Vol69 no5 2008

MISSOURI

Wildlife

SEPTEMBER 2008 VOL. 69, NO. 5

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NEWS & ISSUES

Waterfowl Regulations MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES

Share Outdoor Knowledge

CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP CORPS

Accepting Nominations NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE

Support Outdoor Activities

VIEW FROM THE STONE HOUSE

MISSOURI

Wildlife

True Grit

September 2008 Vol. 69, No. 5

venings in our loft are shared with John Wayne. Here beyond the end of the lane, where starlight and coyote howls creep in through the cracks for authenticity, a life-sized cardboard cut out of The Duke watches over the dreams of family and friends. More often than not, his image is also featured in full size and living color as we project Great Western movies on the wall. The hoof beats are often thunderous, the gunfire always rousing (just ask any firsthand witnesses), and the clichés and one-liners get incorporated as tenets of our every conversation and thought. One is rapturously borne away to those “glorious days of yesteryear.” We love it.

To those pettifogging whiners who constantly parrot “those ignorant of history are destined to repeat it” I would point out that there are many good things in history that we had best remember and should certainly be eager to repeat. Like making forests, fish and wildlife a priority especially in tough economic times. Like taking novices hunting, fishing or trapping each fall. Like passing on to those around us our best understanding of and experiences in the outdoors.

The No Child Left Inside Act may already have made its way through Congress by the time you read these lines. Even if the legislation fails, though, I encourage you to learn about the concept and to engage in the cause. A native of Missouri, Richard Louv, wrote Last Child in the Woods and described the malady of “Nature Deficit Disorder.” He made a compelling argument for a link between kids being disconnected from nature and various psychological disorders.

The concept of members of our society being artificially disconnected from the land is certainly not a new one, nor have its consequences diminished through time. It is getting worse, not better!

As we enter autumn it is more important than ever before to plan and prepare to personally introduce new folks to hunting, trapping and fishing.

Do we really want more folks participating actively in our favorite outdoor pastimes? YES! Why? How about some facts and figures? Survey results published by the National Shooting Sports Foundation reveal that Mis-

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

As we enter autumn it is more important than ever before to plan and prepare to personally introduce new folks to hunting, trapping and fishing. souri leads the nation in hunter recruitment. This is great news! In Missouri, for every 100 permit buying hunters we lost during the survey period, we regained 116! Our state led the pack of only 7 states with an increase in hunter participation. Across America the news is dismal, for every 100 permit buying hunters lost each year, we regain only about 70.

Unfortunately, there may well be a little darker side to this picture in Missouri. Recent, more detailed analysis

by Missouri Department of Conservation staff suggests that retention of these new recruits is unlikely to keep pace with the loss of hunters we will face as the baby boomers age. It may also be unlikely that recruitment can remain so good, without any further promotion.

I was amazed and encouraged to learn recently that fully 1/3 of the new recruits to hunting in Missouri are young adults. That’s right, NOT individuals among those joining our ranks via youth seasons. The new Apprentice Authorization from MDC which allows novices to give hunting a try in the company of licensed, hunter education certified hunters makes its debut this year. Perhaps it will help recruit even more new hunters among adults. Take advantage of this great opportunity to give a little bit back to the sports that have given you so much and take a novice afield this fall.

An enormous benefit of doing this is that you will help ensure your own opportunities to hunt in the future.

An even bigger, unspoken benefit is that it is even more fun to encourage and nurture a new hunter to success, than it is to experience success yourself.

No doubt about it, the future of hunting is in our own hands. No agency can correct this trend of nationwide declining participation alone. No organization has enough

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

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volunteers or funds to solve the problem. No private business can provide opportunity for all. There are lots of people who will only respond to you.

Now that the Apprentice Authorization and Youth Seasons are in place, be about it! They say “it takes a hunter to make a hunter.” The same is absolutely true for fishing and trapping as well.

Doing my part for recruitment sounds like a good thing, but for gosh sakes! Gas is $4 per gallon! Food costs are going up! These are tough times!

How am I supposed to make all this work?

I wish I could offer an easy answer.

Each of us will have to find our own way. I am encouraged by the fact that in the 1930s, right in the middle of the Great Depression, our citizen conservationist grandparents found a way.

By decisive action and creative thinking they organized our Federation to remove favoritism and partisan politics from decision making about forests, fish and wildlife. In the process, they created a brand new agency, the Missouri Department of Conservation. In the 1970s, right in the middle of the previous energy crisis, right when rural families were faced with the toughest times since the Dust Bowl, our citizen conservationist parents found a way. By decisive action and creative thinking, our Federation led the Design for Conservation Sales Tax campaign, making every one of us an owner/operator of conservation and ensuring additional funding for forests, fish and wildlife

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COVER: Like father, like son—dove hunters. Photo © Glenn D. Chambers, 2008.

during very tough times.

