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NEWS & ISSUES

Wildlife Rally PRIVATE LANDOWNERS

Forest Management Workshop NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION

Joe Kurz Award REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE

Ideas To Consider

VIEW FROM THE STONE HOUSE

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What Has CFM Done For Me, Lately? he best of discussions within any family, the ones most worth having, can be really painful at the time they take place. Oftentimes all participants bring an element of frustration, and as the conversation progresses lots of things formerly not resolved have a way of coming up for further review.

The hardest thing of all for very committed and opinionated folks is to listen fully to the other side. The good news is, from this boiling kettle better understanding is brewed. And the hotter it gets, the more potential for forging agreement, and consensus resides in the cauldron. Gold bars or lead ingots are both very real possibilities, the outcome is always up to the participants.

Someone who ought to know what they are talking about has now twice in my presence, in public discussions, said that “CFM has done nothing of real conservation significance in recent years.” Do they really believe this? Or has a fallacy simply been repeated enough to be considered true?

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find myself pondering: What about our co-chairing operations of the successful Parks and Soils Sales Tax renewal campaign last year (which passed in more counties and by a wider margin than ever before)? What about Share The Harvest, a program extremely beneficial to needy Missourians AND a help in encouraging antlerless deer harvest to help better manage our herd? What about the Conservation Leadership Corps, now a national model for engaging young people in conservation advocacy? What about our role with the Missouri Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, now the largest caucus in the Missouri General Assembly?

What about our role in leading the Missouri Teaming With Wildlife Coalition building effort to ensure funding for forest, fish and wildlife conservation?

These are but the first few highlights which spring to mind. There are HUNDREDS of other programs and achievements which absolutely would not have happened without our leadership, our persistence, and our coordinated performance.

Look at our brochures, look at our

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o what is next? This is the real question. When our state, our agencies, our forests, fish, wildlife and other resources, our entire system is the envy of the world…when Missouri is held up again and again and again outside our state as the model, the gold standard, the epitome of how things really should be in a perfect world…what is next? Is our job done? Is our role as citizen-conservationists still relevant today?

Once, during the renewal campaign for the Parks and Soils Tax, a very well-informed and caring professional at a public meeting commented, “OK, you make a compelling argument for the need for the Parks and Soils Tax…but when will its work be done?

When will we no longer need this tax?” I took the liberty of responding to his excellent and very important question with a question: “I know you are a banker, sir…when will we no longer need banks?” My point was and is that natural resource conservation will always be an investment we must be able to afford. We private citizens and private organizations will always have the central role to play in natural resource conservation. The need for our contribution will but increase in the future as our human population continues to grow, as more and more wild places and farm lands are eaten up in the name of progress,

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OFFICERS Glenn Chambers President Mike Schallon First Vice President Vacant Second Vice President Duane Addleman Secretary Randy Washburn Treasurer

We must be the catalyst, building cooperation, persisting appropriately to meet today’s needs, and adapting for whatever opportunities tomorrow may bring. website, read Missouri Wildlife, for gosh sakes call our office and ask! But do not allow yourself for a second to believe that anything of real conservation significance happens in Missouri without CFM playing a major role.

We have played that role for over 72 years now. Our citizen-conservationist ancestors and descendents deserve and will get our very best.

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STAFF Dave Murphy Executive Director/Editor Lynne Jensen Lampe Design & Production Laurie Coleman Admin. Associate/ Membership and Managing Editor Leigh Love Admin. Associate/ Accounting Amy Buechler Teaming With Wildlife Coordinator Missouri Wildlife is the official publication of the Conservation Federation of Missouri, Affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation.

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and as demands for governmental support intensify.

Sometimes our role is to create and nurture agencies to deliver needed services. Sometimes our role is to develop and defend funding mechanisms which empower agencies to do their jobs. Always our role is to keep the focus on finding solutions instead of making problems worse. We must be the catalyst, building cooperation, persisting appropriately to meet today’s needs, and adapting for whatever opportunities tomorrow may bring.

“What has CFM done for me lately?” About a month ago, as you read this, CFM called top citizen and professional conservationists together to begin the process of discussing “What is next for natural resource conservation in Missouri?” What will Missouri be like in the decades ahead? How can we prepare for the future? This is not intended to be a hasty or shallow process. It will take a while. It will involve a lot of folks, both from inside CFM and from outside our membership. We will be looking seriously, carefully and optimistically as far as we can see into the future. We will be looking together. As always your participation is required. The more you invest in the process, the more benefit we can expect from our efforts. More to come in future issues of Missouri Wildlife and on our webpage at www.confedmo.org Dave Murphy CFM Executive Director

728 W. Main Jefferson City, MO 65101-1559 Phone • 573-634-2322 Fax • 573-634-8205 Email • dmurphy@confedmo.org Online • http://www.confedmo.org

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COVER: In support of the Conservation Order —Spring Snow Goose Hunting. By Glenn D. Chambers©

Conserve Life: SLOW DOWN More than

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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 UP

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Who Among Us Has Not Been Engaged As A Volunteer? ebster defines a volunteer as: One who gives help, does a service, or acts of his or her own free will.

We follow our passions. Most admirable “causes” out there today require some assistance from folks who are not compensated monetarily. We commonly find ourselves working for something near and dear to us. Just stop and think about the organizations that you are involved with.

I once worked as a fund raiser for Ducks Unlimited (DU), which is a volunteer-based organization. DU’s philosophy was that each volunteer would give us about 20 hours of their time in a year. If this is true today, we need to be careful and appreciative of the volunteer hours that folks provide for whatever cause AND use that resource wisely.

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The Conservation Federation of Missouri is no different. We have a broad-based membership of about 80,000 members. When I became your President I was faced with the task of selecting persons to fill the various positions within our organization. I had a lot of options. I selected people whom I had known or knew about to fill those positions. Those folks plus other members who were already working for us are filling the volunteer role for CFM. I deeply appreciate their commitment.

There will be opportunities in the near future for others to volunteer for various projects. An example is our Sporting Clays fundraiser coming up on August 16 at River Hills Sporting Clays Range. Our brochures are ready for distribution and we need helpers

Conservationists For Life ($1,000 Contribution) Charles Abele, Saint Louis Duane and Nancy Addleman, Springfield Richard Ash, Saint Charles Dane Balsman, Perryville Jim Tom Blair, Saint Louis Stephen Bradford, Cape Girardeau Glenn Chambers, Columbia Ron Coleman, Saint Albans Mark Corio, Columbia John Enderle, Kelso Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Fleming, Columbia Howard & Sara Fleming, Moberly Mr. & Mrs. Matt Fleming, Moberly Dave Kolb Grading, Saint Charles Gray Manufacturing Company, Saint Joseph Gery Gremmelsbacher, Saint Louis Allan Hoover, Pleasant Hill Larry & Joan Hummel, Glencoe Don Johnson, Festus Roger & Debbie Johnson, Humansville Duane & Cosette Kelly, Independence Sara Knight, Charlotte, NC Carl Kurz, Leawood, KS Jay Law, Saint James

Gerald Lee, Kansas City Joel LeMaster, Fulton Norman Leppo, Saint Louis Leroy Logan, Arnold Chip McGeehan, Marshfield Cynthia Metcalfe, Saint Louis David Murphy, Columbia Dean Murphy, Jefferson City Abe Phillips, Saint Louis Gerald Ross, Jefferson City Mike Schallon, Ballwin Timothy Schwent, Jackson Charles & Winnie Stribling, Mexico Mark Sullivan, Jefferson City Tim Thompson, Saint Charles Barbara VanBenschoten, Kansas City Lee Vogel, Kansas City Al Vogt, Columbia Randy Washburn, Jefferson City Stephen Wilson, Hartsburg Dick Wood, Saint Louis Howard Wood, Bonne Terre Robert Ziehmer, California

When will you add your name to the list?

