the outdoors, wetland habitat, tree identification, planting of native plants and benefits of timber stand improvement. Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park Nature Detectives Help cover costs for Nature Detectives, a summer program for preschoolers and their caregivers at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park and provided for free by the Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park.
Photo credit: Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park
Howardville Community Betterment Photo Credit: MO Dept. of Conservation
Greenway Network Angler’s for Clean Water Help fund supplies for Angler's For Clean Water program to encourage tournament sport fishermen to take water samples during tournaments. Howardville Community Betterment Youth, the Future Land Stewards of Wildlife Provide transportation costs for youth education activities, including field trips
to MDC Nature Centers, YMCA of the Ozarks, etc. Missouri Conservation Agents Association Missouri Girls Exploring Nature Provide life jackets and materials for the Missouri Girls Exploring Nature Camp – a three day camp presented by the Missouri Conservation Agents Association that introduces outdoor skills to ladies ages 11-15.
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Conservation Federation Mini-grants from page 5 Missouri Hunting Heritage Federation Hunter Education Clinic Program Help provide hunter education supplies for free clinics hosted by MHHF throughout the year.
Photo credit: Missouri Hunting Heritage Foundation
Missouri Parks Association UPOP – Getting Missouri Youth Outdoors Provide funding for MPA's Urban Population Outreach Program (UPOP) to foster connection between urban youth, their families and the world of nature through hands-on experiences in nearby Missouri state parks.
education students. Travel expenses for school visits/presentations and for backyard bird banding visits. Missouri River Relief Missouri River Communitybased Cleanups Hosting river clean-ups in St. Louis and Kansas City. Missouri Trappers Association Youth Trapping Clinics Expand and improve youth trapping clinics in each of the Missouri Trappers Association's 9 districts. Missouri Project WET/MSU Bull Shoals Field Station Missouri Waters: Educating Missouri Teachers about Water Provide funding for Project
Photo credit: Missouri Prairie Foundation
WET (Water Education for Teachers) facilitators to train 20 middle school teachers during the first statewide natural resource camp offered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Missouri Prairie Foundation Prairie Management Equipment & Prairie Outreach and Education Support Provide tents for MPF Golden Prairie BioBlitz event and surrounding workshops, and equipment for management of MPF owned and managed prairies. Missouri River Bird Observatory Outdoor Education in Central Missouri Provide funding to host a Project WILD workshop for educators, interpreters, and 6
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Muskies Inc., Pomme de Terre Chapter Children and Handicapped Adult’s Educational Programs Contribution toward GO FISH!, to be designated for
Tipton Farmer's and Sportsmen Club 3-D Archery Range Project In partnership with the Morgan County 4-H Shooting Sports Club, build a 3-D archery range with trails. Wonders of the Ozarks Learning Facility (WOLF) Promoting Conservation of Natural Resources through Animal Handling Provide funds for animal handling curriculum at WOLF, a Springfield Public Choice School that provides a fulltime alternative curriculum for 50 5th graders each year. Photo credit: Missouri River Relief
shelters and improved access at Busch Conservation Area.
fall of 2011, at Bradford Farms near Columbia, MO.
National Wild Turkey Federation – George Clark Missouri State Chapter Expansion of the National Archery in the Schools Program in Missouri Expand the National Archery in the Schools program to an additional school in Missouri.
St. Louis Audubon Society Creve Coeur Park Bioblitz St. Louis Audubon, in conjunction with the St. Louis County park system and the Acadamy of Science, will conduct an expert/volunteer led bioblitz (biological inventory snapshot) at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park.
Perry County Sportsman Club Willow Pond Fishing Dock Contribution toward handicapped accessible fishing dock for Willow Pond in Perryville.
BASS Federation/Table Rock Bassmasters Fish Habitat Improvement and Fishing Events Provide support for 3 projects: 1) a fish habitat project utilizing all of the trees from Silver Dollar City Christmas event; 2) Purple Hearts Spring Tournament for Purple Heart recipients; and 3) CAST - Catch A Special Thrill - event to take 25 to 35 mentally and physically challenged kids fishing.
Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation QUWF Family and Landowner Field Day Host a Future of America QUWF Family and Landowner Field Day in the
The Open Space Council Operation Wild Lands, Connecting Communities with Nature Provide tools and equipment for Operation Wild Lands (OWLS), a community-based partnership of volunteer land stewards of all ages who proactively help to sustain regional public open space.
Wonders Of Wildlife National Outdoor Recreation and Conservation School Provide equipment and scholarships to WOW School, family oriented weekend programs offering camping and a great outdoor experience for anyone ages 4 to adult.
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2010 Missouri Teaming With Wildlife Mini-grants
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issouri Teaming With Wildlife Mini-grants (maximum $2,500 each) were awarded last April to empower citizen conservation efforts within Conservation Opportunity Areas around the state. Following is a summary of what was accomplished with the 2010 TWW Mini-grant program. Learn more about each of these projects at: www.moteaming.org.
Audubon Missouri Tree Removal on Rock Island Railroad This project removed chemically treated and killed trees along a one-mile stretch of the Rock Island Railroad that borders Hi Lonesome Prairie Conservation Area as well as other private land within the Cole Camp/Hi Lonesome Conservation Opportunity Area (COA). It had been over 14 years since trees were removed from the abandoned Rock Island railroad north of Cole Camp, MO and directly adjoining Hi Lonesome Prairie Conservation Area. Trees were well over 12 feet tall and served as predator perches as well as mammalian predator habitat. Friends of LaBarque Creek Watershed LaBarque Creek Watershed Native Plant Project The Friends of La Barque Watershed received a 2010 Missouri Teaming With Wildlife Mini-grant to assist residents in identifying, securing and using native plants through native plant gardening on both private and public land within the watershed. Students from the College School and Friends of LaBarque volunteers planted more than 400 native trees and shrubs in the riparian corridor along LaBarque Creek at 8
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Highway F and FF. Friends and volunteers gathered native prairie seeds at Shaw Nature Reserve on two occasions and spread seeds in November 2010. The Green Center Calvery Cemetery Prairie: Invasive Plant Control Calvary Cemetery contains the last known native prairie remnant in the St. Louis area. Invasive species were treated on two acres of Calvary Cemetery Prairie through
Photo credit: Friends of LaBarque
mowing and chemical removal techniques. Funds were used to remove and control invasive Serecia lespedeza and crown vetch from an expanded demonstration area. Miramiguoa Master Naturalists Mound Ridge Wildlife and Wildflower Habitat Restoration Project The Miramiguoa Chapter of Missouri Master Naturalists received a Missouri
Teaming With Wildlife Minigrant to conduct a prescribed burn on the Mound Ridge Camp located within the Middle Meramec Conservation Opportunity Area (COA). Master Naturalists used funds to purchase equipment needed to conduct a prescribed burn. In August 2010 fire break construction began and continued through spring 2011. The prescribed burn is scheduled for fall 2011. Missouri Prairie Foundation Upper Blue River Conservation Opportunity Area Youth Conservation Program The Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF) developed a conservation program for urban youth in Kansas City to learn about the natural resources and conservation goals of the Upper Blue River COA. During the summer of 2010, MPF partnered with several organizations to make the program a reality, most notably with the Center for Equitable Education (CEED), an environmental education organization providing environmental justice and education programming for underserved youth in greater Kansas City region.
