Vol76 no6 2015

The Voice for Missouri Outdoors

November 2015 VOL. 76, NO. 6

Executive Director

Legislative Action Center Improves Communication

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ooking back on 2015, it’s hard to believe how much the Conservation Federation was able to accomplish in just 12 short months. We have grown in size, added events, improved our outreach and developed tools to make us more effective at advocacy, education and partnerships. The past year has been a blur, but as they say, time flies when you’re having fun.

The legislative session opened in alarming fashion last January. An onslaught of bills were filed, that if passed, would have significantly damaged the incredible system of conservation management we have in Missouri. There were bills filed attacking the composition of the conservation commission, the conservation sales tax, license sales and more. In the end, none of those bills became law.

CFM had a lot to do with that.

Strong relationships take time to develop. That’s why CFM and many of our partners spend a lot of time at the Capitol during the legislative session working to build relationships with legislators. We work to inform elected officials from across Missouri about how important conservation is to our state intrinsically, recreationally and economically. CFM exists to make sure our natural resources are protected for future Missourians.

As a citizen conservationist, you should want to participate in this process of protection. It takes a true Federation of individuals, organizations, corporations and agencies to maintain Missouri’s status as one of the greatest places in the world to experience the outdoors. But like many others, you might not know how to participate or how you can make a difference. The answer is quite simple. You need to develop a relationship with your state senator and representative, and CFM has created a tool to make doing so incredibly easy.

One of the major accomplishments of CFM during 2015 was the development of our Legislative Action Center. This important tool quickly and effectively connects citizens with their elected officials. If you don’t know who your state senator is and representative is, the Legislative Action Center will inform you of who they are and how to contact them. Then you can let them know how important conservation is to you and your family.

The Legislative Action Center is completely free to sign up for and use. You don’t have to be a member of CFM,

although we hope you’ll become one if you’re not already.

Signing up is quick and easy. Just click on the Legislative Action Center box on the home page of the CFM website (confedmo.org) and follow a few simple steps. Once you have registered for the Legislative Action Center, you will receive CFM alerts informing you of legislative actions concerning conservation. How you respond to those alerts is up to you. Our job is to inform you of what is happening. Your job is to decide how you feel about it and to take action in support or opposition.

Two million Missourians identify themselves as wildlife watchers. There are over a million anglers and more than 600,000 hunters in Missouri. Could you imagine the collective power of a constituent base this large if it was active in the legislative process? There is power in numbers.

The Legislative Action Center is a tool you should use to stay informed about legislation affecting conservation and to make your voice heard. Take a couple of minutes and sign up today, and become more engaged than ever in protecting conservation in Missouri.

CFM organizes diverse outdoor enthusiasts from all over Missouri into a community of conservationists. We are hunters, anglers, campers, paddlers, birders, gardeners, and more. Membership continues to increase. Important organizations continue to become affiliates. The Business Alliance is growing rapidly. Our Federation has a lot to be proud of, but there is no time to rest. We are on a roll, and the momentum we’ve picked up is going to propel us to a greater future.

Brandon Butler Executive Director, CFM

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MISSOURI

Wildlife November 2015 Vol. 76, No. 6

Contents

Officers President Al Vogt 1st Vice President Ron Coleman Gary Van De Velde 2nd Vice President Secretary Nicole Wood Treasurer Randy Washburn

10 Day of Habitat Work 12 Native Plants Bring in Ducks 15 2015 Harvest Fest 16 Tour of the New State Park at Former Camp Zoe 17 Ducks Unlimited Announce the Regional Directors of the Year 22 The Monarch Butterfly — Charisma with a Cause 24 Conservation Achievements Awards Deadline

Staff Brandon Butler Rehan Nana Emma Kessinger

Communications Specialist

Micaela Haymaker

Office Manager Membership Director/ Managing Editor Creative Director

Laurie Coleman

27 Why CFM? 28 Larry and Brenda Potterfield Receive John L Morris Award 30 Commerce and Conservation Along the Missouri River 42 Why I Became a Life Member of CFM — Tom Russell

Executive Director/ Editor Deputy Director

Joe Pendergrass

Mission Statement: To ensure conservation of Missouri’s wildlife and natural resources, and preservation of our state’s rich outdoor heritage through advocacy, education and partnerships.

news, updates and columns 3 From The Stone House 6 President’s Message Agency News – Missouri Department of Conservation 20

Dick Vaught inducted into Missouri Conservation Hall of Fame

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MDC and CFM Encourage Deer Hunters to Share the Harvest

Department of Natural Resources – 32

Enhancing Missouri — it’s in our nature

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Spotlight on Missouri State Parks — Wakonda State Park

Member Information: 5 11 27

Business Alliance Members 8 Business Alliance Spotlight New Members 14 Calendar 25 Gear Guide CFM Affiliates 40 Affiliate Spotlight 41 Member’s Memories

Missouri Wildlife is the official publication of the Conservation Federation of Missouri, Affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation.

ISSN 1082-8591

728 W. Main Jefferson City, MO 65101-1559 Phone • 573-634-2322 Email • lcoleman@confedmo.org Online • www.confedmo.org

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Thank You! Business Alliance Members Our sincere thanks to all of our Business Alliance members.

Your support of CFM is making a difference for Missouri outdoors!

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Gold

Silver

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CZ-USA - Doolittle Trailer - Feather-Craft Fly Fishing - Forrest Keeling Nursery G3 Boats - G & W Meat and Bavarian Style Sausage Company Learfield Communication, Inc. - Lilley’s Landing Resort & Marina Lowe Boats - Missouri Humanities Council - Poke N’ Stoke Pure Air Natives, Inc. - Scott’s Power Equipment

Bronze Advantage Metals Recycling Ameren Missouri Association of Missouri Electric Coop.

Black Widow Custom Bows, Inc. Drury Hotels

Gray Manufacturing Company, Inc. Inn at Grand Glaize James T. Blair IV Missouri Petroleum Council Missouri Wildflowers Nursery

Missouri Wine & Grape Board NW Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. Sierra Bullets, LLC Tiger Hotel Walter Knoll Florist

Iron 3 Creeks Outdoor Group

Consolidated Electric Cooperative

Kansas City Parks and Recreation

MTAR

Bass Pro Shops (Independence)

Dickerson Park Zoo

Lewis County Rural Electric Coop.

Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Bee Rock Outdoor Adventures, LLC

Farmer’s Co-op Elevator Association

Lew’s Fishing

REMAX Boone Realty

Blue Ridge Bank and Trust

Fast Yeti

McRoberts Farm, Inc.

Shade Tree Service, Inc.

Blue Springs Harley Davidson

General Printing Service

Meramec Bison Farm, LLC

Shady Lane Cabins & Motel

Bob McCosh Chevrolet Buick GMC

Greenbrier Wetland Services

Midwest Mailing Service

Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc.

Brown Printing

Grundy Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Missouri Conservation Pioneers

Tabor Plastics Company

Cap America

Hartco Exteriors

Missouri Credit Union

The Bank of Missouri

Central Bank

Missouri Deer Classic

United Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Columbia Daily Tribune

Hornbuckle Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, Inc.

Missouri Mavericks

Commerce Bank

Hulett Heating & Air Conditioning

Missouri Teardrops

White River Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.

To learn more about how your business can benefit from supporting conservation call Rehan Nana at the CFM office, 573-634-2322.

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president’s message

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Youth Shaping Conservation’s Future

he Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) hosts multiple programs to engage students in conservation projects and leadership development.

I invited David Calandro, a CFM Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC) student and a member of CFM’s Youth Leadership and Conservation Education Committee to describe his personal initiative to engage Missouri college students in the conservation of our natural resources.

Missouri Collegiate Conservation Alliance (MCCA) to unify voices from college students across the state. MCCA membership is open and free to all Missouri college students. Members of MCCA will be kept informed about conservation issues through CFM social media; website and e-mail. Students will be prepared to voice their views on Missouri conservation issues through participation in MCCA.

MCCA will be all about assuring that Missouri college students understand how watersheds and ecosystems tie all living things together, and the importance of future conservation decisions they will make in their careers. As Aldo Leopold said, “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community…” and the goal of MCCA is to do just that, across the entire state of

David’s response follows: College students are the upand-coming leaders, voters, and professionals in Missouri whom I believe should become active conservation advocates. Many students are “green-minded” and have at least somewhat of an “ecofriendly” mentality. However, two gaps prevent them from becoming truly effective in conservation. First, there is no existing unifying body for engaging college students across the entire state; and second, there isn’t a regular flow of information about current conservation issues.

I was able to obtain incredible support from CFM members, CLC students and many others to address these gaps. The need was to develop an approach that would prepare knowledgeable college students to speak in opposition, or in support of, pending legislative actions that would affect conservation.