CFM Life Membership Application

to secure station sponsors, secure shooting teams, secure silent auction prizes, and work the event on that Saturday. If you feel that you would like

to become involved in that activity, please do not hesitate to contact the CFM office or myself and let us know your desires.

And to all of the volunteers who have agreed to serve on the various CFM committees, I THANK YOU very much.

On the lighter side, this is a great time of the year to get outside and enjoy nature at its best. The spring turkey hunting season, the beginning of a great spring and summer of fishing, WOW it doesn’t get any better than that. It could be a good morel season too!!Have fun while you are out there, be careful, be considerate of others and of course, take a young person with you!!!

Glenn D. Chambers President, CFM

MAILBAG Hello, As of today we processed 161 deer for the Share the Harvest program, with a total of 7,080 pounds of burger made.

We wish to thank you for making a program like this possible. Also, I would like to comment on the outstanding job Tim Brooks does looking after things with Share the Harvest and delivering meat to the food pantries, etc.

Sincerely, Albert Hilty, Hilty’s Custom Meats CFM, The total number of whole deer that we processed was 12. The number of deer donated was down this year, as was the overall deer harvest. However, we actu-

ally had more of the product to give to the food pantry; more than 700 pounds of deer meat was donated. Overall, the food pantry and conservation agent were pleased.

At the beginning of the season we were concerned the new quota system might be a problem, it was not. You did a great job staying in touch with our office and making sure that the quota did not need to be adjusted during the deer season. You do a wonderful job helping the area food pantries; your program is truly appreciated.

Thank you, Kevin Brock, Dittmer Meat Packing Company

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Forest From The Trees Even Before We Get Started n October, 2007, our farm became certified in the Missouri Tree Farm program. This year, in Missouri Wildlife, we will run a series of articles recounting why and how this came about. Others have suggested several times that details of this living history may prove useful to some folks and interesting to many more. This is the second of the expected 6 articles.

By the end of last issue’s column, our story had progressed to us having a management plan for our 240 acres of forest.

Unspoken, but important steps in the process involved reviews of all the details of the plan by the consulting foresters we hired, by the MDC Private Land Conservationist we worked with, and by me.

The final version of the plan, after we all signed off on it, was submitted to the MDC Forestry Regional Supervisor for approval. These formal processes gave me a lot of confidence in the recommendations and decisions made and actions planned and executed. We had as much confidence as possible that our plan was plausible and would produce the results we desired before we even began implementation. This is a wonderful starting point. This is an especially nice benefit of having the best possible plan in the first place.

We found ourselves very aware that we now were responsible for decisive management of 23 stands of timber. These stands varied dramatically in acreage, slope (steepness), aspect (which direction the slope faced), soil type, and tree species composition. As a consequence, the prescribed treatment for each of the stands was unique, but in some ways similar to those of other stands. We found ourselves ready to prioritize our activities and to get started—almost.

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oundaries and fences. The purple paint law in Missouri allows us to legally mark our exterior boundaries in a way that will not permanently damage logs. This is money in your pocket as a forest landowner.

Look into it, if you don’t understand it.

Get advice from your MDC Private Land Conservationist. In the case of our forest, we had one more important need. All our neighbors have cattle, we need good fences. In our part of the world, business is still done by the right hand rule: as two adjoining landowners face each other at their shared fence, each is responsible for

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maintaining their half of the shared fence—the half on their right. This of course is my personal summary of the tradition. It varies tremendously across our state. University of Missouri Extension has lots of great information on Missouri’s fence law. egarding cattle: For several generations, my family had cattle.

On this farm we usually only had a few head…25 or so cows, their calves and a bull. Most of the time, our cattle were moved between pastures to fresh grazing as needed. Always they had free access to the woods. During the last few years before my wife and I bought the farm, grazing was leased. At times there were lots of cattle on the land. This history has made a significant impact on the forest. Soil compaction, root exposure and erosion problems worsened during the last few years of intensive grazing.

Fencing cattle out of the woods has allowed the healing to begin. The biggest problem we faced might easily be overlooked by the casual admirer of our beautiful woods. We are missing about 60 years’ worth of trees. The cattle ate them as seedlings. Much of our woods looked very much like a park with a solid canopy of big, beautiful oaks, hickories and walnuts. There were virtually no seedlings, saplings or small pole-sized oak trees beneath the canopy. To make things even worse, the cows did not eat honey locusts, cedars, prickly ash or multiflora rose. If one were to harvest any of the sawlogs and remove big, desirable trees from the canopy, what would grow back? Where would the seedlings come from?

Fortunately for us, we have experienced two excellent acorn crops in the past three years. Now that the cows are eating grass instead of seedlings, the forest floor is carpeted with new growth.

Nature abhors a vacuum, they say. Healing has begun.

So get a plan, fence the forest and get the cows out. Next issue we begin timber stand improvement (T.S.I.).

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Jo i n C F M To d ay !

The health of America’s private forests depends on you

American Tree Farm System ® promotes the sustainable management of forests through education and outreach to family forest landowners. For information about how you can become a part of the Tree Farm program contact the Missouri State Tree Farm Committee @ 573-634-3252 or visit www.treefarmsystem.org

NEWS AND ISSUES A COLLECTION OF STORIES FROM AROUND THE STATE

Missouri Teaming With Wildlife Rally Save the date! CFM and the Teaming With Wildlife Steering Committee are hosting a Teaming With Wildlife Rally on Saturday, June 7. The event will take place in Columbia at the University of Missouri’s Life Sciences Center from 10:00 – 4:00. Come share success stories, learn about current and future funding sources and help shape future Teaming With Wildlife activities. Teaming With Wildlife is a national coalition of organizations and businesses that support additional funding for fish, forest and wildlife conservation, education and outdoor recreation. For more information, contact Amy Buechler (abuechler@confedmo.org).

Last Chance For 2008 Natural Events Calendars The Missouri Department of Conservation’s ever-popular calendar keeps you in touch with the year’s seasonal changes. But hurry—there’s just a short supply left!

Thanks to the splendid talents of MDC contributing nature photographers, you'll be able to enjoy wild Missouri indoors when you can't get out-

doors. You'll find monthly reminders of the state’s natural treasures. Daily notes keep you posted on what’s blooming or nesting and myriad other natural phenomena.

This lovely calendar measures 10 x 14 inches and costs $10.00 (including shipping and handling). Call (800) 5752322 to order.

Save The Date For 2008 Fall Conference The 2008 Conservation Federation of Missouri Fall Conference will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 12, 13 and 14, 2008, at Camp Clover Point, Lake Ozark State Park, Osage Beach Missouri. There are numerous programs and lots of entertainment planned. So, mark your calendars and plan to attend this relaxing weekend. Bring the family!

Welcome CFM New Members Eugene Albes, Saint Louis Bill Anderson, Warsaw Thomas Bell, Columbia Marilyn Benson, New Haven Dennis Beste, Marthasville Alfred Bisogno, Gravois Mills Gary Black, Trenton Jeff Blystone, Independence Adam Boman, Bourbon Paul Boudreau, Jefferson City Eli Bowen, Liberty Chuck & Kathryn Braden, Bradleyville Elissa Bradford, Saint Louis Martin Broderick, Kansas City Christine Campbell, Maryville Virginia Campbell, Saint Louis Gene Caples, Kansas City Thomas Carroll, Kansas City Bruce Childress, Memphis Rich Cronemeyer, Lees Summit David Cruse, Columbia Michael Danser, Kingsville