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Photo credit: Audubon Missouri. Before tree removal.
Missouri River Relief Confluence River Rendezvous In September 2010, Missouri River Relief hosted a Confluence River Rendezvous for invited conservation partners. Two-hour river trips were offered to participants both before and after a lunch gathering. Individuals from area non-profits, agencies and businesses in the Confluence area received an on-the-river tour of public lands in the area including Fort Bellefontaine Park, Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, Cora Island Unit of the Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge and Confluence State Park. Ozark Regional Land Trust Upper Gasconade River Hills COA Stakeholder Meeting ORLT organized and led a meeting of Gasconade COA stakeholder groups in Rolla on January 10, 2011. The meeting followed the format
used in other early-stage COA meetings of introductions, discussion of conservation issues, determining possible solutions, and identification of other stakeholders and next steps. Participating in this meeting were several MDC regional staff, US Forest Service, a stream team, and private landowners. Ozarks Water Watch Creation of Bull Creek Association Watershed Group Ozarks Water Watch received a Missouri Teaming With Wildlife Mini-grant to form a new watershed group in the Bull Creek watershed. The Bull Creek watershed extends south of Ozark, Missouri to the community of Rockaway Beach (near Branson, MO). There are no significant communities within this watershed other than the exurban developments known as Woods Fork and
After tree removal.
Saddlebrook. Participants determined that forming a Stream Team Association would be the best vehicle for a long-term water quality organization. A Stream Team Association is formed when multiple Stream Teams come together as a group. There are over 20 Stream Teams currently on Bull Creek. The process to form the association is ongoing as of April 2011.
Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation Niangua Basin Conservation Opportunity Area Upland Habitat Work QUWF completed wildlife habitat projects (57 acres total) with 9 landowners in the Niangua Basin Conservation Opportunity Area (COA) and improved wildlife habitat in the area for multiple species of wildlife as well as increased wildlife habitat awareness inside the COA.
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Teaming With Wildlife Mini-grants from page 9
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Photo credit: QUWF
QUWF staff worked closely with Missouri Department of Conservation Private Land Conservationist staff and members of the Buffalo Bobs QUWF chapter to complete projects according to the landowners’ goals and objectives. Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center Shoal Creek COA Project The Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center (Joplin, MO) received a 2010 Missouri Teaming With Wildlife Mini-grant to continue work with the established Shoal Creek Conservation Opportunity Area (COA) committee. In 2010, two restoration work days were held at Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center. A storm drain stenciling project has held on October 9. Over 50 students from area elementary schools, Missouri Southern State University, and Joplin High School painted 32 storm drains in the Joplin community. Amy Buechler Teaming With Wildlife Coordinator, CFM
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HONORARIUMS
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MEMORIALS
In memory of Mildred Snead, Duane & Nancy Addleman ~ Springfield, MO In memory of Suzanne Rene Yamnitz, Conservation Commission In memory of Kevin DeWitt, Mildred Nash ~ Blue Springs, MO In memory of Ray Bruedigam, Arnold & Helen Meysenburg ~ Lees Summit, MO In memory of Yvonne Beel, Rebecca Tinker ~ Imperial, MO
C O N S E R V AT I O N F E D E R AT I O N O F M I S S O U R I A F F I L I AT E S Anglers of Missouri, Inc. Bass-Hole Bassmasters of Missouri, Inc. Big Game Hunters, Inc. Bridlespur Hunt Club Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City Capital City Fly Fishers Central Missouri Chapter Safari Club International Chesterfield Citizens Committee for the Environment Coldwater Outing & Game Preserve Deer Creek Sportsman Club, Inc. Festus-Crystal City Conservation Club Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park Gempp Park Commission Greenway Network, Inc. Heaven’s Anglers Howardville Community Betterment Jefferson County Coonhunters, Inc. Lambert Field Rod & Gun Club Meramec Area Sportsman Association Mid Missouri Outdoor Dream Mid Missouri Trout Unlimited Midwest Diving Council Mississippi Valley Duck Hunters Association Missouri Association of Meat Processors Missouri Atlatl Association Missouri Bass Federation
Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative Missouri Bow Hunters Association Missouri Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society Missouri Chapter of the Wildlife Society Missouri Chapter Soil & Water Conservation Society Missouri Conservation Agents Association Missouri Conservation Pioneers Missouri Consulting Foresters Association Missouri Department of Agriculture Missouri Ducks Unlimited State Council Missouri Forest Products Association Missouri Hunter Education Instructors Association Missouri Hunting Heritage Federation, Inc. Missouri National Wild Turkey Federation Missouri Native Seed Association Missouri Parks & Recreation Association Missouri Parks Association Missouri Prairie Foundation Missouri River Bird Observatory Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Missouri Society of American Foresters Missouri Sport Shooting Association Missouri State Campers Association Missouri State University Bull Shoals Field Station Missouri Taxidermist Association Missouri Trappers Association Missouri Trout Fishermen’s Association
Missouri Whitetails Unlimited Monett Sportsman League MU Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society North Side Division Conservation Federation Open Space Council Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc. Ozark Wilderness Waterways Club Perry County Sportsman Club Pomme de Terre Chapter Muskies, Inc. Quail & Upland Wildlife Federation, Inc. Quail Forever & Pheasants Forever River Relief, Inc. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Saint James Civic Club Saint Louis Audubon Society South Side Division Conservation Federation Southwest Missouri Fly Fishers Tipton Farmers & Sportsman Club United Bow Hunters of Missouri University of Missouri Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society Walnut Council & Other Fine Hardwoods Wecomo Sportsman Club Wild Elk Institute of Missouri Windsor Lake Rod & Gun Club WOLF Parent Organization Wonders of Wildlife
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AGENCY NEWS
Elk Return to Missouri After 150-year Absence
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ometimes words simply fail. Missouri Conservation Commission Chairman Becky Plattner was struck speechless as she stood in the blue dawn light atop a remote ridge in Carter County. She was listening to sharp snorts and muted barks coming from a stock trailer holding 34 elk. Overwhelmed by emotion after opening the trailer door, she turned to Conservation Commissioner Chip McGeehan and placed her hand over her heart in a gesture of awe.
the return of wild elk to Missouri after an absence of 150 years. The elk began their odyssey in January, when they were captured by MDC staff in cooperation with biologists from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Three months later, with the requirements of stringent veterinary-health protocols met, the elk made a 12hour trip by semi-trailer, arriving at Peck Ranch Conservation Area. The timing was critical to keep the animals cool and minimize stress.
Photo credit to MDC. Missouri's first elk grazing calmly in their pens at Peck Ranch Conservation Area.