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David Calandro (left) being interviewed during Conservation Day at the Capitol. Photo credit: Emma Kessinger

MCCA will offer articles for publication to all college newspapers highlighting the activities of MCCA and pending conservation topics and issues. MCCA will regularly inform its members of legislative changes and other policy modifications to prepare voting students to speak with their representatives and senators to both gain an understanding of their views and to express their own opinions to them on the conservation issues -- to make a difference.

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Missouri through disseminating information to as many young adults as possible.

Thanks to David and Denver. It is uplifting to witness the emergence of our next generation of Conservation Leaders.

Yours in Conservation.

Al Vogt President, CFM

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Business Alliance Spotlight — Starline Brass Hayden, Vice President. “Because we are a Missouri based company, we understand the important role CFM has in protecting our state’s natural resources. We look forward to helping CFM protect Missouri and ensure the great land our customers have come to appreciate.”

For more information on Starline Brass, visit their website at www.starlinebrass.com.

Bobby Hayden, the Vice President of Starline Brass, receives the Platinum level granite display from CFM Executive Director, Brandon Butler Photo credit: CFM

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tarline Brass is a family owned business and prides itself on producing the highest quality brass case available. With a production process focused on quality and quantity, Starline makes the finest brass and has for more than 30 years. It is their unique manufacturing process and the commitment of their team of employees that distinguishes them from the competition.

Starline is the maker of America’s finest brass cases for reloading ammunition. Many shooters are now reloading brass, something Starline has always known would maximize a shooter’s dollar. Their quality process begins with premium brass comprised of 70 percent copper and 30 percent zinc. Unlike some competitors, Starline’s brass is vertically drawn, which holds wall thickness variation to a minimum.

“Starline Brass is excited to begin our partnership with the Conservation Federation of Missouri,” said Bobby

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Day of Habitat Work

(Left to right) Jason Jensen, Kyle Lairmore, Jamie Barton, Brent Vandeloecht, Aaron Jeffries and Jerry Lairmore.

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our years ago, Aaron Jeffries and Kyle Lairmore started auctioning a Day of Habitat Work to “pay it forward” to an individual who had given them a lifetime membership to the Conservation Federation of Missouri. The two have traveled around the state and usually put together a ragtag work crew of friends and family. This year, they had the help of Jason Jensen, Brent Vandeloecht, Jamie Barton and Jerry Lairmore.

“The chainsaws were busy on my property in Montgomery County back in September.” stated Mike Schallon, CFM Board and Life Member. “Based on my needs, Aaron and his crew got busy cutting undesirable trees on several tracts of timber.”

The crew quickly worked through the oak hickory forest, focusing on maple, locust and cedar.

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Cutting timber.

After the smoke cleared and the chainsaws cooled, they completed about 13 acres of timber stand improvement that will help regenerate the oak and hickory and improve wildlife habitat.

“I made a wise investment and was fortunate to have the winning bid for this auction item.” said Mike.

“These efforts will make a huge difference in the future growth of my forest.”

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WELCOME C F M N E W members

Randy Adams, Columbia

Mike Doyen, Jadwin

Kirby Asher, Harrisburg

Chris Egbert, Columbia

Garrett Benskin, Columbia

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John Faaborg, Columbia

Dustin & Sarah Berry, Centralia

George & Thais Folta, Cresco, IA

Hunter Blume, Columbia

John Forderhase, Fayette

Kevin Bockerstett, Saint Charles

Terry & Karen Fox, Saint Charles

Kevin Borisenko, Ashland

Kit Freudenberg, Jefferson City

Jim Breeggemann, Boonville

Freddy Furlong, Sturgeon

Isaac Briggs, Marshall

Jody Galloway, Columbia

Julia Bronner, Cresco, IA

Josh & Jody Galloway, Fordland

Chris Brooke, Savannah

Jason Gatz, Columbia

Kurt Brooke, Country Club

Dave Geiger, Columbia

Mike Brooke, Boonville

Scott Gerlt, Columbia

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Mike Glidewell, Savannah

Mary Ann Brooks, Lexington

Emily Goyea, Sturgeon

Jordan Brown, Lawrence, KS

Ruth Grant, Springfield

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Cliff Callis, Sedalia

Scott Harrison, Kansas City

Charles Campbell, Jefferson City

Harley Hawkins, Smithville

Mark Campbell, Saint Charles

Jason Hawkins, Smithville

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Jerry Chezum, Macon

James Hayhurst, Thompson

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Josh Heath, Columbia

Donald Clever, Pleasant Hill

John Hensley, Jefferson City

Jeffrey Cockerham, Jefferson City

Phillip Hinson, Saint Louis

LeRoy Cockrell, Carthage

Charles Hoessle, Saint Louis

Brian Coleman, Boonville

Melanie Hof, Roswell, GA

Richard Crigler, Centralia

Rusty Hogue, Columbia

Robert Crouch, Columbia

Clifford Holmes, Columbia

Jonathan Curtis, Fulton

Dale Hopke, Vandalia

Larry Curtis, Fulton

Steve Iwanowicz, Macon

Chris Davis, Saint Peters

Chelsea Jeffries, Palmyra

Dean Degreffenreid, Marshall

Lawrence Jenkins, Jefferson City

Stuart & Matthew Devore, Columbia

Randy Jones, Columbia

Tom DeWall, New Franklin

Rick Kaiser, Macon

John & Cheryl Dowil, Washington

Jerome Kleekamp, Washington

Ted Krueger, Columbia

Mark Ramsey, Cameron

Greg Krueutzer, Columbia

Dan Rasch, Maryland Heights

Les Lafon, Carthage

David Reihl, Trimble

Paul Langewisch, Fulton

Louis Richter, Columbia

Caleb Lauer, Boonville Jacob Lauer, Boonville Michael Lauer, Boonville Jacob Laughlin, Jefferson City Kale Laughlin, Jefferson City Jonathan Lindsey, Sedalia Marge Lumpe, Cole Camp

Kyle Riley, Jefferson City Ryan Riley, Jefferson City Phillip Roark, Kansas City Fred Robinson, Jefferson City Mark Rowden, Fulton Dale Ruether, Marthasville

Harold Mabrey, Columbia

Mark Sanderson, Bridgeton

Aaron Madrid, Columbia

Danny Sapp, Columbia

Allison Madrid, Columbia

Travis Schalle, Osborn

Gatlin Marshall, Jefferson City

Carl Schmidle, Saint Peters

Jacob Mazuranic, Saint Peters

Gary Schmidle, Bridgeton

Keith Mazuranic, Saint Charles

Mike Schmitz, Columbia

John McBride, Holden William McBride, Holden Dustin McCubbins, Cole Camp Taylor McKenna, Columbia Nash McKenzie, Boonville Michael McPeak, Jefferson City Skip Miller, Columbia

Bob Schuette, Saint Charles Jarrod Schwartz, Columbia Brent Smith, Kearney Greg Smith, Slater Mike Smith, Cameron John Staats, Rocheport

Bruce Mills, Paris

Everett Stokes, Rocheport

Jennifer Mittelhauser, Sedalia

Jim Stuever, Dexter

Eddie Mongler, Mexico

Chris Sullivan, Saint Charles

David Moore, Saint Peters

Norman Sutter, Millstadt, IL

Michael Moore, Saint Louis

Spencer Tieman, Alma

Rick Moore, O’Fallon

Ollie Torgerson, Rhinelander, WI

Russell Moore, Sweet Springs

Daniel Vo, Jefferson City

Gary Moreau, Columbia Pat Moreth, O’Fallon Matthew Morris, Saint Charles Shari Mutchler, Liberty June Newman, Carrollton Dale Nixon, Kansas City Steve Oetting, Concordia

Stephen & Lynn Walsh, Poplar Bluff Ryan Werdehausen, Holts Summit Dale Westerhold, Saint Louis Kenneth Weston, Columbia Gary Wheeler, Jefferson City Ron Whittaker, Mexico

Eddie Palmer, Columbia

Jack Whittle, Saint Louis

Hunter Pilant, Lincoln

George Wieberg, Columbia

Matt Pollard, Auburn, NE

Chris Wilson, Jefferson City

Joe Powell, Rocheport

David Wolfe, Sedalia

CFM would like to thank the 296 members that renewed since our last publication.

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Native Plants Bring in Ducks

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fter breeding in the prairie potholes to the north and west, waterfowl return to Missouri wetlands and further south each fall. The wetlands that greet them require water level management and native vegetation to meet their needs. Find a good plot of native food, and a good day in the blind is sure to follow.