Tracee Davis, Dixon Preston & Cathy Dean, Kansas City Robert Dickey, Arnold Meredith Donaldson, Columbia Gregory Dudenhoeffer, Bonnots Mill John Dwyer, Columbia Julie Fleming, Rocheport Anna Forder, Saint Louis Gale Fuller, Fulton Erin Gardner, Saint Louis Micah Glover, Lone Jack James Granger, Chesterfield Susann Green, Vienna Greg Gremaud, Kirksville Robert Grimm, Saint Louis James Grossman, Chesterfield Michael & Kathryn Haggans, Saint Louis Marjorie Harwood, Saint Louis John Haslag, Loose Creek Julie Headrick, Saint Louis Ted Heisel, Saint Louis Arlon Held, Caledonia Celia Held, Ozark Luke Held, Saint Louis Albert Hempel, Eldridge Hilkemeyer General Store, Freeburg Hilty’s Custom Meats, Bowling Green Ethan Hirsh, Kansas City Michele Holland, Savannah Siekelina Homan, Imperial Dave Hoskins, Hannibal Daryl Huchteman, Edina George Jasper, Kansas City Randy Jensen, Ellington Nolan Keller, O’Fallon Carla Keltner, Saint Louis Ed Kniep, Saint Louis Gerald Kolbe, Hermann Hank Koontz, Independence William Kraus, Saint Louis Marlene Lewis, Saint Louis Joseph Logan, Saint Louis G. Macnab, O’Fallon Russell Meridith, Defiance Margie Mitchell, Columbia Sharon Moran, Ballwin David Morgan, Kansas City Kenneth Naes, Troy Richard Noelke, Washington Bob Norman, Grafton, IL Sean & Melissa O’Connor, Washington Stanley Olko, Imperial James Peterson, Wentzville Norman Pierce, Wentzville

John Pinkowski, Kirksville Glen Pruett, Hurdland Thomas Rackers, Jefferson City Ranger Program, Jefferson City John Robbins, Marshfield Mark & Ann Seward, Lake Saint Louis Jim & Marilyn Smith, Saint Louis Richard Spencer, Kansas City Richard Stoll, Saint Louis Justin Strong, Harrisonville Janice Stumpe, Fenton David Swalby, Reeds Spring William Thompson, Saint Louis Charles Tryon, Rolla George Turley, Nelson Gary VanMatre, Saint Louis Nicole Vanop, Saint Louis Rosalie Vanzant, Kansas City Stephen & Lynn Walsh, Poplar Bluff Dennis Wansing, Vienna Justin Warren, Park Hills Daniel Weinrich, Perryville Claude Whitener, Hayti Christopher Willis, Sparta Taylor Wolf, Saint Charles Matthew Wolken, Greentop Clarence Woodard, Columbia Fred Young, Columbia Ruth Zeiss, Saint Louis Robert Zelinski, Eldon David Zimmerman, Crystal City

Woodcarving Show March 21-22, 2008 The Kansas City Wood Carvers Club’s 35th Annual Woodcarving show will be held at the John Knox Pavilion, located at 520 NW Murray Road in Lees Summit. This two day show will be on March 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and March 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Admission to the show is $3.00 at the door. Children 12 and under are free.

Contact Ed Zinger for more details at (913) 631-0306 or zingo@comcast.net.

Directions: About 1 mile south of I-470 and Route 50 Highways. Take 1st south exit (Chipman Road), turn right, then 1st left onto Murray Road.

Pavilion is on the right side of the road about ¼ mile.

YOU COULD WIN! “JUST A LITTLE PINCH” This magnificent carving

by Lynn Doughty by purchase of a raffle ticket.

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SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Lessons From Fire History Past And Future nformation on the history of fire is increasingly being used by public land managers, community leaders, the press, and state and federal policy-makers. Although fire interests (publicity, research) in the eastern United States pales when compared with that of the west, the eastern region has a rich and somewhat hidden fiery past. The past and future significance of fire is at the forefront of many contentious issues (e.g., emissions from prescribed burning, decline of oak and other fire-mediated forest types, use of fire in forest management).

Workers from the Missouri Tree-Ring Laboratory hosted this two-day workshop that was sponsored by the MU School of Natural Resources, MU Department of Forestry, U.S. Forest Service-Northern Research Station, and the Joint Fire Science Program. The purpose of this workshop was to highlight applications of fire history information focusing on eastern U.S examples. The workshop was held at the University of Missouri-Columbia and featured nine formal presentations and a final discussion session. The workshop connected about 250 land managers, fire scientists, professionals, and students from over 12 states. Topics of presentations were: paradigms in fire research (S. Pyne, Arizona State Univ.), modeling presettlement fire intervals (R. Guyette, Univ. of Missouri), fire in the tallgrass prairie (R. Anderson, Illinois State Univ.), Appalachian fire history (H. Grissino-Mayer, Univ. of

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Tennessee), fire history information uses (M. Stambaugh, Univ. of Missouri), fire and natural community management (D. Drees, Missouri Dept. of Conservation), silviculture and fire (D. Dey, USFS-Northern Research Station), uses and misuses of fire history information in natural resource management (R. Masters, Tall Timbers Research Station).

Emerging questions were: • Fire is a subject with no central scientific discipline. If fire is brought to a center of inquiry, what would it look like?

Where would it be?

• How might changes in climate and population affect how we use fire now and in the future?

• How to restore savanna, woodland, and forest ecosystems (i.e., where did it occur historically, where is it needed now)? How to restore these fire dependent communities while meeting other objectives (i.e., producing quality forest products, enhancing wildlife habitat, meeting water and air quality standards)?

• How to transfer information about the historic importance of fire to eastern forests? What are the challenges and opportunities?

Aside from the emerging questions two recurring discussion points were the inextricable past and present link between humans and fire and the need for more information on the historic controls of fire occurrence and frequency. Specific controls discussed were those of humans, climate, grazing ani-

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A Regional Workshop On Eastern U.S. Fire History

Left to right: Professor Rose-Marie Muzika (MU-Forestry) summarizes Missouri fire and human history in Westphalia, MO, with Professor Susan Flader (MU–History), Kyle Steele (Forestry graduate student), Stacy Clark (Forest Service–Alabama), Paul Nelson (Forest Service–Mark Twain National Forest), Professor Stephen Pyne (Arizona State University), and Tim Nigh (Missouri Department of Conservation).

mals, and topography. The historic degree of influence of each of these controls has significant implications in terms of the alterations imposed on surface fuels (e.g., loadings, type) and vegetative succession (e.g., species selection).

Certainly each control had varying levels of importance across the ecosystems of the eastern U.S., but information about how they varied in time and location would be valuable for understanding

how management considering these controls might proceed in the future.

Michael C. Stambaugh, Richard P. Guyette, and Erin R. McMurry Missouri Tree-Ring Laboratory, University of Missouri-Columbia Daniel C. Dey US Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Mastodon State Historic Site Acquires Wetland Acreage astodon State Historic Site, near Imperial, recently acquired 6.14 acres of forested wetland, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced recently. The property is connected to the historic site’s current boundary along West Outer 55 and Old Antonio roads.

The property was formerly owned by Rock Creek Sewer District. Because the property has wetland soils and is in the

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Rock Creek floodway, it was suitable for wetland mitigation. The sewer district administrator, Eric Knoll, negotiated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Department of Natural Resources to manage the area as a forested wetland to mitigate for wetlands the district disturbed on the Mississippi River during new construction. A proposal in the state historic site’s conceptual development plan, which is the long-range development plan for the

site, calls for a wetland trail in the area.

Sewage from the Rock Creek valley is now pumped to a facility in Kimmswick.

The former sewage treatment plant was dismantled, and the sewer district landscaped the area with undulating vegetation, appropriate trees and a drainage access to the creek.

Mastodon State Historic Site is located 20 miles south of St. Louis, off Interstate 55 at the Imperial Main Street exit.

The site contains the Kimmswick Bone

Bed, an archaeological site listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and a museum that features a mastodon skeleton replica and ice age artifacts.

For more information, contact Mastodon State Historic Site at (636) 464-2976 or the Department of Natural Resources at 1-800-334-6946 (voice) or 1-800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf). To learn more about Missouri’s state parks and historic sites, visit www.mostateparks.com.

AGENCY NEWS

Now Is Time For Tree Triage, Preventive Maintenance inter is the perfect time to evaluate and repair storm-damaged trees.