McGeehan joined Conservation Department biologists wielding plywood shields as they herded the elk from the trailer and through a series of gates to sort them into holding pens. When he glanced up at Plattner, she teased “Why are your eyes so big, Chip?” “We’re making history,” he replied. McGeehan was referring to 1 2
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Plattner and McGeehan joined officials of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and MDC staff directly involved in the elk-restoration effort for the elk’s arrival. They watched as MDC staff guided six bull elk and 28 cows and calves into separate holding pens. “Who would have thought 30 years ago that we would be standing here this morning
Photo credit to MDC. Conservation Department workers used a series of gates to sort elk into three separate pens according to their age and sex.
watching elk return to Missouri?” MDC Director Bob Ziehmer mused. “This amazing event is a continuation of the Conservation legacy that Missouri Citizens created and continue to support today” Ziehmer said the return of elk to Missouri marks a new era in the Show-Me State’s conservation history. The fact
that Missouri now has appropriate habitat for elk is tangible proof that long-term, landscape-scale habitat conservation and restoration efforts are coming to fruition. “When I saw those animals come off the trailer it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up,” said RMEF Missouri State Chairman Dave
AGENCY NEWS Pace. “Seeing these animals come back, so generations and generations of Missourians will get to see them, is a very momentous occasion. This is a great day for wildlife, it’s a great day for conservation and it’s a great day for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and all our volunteers. This is what we work for.” Twenty-three-thousandacre Peck Ranch CA is at the heart of a 346-square-mile elk restoration zone that encompasses parts of Carter, Shannon and Reynolds counties. After an acclimation period the elk will be released into Peck Ranch’s rugged hills and valleys, where MDC has been working for 30 years to recreate the landscape-scale type of habitat that sustains multiple species of wildlife. The RMEF is a major supporter of Missouri’s elkrestoration program. “There is no higher calling in conservation than restoring a native game species to sustainable, huntable, balanced populations,” said RMEF President David Allen in a prepared statement. “We are proud to partner in that kind of effort in Missouri, just as we have been in Kentucky, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. As in those places, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is in this for the long haul in Missouri, too. We will remain by your side to ensure
Photo credit to MDC. Conservation Commissioner Chip McGeehan took an active part in welcoming Missouri's first elk to their new home at Peck Ranch Conservation Area.
these elk not only arrive, but thrive. And we’ll be here to help you show conservationists around the world what is possible when you dream big and never give up.” Missouri’s elk will remain in the holding pens at Peck Ranch for up to two weeks to allow them to acclimate to
their new home. When the time comes to release the elk from the pens, workers will quietly open gates at night, so the animals can leave on their own when they discover they no longer are confined. “It’s called a ‘soft release,’” said Resource Scientist Lonnie Hansen. “This is a tech-
nique recommended by our partners in Kentucky, based on their experience. They found that if they brought elk in and released them directly from trailers, the animals bolted from the area. That increased the risk of injury to the elk, and it didn’t encourage them to stay near the release site.” For the same reason, said Hansen, MDC had a low-key arrival event at the holding facility when the elk arrived. Peck Ranch’s refuge area will remain closed to the public through July. By then, all the calves will have been born and adjusted to their surroundings. Hansen said MDC is counting on habitat restoration that has been underway at Peck Ranch for more than 30 years to encourage the elk to stay within the 346-squaremile elk restoration zone. He said MDC’s elk-restoration plan includes provisions to deal with elk that find their way onto land where they are not welcome. Long-term plans call for hunting as a tool to manage the size of the elk herd. When hunting commences will depend on how quickly the herd grows, but Hansen said it could begin as soon as 2015. Jim Low News Services Coordinator, MDC
Conserve Life: SLOW DOWN More than 1,100 people die on Missouri highways each year. Don’t become a statistic. Conserve life by slowing down and by always making sure your seatbelt is buckled. BUCKLE M IS S OURI
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2011 Fall Conference The 2011 Conservation Federation of Missouri Fall Conference will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 16, 17 and 18 at Camp Clover Point, Lake Ozark State Park, Osage Beach, Missouri. Programs planned are: • Climate Change – University of Missouri, Atmospheric Science Department • “What conservation agents actually do” – MDC Protection Division • Ethanol – Missouri Corn Growers Association • Orienteering
Additional activities will be MDC and DNR movies, bingo, camp fire and marshmallow roast, a craft project and scavenger hunt.
Conservation Federation of Missouri Camp Clover Point Annual Fall Conference September 16-18, 2010 Schedule of Activities
Friday, September 16
9:00 p.m. After Bingo
Check-In Begins Dinner Climate Change, Atmospheric Science Department University of Missouri Bingo Camp Fire
Saturday, September 17 7:00 a.m. 8:30 – 10:00
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The food is always wonderfully prepared by the Boessen family. Put September 16, 17, and 18 on your calendar and plan to attend this relaxing outside weekend. Bring yourself, family, friends and relatives to the Conference.
• Black Bears
2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
We will have Happy Hour and a White Elephant Sale Saturday afternoon. When you are cleaning out your garages and basements, save some good stuff to donate to the White Elephant Sale. The sale helps to defray the expenses of the Fall Conference.
Breakfast Orienteering, MO Dept of Conservation
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We hope to see each and every one of you there.
10:30 – Noon Noon 1:30 – 3:00 1:30 – 3:00 3:00 – 4:00 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
Ethanol, Bradley Schad, Missouri Corn Growers Lunch What Conservation Agents Actually Do, Protection Division, MO Dept. of Conservation Crafts Conservation Leadership Corps meeting (required for attending CLC students) Membership Drive with Dave Murphy, CFM Happy Hour White Elephant Auction Dinner Films, MO Dept of Conservation and DNR
Sunday, September 18 7:00 a.m. 9:00 – 11:00 11:00 a.m. 12:00 noon
Breakfast Black Bears Brunch Camp Clean-up and Good-byes
2011 Annual Fall Conference Conservation Federation of Missouri September 16 - 18, 2011 Advanced Registration Form
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AGENCY NEWS
First DNR State Park Environmental Camp Draws 420 Students
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n April and May, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources initiated an environmental camp for 420 seventh graders from the Columbia area. To create a lasting environmental experience for these students, we held four camps in one of Missouri’s outstanding, natural and environmental settings – Mark Twain State Park. The goal of the camps was to help teach children about being a good steward of the earth. To maximize this experience, we wanted them to learn outdoors through hands-on experiences and that’s exactly what they did. Research shows that teaching children about stewardship of the earth is most effective
when they learn outdoors through hands-on experiences. The science coordinator of Columbia Public Schools and the administration at Lange Middle School in Columbia agreed to pilot the first Department of Natural Resources camp. Four hundred twenty seventh graders attended the first camp in April at Mark Twain State Park near Florida, Mo. The department surveyed more than 29,000 Missouri teachers while developing the camp’s curriculum. Students and teachers also participated in a service project determined by the state park superintendent. Mark Twain State Park needed help with a retaining wall and several cleanup projects. Plans to
Lang Middle School students (Columbia, MO) gather after a recycling relay at the first Department of Natural Resources Environmental Camp, held this year at Mark Twain State Park. Photo credit: Amy Buechler
expand the camp in the following years will make an education in natural resources available to all Missouri students. The department will announce future camps on its website at:
www.dnr.mo.gov. For more information, contact DNR’s Education Coordinator at: environmental.education@dnr.mo.gov.