Among the most important native plants for wetlands is wild rice, as it is eaten at every growth stage by ducks, and the ripe grain is especially liked by almost all species of ducks.

Smartweed is another favorite and a prolific producer of small black seeds that can feed many ducks for a long time. Sago pondweed is believed to produce more food for ducks than any other species of aquatic plant.

Some ducks fall in the category of puddle ducks, also called dabblers.

Dabblers consume mostly vegetative matter consisting of seeds, grasses, and other plants. Some dabblers eat plant material off the surface of the water allowing them to feed as far offshore as diving ducks, such as the Gadwall. The puddle ducks that feed with their tails tipped up need shallow water as they consume plants just under the water.

They may also feed in cropland or areas with acorns and other nuts. Structurally they have smaller feet that are attached closer to the middle of their body. This allows them to walk on land more easily than divers. Dabblers can also leap up from the water and straight into flight.

Divers feed in deeper water and many prefer fish and other aquatic animals. Some will make up much of their diet with leaves, stems, roots, and tubers. This is especially apparent with the canvasback, whose scientific name (Aythya valisineria) reflects the

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A sandhill crane amidst the native Pennsylvania smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica). Photo credit: Mary Nemecek.

name of one of its favorite native foods, celery root (Vallisneria americana). The canvasback also relishes sago pondweed, which can sometimes make up 100% of its diet. Structurally, the canvasback has a bill and unique facial and neck muscle arrangement that give it the strength to open its bill once it sticks it in the mud or sediment, allowing for optimum root and tuber excavation. Redheads also come in at the top of the diving duck vegetarian list. They consume the most vegetation, across all seasons, of all the divers.

Pondweeds can make up 30-40% of their diet. They also feed on sedges and smartweed, but lack the digging power of the canvasback. Divers also have larger feet and shorter legs set further back than dabblers, allowing them to maneuver well under water. Diving ducks also require a running start to take flight.

Wetlands managed for ducks go through a cycle of drawdown and flooding. In early spring, drawdown tends to produce more smartweeds.

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Mid-spring drawdown brings more wild millet. Waiting until late spring usually results in more beggar-tick and panic grass. The slower the drainage, the more diversity of plants is produced. Dropping about an inch a day is recommended for diversity.

If the soil is disturbed, perhaps through disking, high seed producing plants like wild millet and large smartweed will be the first and most numerous plants to come back.

Re-flooding usually occurs sometime between September and mid-October. Just in time to welcome the blue-winged and green-winged teals back along with migrating wood ducks.

Fall 2015 promises to see a record flight since standardized surveys began in 1955, despite a 12% decrease in prairie potholes this year.

The result of good breeding grounds, native vegetation, and water levels changes throughout the season pays off in thriving wetlands and abundant waterfowl. For more on native plants and where to find them, visit www.grownative.org.

Mary Nemecek

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CALENDAR MISSOURI FESTIVALS AND AFFILIATE EVENTS

AFFILIATE EVENTS BURROUGHS AUDUBON SOCIETY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY NOV 4: Platte Landing Park and Parkville Nature Center NOV 4: Winter’s Birds, Burroughs Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary (9:00am - 11:00am) NOV 6: Winter’s Birds, Burroughs Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary (4:00pm - 5:00pm) NOV 12: Winter Bird Gardens, Burroughs Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary (9:00am - 11:00am) NOV 14: Longview Lake - Field Trip NOV 14: Winter Bird Gardens, Burroughs Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary (9:00am - 11:00am) NOV 28: Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge - Field Trip DEC 2: Blue Springs Lake - Field Trip DEC 12: Lyon County, Kansas - Field Trip GREENWAY NETWORK NOV 2: Monthly Board Meeting, Saint Peters (7:00pm - 9:00pm) NOV 7: Storm Drain Marking Project, Saint Peters (9:00am - 12:00pm) NOV 8: Great Rivers Confluence Volunteer Cleanup & Nature Walk (7:30am - 2:00pm) NOV 11: Big Muddy Speaker Series, Big A’s Restaurant, Saint Charles (4:30pm - 8:30pm) DEC 7: Annual Members Meeting, Three Families Restaurant, Saint Peters (6:30pm - 9:00pm) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DUCK HUNTERS ASSOCIATION NOV 11: MDC Advises of Upcoming Waterfowl Season & Election of Officers (7:30pm) NOV 9: Monthly Meeting, American Legion Hall, Brentwood (7:30pm) DEC 9: Installation of Officers & Holiday Party (7:30pm) DEC 14: Monthly Meeting, American Legion Hall, Brentwood (7:30pm) MISSOURI DUCKS UNLIMITED NOV 5: Davis Creek Dinner, American Legion Hall, Sweet Springs (6:00pm - 9:30pm); Doug Haesemeyer (660) 202-3440 or Tonya Winfrey (660) 238-2708 NOV 7: Corks for Conservation - - A Ladies Night Out, Graphics Art and Banquet Center, Maryland Heights (6:00pm - 10:00pm); Sharon Koch (314) 707-4993, Jane Bell (314) 570-1040 or Stephanie Osborne (314) 610-0157 NOV 7: Stockton Sportsman Night Out, Zumwalt Expo Center, Stockton (6:00pm - 10:00pm); Mike Grady (785) 691-8491, Gary Flippin (417) 2544076 or Scott Smith (417) 276-1638 NOV 7: Lincoln County Dinner, American Legion

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Hall, Elsberry (6:00pm - 10:00pm); Scott Mills (636) 322-8558 NOV 7: Chariton County Dinner, Knight & Rucker Banquet Hall, Brunswick (5:30pm - 10:00pm); Dustin Tate (660) 412-3640, Tyler Breshears (660) 734-4062 or Spencer Harmon (660) 548-3846 NOV 7: Golden Valley - Clinton Dinner, Benson Convention and Expo Center, Clinton (5:30pm 10:00pm); Trevor Hickman (660) 221-0417 or Jad Clifton (660) 525-4827 NOV 21: Louisiana Dinner, Elks Lodge, Louisiana (5:30pm - 10:00pm); Kent Adams (573) 754-0594 or Debbie Adams (573) 754-5888 DEC 5: Bootheel Annual Sportsman’s Dinner, Opera House, Kennett (6:00pm - 10:00pm); Jeff Anglin (573) 300-5623 MISSOURI HUNTING HERITAGE FEDERATION NOV 5: Gentlemen’s Wild Game Dinner, Affare Restaurant, Kansas City (6:30pm - 9:30pm) NOV 7: Trapping Clinic (8:00am - 2:00pm) DEC 11-13: Youth Hunter Education Clinic, Clinton

DEC 3: Christmas Party SAINT LOUIS DEC 5-6: Holiday Fish for Fun, Montauk State Park KANSAS CITY NOV 25: Meeting and Christmas Party MISSOURI WHITETAILS UNLIMITED NOV 21: Milan Area Chapter Banquet, Community Center, Milan DEC 5: Moniteau County Sportsman Banquet, Community Center, Jamestown OZARK FLY FISHERS NOV 26: General Membership Meeting, Edgar M. Queeny County Park, Ballwin (7:00pm - 8:00pm) DEC 24: General Membership Meeting, Edgar M. Queeny County Park, Ballwin (7:00pm - 8:00pm)

MISSOURI NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION NOV 17: Crowleys Ridge Veterans of Valor Hunt, Gobbler Ridge Farms, Dexter; Mark Reed (573) 568-4433 NOV 28: Gasconade River Gobblers Wheelin’ Sportsman Event, Pigg Hollow Farms, Owensville; Kyle Lairmore (573) 437-8899

OZARK WILDERNESS WATERWAYS CLUB NOV 2-3: Bell Mountain Hike, Johnson’s Shut-In State Park, Middle Brook NOV 14-15: Niangua River, Bennett Spring State Park, Lebanon NOV 14: Potluck Dinner, Swope Park, Kansas City (6:30pm - 7:30pm) NOV 14: Business Meeting, Swope Park, Kansas City (7:30pm - 9:00pm) DEC 12: Potluck Dinner, Swope Park, Kansas City (6:30pm - 7:30pm) DEC 12: Business Meeting, Swope Park, Kansas City (7:30pm - 9:00pm)

MISSOURI PARKS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION NOV 10-12: Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course, Gladstone Community Center, Gladstone NOV 19: Southeast Region Mini Conference, The Heights, Richmond Heights DEC 3: Southeast Region Lunch & Learn, Community Center, Sunset Hills (11:30am - 1:30pm) DEC 11: Board Meeting, Jefferson City (10:00am)