Decisive action, creative thinking, determination…True Grit! Get outdoors and take somebody new with you this year! Happy Hunting!

Dave Murphy Executive Director, CFM

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Think Youth “Today, kids are aware of the global threats to the environment – but their physical contact, their intimacy with nature, is fading.”

—Richard Louv Last Child in the Woods ow, let’s define our subject; YOUTH. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, YOUTH is the state or quality of being young; the period of life coming between childhood and maturity.

I like young people!!! My own grandchildren, of which three of the five are now teenagers, continually inspire me, amaze me with their boundless energy, their resilience, their intuitive nature, and their ability to comprehend.

Those are some of the wonderful attributes of YOUTH. I was fortunate to have grown up on a farm in western Missouri. My playmates were orphaned lambs, pets of all kinds including; pigeons, crows, squirrels, raccoons, and coyotes.

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Helping on the farm was not only expected, it was REQUIRED. With me that began at an early age with jobs like delivering cold drinking water to the threshing crew, riding bareback on my Shetland pony, Spot.

At our house, there was never an opportunity to participate in any school

sports activities because there were morning and evening chores to be done—do the morning chores, ride the bus for an hour before school, ride the bus for an hour after school, and chores again. Did it hurt me? NO. Did I like it? NO. Did it make a better person of me? YES. Following marriage, our family began

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to grow and we were blessed with three boys. We lived in Columbia, and like most fathers, I was drawn into activities that my sons chose to participate in; little league baseball, boy scouts, church youth, fishing, hunting, and camping.

They wanted to do it all!!

Looking back on those activities, it seems that I never outgrew my desires to be involved with YOUNG PEOPLE. It wasn’t until recently that I finally realized that many of the activities that I am presently involved in are YOUTH oriented.

Three of them are the Great Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Midway USA’s Scholastic Shooting Foundation, and Ducks Unlimited’s Greenwing program.

So it makes perfect sense, that as President of CFM, YOUTH will continue to be a priority with me and our organization.

Presently our affiliates are doing great things in support of YOUTH. NWTF’s JAKES program, DU’s GREENWING program, QU’s Quail Academy, and Trout Unlimited’s First Cast program are directed toward involving YOUTH with the intention of getting kids outdoors.

We, CFM, are the first signatories of the NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE COALITION and the promoters of this initiative. This program is all about getting children involved in the outdoors. The mission goes beyond the concept of special events which are planned to draw special attention at a given time, BUT is designed to be delivered as a part of the child’s lifestyle, i.e., making an attempt to program some outdoor time in to each child’s daily schedule.

You will notice in this issue of Missouri Wildlife, some pictures of some of our Board Members that were taken back when they were KIDS. This is part of CFM’s effort to underscore the importance of getting our youngsters of today involved in the outdoors. Memories like these last a lifetime. We need to make an effort to involve our YOUTH in outdoor activities so they too, will have a photograph to look back on in the years to come.

It is a great time of the year to go outdoors. Take a young person with you, shoot a picture or two, and make some memories to share.

But most of all, be careful and considerate of those around you.

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Glenn D. Chambers President, CFM M I S S O U R I

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REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE

all is fast approaching and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has some green tips for the coming season.

Green leaves are making way for red, orange, brown and purple leaves in the landscape of Missouri. As they fall to the ground, remember that yard waste is not allowed in Missouri landfills, and burning is not recommended. This is a wonderful opportunity to start a compost pile. Yard wastes that can be composted include grass clippings, leaves, small twigs, flowers, non-spreading weeds, old plants or potting soil and wood chips.

Compost can be used to enrich flower

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DNR Offers Fall Tips For Composting, School Shopping

Pack lunch in reusable bags and containers.

and vegetable gardens, to improve the soil around trees and shrubs, and as a soil amendment for house plants. After Halloween, remove the seeds from decora-

tive pumpkins, cut up the unspoiled Jack O’Lantern and toss it into your compost pile. Instructions for creating a compost pile are available on the department’s Web site at http://www.dnr.mo.gov/ env/swmp/composting/compost1.htm.

The turning color of the leaves also signals the start of a new school year for many Missouri students. It also means time to purchase school supplies. Before making a trip to the store, look through notebooks and pens from last school year and see if they are usable. If new supplies are necessary, many stores carry notebooks with recycled paper, pencils made of recycled

currency or denim, refillable pens and rechargeable batteries for electronic devices like calculators. Also, look for items with the least amount of packaging to cut down on waste that will end up in a landfill.