Possibly more important, action taken now can prevent future tree damage.

Ice storms in January and December last year left many trees with hanging limbs and gaping wounds. Missouri Department of Conservation Forestry Field Programs Supervisor Justine Gartner says now is the time for tree triage to determine whether trees are salvageable.

“Right now you can see broken limbs and torn spots,” said Gartner. “Because trees are dormant now, this is also the best time for repair work. And if you discover that a tree is too badly damaged to save, taking it out is much simpler before leaf-out.”

Gartner said the first thing to do is to evaluate a tree’s health apart from any storm damage. Healthy trees are more likely to recover from storm damage than those with pre-existing rot, insect infestation or root damage.

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Even trees in good health may have trouble recovering if they lose half or more of their limb structure. ...If you are uncertain about a tree’s survivability or desirability, ask advice from a certified arborist. more of their limb structure. Large, vigorous trees usually can survive the loss of one major limb. The loss of a few major limbs is more damaging than extensive loss of small branches.

Smaller trees can recover quickly from the loss of several branches if the main leader is intact. Try to determine if remaining branches are in a position to fill in the gap left by damaged ones. If not, the wise choice might be replacing the tree.

A tree’s ability to recover also is affected by placement. Those in locations subject to soil compaction, root disturbance or chronic drought probably are not good risks. This is also a good time to ask whether the tree’s location is desirable. If it overhangs a house or power line, if it is competing with

more desirable trees for light and water, if its seed pods create a mess in your yard, you might want to consider whether you want to save it.

Sometimes it makes sense to wait and see if a tree can recover. Large, valuable trees take decades to grow. Delaying one or two years to see if an existing tree can survive will not increase replacement time significantly. If you are uncertain about a tree’s survivability or desirability, ask advice from a certified arborist.

To find a certified arborist near you, visit www.treesaregood.com.

Wounds left by broken branches open a tree to diseases and parasites.

Relatively small wounds—two- or three-inch openings on 12-inch trunks or limbs—will seal over in a few years.

Anything larger is a serious defect that is

likely to cause stunted or deformed growth.

If ice damage reveals interior rot or pulls a tree over far enough to break part of its roots, it is a lost cause. A split trunk is another reason to replace a tree.

Pruning of damaged limbs near ground level may be within landowners’ ability. The Conservation Department has publications with detailed information about tree pruning and other after-storm tree care. To tap these resources, visit mdc.mo.gov/forest/features/tree_storm.htm or write to Missouri Department of Conservation, Tree Care After Storms, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 or email pubstaff@mdc.mo.gov.

Be careful not to over-prune. Trees that have lost limbs need all the remaining foliage you can save to provide nourishment.

Safely removing large limbs or ones much above ground level requires professional equipment and experience.

Jim Low New Services Coordinator, MDC

AGENCY NEWS

Help Available For Replacing Storm-Damaged Trees hat is a tree worth? Ask one of the thousands of Missourians who have lost trees in the past year.

They miss the shade their trees used to provide from the blazing summer sun.

They miss the birds that used to perch and nest there. They miss the windbreaks their trees used to create, and they miss the energy savings they once realized, summer and winter, due to trees’ moderating influence.

The Missouri Department of Conservation has help for established communities that have lost trees and for new ones that want the practical and

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aesthetic benefits only trees provide.

The key is the Tree Resource Improvement and Management (TRIM) program.

TRIM is a partnership of the Conservation Department and the Missouri Community Forestry Council. It provides reimbursements of up to $10,000 to public schools, government agencies and non-profit groups for tree planting and management on public land.

Projects eligible for TRIM funding include tree inventory, removal or pruning of hazardous trees, tree planting and training of volunteers and city or county employees in tree care.

Each applicant submits information about project cost and funding sources, project site maps and drawings, management plans and a letter of approval from the governmental body that owns the proposed project site. The application deadline is June 1.

Grants are awarded competitively. A panel of judges assesses each proposal for its value to the community, thoroughness of the tree management program, economic feasibility and the applicant’s ability to promote, improve and develop a community urban forest.

Grant recipients receive up to 60 percent of total project funding. Com-

munities with the National Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA designation are eligible for an additional 15 percent cost-share.

Grant application writing workshops will be offered at locations around the state in early April. For workshop information or to get a TRIM grant application and workbook, write to Community Forestry Coordinator, Forestry Division, Missouri Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180.

Jim Low News Services Coordinator, MDC

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Private Landowner Forest & Landowner Workshop SATURDAY • APRIL 19, 2008 (rain, snow or shine) Presented by

Mid-Missouri Chapter of the RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY and the

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Location: Bill and Margie Haag Property

RAFFLES!

(including leaf blower & wildlife art prints)

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND To learn about timber management practices available to you to improve wildlife and forests on your land, meet forestry and wildlife professionals, see quail management using native plants, and learn about cost-share opportunities for private landowners. Also, you can come early to listen for Drumming Grouse and stay after lunch to see a prescribed fire demo.

AGENDA 6:00 am

Optional Drumming Grouse Listening Stop (Donuts & Coffee after completion of tour) Tours- including tree ID, timber harvest, timber stand improvement, woody edge enhancement, glade management, and wildlife management for grouse, deer, turkey, small game, quail, and songbirds.

Tree Shear demonstration by Jerry Lairmore Lunch provided by RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY (bratwurst & homemade pies) Optional Prescribed Burn demonstration (pending optimal weather)

9:00 am

11:30 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm

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Forest Management Workshop For Private Landowners o you own forestland and have an interest in improving it for wildlife? Did you know that this can be done while simultaneously increasing timber value and forest health at little to no cost to you? Whether your goal is to create wildlife habitat for grouse, deer and turkey, to generate income, or to maintain aesthetics, forests require active management. Our forests evolved over time with frequent disturbance, mostly wildfire. Now that fire has been elimi-

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nated from our woods, trees have grown too crowded, fire intolerant species are starting to take over the oaks and our woods are in poorer shape because of it.

In many cases, it is no longer practical to allow fires to burn in our woods. However, there are other forest practices that can emulate these disturbances and create habitat which wildlife species thrive upon.

The Ruffed Grouse Society and the Missouri Department of Conservation are sponsoring a Forest Management

Workshop for Private Landowners on Saturday, April 19, starting at 9 am on the Bill Haag property near Portland.

We will spend 2 to 3 hours with MDC Foresters and Biologists discussing tree identification, forest management, cost share opportunities, wildlife management, and timber harvesting. Landowners will have the opportunity to tour approximately 700 acres of actively managed forests, woodlands and glades.

This is an opportunity to see various forest and wildlife management prac-

tices and ask questions. We will also have an optional early 6 am start for anyone wanting to hear a ruffed grouse drumming, and after lunch you are welcome to stay for the prescribed burn demonstration. To get more information and to register, please call MDC Resource Forester Josh Stevens at 573592-1400 ext. 4 by April 14. Lunch will be provided by the Ruffed Grouse Society.

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Share Your Excitement About The Outdoors—Now Inspiring Children To Enjoy Nature Is Key To The Future Of Our Planet ost of us want to ensure that our children, and our children’s children, have clean air to breath, safe water to drink and healthy, rich soil to support them throughout their lives.

Discussions about how to do this, however, quickly gravitate toward complex scientific theories or heated political dialogues. But maybe the future of our planet isn’t so complicated. Maybe it’s as simple as an afternoon walk, a bicycle ride, a picnic, a quiet morning spent trout fishing or an evening under the stars. Maybe the key to ensuring the safety of our planet—the safety of our children’s planet—is giving them the inspiration to protect it for their generation and generations to come.

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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks has just launched the Get Out and Play! initiative, which is designed to do just that—encourage Missouri youth to get out and play. With more and more children spending less and less time outdoors, helping them ease back into nature’s simple joys is critical. This initiative is designed to encourage their physical well-being by providing them opportunities to play and be active.