POMME DE TERRE CHAPTER MUSKIES NOV 7: Pick 3 Outing - Dinner & Nominations Meeting, Pomme de Terre Lake; George Donner (816) 678-1623 NOV 14: Region 4 Annual Meeting; Earle Hammond (816) 225-3519 DEC 5: Annual Planning Meeting, Masonic Hall, Pomme de Terre Lake; George Donner (816) 678-1623

MISSOURI PARKS ASSOCIATION NOV 7-9: 32nd Annual Meeting, Montauk State Park

ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION DEC 15: Osage Buglers 2-Gun, Lees Summit; Scott McMillan (816) 365-1434 DEC 15: Ozarks 2-Gun, Springfield; Paul Buatte (417) 725-6191 DEC 15: Elk Prairie 2-Gun, Salem; James Pace (573) 729-5325

MISSOURI PRAIRIE FOUNDATION NOV 6: Annual Dinner, Unity Village NOV 21: Grow Native! Workshop: Healthy Soil, Happy Pollinators, Huge Harvest, Saint Louis Community College, Saint Louis (8:30am - 3:30pm) MISSOURI SMALLMOUTH ALLIANCE NOV 17: Monthly Meeting, American Legion Hall, Brentwood (7:00pm - 9:00pm) DEC 15: Monthly Meeting, American Legion Hall, Brentwood (7:00pm - 9:00pm) MISSOURI TROUT FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATION SPRINGFIELD NOV 5: Monthly Meeting, Conservation Nature Center, Springfield (6:00pm - 9:00pm)

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SAINT LOUIS AUDUBON SOCIETY NOV 7: Beginner Bird Walk, Forest Park, Saint Louis (8:15am - 10:30am) NOV 10: Board Meeting, Community Center, Sunset Hills (7:00pm - 9:00pm) NOV 20: 100th Anniversary Celebration, Randall Gallery, Saint Louis (6:30pm - 10:00pm) DEC 5: Beginner Bird Walk, Forest Park, Saint Louis (8:15am - 10:30am) CFM EVENTS DEC 12: Board Meeting, Columbia

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aturday, October 3 was a beautiful day for visiting Jefferson City and the Governor’s Mansion for the 2015 Harvest Fest. The annual fall event at the Mansion celebrated the season with animals, crafts, activities, food, and live music to celebrate the beauty of Missouri’s outdoors. The event was held in conjunction with Jefferson City’s Downtown Association’s fall festival.

The cooler weather didn’t keep visitors from taking part in the tours of the Governor’s

2015 Harvest Fest Mansion, during which they could learn about the history of the residence.

Visitors also enjoyed the numerous booths that were set up. A few of the organizations present at the event included The Department of Natural Resources, The Conservation Department, The Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) and The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF).

CFM and the NWTF spent the day talking with kids and their families about Missouri’s outdoor heritage while they visited

Kids admiring the wild turkeys Photo credit: John Burk, NWTF.

with the two wild turkeys that were keeping them company for the day.

They taught children how to use a variety of turkey calls, and handed

out turkey hats and Halloween tattoos and stickers. It was another successful Harvest Fest and a fun day for all those involved.

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Tour of the New State Park at Former Camp Zoe

A highlighted natural feature of the park is Echo Bluff towering over the crystal clear Sinking Creek. Photo credit: Emma Kessinger.

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he new park development at Camp Zoe has been featured in the news around the state this summer amidst both controversy and praise. Park officials hosted legislative and media tours of the park-in-progress to answer questions and convey their vision for the park. On September 4, State Park Director Bill Bryan led a tour of the park for leaders of park support groups, which I attended.

The vision for the park, as Bryan explained, is to act as a gateway to the nearby Ozark rivers, forests, and parks, including the adjacent Current River State Park (CRSP). After reviewing the development plans, it was immediately obvious that the new park will become a major destination facility and an economic engine for Shannon County.

The state acquired the initial 330acre tract of the former Camp Zoe along crystal-clear Sinking Creek for $640,000 at auction. The park is bordered on three sides by the 1 6

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Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry, [a sustainably managed working forest] owned by the L-A-D Foundation with some fifty miles of primitive hiking trails leased to the park system, and on the west by the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and CRSP. Bill Bryan showed us most of the amenities under construction for the park: • A large lodge fronting on Echo Bluff overhanging Sinking Creek, with rooms for up to 78 guests plus indoor & outdoor dining, meeting rooms, and event spaces.

• Nine cabins several stories tall accommodating up to 108 guests.

• 62 full service campsites for big camper vehicles • Four acres of primitive and group camping with a fire ring and restroom.

• A bluff-top event shelter for 200 people.

• Amphitheater with a 50-person capacity.

• Miles of hiking trails connecting to CRSP, ONSR, and the Backcountry.

Bryan also emphasized the use of native wood and stone in buildings, landscaping with native species, and Best Management Practices for wastewater and storm water to protect Sinking Creek and Current River. In turn, the group urged planting of native trees and groundcover in the campground, where apparently no trees were planned, and elsewhere.

All eyes were on Sinking Creek as we crossed it several times during the tour (a week since the last rain), and we were pleased to see it running clear in the midst of all the construction activity. There was some concern about the intensity and scale of development in the small valley, including the amount of land clearance and grading, the extent of

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concrete surface for roads, parking, and footings, and the size and placement of buildings. In the long history of our Missouri state parks, we may want to reflect upon the fact that at one time every park was new, but time tends to soften the sharp edges.

The Lodge is undergoing construction but will be a central feature of the park once completed.

Photo credit: Emma Kessinger.

The cost of the total project is estimated at $52 million using existing state park funds. In addition, the Shannon County Commission received a $10 million block grant to offset costs for roadwork. Clearly this park will be higher end than other Missouri state parks.

The old Camp Zoe will be changed forever, though its stone lodge and stable buildings will be retained (for uses as yet undetermined), and alumni have formed a “Friends of Camp Zoe” to celebrate the Camp’s heritage. With the park scheduled for completion next July, Bill Bryan suggested that this would make a great place for our 2016 or 2017 MPA annual gathering, and I look forward for us all to be there. Thanks to Bill and all the staff who were so gracious in organizing the tour and giving us the opportunity to see firsthand this new park in the throes of development.

Steve Nagle President, Missouri Parks Association

Ducks Unlimited Announces Regional Directors of the Year Missouri resident named award recipient

Ducks Unlimited (DU) regional director Todd Carlton was awarded the 2014-2015 Regional Director of the Year award for his outstanding efforts as a staff member of Region 5, an area that encompasses Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana and Kentucky.

“I accept this honor of Regional Director of the Year as a result of the hard work and dedication of my volunteers,” Carlton said. “The Show Me State DU Volunteers are the reason for this award, and I’m very lucky to work with a group of truly amazing volunteers.”

Carlton, a resident of Jefferson City, Mo., covers eastern Missouri and works with volunteer committees in the area hosting fundraisers for the 78-year-old conservation organization. The events in his region raised more than $640,000 for DU’s conservation mission in the fiscal year that ended June 30.

“All of DU’s regional directors spend countless hours on the road coordinating events across the nation and there’s no doubt they help drive the success of the organization,” said David Schuessler, DU’s national director of event

fundraising. “Volunteers are the cornerstone of DU’s fundraising success, and it takes some very special people to help guide those volunteers. My hat’s off to each and every one of our regional directors for their tireless efforts over the past year.”

Ducks Unlimited is the leader in wetlands conservation, and volunteers are the heart and soul of the organization.

Coordinating more than 4,000 local fund-raising events each year, the volunteers help raise more than $53 million annually.

Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to conserving North America’s continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever.

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Dick Vaught Inducted into Missouri Conservation Hall of Fame

Waterfowler and researcher honored posthumously for lifetime of conservation work

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he Missouri Conservation Commission recently inducted Richard “Dick” W. Vaught posthumously into the Conservation Hall of Fame at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City. The Missouri Conservation Hall of Fame honors deceased individuals who made significant contributions to the cause of conservation in Missouri during their lifetimes.

Vaught’s granddaughter Lisa Davis, son David Vaught, daughter Valerie Brown, and daughter-inlaw Dawn Vaught accepted the award on his behalf.

“Thank you from the bottoms of our hearts for this special honor for the man we loved as much as you did,” said daughter Valerie Brown.

Vaught began his 36-year career with the Department of Conservation in 1948 at the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area in the St. Louis area.

By 1951, he had begun research for MDC on goose nesting at Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge in north-central Missouri near Sumner. From 1975 until his retirement in 2 0

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1984, Vaught oversaw management of wetland areas statewide.