Convoy of Hope Benefit Fundraiser Held
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or over 10 years, Angler’s Port Marine near Warsaw has hosted a customer appreciation open house on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend. This year’s event was very, very special. The Benton County Bass Anglers did the cooking and donated all the proceeds of food sales and donations they received to benefit victims of the disaster in Joplin. Boat manufacturers Ranger, Lowe, Xpress and Voyager collectively matched the
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money raised… and at the end of the day, this selfless act produced $3,640.87 for the Convoy of Hope! Four radio stations were on hand with live remotes. It was great to see so many people ready to help others. Angler’s Port Marine and Benton County Bass Anglers were very proud and happy to be part of such a great event. Thanks and congratulations to all for their generosity! Dennis Morgan Angler’s Port Marine
AGENCY NEWS
Tagged Bass Can Yield Cash Rewards for Anglers
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he Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is tagging 1,600 legal-sized smallmouth bass on five rivers in southern Missouri as part of a research project. Anglers who catch tagged bass can earn $25 or $75 by reporting their catches to MDC researchers. MDC biologists are tagging smallmouth bass in the Black River, Castor River, Courtois Creek, Current River and the North Fork of the White River, and will continue tagging during the spring season over the next two years. According to Fisheries Management Biologist John Ackerson, these types of research studies have been successful with other fish species such as catfish and walleye. “The research project will help biologists learn more about angler catch rates and fish movement in these rivers,” Ackerson said. “Information gained from anglers reporting their tagged catches will help us manage this species, which many Missourians love to fish.” He explained that tagged bass do not
Photo credit to MDC. This is one of 1,600 smallmouth bass tagged as part of an MDC research study.
have to be kept to receive a reward. Anglers may just remove the tag and release the fish. Tags must be returned to the MDC to receive a reward. To report tagged catches, anglers must call the phone number listed on the tag and provide the following information: • Tag number • If the fish was kept or released • Date of catch
• Total length of fish • Approximate location of catch For more information on the research project, contact Ackerson at 417-2559561, extension 275, or John.Ackerson@mdc.mo.gov Joe Jerek News Services Coordinator, MDC
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CALENDAR M I S S O U R I F E S T I VA L S A N D A F F I L I AT E E V E N T S
AFFILIATE EVENTS GREENWAY NETWORK JULY 9: Central West End Literary Ride, Saint Louis (9:00am – 10:00am) JULY 10: Big Bottle Bicycle Ride, Collinsville, IL (7:30am – 9:00am) JULY 11: Monthly Board Meeting, Thought Process Interactive Office, Saint Charles (7:00pm – 9:00pm) JULY 16: Farmer’s Market Ride, Kirkwood (9:00am – 10:00am) JULY 17: Belle Bottom Bicycle Ride, Veterans Memorial Park, Saint Louis (7:30am – 9:00am) JULY 24: Peach Pedal Bicycle Ride, Mills Apple Farm, Marine, IL (7:30am – 9:00am) JULY 31: Tour of the Little Hills Bicycle Ride, Foundry Art Center, Saint Charles (7:30am – 9:00am) AUG 1: Monthly Board Meeting, Saint Peters (7:00pm – 9:00pm) AUG 25: Water Quality Chemistry Monitoring Deer Creek (9:00am – 12:00pm); Danielle (314) 961-4410 AUG 27: Race for the Rivers Katy Trail Family Ride, Frontier Park, Saint Charles (9:00am – 10:00am) AUG 27-28: Race for the Rivers – Canoe & Kayak the MO (8:00am – 7:00pm) AUG 28: Tour de Wildwood, Lafayette High School, Wildwood (7:30am – 9:00am) HEAVEN’S ANGLERS JULY 7: Club Meeting, West County Assembly of God, Chesterfield JULY 9: Club Tournament, Lake Kincaid AUG 4: Club Meeting, West County Assembly of God, Chesterfield AUG 6: Club Tournament, “J” Lake MIDWEST DIVING COUNCIL JULY 9-10: KCFC Fun Dive, Beaver Lake AUG 6-7: KCFC Fun Dive, Pontiac on Bull Shoals
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AUG 27-28: Money Tournament, Lake Oahe at Pierre, SD MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DUCK HUNTERS ASSOCIATION JULY 13: Swap Meet JULY 25: Monthly Board Meeting, American Legion AUG 10: Jerry Mercurio Decoy Placement or Dove Hunting AUG 22: Monthly Board Meeting, American Legion MISSOURI ATLATL ASSOCIATION JULY 15-16: MOJAM, 13th Annual Ozarks Self Bow Jamboree, Marshall; Jon Wood (573) 8816622 MISSOURI BASS FEDERATION JULY 7: Open Buddy Bass Tournament, Coffman Beach Ramp, Lake Ozark (6:30pm – 10:00pm); Jody Hughes (573) 216-4232 or Randy Davis (573) 480-2640 JULY 14: Open Buddy Bass Tournament, Coffman Beach Ramp, Lake Ozark (6:30pm – 10:00pm); Jody Hughes (573) 216-4232 or Randy Davis (573) 480-2640 JULY 21: Open Buddy Bass Tournament, Coffman Beach Ramp, Lake Ozark (6:30pm – 10:00pm); Jody Hughes (573) 216-4232 or Randy Davis (573) 480-2640 JULY 23: Tournament, Coffman Beach Ramp, Lake Ozark (7:00pm – 7:00am) JULY 28: Open Buddy Bass Tournament, Coffman Beach Ramp, Lake Ozark (6:30pm – 10:00pm); Jody Hughes (573) 216-4232 or Randy Davis (573) 480-2640 AUG 4: Open Buddy Bass Tournament, Coffman Beach Ramp, Lake Ozark (6:30pm – 10:00pm); Jody Hughes (573) 216-4232 or Randy Davis (573) 480-2640 AUG 11: Open Buddy Bass Tournament, Coffman Beach Ramp, Lake Ozark (6:30pm – 10:00pm); Jody Hughes (573) 216-4232 or