Throughout 2008 and 2009, Get Out and Play! will provide special programs, initiatives and information all geared toward getting children outdoors.

As of March 1, trout fishing season is under way in Bennett Spring State Park, Montauk State Park and Roaring River State Park. With longer days and warmer weather just a few weeks away, our state parks offer numerous opportunities.

Consider taking a little time this month

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to visit one of these parks for fishing, bicycling, camping or any one of the other dozens of activities available.

Introduce your children to their legacy, the natural Missouri you are working to protect.

As adults, it is our responsibility to ensure that the outdoors we provide our children is one worth visiting, which means they must have clean, fresh air; water that is safe for swimming, fishing and other recreational activities; and safe places to play. The State of Missouri continues to push forward efforts to protect and maintain these natural resources. In his State of the State address, Gov. Matt Blunt recommended $1.2 million to continue state efforts to provide access to clean and safe water for drinking and recreation. The $1.2 million will support permits and help provide regulated entities with the information they need to meet environmental requirements and ensure clean, safe water supplies. Last June, Gov. Blunt also announced a Clean Water Initiative, which is currently providing $50 million in bonds to assist Missouri communities facing drinking water and wastewater issues.

To encourage energy conservation, Gov. Blunt recommended a Show-Me Green tax holiday on Energy Star appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers and dishwashers, which

cost more than conventional appliances.

National surveys show that use of Energy Star-rated home appliances can reduce energy consumption by 30 percent, or about $435 per year. Programs like these can add up to significantly cleaner resources for Missouri’s youth to enjoy.

Another important component of the governor’s plan for 2008 would expand the outdoor recreational opportunities available to our children. Gov. Blunt recommended $1 million in funding to support local park grants. The grants, which will fund improvements and expansions, will be available to communities statewide. The governor’s $1 million recommendation for fiscal year 2009 marks the first time in more than six years that general revenue dollars will be made available for local park grants.

It is critical that we continue to support efforts like these to protect our natural resources. As adults, it is our responsibility to ensure that the legacy we leave for our children is a clean, healthy planet. But it is equally important that we create the desire and inspiration for our future leaders to continue this fight long after we’re gone. And who realized that could be as simple as going outdoors to play?

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Conservation Commission Honors Outstanding Individuals he winter season brought some warm moments as the Conservation Commission celebrated the works of five special people. In three separate events, the Commission inducted Earl Coleman and Max Hamilton to the Missouri Conservation Hall of Fame and named John L. Wright, Vicki Richmond and Nadia Navarette-Tindall as Master Conservationists.

The Missouri Conservation Hall of Fame honors deceased conservationists who performed an outstanding act or demonstrated dedicated service to the Conservation Commission’s mission.

The Master Conservationist Award honors citizens, former Conservation Commissioners and employees of conservation-related agencies who made substantial and lasting contributions to fisheries, forestry or wildlife conservation.

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Earl Coleman Earl Coleman joined the Department of Conservation as a conservation agent in 1948. His advancement within the Protection Division continued and he ultimately became the Division’s leader in 1976. He developed what is considered a model training program for conservation agents, with about 150 trainees benefiting from his guidance.

Earl created a balanced program of management and unbiased enforcement of wildlife regulations. As Chief of Protection, Earl was also instrumental in upgrading the agent’s minimum employment requirements to a college degree.

In 1977, Earl’s peers elected him president of the Southeast Fish and Wildlife Association Enforcement Section. And in 1983, the Missouri Chapter of The Wildlife Society acknowledged his contribution to wildlife management and law enforcement by bestowing its highest honor, the E. Sidney Stephens Award, for outstanding achievements in wildlife conservation in Missouri.

Max Hamilton Max Hamilton’s career as an outdoor writer spanned more than 50 years, culminating in his retirement from the Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune in 1995. Even after retirement, Max continued writing his weekly newspaper column, and contributed to spring and 1 0

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fall outdoor editions until last year. He was active in the Outdoor Writers Association of America and served as president of the Missouri State Outdoor Writers Association.

Max’s enormous energy and dedication to turkey restoration across the country made him an institution in the National Wild Turkey Federation. He served as the group’s president and chairman of the board of directors. He is memorialized in the “Max C. Hamilton Room” of the Winchester Museum at Turkey Federation Headquarters in Edgefield, SC. Max also played a similar role in launching Missouri’s white-tailed deer restoration program; and his passion for fishing, nature study and photography was legendary. The Conservation Federation of Missouri recognized his many achievements and contributions in 1991, naming him its Conservationist of the Year.

John L. Wright John L. Wright exemplified the powerful force that passing a love of nature can have on the children in our communities. As a deputy sheriff in Clay County, John worked many tragic domestic abuse cases. He worried that the kids involved only saw uniformed officers when things went bad and feared they would always view police negatively unless some positive interactions took place.

John’s upbringing instilled an appreciation of how fish and wildlife can benefit children’s lives, so he decided to introduce these kids to the rewards of the outdoors. With his wife’s help, Operation Small Fry was launched. The first year, twelve kids learned the joys of fishing at Smithville Lake. In the years that followed, the Wrights’ planning and dedication rippled into a concerted effort of an entire community. Today, the annual event engages more than 150 young anglers.

Vicki Richmond Vicki Richmond’s volunteerism in the Kansas City area began at Lakeside Nature Center in 1991. She served many roles, including organizer of Lakeside’s Blue River Rescue, the largest one-day annual community river cleanup in Mis-

souri. The event removes an average of 75 tons of trash per year from the Blue River.

Vicki’s professional work includes service as Projects Director for the Blue River Watershed Association.

She advanced programs in water quality monitoring, restoration, bioremediation, and mitigation. In addition, she coordinated river cleanups, special events, training programs, conferences, and water festivals.

She currently serves as West Director for Missouri River Relief, Inc., a not-forprofit group dedicated to large-scale cleanups on the Missouri River. Her operations influence activities from Kansas City to Omaha and incorporate educational events that reach thousands of Missouri children.

Vicki’s resume contains a long list of accomplishments and awards from the conservation community, including the coveted Conservation Federation of Missouri’s Water Conservationist of the Year Award in 2007.

A special twist to Nadia’s outreach efforts is her role as founder and coordinator of Columbia Verde, a grassroots group designed to help educate Hispanics and other minorities about the natural environment and its protection. She conducts bilingual training to promote the acceptance of native plants on small farms to reduce chemical dependency and operation costs. She also organizes many other workshops focusing upon sustainable agriculture for small farmers.

Nadia is past president of Columbia’s chapter of the Missouri Native Plant Society and serves as the Director for Women and Minority Farmers, a program of the Department of Rural Sociology at MU. She is also recognized as a conservationist in her native country, El Salvador, where she worked for both governmental and non-governmental agencies on environmental education and the development of an environmental strategy for El Salvador.

We are pleased to announce these special achievements and celebrate the accomplishments of such a distinguished group.

Dr. Nadia Navarette-Tindall Dr. Nadia Navarette-Tindall serves as the Senior Academic Research Scientist for the Division of Plant Sciences at the University of Missouri. She currently is developing a Native Plant Research and Conservation program at MU’s Bradford Research and Extension Center.

This multidisciplinary program will serve as a model in which conservation is integrated with traditional agriculture and other land uses.

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MDC Biologist Honored For Conserving The Wild Turkey imothy Brooks, a private lands conservation biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), was honored with the highlycoveted Joe Kurz Award at the National Wild Turkey Federation’s (NWTF) 32nd Annual Convention and Sport Show in Atlanta, GA. The Joe Kurz award recognizes wildlife managers who have worked untiringly for the wild turkey and its habitat. Wildlife managers, such as Brooks, are the unsung heroes who do the on-the-ground work for wild turkeys and other wildlife.