“Dick Vaught was a pioneer in banding and research on young, flightless geese and ducks and traveled to Churchill, Manitoba, Canada multiple times to assist with those efforts,” said MDC Director Robert Ziehmer. “That work led to an early understanding of waterfowl migration, and the baseline data he collected is still held in trust by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Dick implemented innovative and effective methods to estimate goose populations and harvest numbers at Swan Lake, which lead to improved management of one of the largest Canada goose populations in North America.”

Vaught was also instrumental in efforts to implement shell limits to reduce goose mortality, and in the development of the cannon net trap, which has become a primary tool for capturing waterfowl and other wildlife. He was also influential in lead shot studies, which ultimately resulted in federal regulations that require waterfowl hunters to use non-toxic shot.

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The Missouri Conservation Commission recently inducted Dick Vaught posthumously into the Conservation Hall of Fame. Pictured (l-r) are Commissioner David Murphy, Vaught’s granddaughter Lisa Davis, son David Vaught, daughter Valerie Brown, daughter-in-law Dawn Vaught, and Commissioner Marilynn Bradford. Photo credit: MDC.

involved in state and national waterfowl policy.

For 15 years, he was Missouri’s representative on the Mississippi Flyway Council and served two terms as chair of the Flyway’s Technical Section. In 1983, the Council presented him with the Mississippi Flyway Waterfowl Conservation Award, one of only three presented since 1952. In 1979, he was recognized by the Missouri Chapter of The Wildlife Society with the E. Sydney Stephens Award for his efforts.

“Dick Vaught’s legacy to the citizens of Missouri includes a large snow goose population at Squaw Creek, nesting Canada geese, and abundant hunting opportunities at multiple managed wetlands

around the state,” Ziehmer said.

Ziehmer noted that the recently published book, Waterfowl Hunting and Wetland Conservation in Missouri — A Model of Collaboration, was dedicated to Dick Vaught because of his waterfowl work and legacy. Many of the book’s co-authors also worked with or for Vaught during his time with the Conservation Department.

Proceeds from sales benefit wetland and waterfowl conservation. The book is available through the MDC Nature Shop by calling 877-521-8632 Joe Jerek News Services Coordinator, MDC

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MDC and CFM Encourage Deer Hunters to Share the Harvest

any Missouri families can’t afford to put high-quality, low-fat red meat on the dinner table. Deer hunters can help by sharing their harvests through Missouri’s Share the Harvest program. The venison-donation program connects deer hunters with hungry Missourians through participating meat processors and local hunger-relief agencies around the state.

In 1992, a group of bowhunters in Missouri began the program to share the deer they harvested with those less fortunate. Since then, Missouri hunters have donated more than 3.3 million pounds of venison to the needy through Share the Harvest. Last year nearly 4,000 hunters donated more than 212,000 pounds of venison.

The program is administered by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM), and supported by numerous sponsors.

To participate, hunters simply take their harvested deer to one of more than 130 participating meat processors around the state and let the processor know how much venison they wish to donate to the program. Hunters can donate a few pounds to a whole deer. The processor will package the ground meat, which will be given to local charitable agencies for distribution to hungry Missourians.

The cost of processing is the hunter’s responsibility, but funds are available to help with processing costs when a whole deer is donated. CFM reimburses processors a predetermined amount for each whole deer donated. This allows processors to reduce the processing fees to hunters. In addition, many processors have local funds available that allow deer to be processed for free or at reduced cost. Contact individual processors to determine if local funds are available.

To find participating processors pick up MDC’s 2015 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet at MDC offices and nature centers, where hunting permits are sold, and online at mdc.mo.gov.

For more information on Share the Harvest and providing processing funds, visit CFM online at confedmo.org/ programs/outreach/share-the-harvest/.

Share the Harvest is administered by the Conservation Federation of Missouri and Missouri Department of Conservation to help feed hungry Missourians.

The program works by hunters donating harvested deer meat to participating meat processors who then prepare the donated venison by grinding it into one-pound packages that are given to local food banks and food pantries. Photo credit: MDC.

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The Monarch Butterfly — Charisma with a Cause The iconic monarch butterfly has become the poster child for pollinator preservation.

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arly in 2015, President Obama announced a national pollinator health strategy. The strategy includes an ambitious Federal commitment to increase and improve millions of acres of pollinator habitat through public - private partnerships with specific goals for monarch butterflies. In February, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USF&W) launched a major campaign aimed at saving the monarch butterfly, signed a cooperative agreement with the National Wildlife Federation, and announced a major funding initiative with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF).

The subsequent creation of a “Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund” by the NFWF provides the first dedicated source of funding for projects to conserve monarchs. The Fund was kick-started with $1.2 million from USF&W and matched by other private and public donors.

While it will expand habitat throughout the U.S. monarch range, the funding will focus on a “restoration corridor” that includes the state of Missouri. Almost a third of the funding from the first round of grants is aimed at projects in Missouri.

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habitat for all insects and pollinators. And, their spectacular two-way migration is one of our continent’s great national treasures.

No milkweed, no monarchs.

Monarch butterfly. Photo credit: Beth Wieman.

Driving this effort is a dwindling population of migrating monarch butterflies, which plunged from more than a billion to fewer than 60 million between 1990 and 2014 according to census data.

Blame for the decline has been aimed both at logging at Mexican overwintering sites and loss of habitat due to agricultural practices, development and cropland conversion in the summer breeding area - a wide swath of North America that includes the farm belt. Weather is also an important factor and climate change may determine the ultimate fate of the monarch.

But why care about monarchs? While not a particularly effective pollinator, the monarch is a charismatic envoy to encourage interest in

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The prescription for building monarch numbers during the summer breeding period - and the focus of efforts in Missouri by a core group of state agencies and citizen organizations is: Plant Milkweed!

Milkweed is the only plant female monarchs lay eggs on and the plant monarch caterpillars consume. During the spring and summer months, as generations of monarchs move northward from Mexico to as far north as Canada, females seek out each region’s milkweed plants to lay their tiny eggs, usually on the underside of a milkweed leaf.

While a female monarch may lay 300-500 eggs during her three to fiveweek lifespan, fewer than 50 will survive the onemonth journey from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to adult. For this reason, the job of an adult monarch is to procreate like there’s no tomorrow…and a caterpillar’s job is to eat milkweed.

These small eating

machines increase their weight 2,000-fold over approximately ten days before pupating for another 10-14 days in their chrysalis stage before emerging as an adult. As caterpillars ingest the sticky, milkcolored latex sap from the milkweed plant, they sequester toxic steroids known as cardenolides, which make them unpalatable to most birds.

Effective monarch habitat requires milkweed and nectar plants.

During spring and summer, breeding monarchs (typically four or five generations) will follow the milkweed northward as it re-grows.

The last-born generation is the one we see migrating across Missouri in late September. Butterflies of this generation are in sexual diapause, meaning they do not breed. They can live up to eight months if they successfully fly to Mexico, survive winter, and start the northward migration toward the breeding area in spring. It is these monarchs who will lay the first generation of eggs in northern Mexico and Texas to kick off the breeding season in North America.

When planting for monarchs, it’s important

Monarch caterpillar. Photo credit: Dan Getman.

to consider that a successful fall migration depends on the availability of nectar plants, which provide adult monarchs with the fuel to make their long migration and build the fat reserves to enable over wintering in Mexico.

Lee Phillion

Adult on butterfly weed. Photo credit: Dan Getman.

Monarch census numbers are based on a measurement of the total area occupied by roosting Lee Phillion is a Missouri Master monarchs in Mexico’s highland forests. The count is simply an estimate of the number of Naturalist partnering with Missourians monarchs per hectare multiplied by the number of hectares occupied. One hectare equals for Monarchs. roughly 2.47 acres. The World Wildlife Fund, Mexico, completes this annual census.

She lives in St. Charles, Missouri.

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Conservation Achievement Awards Deadline The Conservation Federation of Missouri is pleased to announce that nominations are being accepted for the prestigious Missouri Conservation Achievement Awards. Each year the CFM recognizes individuals and organizations in Missouri for their outstanding achievements in conservation. We wish to acknowledge personal efforts and award each recipient for actions that have lead to a significant conservation success during the calendar year.

CFM Conservation Awards are presented in the following categories: Conservationist of the Year Conservation Communicator of the Year Forest Conservationist of the Year Air Conservationist of the Year Professional Conservationist of the Year Conservation Educator of the Year Water Conservationist of the Year Youth Conservationist of the Year Hunter Education Instructor of the Year Wildlife Conservationist of the Year Soil Conservationist of the Year Conservation Organization of the Year Conservation Legislator of the Year

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2014 Conservationist of the Year, John Karel, receiving his award from CFM Executive Director Brandon Butler and David Smith with Bass Pro Shops.