Randy Davis (573) 480-2640 AUG 13: Tournament, Coffman Beach Ramp, Lake Ozark (7:00pm – 7:00am) AUG 18: Open Buddy Bass Tournament, Coffman Beach Ramp, Lake Ozark (6:30pm – 10:00pm); Jody Hughes (573) 216-4232 or Randy Davis (573) 480-2640 AUG 25: Open Buddy Bass Tournament, Coffman Beach Ramp, Lake Ozark (6:30pm – 10:00pm); Jody Hughes (573) 216-4232 or Randy Davis (573) 480-2640 MISSOURI CHAPTER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY JULY 29: Working Professionals Workshop, Cave & Karst Ecology, Tumbling Creek Cave (9:00am – 4:00pm) MISSOURI CONSERVATION AGENTS ASSOCIATION AUG 14: C.O.P.S. – 4 Person Scramble Golf Tournament, Old Kinderhook Resort & Golf Club, Camdenton MISSOURI DUCKS UNLIMITED JULY 12: Southwest Missouri District Meeting, 4 B’s Shooting Preserve, Monett (4:30pm – 9:00pm); Greg Bowman (417) 438-3145, Ron Wright (417) 592-0831 or Mark Jackson (417) 549-9875 JULY 12: NE and East Missouri District Meeting, Cabela’s, Hazelwood (6:00pm – 9:00pm); Todd Carlton (573) 415-6697 JULY 13: Central Missouri District Meeting, Scheppers Distributing Meeting Room, Jefferson City (6:00pm – 9:00pm); Todd Carlton (573) 415-6697 JULY 19: Saint Joseph District Meeting, O’Malley Beverage Hospitality Room, Saint Joseph (6:00pm – 9:00pm); Carl Marriott (816) 8092714 JULY 20: West Central Missouri District Meeting, Hero’s, Warrens-
burg (6:00pm – 9:00pm); Kevin Raynes (660) 864-3499 JULY 23: Missouri Grand Giveaway, Elks Lodge, Columbia (2:00pm – 5:30pm); Todd Carlton (573) 893-7449 JULY 26: North Central Missouri District Meeting, Meeting Room – Fire Department, Brookfield (6:00pm – 9:00pm); Todd Carlton (573) 415-6697 AUG 26: O’Fallon – Saint Paul Dinner, Knights of Columbus, Saint Paul (5:30pm – 10:30pm); Brad Sullivan (314) 456-0257 AUG 27: Longview Area Sponsor Dinner, Turner – German Hall, Belton (6:00pm – 8:30pm) MISSOURI HUNTING HERITAGE FEDERATION JULY 15-17: Hunter Education Clinic – Squirrel Hunt, Jackson County MISSOURI NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION FUNDRAISING BANQUETS JULY 14: Saint Louis Sponsor Event, Saint Louis Skeet & Trap Range, Pacific JULY 15: Ritchie Meredith Memorial Chapter, Robinson Middle School, Aurora; Brian Fronabarger (417) 840-4797 JULY 29: Finley River Chapter, First Baptist Church, Ozark; Jared Byerly (417) 840-4973 AUG 1: Ellen’s Gun Raffle, VFW, Saint Joseph AUG 5: Shoal Creek Chapter, Park & Casino Building, Monett; Bill House (417) 442-3719 AUG 6: Ozark Mountain Gobblers, Arcadia Valley Elks Lodge, Pilot Knob; Kenneth Sherrill (573) 5463392 AUG 6: Saint Louis Longbeards, Oakville Elks Lodge, Saint Louis; Russ Ode (314) 644-4228 AUG 8: Saint Louis New, Saint Louis Hall, Saint Louis; Tim Besancenez (803) 637-9960 AUG 11: River Bottom Gobblers, University of Missouri Delta Center, Portageville; Kevin Rone (573) 379-5315
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AUG 12: Carman Springs Longbeards, Willow Springs R-4, Willow Springs; Terry Newton (417) 4692881 AUG 13: David Blanton Memorial, Mountain Grove YMCA, Mountain Gove; Tom Jennings (417) 6685986 AUG 13: Lake Country Longbeards, Knights of Columbus, Monroe City; Bob Kendrick (573) 7352607 AUG 13: Rhine Valley Chapter, Saint George Church, Hermann; Lyndon Ruediger (573) 294-7189 AUG 15: Bottom Line Kimber, RFS Scott, Columbia AUG 18: Gun & Cash Bash, River Hills Sporting Clays, Columbia AUG 20: Kirksville Kimber Raffle, Brashear; Mike Allen (660) 3235562 AUG 20: Saint Louis Sponsor Event, Anheuser Busch Mansion – Grants Farm, Saint Louis; Bill Broker (314) 575-7732 AUG 27: Dry Fork Strutters, Oak Meadow Country Club, Rolla; Barbara Baird (573) 364-6320 AUG 27: Jacomo Strutters, Sportsman’s Club, Lake Lotawana; Norbert Kurok (816) 560-0799 AUG 27: Perry County Beards & Spurs, Elks Lodge, Perryville; Dominic Blythe (573) 547-9209 AUG 31: Committee Kimber Raffle, Cape Girardeau; Larry Neal (314) 334-4942 JAKES FIELD DAYS JULY 16: Parkville Gobblers, KCTA, Smithville; Darrin Buehler (816) 746-9867 JULY 24: Brickyard Hill Drummers, Atchison County Shooting Sports Range, Rockport; Troy Cook (660) 744-3456 AUG 27: Bootheel Boss Gobblers, Deerfield Lodge, Cape Girardeau; Bronson Senn (573) 264-2470 WHEELIN SPORTSMANS EVENTS JULY 1: Kirksville Ridge Runners, Kirksville Raffle; Mike Allen (660) 323-5562
JULY 23: Platte Purchase Sportsman’s Night Out, Moila; Sherry Hill (816) 992-3650 JULY 23: Young’s Creek Strutters, River Hills Sporting Clays; Travis Scott (573) 474-2993 AUG 14: Lake Show-Me Longbeards, Little Fox River Sporting Clays; Mike Allen (660) 323-5562 JULY 16: Branson Tri-Lakes Ladies Day Out, Rec-Plex, Branson; Catherine McGregor (417) 593-6333 AUG 13: Bass Pro’s Ladies Day Out, Bass Pro Shops, Independence; Sherry Hill (816) 992-3650 AUG 27: Clark County Longbeards, Junior Stutz’s Farm, Kahoka; Betty Stutz (660) 866-2590 MISSOURI PARKS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION AUG 7-11: Recreation Facility Design & Management School, Four Points by Sheraton, Kansas City; Gary Gates (573) 636-3828 MISSOURI PRAIRIE FOUNDATION JULY 16: Butterfly Walk, Prairie Garden Trust JULY 30: Board Meeting, Prairie Star Restoration Farm, Bland (9:00am) AUG 15-17: America’s Grasslands: Status, Threats, and Opportunities Conference, Sioux Falls MISSOURI SMALLMOUTH ALLIANCE JULY 20: Monthly Membership Meeting, Powder Valley Nature Conservation Center, Kirkwood (7:00pm – 9:00pm); Les Anderhub (314) 894-8945 AUG 17: Monthly Membership Meeting, Powder Valley Nature Conservation Center, Kirkwood (7:00pm – 9:00pm); Les Anderhub (314) 894-8945 MISSOURI TAXIDERMIST ASSOCIATION JULY 29-31: Convention and Competition, Truman Hotel & Conference Center, Jefferson City
MISSOURI TROUT FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATION JULY 7: Regular Club Meeting, Conservation Nature Center, Springfield (7:00pm) AUG 4: Regular Club Meeting, Conservation Nature Center, Springfield (7:00pm) AUG 19: Insect-O-Rama, Conservation Nature Center, Springfield AUG 25: MSU Class MISSOURI WHITETAILS UNLIMITED AUG 6: Buck Fever Chapter Banquet, Community Center, Loose Creek AUG 13: Boone County Disabled Freedom Hunt Banquet, Knights of Columbus, Columbia AUG 20: Kingdom of Callaway Chapter Banquet, Saint Peters Hall, Fulton AUG 27: Missouri River Whitetails Chapter Banquet, Knights of Columbus, Washington OPEN SPACE COUNCIL JULY 2: Passport to Meramec River Trails; (636) 451-6090 JULY 16: Pesto Fever, Farmer’s Market, Ferguson JULY 23: Watershed Celebration, Meramec State Park – Shelter #2 AUG 6: Passport to Meramec River Trails; (636) 451-6090 AUG 27: Operation Clean Stream; (636) 451-6090 OZARK FLY FISHERS JULY 6: Board Meeting, Powder Valley Nature Center (7:00pm – 9:00pm) JULY 9: Water Quality Monitoring, Current River; Scott Darrough (314) 560-1335 JULY 16: Water Quality Monitoring, Mill Creek; Malcolm Royse (314) 220-8121 JULY 28: General Membership Meeting, Queeny Park (7:00pm – 9:00pm) AUG 3: Board Meeting, Powder Valley Nature Center (7:00pm – 9:00pm) AUG 25: General Membership Meeting, Queeny Park (7:00pm – 9:00pm)