“Timothy Brooks is a prime example of going beyond the call of duty,” said Dr. James Earl Kennamer, NWTF senior vice president for conservation programs. “Brooks is not only a talented wildlife biologist, but also a stellar NWTF volunteer, a respected community leader and a dedicated family

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man. Missouri turkey hunters are lucky to have Brooks working on their behalf.”

Brooks has worked more than 23 years helping landowners manage and improve the habitat for the wild turkey and other wildlife. He has trapped and relocated more than 1,500 wild turkeys in his career and has received numerous awards for his efforts. In his spare time, he volunteers with his local NWTF chapter serving as president of the Pike County Longbeards and also serves on the Missouri state chapter board of directors as vice president.

During the fall hunting season, Brooks also operates Missouri’s largest countywide venison donation effort, which provides meat for food pantries and needy families across the state.

Since 1985,the NWTF’s Missouri chapters have raise more than $2.7 million for in-state projects. This includes nearly $1 million on habitat

projects and improving more than 23,735 acres.

The award is named after Joe Kurz, a former Georgia DNR wildlife chief, for his leadership and the vital role he played in improving wildlife management. Kurz was also a principal figure in the wild turkey trap-and-transfer program across North America.

For more information about the Joe Kurz Award or the NWTF’s 32nd annual Convention and Sport Show or the call (803) 637-3106, or go online at www.nwtf.org.

About the NWTF In 1973, when the National Wild Turkey Federation was founded, there were an estimated 1.3 million wild turkeys and 1.5 million turkey hunters.

Thanks to the work of wildlife agencies and the NWTF’s many volunteers and partners, today there are more than 7

Will you join today to help us conserve our natural resources for tomorrow?

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Your membership dues include a one-year subscription to Missouri Wildlife, logo sticker, and membership card.

Please mail this application with your membership dues to: Conservation Federation of Missouri 728 West Main Jefferson City, MO 65101-1559 If you have any questions, call us at 1-800-575-2322 or visit us at www.confedmo.com.

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million wild turkeys and nearly 3 million turkey hunters. Since 1985, the NWTF and its cooperators have spent more than $258 million upholding hunting traditions and conserving more than 13.1 million acres of wildlife habitat.

The NWTF is a nonprofit organization with more than 550,000 members in 50 states, Canada, Mexico and 14 other foreign countries. It supports scientific wildlife management on public, private and corporate lands as well as wild turkey hunting as a traditional North American sport.For more information about the NWTF, call (800) THE-NWTF or visit www.nwtf.org.

Remember family, friends, or colleagues with a memorial or honorarium to CFM—See page 14.

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Meramec River: Miracles And Milestones Event Includes River Stories, Songs And Film Premiere new documentary commemorating 40 years of Meramec River restoration will premier May 1, 2008, 7:00 pm at the Sheldon Concert Hall in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The film, Meramec River: Miracles and Milestones is a product of two events held in 2007 celebrating the river’s renaissance, the six–day, 108-mile Meramec River Media Float and the Meramec River Basin Summit.

Professionally produced by award-winning videographers, John Baker and Jim Karpowicz, the film will cover such topics as river history, conservation, outdoor recreation and the economic value of the Meramec Basin to the region and State of Missouri.

The Meramec River, once rated as one of the most degraded streams in the state of Missouri, has enjoyed an amazing renaissance over the past 40 years as a result of the work many volunteers,

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public and private efforts to restore its conservation value, outdoor recreation benefit and natural beauty. River restoration work began in earnest in 1967 with the first Operation Clean Stream and still continues today.

The May 1 event will be a night of celebration and entertainment. Performances

by local musicians and storytellers will set the stage for the premier of the Meramec River documentary. Some of the St. Louis area’s most notable players in conservation will serve the role of storyteller and share their fondest memories of the Meramec River. Original songs inspired by the river will accompany the stories. A new

CD, River Opera, produced by area musicians and songwriters, will include this music and will be available for purchase.

The night promises to be a one-of-a-kind show.

General admission is $10.00 and a VIP package is also available for $35. The VIP package includes a meet and greet reception with the filmmakers and performers after the show, as well as premier seats.

Copies of Meramec River: Miracles and Milestones, the River Opera CD and The Meramec River Almanac will be available for purchase at the event. General admission and VIP Ticket reservations can be made online at www.openspacecouncilstl.org. The film is presented by the Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region and Operation Clean Stream in support of the Meramec River Tributary Alliance. For more information, contact the Open Space Council at 636.334.3035 or by email at info@openspacecouncilstl.org.

Beautiful CFM Notecards For Sale!

A unique partnership between CFM and Jim Rathert has begun. You can buy fantastic images of Missouri wildlife, caught in the act of living, by renowned photographer Jim Rathert.

Best of all, each of these vivid slices of Missouri wildlife will greatly benefit CFM. The cards are sold only in high-quality sets of 12. There are 3 copies of each of the 4 images in every set (whitetail buck, greater prairie chicken, belted kingfisher, eastern bluebird). Each card is 5 x 7 with a full color photo on the front, a nature note by Jim with our CFM logo, mission statement and contact information on the back and plenty of space for your message on the inside. High quality, matched envelopes accompany each card.

Please order your cards today! We are certain you will enjoy sending them as much as your friends will enjoy receiving them. A dozen cards are yours for only $19. If you order 3 or more sets, you pay only $16 per set. Prices include shipping and handling. To buy cards, use the form below, call (800) 5752322 or go to www.confedmo.org. Mail your payment to 728 West Main Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

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REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE

DNR Offers Tips For Recycled Gardening ith spring just around the corner, gardeners are anxious to get out in their gardens and prepare for the growing season. There are several creative ways to add interest to your garden and reuse hard to recycle items at the same time. Here are a few ideas you may want to consider.

Tires were banned from Missouri landfills in 1990, and every year millions of tires find reuse in playground materials (crumb rubber and whole tire scrap) and are burned as tire derived fuel in coal power plants and cement kilns.

However, there are still thousands of tires that end up in illegal dumps— these dumps provide a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other vermin, and are difficult to extinguish if ignited.

One creative use for old tires is as planters in your garden. After very carefully cutting off one side wall on a large tire, gardeners can place the tire in their

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garden and fill it with soil, manure or compost. The tires retain a bit more heat to aid in growing, and when used as a raised bed they warm faster. Raised gardens can increase spring soil temperatures by 8 to 13° F over nearby soil temperatures at ground level. The black, heat-absorbing tires compound the warming effect.

If space is at a premium, use plastic bottles or other plastic items to start a garden. Buckets, soda bottles and plastic containers make excellent potting sources for small plants. As long as the containers have proper drainage and adequate amounts of sunlight and water, they make wonderful substitutes for a larger garden. Use your imagination for alternatives to the standard flower pots - old dresser drawers or wooden boxes, metal buckets and washtubs and hollowed out gourds all make unique planters, and are a great way to reuse and recycle items that might oth-

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erwise be discarded. Cut into short pieces, metal and vinyl miniblinds make great plant markers, and clean nylon hose are useful for tying plants to trellises or fences. To protect small plants from a late frost, cut the bottom off a milk jug and use the top to cover them.

Create a showcase for your plants by using a roller skate as a base for the plant container, or planting summer grasses in an old boot or galoshes. An old child’s wagon or wheelbarrow makes a great mobile plant container, and a vintage bird cage can be planted and hung from a front porch for a wonderful old-fashioned look.

With a little creativity and a lot of fun, gardeners can reduce, reuse and create a recycled garden. For more information on other solid waste issues, contact the department’s Solid Waste Management Program at 1-800-3614827 or (573) 751-5401.

Old boots become a creative flower display.

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Honorariums and memorials are donations made to the Conservation Federation of Missouri to mark special occasions or show tribute to someone you care about. They are a thoughtful way to mark an occasion or to show respect to friends and loved ones who have passed away. Beginning with this issue of Missouri Wildlife, we will list honorariums and memorials in this area.

To make such a gift, please fill out this form and mail it to CFM. We gladly accept cash, check or credit card.