Any resident of Missouri may be nominated for a Conservation Award. All clubs, including but not limited to CFM affiliates, are eligible for consideration. Anyone may submit an application. To nominate someone for an award simply write their name, address and occupation on a nomination form along with your name, address and the specific category in which you are nominating the individual or club. You must include a statement, no longer than a page typewritten, detailing the nominee’s contributions to conservation during the calendar year.

Send the application to CFM, 728 West Main Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101. The deadline is December 31, 2015.

For detailed information on the CFM award categories, check out our website at www.confedmo.org.

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Gear Guide Johnny Morris Signature Series Rods and Reels Johnny Morris Signature Series rods and reels are the result of almost half a century of fishing experience. Whether you prefer baitcasting or spinning tackle, you’ll fall in love with any choice from the Johnny Morris line. Utilizing only the most advanced, modern materials, Bass Pro Shops has engineered the entire selection to exceed your expectations. The Johnny Morris Signature Series rods and reels give you the top fishing technology at a surprisingly low price. www.basspro.com

Bushnell TROPHY CAM HD Aggressor No-Glow Trail cameras provide entertainment and information all year long. Bushnell has long been a leader in the trail camera market. Their new Trophy Cam HD Aggressor No-Glow has a removable “ARD” anti-reflection LED cover, strengthened cable lock channel and an improved latch for maximum ruggedness. Inside is a stunning 14MP camera with a super-fast 0.2-second trigger speed, extended nighttime photo range and full 1-year battery life. www.bushnell.com

Camp Chef Pro 30 Deluxe One-Burner Stove When it comes to cooking in the outdoors, nobody does it better than Camp Chef. The company takes pride in leading outdoor cooking innovation. Their signature stoves provide the heat, cooking space, and versatility to easily cook for whatever outing you have planned.

The Pro 30 is compact and portable so it’s perfect for additional cooking space in any outdoor kitchen and works great by itself when cooking for smaller groups. Its portability and versatility also make this a great stove for hunting camps. www.campchef.com

ALPS OutdoorZ Pursuit X Your hunt depends on great gear, and a great pack is no exception. The new ALPS OutdoorZ Extreme line offers premium packs, loaded with features that provide all the benefits serious hunters demand. Made with nylon ballistic fabric, this pack offers unmatched strength. The molded foam suspension provides optimum comfort. Easily accessible front pockets keep your gear organized, and an included rain cover keeps the pack dry. www.alpsoutdoorz.com

Cabela’s Alaknak Tents Cabela’s Ultimate Alaknak tents are oversized shelters that make a first-rate basecamp. There are many models of traditional wall tents and other oversized tents on the market, but the Alaknak tents are the top of line. The 12’x20’ tent is perfect for a group of four. There is plenty of room for cots, gear, food storage, a wood burning stove and fold out chairs.

Campers are able to spread out in comfort. During the cold months of late fall and winter, Alaknak tents support wood burning stoves. www.cabelas.com MIS S OURI

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C o n s e r v a t i o n F e d e r a t i o n o f M i s s o u r i A F F I L IATES Anglers of Missouri, Inc. Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives Audubon Society of Missouri Bass-Hole Bassmasters of Missouri, Inc. Bass Slammer Tackle Big Game Hunters, Inc. Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City Capital City Fly Fishers Chesterfield Citizens Committee for the Environment Deer Creek Sportsman’s Club, Inc. Festus-Crystal City Conservation Club Forest and Woodland Association of Missouri Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park Gateway Chapter Trout Unlimited Greenbelt Land Trust of Mid-Missouri Greenway Network, Inc. Heaven’s Anglers Jefferson County Coon Hunters, Inc. Katy Land Trust 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 Nation Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative

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Missouri Bow Hunters Association Missouri Chapter of the American Fisheries 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 Delta Waterfowl Missouri Ducks Unlimited State Council Missouri Farmers Care Missouri Forest Products Association Missouri Grouse Chapter of QUWF 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 Sport Shooting Association Missouri State Campers Association Missouri State Chapter of the Quality Deer Management Association Missouri State University Bull Shoals Field Station Missouri Taxidermist Association

Missouri Trappers Association Missouri Trout Fishermen’s Association Missouri Whitetails Unlimited Mule Deer Foundation North Side Division Conservation Federation Open Space Council of the Saint Louis Region Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc. Ozark Regional Land Trust Ozark Wilderness Waterways Club Ozarks Water Watchers Perry County Sportsman Club Pomme de Terre Chapter Muskies, Inc. Quail & Upland Wildlife Federation, Inc. Quail Forever & Pheasants Forever River Bluffs Audubon Society Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation South Side Division Conservation Federation Southwest Missouri Fly Fishers St. Louis Audubon Society Tipton Farmers & Sportsman’s Club Troutbusters of Missouri United Bow Hunters of Missouri Walnut Council & Other Fine Hardwoods Wecomo Sportsman’s Club Wild Elk Institute of Missouri Windsor Lake Rod & Gun Club

Why CFM?

f your financial situation is such that you are able to invest a portion of what you’ve earned in helping others, you have countless options. Hunger, health, education, poverty, faith, youth development – there are great organizations working in each of these areas, organizations that rely on the generosity of others to have an impact. Even in the narrow category of conservation and environment, donors have more options than could be listed on several pages of Missouri Wildlife. So, as the end of the year approaches and you decide where to donate, you have to ask yourself “Why CFM?” Reflecting on CFM’s 80th year of conservation success, it has been a year to be proud of. We have again defended conservation against substantial attacks, while simultaneously bringing conservation education to citizens across the state. Many of our readers know CFM’s history well, so I won’t go on at length regarding ground breaking achievements that can be credited to CFM’s members and staff.

Yes, our members created the conservation commission system and our modern Department of Conservation. Yes,

our members have taken action again and again to protect our air, water, and wild places. Yes, our members championed and secured funding for Missouri’s professional conservationists and have stood guard to protect that funding, as well as guarding the authority that was established with the creation of the commission. It’s been a monumental 80 years. It’s a history that has left other states pointing to Missouri and saying, “They got it right.”

However, if you are considering a gift to CFM today, our past achievements are not as important as the concept that brought our founders together 80 years ago. They understood that citizens must assert control over our state’s conservation efforts and maintain an active role in managing our resources. If we citizens don’t care enough to get involved, our resources will suffer. Citizen involvement is the cornerstone of successful resource conservation and the reason for CFM’s existence.

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Larry and Brenda Potterfield Receive John L. Morris Award

Congratulations to Larry and Brenda Potterfield, owners of MidwayUSA, on recently receiving the John L. Morris award from the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies.

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arry and Brenda Potterfield, owners of MidwayUSA, recently received the John L. Morris award from the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies.

The John L. Morris award was presented to the Potterfields in recognition of their exemplary leadership in conservation and their lifetime commitment to fish and wildlife stewardship. The Annual Awards Banquet was held Tuesday September 15, 2015 during the 105th Annual Meeting of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies at the JW Marriott Starr Pass in Tucson, Arizona. The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies is a professional association that serves as the collective voice of North America’s state, provincial and territorial fish and wildlife agencies.

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“Brenda and I are honored to accept the John L. Morris Award from the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies,” said Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayUSA. “We passionately believe in and support AFWA’s vision for healthy fish and wildlife populations and habitats for long-term public benefit.”

Criteria for the John L. Morris Award include non-political contributions that have been essential and far reaching at the national or international fish and wildlife conservation level; a background leading to award consideration through essential work, support, or volunteer efforts to fish and wildlife conservation outside of a governmental agency; outstanding assistance, service or support to the Association, its member states, and/or their mission; diverse and valuable contributions to conservation objectives over a period of at least 20 years; and outstanding leadership in conservation community.

“Since 2008, Larry and Brenda Potterfield have made over $100 million in charitable contributions; a large portion of which has gone to conservation partners, with a special focus on youth engagement,” said Ed Carter, Executive Director of Tennessee

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Wildlife Resources Agency and 2015 AFWA Awards Master of Ceremonies.

“The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies is proud to award the Potterfields with the John L. Morris Award, celebrating lifetime commitment to fish and wildlife stewardship by citizen conservationists.”

About MidwayUSA Both country kids from Missouri, Larry and Brenda Potterfield turned their passion for shooting sports into a career

by opening a small gun shop in 1977 that would eventually become MidwayUSA (www.midwayusa.com). They instilled family values like honesty, integrity and respect for others into the business, and strive to maintain this culture with each employee added to their growing team. For over 38 years, MidwayUSA has offered JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING® for Shooting, Reloading, Gunsmithing and Hunting with an unyielding focus on Customer Satisfaction.

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Commerce and Conservation Along the Missouri River What if, by virtue of good luck and good planning, a compact geographic corridor had a list of natural and historic assets like the following?