OZARK WILDERNESS WATERWAYS CLUB JULY 3: Missouri River, Riverfront Park, Kansas City (9:00am – 5:00pm) JULY 7-8: Meramec River, Meramec Springs Park, Saint James JULY 9: Potluck Dinner, Swope Park, Kansas City (6:30pm – 7:30pm) JULY 9: Business Meeting, Swope Park, Kansas City (7:30pm – 9:00pm) JULY 31: Missouri River (9:00am – 5:00pm) AUG 12-13: Kaw River – Meteor Float AUG 13: Potluck Dinner, Swope Park, Kansas City (6:30pm – 7:30pm) AUG 13: Business Meeting, Swope Park, Kansas City (7:30pm – 9:00pm) Aug 20: Kaw River – Blue River Access, Manhattan, KS (9:00am – 5:00pm) AUG 22-23: Eleven Point River, Hufstedler’s Canoe, Alton POMME DE TERRE CHAPTER MUSKIES, INC. JULY 16: Kids Day – State Park Marina JULY 23: Pomme de Tour – Lindley Arm (8:00am) AUG 6: Pomme de Tour – Pomme Arm (8:00am) ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION AUG 6: Fall Banquet and Fundraiser, Event Center, Nixa; Randy Long (417) 581-8138 CFM EVENTS AUG 13: Pull for Conservation – Sporting Clay Shoot, River Hills Sporting Clays, Boonville SEP 16-18: Annual Fall Conference, Camp Clover Point State Park, Osage Beach
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CFM Conservationists For Life ($1,000 Contribution) Charles Abele, Saint Louis R. Philip Acuff, Saint Joseph Duane Addleman, Springfield Michael Duane Addleman † Nancy Addleman † Nancy Carol Addleman, Springfield Tom Addleman, Joplin James Agnew, Arnold Allen Appell, Calhoun Richard Ash, Saint Charles Carolyn Auckley, Ballwin Michael Baker, DeSoto Dane Balsman, Perryville Don Bedell, Sikeston Jim Tom Blair, Saint Louis Marilynn Bradford, Cape Girardeau Stephen Bradford, Cape Girardeau Mark Brandly, New Baden, IL Scott Brundage, Columbia Glenn Chambers, Columbia Ron Coleman, Saint Albans Mark Corio, Columbia Bill Crawford, Columbia Ryan Diener, Marthasville Joe G. Dillard, Columbia Ron Douglas, Springfield Charlie Drury, Saint Louis Chuck Drury, Saint Louis Tom Drury, Saint Louis John Enderle, Kelso Howard Fisher, Higginsville Mary Louise Fisher, Higginsville Andrew Fleming, Columbia Howard Fleming, Moberly Lori Fleming, Columbia Matt Fleming, Columbia Paula Fleming, Columbia Sara Fleming, Moberly Matt Gaunt, Columbia
Timothy Gordon, Maryland Heights Blake Gornick, Saint Louis Richard & Sally Graham, Hartsburg Joseph Gray, Saint Joseph Debbie Gremmelsbacher, Saint Louis Gery Gremmelsbacher, Saint Louis Mark & Kathy Haas, Jackson Herman Hanley, Grain Valley Jack & Pat Harris, Saint Louis Mickey Heitmeyer, Advance Randy Herzog, Saint Joseph James Hill, Mexico Christine Logan-Hollis, Blackwell Allan Hoover, Pleasant Hill John Hoskins, Fremont Larry & Joan Hummel, Glencoe Patricia Hurster, Saint Louis Jim Jacobi, Saint Charles Aaron Jeffries, Jefferson City Roger Johnson, Humansville Don Johnson, Festus Malcolm “Mac” Johnson, Hartsburg Pat Jones, Williamsburg Tom Karl, Farmington Cosette Kelly, Kansas City Duane Kelly, Kansas City Marty King, University City Judd Kirkham, Climax Springs Elizabeth Knight, Charlotte, NC Jeff Kolb, Saint Charles Carl Kurz, Leawood, KS Ann Kutscher, Jefferson City Larry Lackamp, Bates City Kyle Lairmore, Owensville Jay Law † Gerald Lee, Kansas City Joel LeMaster, Fulton Norman Leppo, Saint Louis John Lewis, Columbia
Leroy Logan, Arnold Ike Lovan, Steelville Chip McGeehan, Marshfield Teresa McGeehan, Marshfield Richard Mendenhall, Columbia Cynthia Metcalfe, Saint Louis Davis Minton, Dexter Lowell Mohler, Jefferson City John Moore, Jr., Springfield Johnny Morris, Springfield John & Patricia Mort, Smithville David Murphy, Columbia Dean Murphy, Jefferson City First Lady Georganne Wheeler Nixon, Jefferson City Governor Jay Nixon, Jefferson City Larry & Nancy O’Reilly, Springfield Austin Owens, Lebanon Jeff Owens, Marshfield Sara Parker Pauley, Hartsburg Abe Phillips, Saint Louis Jan Phillips, Saint Louis Jessica Plaggenberg, Florissant Jerry Presley, Centertown Albert Price, Columbia Nick Prough, Harrisonville Kirk Rahm, Warrensburg David & Janice Reynolds, Springfield Gerald Ross, Jefferson City Tyler Ruoff, Savannah Bruce & Jan Sassmann, Bland Fred Saylor, Independence Evelyn Schallon, Ballwin Mike Schallon, Wentzville Mossie Schallon, Wentzville Timothy Schwent, Jackson George Seek, Meadville E. “Sy” Seidler, Saint Louis Sara Seidler, Saint Louis
Gary & Susanna Smith, Neosho M. W. Sorenson, Columbia Ed Stegner, Pilot Grove Charles & Winnie Stribling, Mexico Mary Stuppy, Joplin Mark Sullivan † Jacob Swafford, Columbia Jim Talbert, Jefferson City Travis Taylor, Lawson Tim Thompson, Lake Saint Louis Jeff “J. T.” Tillman, Lake Ozark Gary Van De Velde, Jefferson City Barbara vanBenschoten, Kansas City Lee Vogel, Kansas City Al Vogt, Columbia Julius Wall, Clinton Randy Washburn, Jefferson City Henry J. Waters, III, Columbia Robert O. Werges, Arnold Mark Williams, Lawson Michael Wilson, Saint Louis Stephen Wilson, Hartsburg Addie Witter, Annville, PA Brenda Witter, Holts Summit Daniel Witter, Holts Summit Dick Wood, Saint Louis Howard Wood, Bonne Terre Joyce Wood, Bonne Terre Nicole Wood, Bonne Terre Dan Zerr, O’Fallon Jim Zieger, Hannibal Emily Ziehmer, California Robert Ziehmer, California Ethan Zuck, Strafford Guy Zuck, Strafford † Deceased
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An Open Letter From Keith Hannaman, CFM Board Member & Fulbright Scholar I have been asked to make the official U.S. Fulbright teacher presentation to UNESCO, the Japanese Ministry of Education, and the Japanese Fulbright teachers in Kanazawa on June 27th. It is an honor to speak before such a distinguished group on Best Practices for Education and Sustainable Development.