A Gift To CFM Your gift to the Conservation Federation of Missouri could help in so many ways. You could benefit our Share the Harvest Program, the Conservation Leadership Corps, our publications or website, our building fund or help fund our day-to-day operations. You could also honor loved ones for birthdays, anniversaries or other special events.

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Memorials In memory of David “Bill” Bostic

by Your Friends at United Bow Hunters, c/o Tom Dickerson

In memory of Mrs. Max Prussing

by Natalie Prussing Halpin, Warrensburg, MO

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In honor of E. Fern Null’s Birthday

by E. Fern Null, Warrensburg, MO

In honor of Clayton Willis’ Birthday

by Mary Stuppy, Joplin, MO

In honor of Christopher Willis’ Birthday

by Mary Stuppy, Joplin, MO

In honor of Dr. Calvin & Peggy Owens

by Andrew & Gail Owens, Mandeville, LA

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CALENDAR MISSOURI FESTIVALS AND AFFILIATE EVENTS

AFFILIATE EVENTS CAPITAL CITY FLY FISHERS MAR 1: Trout Season Opens MAR 6: Teach a Vet to Tie, Veterans Hospital – Conference Room C201, Columbia (3:00pm) MAR 6: Winter Fly Tying Session 10, Runge Nature Center – Forest Room, Jefferson City (6:00pm – 8:00pm) MAR 11: Club Meeting, Runge Nature Center, Jefferson City (7:00pm – 9:00pm) MAR 13: Winter Fly Tying Session 11, Runge Nature Center – Forest Room, Jefferson City (6:00pm – 8:00pm) MAR 13-15: Sowbug Roundup, Mountain Home, Arkansas MAR 20: Teach a Vet to Tie, Veterans Hospital – Conference Room C201, Columbia (3:00pm) MAR 22: 13th Annual Spring Banquet, Donita’s Catering, Jefferson City (6:00pm) MAR 26: Hooked on Fly Fishing Not Drugs, South Callaway RII Middle School, Mokane (3:00pm) APR 3: Teach a Vet to Tie, Veterans Hospital – Conference Room C201, Columbia (3:00pm) APR 5: Day with Wildlife, American Legion Post, Columbia (12:00pm – 5:00pm) APR 8: Club Meeting, Runge Nature Center, Jefferson City (7:00pm – 9:00pm) APR 10: Stream Team 760 Outing, Saline Valley Wildlife Area APR 17: Teach a Vet to Tie, Veterans Hospital – Conference Room C201, Columbia (3:00pm) APR 19: Wayne E. and Catherine Moore Youth Day APR 26: Wonderful World of Water APR 30: Hooked on Fly Fishing Not Drugs, South Callaway RII Middle School, Mokane (3:00pm) GREENWAY NETWORK MAR 3: Monthly Board Meeting (7:00pm – 9:00pm) APR 5: Saint Charles County Operation Clean Stream (9:00am – 12:00pm) APR 20: Saint Louis Earth Day Festival (11:00am – 6:00pm) KANSAS CITY SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL MAR 3: Board Meeting, Bass Pro Shops, Olathe, Kansas MAR 12: Monthly Meeting APR 7: Board Meeting, Bass Pro Shops, Olathe, Kansas APR 9: Monthly Meeting, Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant, Overland Park, Kansas MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DUCK HUNTERS ASSOCIATION APR 9: Fish Fry MISSOURI BASS FEDERATION APR 5: President’s Rodeo, Hermitage APR 5: Directors Meeting, Hermitage (9:00am) MISSOURI CHAPTER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY APR 4-6: Spring Workshop, Klondike Park, Saint Charles County MISSOURI DUCKS UNLIMITED MAR 1: Ozark Dinner, Clarion Hotel,

Springfield; Matt Ells (417) 849-2761 MAR 1: Carthage Dinner; Wayne Wilson (417) 359-4093 MAR 1: Franklin County – Washington Dinner, Elks Lodge, Washington; Kevin Krause (636) 239-4768 MAR 7: Callaway County Dinner, Saint Peters Church Multipurpose Building; Bruce Carpenter (573) 642-9513 MAR 8: Beer Tasting with Anheuser Busch Ambassadors, Sybergs; Beth Thomas (314) 570-4672 MAR 8: South Central Dinner, Lions Club, Rolla; Stephen Turner (573) 364-3755 MAR 8: Platte City Dinner; Rod Howard (816) 679-8155 MAR 8: Greenheads Sponsor Dinner, Country Club, Dexter; Mark Reed (573) 5684433 MAR 8: Independence Dinner, Pavilion at Logan Woods; Don Keeling (816) 7950476 MAR 14: Parson’s Creek Fun Night, Community Center, Meadville; Darrell or Lisa Clark (660) 938-4331 MAR 15: Cape County Dinner, Deerfield Lodge, Cape Girardeau; Tim Holshouser (573) 225-8004 MAR 20: Grand River Event, Country Club, Chillicothe; Matt Leamer (660) 646-1167 MAR 22: Mid-East Festus/Crystal City Dinner, Armory, Festus; Sharon Jones (636) 937-4406 MAR 27-30: State Convention, Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark; Ginny Zinck (660) 460-0031 APR 5: Golden Valley Dinner, Rotary Building, Clinton; Eric Finks (660) 885-3990 APR 5: Wetlands for Kids Day, August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area, Saint Charles; MDC (636) 441-4554 APR 12: Neosho Dinner; Collin Swift (417) 456-0643 MISSOURI FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION APR 3: Board Meeting, Truman Hotel, Jefferson City (10:00am – 2:00pm) MISSOURI HUNTER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR’S ASSOCIATION MAR 8: Yearly Conference, Knights of Columbus Hall, Saint Martins MISSOURI NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION FUNDRAISER BANQUETS MAR 1: Heartland Gobblers, Elks Lodge, Poplar Bluff; Chuck Stewart (573) 2227182 MAR 1: Hickory County Jakes & Jennies, Hickory County Senior Center, Wheatland; David Wright (417) 722-4488 MAR 1: Kirksville Ridge Runners, NEMO Fairgrounds, Kirksville; Martin Burns (660) 665-1376 MAR 1: Platte Purchase, American Legion Hall, Saint Joseph; Rick Dozier (660) 3513344 MAR 1: Stealth Gobblers, Johnson County Fairgrounds, Warrensburg; Philip Woods (660) 747-8415 MAR 6: Current River Longbeards, Community Center, Van Buren; Dale Kipp (573) 945-2472