• America’s longest hiking and biking trail • The first American Viticultural Area (AVA) designation • The homeplace of one of our nation’s greatest frontiersmen • Missouri’s largest conservation area • A nature reserve managed by one of the world’s leading botanical gardens • The confluence of the country’s two greatest rivers We shouldn’t fail to mention that all of this is a short drive from one of the most widely recognized monuments in the world, the Gateway Arch.

The navigable threads that connect these attractions today are laden with history, culture and agricultural roots so deep that no one is surprised to learn that we have Spanish, French and ultimately German settlers to thank for so much of this.

In July 2015, we hosted a conference to jump-start a discussion on the economic opportunities presented by the natural resources of this region. “Commerce and Conservation Along the Missouri River” united the river towns from Hermann to St. Louis to think about the unique draw of the Katy Trail, historic Missouri wine country, Daniel Boone’s 1820’s home, Busch Conservation Area, Shaw Nature Reserve and Confluence Point State Park.

We sponsored Commerce & Conservation to convene an eclectic mix of representatives from business, government, agriculture, tourism and conservation to share ideas and to hear from local and national speakers. Missouri is fortunate to have this unique collection of natural assets at the back door of one of our great cities.

The meeting was designed to focus on what makes this corridor unique and how a collaborative approach among the river communities may create future economic opportunity. More than 125 participants brought their expertise, energy and best ideas to benefit the region.

It’s important to think of the river’s impact on the generations of Missourians who have grown up along the river since Lewis and Clark traversed the route in 1806. The Missouri River Valley west of St. Louis has a thrilling history as a corridor for commerce for Native Americans, fur traders, steamboats and railroads. Its bottomland fields have long been producers of corn and soybeans. The hilltop vineyards have produced grapes for more than 150 years. Farmsteads in the region have raised tens of thousands of mules, horses, cows, hogs and chickens. While the crop mix has changed 3 0

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over time, our fertile soils and abundant supply of water continue to make farmers elsewhere envious.

It also goes without saying that the river hasn’t always been the best neighbor. Missouri’s river towns have dealt with floods and have adjusted to the river changing course in the early 20th century. While cities like Washington and New Haven have beautiful and bustling riverfronts with parks, restaurants, condos, river walks and other amenities, this wasn’t always the case.

Fortunately for those who attended, all of us are the beneficiaries of many far-sighted and generous Missourians who preserved the culture and history of the area and took significant steps to conserve the land. A few miles from Washington is Shaw Nature Reserve which was purchased by the Missouri Botanical Garden in the 1920’s and is now a 2000-acre oasis at the edge of urban development. In the 1940’s, the August Busch family purchased thousands of acres on the north bank of the Missouri River that has become the largest Missouri Department of Conservation area in the state. More recently, Ted and Pat Jones made possible the Katy Trail with what is surely one of the longest and narrowest land purchases - the 220-mile long, roughly 50feet wide former KATY Railroad right-of-way.

The generosity of these benefactors has given us a legacy of preserving land for the use of future generations of Missourians. Throughout Missouri River Country, we have bed and breakfasts, wineries, bikes to rent, distilleries, antique shops, riverfront restaurants, and historic markers pertaining to Lewis and Clark and Daniel Boone. We have educational trailheads along the Katy Trail, public art on grain elevators, and the New Haven River Walk. Recently, my wife and I refurbished the Peers Store, a general store built in the 1890’s when railroads and steamboats stopped in Peers, MO. Today it is a gallery featuring the artwork of five Missouri artists who live, and find inspiration, in the Missouri River valley.

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The scenic, cultural and historic assets of this region are unparalleled and even more Missourians are ready to take on the challenge of spreading the word. Make plans now to spend more time in the countryside of the Missouri River valley.

In the meantime, see Missouri River Country in an entirely new way. Watch the 3-minute video at MagnificentMissouri.org.

Dan Burkhardt Founder, Katy Land Trust Co-founder, Magnificent Missouri The Katy Land Trust and Magnificent Missouri, both 501c3 organizations, sponsored “Commerce and Conservation Along the Missouri River”. The Katy Land Trust (KatyLandTrust. org) educates Missourians about the value of our landscape and works with landowners to permanently keep their land in agricultural, forestry and recreational use through the use of conservation agreements. Magnificent Missouri (MagnificentMissouri.org) connects people to the countryside through: events featuring Missouri’s best chefs preparing locally-raised meats and produce; educational and outreach programs related to regional collaboration and to the eradication of bush honeysuckle; and through the publication of a coffee-table book, Missouri River Country, 100 Miles of Stories and Scenery from Hermann to the Confluence (2013).

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Enhancing Missouri – it’s in our nature

As Missourians, we are proud of our state’s unique natural and cultural resources.

The abundance and diversity of these resources have provided us with many opportunities to enrich our lives and explore all that Missouri has to offer. Clean and abundant water, healthy and rich soil, and fresh, pure air make our time spent outdoors certainly more exquisite and enjoyable.

Theodore Roosevelt said “To waste, to destroy, our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified…”

Our natural resources, for the most part, are public resources that belong to and benefit each and every one of us. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has dedicated its work toward protecting these resources to ensure all Missourians are able to enjoy this heritage today as well as benefit our children and their children. It’s a responsibility we share with Missouri citizens, businesses, communities and through partnerships such as the Conservation Federation of Missouri and its many affiliates.

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path forward, the department recently completed its 2015-2020 Strategic Framework document entitled Enhancing Missouri – it’s in our nature and is available on the department’s website at dnr.mo.gov.

sustainable access to clean, abundant water.

Service and Engagement – The department believes in providing superior service to the citizens of Missouri. Increased transparency and

The Department of Natural Resources’ 2015-2020 Strategic Framework, entitled Enhancing Missouri – it’s in our nature, outlines the department’s goals to ensure all Missourians have a healthy environment in which to live, work and enjoy the great outdoors. Photo credit: Eric Nichols, MissouriDNR40 Photo Contest Finalist.

The plan focuses on how the department will strategize to further enhance Missouri during the next five years and will include a holistic and collaborative approach. The department has selected three major focus areas of improvement for Missouri – Our Missouri Waters, Service and Engagement, and Natural Resource Protection.

Our Missouri Waters – Missouri’s waters are as diverse as the landscapes and communities through which they flow and play a critical role in the state’s overall health and economic well-being. The department will continue to review and improve Our Missouri Waters through holistic watershed planning and by updating the state’s comprehensive state water plan to ensure all Missourians have 2 0 1 5

engagement with the citizenry, including our youth, will ultimately result in natural resource protection and a better quality of life. The department’s Community Services efforts will take a fresh look at how the department works with communities and partners to provide technical expertise and assistance in planning for the future. In addition, the department will expand its youth education efforts to provide today’s youth with the knowledge and appreciation of nature that will encourage them to connect with and care for our resources into the future.

Embracing a “Lean” continuous improvement culture will also benefit the department to enhance our effectiveness and efficiency at delivering services to our constituents. Lean is a collection of principles and methods

agency news - department of natural resources that focuses on the identification and elimination of non-value added activity (waste) in processes, such as some multiple layers of review or excess paperwork.

Natural Resource Protection – Our air, land and water support a vibrant economy, as well as our citizens’ health and quality of life. The department will continue to serve as a steward of the state’s natural resources

to ensure maximum benefit to the citizens of Missouri through our Natural Resource Damages program, as well as our compliance assistance and enforcement efforts. Simplifying the regulation process and providing greater access to the necessary resources such as financial and technical assistance will help our customers thrive and succeed.

When necessary, the department’s enforcement efforts will ensure we are

protecting Missouri citizens and our natural resources.

To learn more about the department’s strategic framework, visit dnr. mo.gov. With your help, the Department of Natural Resources will ensure a healthy environment in which to live, work and enjoy the great outdoors.

Sara Parker Pauley Director, DNR

Spotlight on Missouri State Parks – Wakonda State Park Wakonda State Park, located in La Grange, features six lakes and a rare sand prairie that was created through a unique series of events involving both nature and man.

During the ice age, glaciers pushing boulders, gravel and sand from the northern part of the continent moved into what today is northern Missouri.

As the ice melted, glacial outwash carved floodplains and deposited enormous amounts of gravelly rock.

These gravel deposits were very deep and became one of the largest sources of road-surfacing material in the state.

After much of the gravel deposits had been exhausted, the state highway commission deeded 273 acres to the Missouri State Park Board in 1960. The new park was named Wakonda - a word taken from the Osage and Missouri Indian tongues meaning something consecrated,

referring to the spiritual. In 1992, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources acquired an additional 777 acres. The natural and man-made features of the park have blended together to create a variety of recreation options.