I will be speaking on Community and Place Based Education Practices in Our Schools, and the importance of both teachers and students moving beyond the classroom walls. With that theme, all of you are involved. The district encourages us to reach out and form bonds with our community, and South had a stellar year with our students and their community activism and involvement. Our city is on a path to sustainability with new direction and strong positions in our city government encouraging and acknowledging the importance of citizen participation. The Department of Conservation has continued its work to provide support and opportunities for Outdoor Education with the Outdoor Classroom projects, the Envirothon, and the new Missouri based environmental education curriculum with which South will become involved this fall. The Conservation Federation of Missouri has continued to expand the Conservation Leadership Corps to involve students in governmental and social workings of conservation and wildlife issues. While working to
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develop strong leadership qualities, the CLC students learn of Missouri's conservation heritage and are given the unique opportunity to influence conservation policies and actions. With the newly revised CFM Strategic Plan, increased opportunities for students and the CLC are sought. Finally, area support groups such as the Kansas City Environmental Education Network work hard to involve educators at all levels to improve environmental education and advance "green schools". With such great support groups, all of you make my job so much easier. All of you along with your organizations will be mentioned as a part of the presentation that will inform some of the U.S.'s best and a committed international audience what can happen and IS happening in Missouri. Hopefully what we all do here will encourage other educators to continue their efforts and seek new ways to make us all more sustainable, greener, and better educated citizens in a chang-
ing world. It's great to be a Missourian and certainly to be a Jaguar. Thanks to all of you! It's going to be an awesome summer!
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Re-igniting the Flame of Quail Restoration: Missouri Quail Summit a Success
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hat do you call it when you get 165 landowners, biologists and quail researchers together? A SUCCESS The Missouri Bobwhite Quail Summit held at the MU Bradford Research and Extension center outside of Columbia was indeed a success. Landowners from as far away as Minnesota came to learn about the latest in quail conservation and habitat improvement techniques. This partnerdriven Quail Summit was the brainchild of the Conservation Federation of Missouri’s Quail Committee (Tom Lampe, Chairman & Elsa Gallagher, Vice Chair). In a resolution developed from the Annual Meeting, the tinder for the Quail Summit was created. Partner groups like Quail Forever, The Missouri Department of Conservation, Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation, Quail Unlimited, The Natural Resources Conservation Service and the University of Missouri blew on this tinder until it became a living, breathing entity. The full conflagration was realized on Thursday, June 16th at Bradford Farms. With more than 10 expert speakers and a packed house of attendees, there was something for every quail enthusiast at this event. A highlight for many who attended were the field tours of common agricultural practices including Conservation Practice 33 (CP33) – Habitat Buffers for Upland 2 4
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Wayne Bailey, State Extension Entomologist during his program on pollinators and quail habitat.
Birds, native plant demonstration sites, the economics of farming for wildlife, and many others. Attendees overwhelmingly enjoyed the Quail Manager’s Creed – in a program given by Scott Sudkamp, Private Land Conservationist for the Missouri Department of Conservation. One interesting program by Elsa Gallagher, Regional Biologist with Quail Forever, compiled the recent studies of penreared bird release systems done by the Kentucky Department of Game and Fish, Georgia DNR, and Nebraska Game and Parks. Following the talk, one landowner from Southwest Missouri approached me with the following, “I’ve used
Arvil Kappelmann speaking with Elsa Gallagher, Quail Forever Regional Biologist prior to the Landowner Success Panel.
the Surrogator™ on my farms, and it was just like you were showing in your program, we
didn’t find hardly any of the birds alive when it came to hunting season.” His follow
Mark Ryan, Director of the University of Missouri's School of Natural Resources giving welcoming remarks to the Missouri Quail Summit.
up question was: “Do you know anybody who wants to buy a pair of Surrogator™ units?” Arvil Kappelmann, a landowner in Franklin and Gasconade counties was a part of a four landowner panel discussing the successes they have had on their respective farms. Kappelmann spoke eloquently about the difference having this diversity of grassland birds and small game on his farm has made for him and his family. “The improvement in the quality of life that you get from having quail on your farm is worth the amount of work you need to do to get them there. It’s about family and how we use the farm, how my son comes out and rabbit hunts on the farm now and we spend time together each year working on the farm.” Kurt Marquart, Jeff Churan, and Tom Lampe rounded out the landowner panel with discus-
Jan and Bruce Sassmann, CFM and Quail Forever Members, attend the field tours at the Missouri Quail Summit.
sions of the successes they’ve had on their farms with quail populations. One key theme during the landowner panel was that “If you build it, they will come.” The stories of starting with one or two coveys and now ending with double digits were common themes to these landowner success stories. The torch has been lit to pass on to the next exciting event. Mark your calendars for the Quail Classic – a National Quail Event to take place in Kansas City this fall (Feb 17, 18 & 19) just prior to the CFM Annual Convention. For information on the Quail Classic, please check it out at www.quailclassic.org. Elsa Gallagher Quail Forever, Regional Biologist M IS S OURI
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AGENCY NEWS
Department of Natural Resources’ Director’s Update
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issouri has faced more than its share of natural disasters of late. From severe April storms in St. Louis to May flooding along the Mississippi River in southeast Missouri and tornadoes in Joplin and Sedalia to the current flood situation along the Missouri River that will continue for an unknown period of time, but most likely well into the summer. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ charge to serve the citizens of Missouri is even more crucial during these times of disaster. We team with the State Emergency Management Agency and the departments of Public Safety, Health and Senior Services, and Transportation, as well as additional state, federal and local agencies to provide coordinated assistance during these most critical disaster-related efforts. There are occasions when we have time to prepare for natural disasters before they arise, such as the anticipated Missouri flooding issues that will occur during most of the summer months. The department serves as the lead agency for the Missouri River. Our Water Resources staff is knowledgeable about the operations and hydrologic details 2 8
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of the river. Staff monitors and interprets information released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as other federal agencies involved with the Missouri River. We monitor multiple data sources including numerous Corps districts websites and the National Weather Service and then consolidate and compile that information into a useable format. We know releases from the Missouri River major reservoirs are increasing to unprecedented amounts. The department is coordinating with SEMA and several other state agencies to proactively engage in coordination efforts to prepare for flooding that will likely occur on the lower Missouri River. It’s important to understand the significance of the upper basin reservoirs to the entire Missouri River system. There are six major reservoirs that hold water in the Upper Missouri River Basin and they are operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These reservoirs compose the largest reservoir system in the Country. The largest reservoir is approximately 10 times the size of the Lake of the Ozarks and can be seen from outer space. In early March, the Corps prepared for annual spring runoff by ensuring storage
Photo credit - DNR. MS river flooding - Flooding along the Mississippi River left families, communities and businesses facing major flood issues earlier this year. The Missouri River is also expected to flood during the summer months following significant snowfall and rainfall in the upper Missouri River basin.