MAR 7: Marais-des Cygnes River Gobblers, Youth Center, Butler; Brandon Plunkett (660) 424-0891 MAR 7: Osage Prairie Thunderin’ Toms, Eagles Lodge, Nevada; Bruce Rogers (417) 876-2521 MAR 7: Reynolds County Struttin Gobblers, Reynolds County Fairgrounds, Redford; Gary Black (573) 637-9344 MAR 7: Rocky Top Limbhangers, West Plains; Brad McKee (417) 778-6862 MAR 8: Capitol City Strutters, Lions Club, Wardsville; Lee Wilbers (573) 893-7770 MAR 8: Carroll County Longbeards, Rupe Center, Carrollton; Rob Casner (660) 5421733 MAR 8: Mark Twain Forrest Longspurs, Lions Club, Potosi; Johnny LaGrand (573) 438-6880 MAR 8: Show-Me Chapter, Bass Pro Shops, Springfield; Matthew Kramer (417) 8874455 MAR 11: Parkville Gobblers, Athletic Complex, Parkville; John Shene (816) 741-6234 MAR 14: Muddy Creek Gobblers, Thiebaud Auditorium, Lamar; David Darrow (417) 884-2320 MAR 14: Nolan R. Hutcheson Memorial, Golden Hills Trail Rides, Raymondville; Bud Bryant (417) 457-9944 MAR 15: Fabius River Fantails, Knights of Columbus Hall, Edina; April Bruegenhemke (660) 423-5327 MAR 15: Moniteau Monarchs, Community Building, Jamestown; Thad Holselaw (573) 796-8643 MAR 15: River Hills Thunderin’ Longbeards, Knights of Columbus Hall, Bloomsdale; Jake Palmer (573) 883-2315 MAR 15: Yellow Creek Gobblers, Walsworth Community Building, Marceline; Ken Polley (660) 258-5340 MAR 21: Booger County Gobblers, High School, Ava; Stan Lovan (417) 683-5218 MAR 21: Locust Creek Longbeards, Community Center, Milan; Donald Troester (660) 265-3350 MAR 21: Twain’s Roaring Gobblers, Family Life Center, Cassville; Richard Murphy (417) 817-4272 MAR 22: Boonslick Trail Gobblers, Community Building, Jonesburg; Dan Robb (800) 811-0991 MAR 22: Jacomo Strutters, American Legion Hall, Blue Springs; Norbert Kurok (816) 560-0799 MAR 22: Lead Belt Longbeards, Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Farmington; John Spurgin (573) 431-5865 MAR 22: NEMO Chapter, American Legion Hall, Hannibal; Dan Minor (573) 2310364 MAR 22: Spring River Toms, Memorial Hall, Carthage; Kevin Dougless (417) 793-1210 MAR 28: Lafayette County Longbeards, Community Center, Odessa; Sean Croucher (816) 517-1235 MAR 28: Marshfield Full Strutters, Evangelical Methodist Church, Marshall; Dale Broesder (417) 859-6129 MAR 28: Pike County Twin Rivers, Elks Lodge, Louisiana; Timothy Brooks (573) 324-3201 MAR 29: Big River Gobblers, Knights of Columbus Hall, House Springs; Richard Christopher (636) 861-5418 MAR 29: North Central, Elks Lodge, Chillicothe; Bill Wehrle (660) 646-4362 MAR 29: Randolph County Longbeards,

Saint Pius X Gymnasium, Moberly; Larry Terry (636) 651-8696 MAR 29: Salt River Sharp Spurs, Father Buhman Center, Shelbina; Billy Gibson (573) 633-2318 APR 1: Mid-America Chapter, Ararat Shrine Temple, Kansas City; Steven Moore (816) 309-1150 APR 4: Cedar Creek Gobblers, Orleans Trail Resort, Stockton; Walter Meeker (417) 276-3241 APR 4: Platte County Longspurs, Platte County Fairgrounds, Tracy; Paul Lowry (816) 506-7048 APR 4: Four Rivers, Knights of Columbus Hall, Washington; David Douglas (636) 583-7740 APR 5: Saline County Strutters, Saint Peters Catholic School Gymnasium, Marshall; Jeff Pycke (660) 784-2476 APR 5: State Fair Strutters, M.E.C. Building, Sedalia; Charles Mattingly (660) 8270758 APR 11: Liberty Limbhangers, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4043, Liberty; Clint Schmitter (816) 222-4056 APR 11: Osage Gobblers, Knights of Columbus Hall, Westphalia; Jennifer Batson (573) 897-3797 APR 12: Turkey Creek Longbeards, Shriners Club, Joplin; Charles Forest (417) 7814720 APR 12: Weldon River Broken Spurs, Meinke Farms, Princeton; Jason Siemer (660) 748-4710 APR 18: Green Hills, The Rock Barn, Trenton; Scott Roy (660) 359-2299 APR 19: Gentry County Gobblers, Community Center, Stanberry; Tim Runde (660) 937-2580 APR 19: Lake Area Longbeards, Knights of Columbus Hall, Camdenton; Charles McElyea (573) 346-7231 APR 26: Lake Show-Me Longbeards, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4958, Memphis; Dorsey Swearingen (660) 892-4596 CALLING CONTESTS MAR 8: Cabela’s Turkey Classic, Cabela’s; Jimmy Lopez (913) 328-3108 MAR 29: US Open, Bass Pro Shops, Springfield; Amber Rounseville (417) 891-5214 JAKES FIELD DAYS MAR 22: Rhine Valley Chapter, Rod & Gun Club, Hermann; Donnie Viehmann (573) 486-0545 WOMEN IN THE OUTDOORS MAR 8: Ladies Only Upland Bird Hunt, Doctorman’s Cache Core Hunting Preserve, Ullin; Sara Bradshaw (573) 579-7859 MAR 15: Pioneer Village River Hens, Pioneer Village – Adrian City Lake, Adrian; Gail Tiller (660) 679-6362 MAR 15: Saint Louis Skeet & Trap Club Ladies Day, Saint Louis Skeet & Trap Club, Pacific; Ellen Benitz (816) 387-6606 MAR 28: Platte Purchase, Camp Gieger, Saint Joseph; Sherry Hill (816) 992-3650 MAR 29: Lake Area Lady Gobblers, Missouri Trap Shooters Association Gun Club, Linn Creek; Cindy Sherrell (573) 3463060 APR 5: Shooting Event, Cedar Creek Rod & Gun Club, Columbia; Rosemary Wilhelm (573) 634-7169 APR 11: Squaw Creek National Ladies Day,

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CALENDAR CONT’D FROM PG. 15 Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Forrest City; Lori Stickler (660) 446-2336 APR 19: Muddy Creek Boss Hens, Lamar Enterprises, Lamar; Nancy Frieden (417) 682-6212 MISSOURI PARKS ASSOCIATION MAR 1: Informational Meeting, Nathan Boone Homestead Historic Site, Ash Grove; (417) 751-3266 MAR 1: Quilt Show, Arrow Rock State His-

toric Site, Arrow Rock; (660) 837-3330 MISSOURI SMALLMOUTH ALLIANCE MAR 8: 4th Annual Banquet; Dennis Scheutz (314) 838-2789 MAR 19: Monthly Meeting; Les Anderhub (314) 894-8945 or Matt Wier (314) 6471679

Creek Lodge, Pierce City MAR 29: Long Branch Area Chapter, Macon County Expo Center, Macon APR 12: Disabled Freedom Hunt Chapter, Knights of Columbus Hall, Boonville

MISSOURI TRAPPERS ASSOCIATION MAR 15: Spring Meeting, Midway Expo Center, Columbia

OZARK FLY FISHERS MAR 22: Chili Pot Luck & Fly Tying Session, Marlan’s Grahm Subdivision Clubhouse, Manchester MAR 27: Monthly Meeting

MISSOURI WHITETAILS UNLIMITED MAR 15: Monroe City Area Chapter, Knights of Columbus Hall, Monroe City MAR 22: Southwest Missouri Chapter, Hill

OZARK MOUNTAIN PADDLERS MAR 15-16: Float MAR 28-30: Whitewater Clinic APR 10: Quarterly Business Meeting

SOUTHWEST MISSOURI FLY FISHERS MAR 8: Banquet, Highland Springs Country Club MAR 13: Club Meeting, Springfield Nature Center, Springfield (6:00pm – 9:00pm) APR 10: Club Meeting, Springfield Nature Center, Springfield (6:00pm – 9:00pm)

CFM EVENTS FEB 22-24: CFM Annual Convention, Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark SEP 12-14: CFM Fall Conference, Camp Clover Point, Lake Ozark

CONSERVATION FEDERATION OF MISSOURI AFFILIATES Anglers of Missouri Archery Big Bucks of Missouri Big Game Hunters Bridlespur Hunt Club Capital City Fly Fishers Central Missouri Chapter Safari Club Coldwater Outing & Game Preserve Eastern MO Chapter Pheasants Forever Festus/Crystal City Conservation Club Forest Releaf of Missouri Franklin County Wildlife Club Friends of Rockbridge Memorial State Park Greenway Network Heaven’s Anglers Jefferson County Coonhunters Kansas City Chapter Safari Club Kansas City Woodcarvers Lambert Field Rod & Gun Club Mark Twain Area Quail Unlimited

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