The gravel excavation left the park with six lakes.

Agate, Jasper, Quartz and Wakonda lakes are favorites among fishermen.

Anglers can cast their lines for largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish.

Birdwatchers will enjoy the thousands of waterfowl that flock to the lakes, including Canada geese, snow geese, mallards, lesser scaups, northern shovelers, great blue herons, snowy egrets and many other species of ducks and gulls.

Agate and Jasper lakes are closed to boating between Nov. 1 and Jan.1 and again Feb. 15 to March 31 for the annual waterfowl migrations. Wakonda State Park is becoming one of

The clear water of Wakonda State Park’s six lakes in La Grange attracts thousands of migratory waterfowl each year, making the park a bird lover’s paradise. Photo Credit Kyle Scott, Natural Resource Manager, Wakonda State Park.

the best places to observe waterfowl in northeast Missouri.

Wakonda State Park also includes a rare prairie landscape. Sand-loving plants such as sandgrass, sand dropseed and prairie sunflower flourish, along with rare plants including sand primrose, dotted beebalm and winged pigweed.

Hiking and bicycling trails provide access to view the sand prairie, lakes and waterfowl.

The park offers overnight guests a mix of basic, electric and sewer/electric/ water campsites near Lake Boulder. Sewer/electric/water campsites are also available along the shoreline of Wakonda Lake. Picnic areas and a playground also make the park a great place for family gatherings. To learn more about the park, visit mostateparks.com.

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Why CFM? continued from page 27 Fortunately many other citizen conservation organizations have formed over the years, providing volunteers the chance to focus on specific areas of interest. If you are passionate about bass or trout, turkeys, ducks or deer, there is an organization out there where you can meet likeminded folks and volunteer your time and talents. Green space, land trusts, clean water, songbirds…the list is long.

At CFM we are proud of the collective accomplishments of these diverse organizations. Many of them are official affiliates of CFM, and most of our members belong to at least one other such organization. We view the success of our affiliates as central to our own success. We share many common goals; we are stronger together than we are alone.

Somewhere in the statement “we are stronger together than we are alone” is the answer to “Why CFM?” There is a real need to unite and empower these diverse groups.

There is a real need to coordinate our efforts with state and federal agencies and to communicate effectively with elected officials. At CFM we have purposefully pitched a large tent, inviting a difference of opinion, but ultimately focusing on agreement and looking to accomplish what we can and what we must to leave our natural environment healthier tomorrow than it is today. We are an effective catalyst for

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action because we know the players and understand who is best suited to address issues as they arise. A valid argument can be made that our state agencies are stronger because we exist, our affiliate organizations are stronger because we exist, and our collective voice at the state Capitol and in the governor’s office is stronger because we exist. There are more quality outdoor opportunities for Missourians because we exist. We have a healthier state because CFM exists. That’s a reflection of the work and dedication of our members and staff over the last 80 years.

Why CFM? Because the key is citizen involvement, and no other organization is as well suited as CFM to represent Missouri’s citizens in these matters. CFM was created to unite and empower Missourians, so we can organize our actions for the purpose of conserving our natural resources and protecting our outdoor heritage. Help us continue to fulfill that vital role. As you prioritize your giving, please remember the importance of properly managing our natural resources. I hope you’ll give serious consideration to making a gift to CFM in 2015.

As you read our magazine, consider the impact Share the Harvest has on Missouri’s needy, the lasting value of developing future leaders through our Conservation Leadership Corps, and the importance of coordinating diverse conservation interests to ensure that future generations of Missourians have the same opportunities we have to enjoy

our state’s great outdoors. Citizens can and must involve themselves directly in the solutions to the challenges that lie ahead. We must organize ourselves to action. With your help, CFM will continue in that role, just as we have for the last 80 years.

Donate today at confedmo.org/donate Rehan Nana Deputy Director, CFM

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As the first Cabela’s in Missouri, we pulled out all the stops to bring a serious outdoor experience to the Show-Me-State.

The Hazelwood Cabela’s store was built to not only surround customers with quality outdoor products, but to engage them with lifelike taxidermy, local fish swimming in the aquarium and an indoor archery test area.

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Affiliate Spotlight — Mid Missouri Trout Unlimited

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he Mid Missouri Chapter of Trout Unlimited is not just another fishing club. They are a group of very dedicated individuals who take fishing and the conservation of coldwater resources very seriously. Their members include some of the nation’s foremost coldwater conservationists. Their mission is to conserve, protect, and restore trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.

In 1994, Mid Missouri Trout Unlimited won the Conservation Federation of Missouri’s (CFM) “Conservation Organization of the Year” award. That was the first time a fishing organization had ever received this important award, and the chapter continues to be a leader in coldwater conservation in Missouri to this day.

Teamwork and cooperation are keys to success, and they work very well with government agencies, as well as other conservation and fishing organizations. When state officials need angler input on various issues, Mid Missouri Trout Unlimited provides them with sound, reasonable information that ultimately results in better fishing for all. By working together with other Missouri conservation and fishing organizations, they are able to achieve goals that they might not otherwise be able to by working alone.

Mid Missouri Trout Unlimited meets regularly to hear the latest about fishing hot spots, discuss conservation issues, plan works days on home waters, organize fundraisers, and of course, swap a few fish stories and learn how to tie the latest fly patterns.

To learn more about Mid Missouri Trout Unlimited visit their website at http://midmissouri.tu.org/.

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Member’s Memories Submitted by Marla Jackson: Tom Dresner paramoters over the Burr Oak tree in McBaine, MO on a beautiful Missouri evening.

Submitted by Mike McIntyre: Mike teaches his daughter Madelyn how to shoot a bow at their family farm in central Missouri.

Submitted by Stephen Schwartz: The first morning of dove season was a perfect excuse to get our group of friends together. The great conversation made up for not finding the birds that day. (Left: Lee Burton Right: Chris Scott)

Submitted by Ron Kruger: Ron Kruger’s dog “Doc” fetches a dove on opening morning.

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Submitted by Lisa Saffell: A fox kit stares curiously as Lisa Saffell photographs the family of foxes in Winfield Missouri.

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Why I Became a Life Member of CFM first job after graduating college was with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). I spent more than 37 years in the Fisheries Division living my dream. During my career I was fortunate to work with many dedicated professionals on challenging and sometimes contentious resource problems. Collectively we provided information that was used for important resource decisions.

I knew about the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) and their role in taking MDC out of politics almost 80 years ago and in helping pass the constitutional amendment that increased funding for MDC nearly 40 years ago. I had attended CFM annual conferences, often making presentations about some of the research projects I was working on. It wasn’t until I retired and became a member of the CFM Board of Directors that I really understood the continuing leadership role CFM plays and the many important things they do. CFM has always played an important complementary role to MDC and many other agencies working on resource issues (they usually don’t

Tom Russell: I grew up hunting and fishing with my father and brother and developed a love for the great outdoors at an early age. My passion for the outdoors continued to increase and by the time I was in high school I knew I wanted to work in the conservation field. My

get the recognition and publicity as those agencies directly responsible for resource management). I quickly learned that the small staff and numerous citizen volunteers of CFM are dedicated, passionate and willing to work tirelessly to help protect and enhance Missouri’s natural resources. CFM serves as the citizens voice for conservation issues and our diverse volunteer membership, working together, has accomplished many extraordinary feats.

I believe in what CFM stands for and as a member I can become involved in a wide diversity of programs to help ensure our natural resources remain viable for future generations to enjoy. CFM depends entirely on donations to support the great work they do and by becoming a life member I can help support their work. I encourage anyone with an interest in Missouri’s diverse, valuable natural resources to become a member. No matter what your interest, there are numerous opportunities for you to become involved and help make a difference.

Life Member, CFM

New Lifetime Members since the March issue.

Charles Fleming, Moberly

Joshua Millspaugh, Columbia

Jason Green, Salem

Tom Russell, Columbia

LeRoy Heman, Jefferson City

Brad Wright, Columbia

Mike Huffman, Columbia

Suzanne Wright, Columbia

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Planning Your Future?

Include the Conservation Federation of Missouri in your estate plans.

Leave a legacy for the natural resources and traditions you have valued throughout your life.

Make CFM a beneficiary of your will, trust, life insurance policy or retirement plan. Any amount helps preserve Missouri’s resources and natural history for generations to come.

What will your legacy be?

Call 573-634-2322 to find out more information.

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If there are any errors in your name and address, if you’ve moved from this address, or if you plan to move, please notify us at Missouri Wildlife, 728 W. Main, Jefferson City, MO 65101 or call (800) 575-2322.

Visit our website: www.confedmo.org