allocated for flood control in the reservoirs was available. However, significant snowfall in the Rocky Mountains added to extremely high rainfall from Montana through South Dakota left reservoirs along the Upper Missouri River basin at record levels. The unprecedented amounts of water will only be compounded by additional rainfall and tributary levels in the Lower Missouri River basin. With the high levels in the reservoirs, this reduces the Corps of Engineers flexibility to manage reservoir releases. Therefore, additional rainfall within the Missouri River watershed will determine the severity and duration of flooding. Bottom line – it is extremely important for citizens and businesses with property in
the Missouri River floodplain to prepare for high water and pay attention to their local county emergency officials. The department will continue to monitor the Missouri River situation and will coordinate with SEMA and local officials to share information about the flooding so everyone may take action as quickly as possible. The department has fact sheets and publications available on our website at dnr.mo.gov to assist to community leaders, emergency responders and individuals in the preparation for, and recovery efforts for natural disasters including flooding. Additional information can also be found at mo.gov. Some of the preparation documents include guidance on reducing the impact of flooding to private water
wells, propane tanks, agricultural chemicals and household hazardous waste as well as how to construct a sandbag emergency levee. The department’s regional offices located across the state provide environmental technical assistance to communities and residents that have been affected by severe weather, tornadoes, floods and other natural disasters. Staff can provide technical assistance regarding drinking water, wastewater, solid waste, hazardous waste, air pollution including asbestos and open burning and environmental emergencies. In most instances, the department’s Environmental Emergency Response staff is also on the scene of a natural disaster. Staff provides on-site response and technical assistance during an environment emergency and coordinate damage assessment with federal, state and local agencies. Staff assesses potential hazardous waste sites affected by a natural disaster and determines required actions that need to be taken to ensure public safety and reduce environmental impacts. After a disaster, propane and sealed tanks, cylinders, drums and barrels may be scattered onto neighboring properties. These should only be handled by trained professionals, as they may contain dangerous materials. The department’s Environmen-
tal Emergency Response coordinates the collection of these and other hazardous waste items. Wastewater and public drinking water facilities can be affected by natural disasters. The department works with wastewater facilities as necessary to provide advice
Local residents should continue to contact their public water supply directly for information and consult the local news media for notification when any health advisories or boil orders have been issued or lifted. Individuals using private wells that may have been
Photo credit - DNR. Post tornado in Joplin photo - A powerful and destructive tornado struck Joplin on May 22. The Department of Natural Resources provides environmental assistance to local officials, businesses and the public during these natural disasters.
on possible wastewater bypassing from the flooding. In those instances, the department also works closely with downstream drinking water facilities to alert them of potential contamination issues following a natural or environmental disaster. Private drinking water systems can lose water pressure, power supplies or become potentially contaminated following a natural disaster. The department coordinates directly with the public water systems to provide technical assistance.
affected by a natural disaster are advised to contact their local public health agency for additional guidance and information. The rising river stages increases the potential for environmental and recreational hazards. Flooded rivers and streams can become contaminated with sewage, animal wastes and other harmful contaminants. Therefore, floodwaters are not an appropriate location to cool off from the summer heat. Citizens should avoid swimming and recreational boating on
rivers and streams in flood stage. Rapidly flowing floodwaters can contain unpredictable currents, eddies and can conceal submerged or moving objects. If contact with floodwaters is unavoidable, then shower or bathe with anti-bacterial soap afterwards. It’s unfortunate that we must face these difficult situations during times of natural disasters. I was in Joplin just a few short days following the tornado and was not only shocked by the devastation but more importantly – I was inspired by the community. So many times we get caught up in our own lives and our own problems. To witness the amazing strength and perseverance of the Joplin community was truly inspiring to me. Our thoughts are with the families, businesses and communities who have gone through these difficult situations in the past, those who are facing these situations right now and those who may face disasters in the future. We will continue to stand together to weather the storms and provide support to each other to become an even stronger Missouri. Sara Parker Pauley Director, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Conserve Life: SLOW DOWN More than 1,100 people die on Missouri highways each year. Don’t become a statistic. Conserve life by slowing down and by always making sure your seatbelt is buckled. BUCKLE M IS S OURI
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JAKES are Taking Aim in Missouri
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AKES members of the Current River Callers were the first youth to get to use Missouri's Jakes Take Aim Trailer at their event in Rover Missouri last Saturday. During the state board meeting on Sunday Larry and Brenda Potterfield and their daughter Sara attended to get a report on their generous donation in action. On Saturday June 4, 2011, the Current River Callers Chapter of the NWTF christened Missouri’s JAKES Take Aim Trailer at their annual event at Rover Gun Club in southeast Missouri. The half day event included 5 stand sporting clays shotgun shooting, .22 shooting and air rifle shooting opportunities for the youths in attendance. The JAKES Take Aim trailers come equipped with everything needed to accommodate shooters of all ages and sizes as they learn how to safely and effectively participate in the shooting sports. The beauty of the shooting sports is that it can be excelled at by virtually
any participant regardless of sex, age, or physical ability. Shooting provides an instant sense of accomplishment and builds confidence in youngsters. In many cases, participation in shooting sports also creates a connection to hunting. Since hunters that are the backbone of the conservation movement, these trailers are also a great tool to introduce the next generation of conservationists to efforts designed to increase wildlife populations
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both game and nongame. The trailers were made possible through a cooperative effort between Larry and Brenda Potterfield, owners of Midway USA, and the NWTF’s Juniors Acquiring Knowledge Ethics and Sportsmanship (JAKES) youth outdoor education program. The goal of the JAKES Take Aim program is to increase youth shooting participation throughout the country. On June 5, the Potterfields
joined Missouri NWTF staff, Missouri Department of Conservation Technical Committee staff and state board member volunteers for an update about the inaugural event the previous day. Both days were great successes and I am looking forward to seeing this trailer roll all over Missouri. For more information about this exciting new program contact Mandy Harling at 803637-3106.
BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEMBERS
Our sincere thanks to all of our Business Alliance members. Your support of CFM is making a difference for Missouri outdoors! PLATINUM Bass Pro Shops Shelter Insurance Drury Hotels
James T. Blair IV Pyramid Home Health Services
SILVER Analytical Bio-Chemistry Laboratories, Inc. Gray Manufacturing Co. Hornbuckle Heating, Cooling and Plumbing
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BASIC Aaron’s Boat & Motors ArdPark Cabins Bee Rock Land, LLC Bolin Auto & Truck Parts C. J. Thomas Company Cap America Central Trust & Investment Co.
Cequel III Citizens Telephone Company Columbia Daily Tribune Commerce Bank Columbia Market Culligan Water of Columbia Denny Dennis Sporting Goods Evans Equipment Farmer’s Coop Elevator Assoc. Les Bourgeois Vineyards McRoberts Farm, Inc.
Meramec Bison Farm, LLC Michaelanne Investments, Inc. Paradigm Financial Advisors Quality Forest Management REMAX Boone Realty Sierra Bullets Suddenlink Communications Tabor Plastic Company The Bank of Missouri Wood Land & Cattle, LLC
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National Walk in the Woods Day Hosted by Missouri Tree Farmers at Gunilla & Dave Murphy's Tree Farm (Near Fairmont) on May 21 Photos by David Stonner (MDC)
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