Purchase sustainable bags and lunch boxes that can be used for years to come instead of brown bagging lunch and buying a new backpack each year. It saves a few dollars, and is friendlier to the environment. For more information on other solid waste issues, contact the department’s Solid Waste Management Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-7515401.

2009 Missouri’s Outdoor Heritage Calendar

2009 MDC Natural Events Calendar

This new calendar celebrates Missouri’s rich outdoor heritage. With images and gear from years past mixed with modern photographs of hunting, fishing and trapping, it calls out for the current generation to continue building Missouri's outdoor legacy one generation at a time. You’ll also find monthly reminders of current game seasons along with tips to increase your success in the field.

Available late October.

Chock-full of dazzling photographs, fascinating natural history details and native-plant gardening reminders, the Conservation Department’s Natural Events Calendar sells out fast every year. The 2009 edition features MDC staff and volunteer photos of Missouri plants, animals and landscapes in every season. Home gardeners will appreciate native-plant gardening tips following the monthly pages. Order for that nature lover on your Christmas shopping list.

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NEWS AND ISSUES A COLLECTION OF STORIES FROM AROUND THE STATE

Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative Grant Program The Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative (MoBCI) is currently accepting proposals from private and public organizations or individuals who have partnerships that carry out bird habitat conservation projects in Missouri. Eligible activities include projects that protect, enhance or restore bird habitats on any lands in Missouri. All projects should be habitat based and not strictly designed for monitoring, however monitoring can be a component of the project and is recommended.

Individual grant awards are available up to $20,000. MoBCI grants require a one to one match of funds that do not originate from the Missouri Department of Conservation. Funds may be spent over a two-year period. All grant proposals must be received by 5:00 pm September 30, 2008.

MoBCI is a voluntary partnership of 48 organizations and agencies (including Conservation Federation of Missouri) with an interest in the conservation of all wild bird species. We also welcome MoBCI for recently becoming an affiliate member of CFM! For more information about MoBCI and the MoBCI grant program, visit www.mobci.org or contact MoBCI Steering Committee members Kelly Srigley Werner (573-234-2132 ext. 112, Kelly_srigleywerner@fws.gov) or Gene Gardner (573-751-4115, gene.gardner@mdc.mo.gov).

Conservation Commission Approves Regulation Recommendations The Commission accepted the report of the Regulations Committee and approved recommendations for 2008-2009 waterfowl hunting seasons and related changes to the 2009 Wildlife Code of Missouri.

Waterfowl hunting season dates are: Regular Duck Season • North Zone, Oct. 25-Dec. 23 • Middle Zone, Nov. 1-Dec. 30 • South Zone, Nov. 27-Jan. 25 Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset.

The daily limit on ducks is six, including no more than: • Mallards, 4 (no more than 2 females) • Black ducks, 1 • Mottled ducks, 3 (new this year) • Pintails, 1 • Scaup, 1 (new) • Wood ducks, 3 (increased from 2 last year) • Redheads, 2 • Hooded mergansers, 2 • Other species may be taken in any number up to the daily bag limit of six ducks total.

• The season for canvasbacks is closed. (new) Possession Limit: Twice the daily bag (12 total, varies by species).

Youth Duck Hunt • North Zone Oct. 18-19 • Middle Zone, Oct. 25-26 • South Zone, Nov. 22-23 Bag limits: Bag limits for ducks and geese are the same as during the regular waterfowl season (including two Canada geese daily and four in possession).

Coot Season Concurrent with duck seasons in the respective zones with a daily bag limit of 15 and a possession limit of 30.

Canada Geese & Brant • Statewide, Sept. 27-Oct. 5 • Nov. 22-Jan. 30 White-fronted Geese • Statewide, Nov. 22-Jan. 30 • Blue, snow & Ross’s geese • Statewide, Oct. 25-Jan. 30 Bag limits include: Twenty blue, snow or Ross’s geese daily (no possession limit) One brant daily (two in possession) Two white-fronted geese daily (four in

possession) Three Canada geese daily (six in possession) Sept. 27-Oct. 5 and two Canada geese daily (four in possession) thereafter.

Falconry Season for Ducks, Coots and Mergansers : Falconry is open during the teal and regular gun duck season, including the youth season in the respective zones. Federal hunting regulations, including seasons and hunting hours, apply to falconry. Regular season bag and possession limits do not apply to falconry. The falconry bag limit is not in addition to gun limits. In addition to the regular falconry season, the Conservation Commission approved extended falconry days of Feb. 10 through March 10, 2009 statewide.

Bag limits: three birds daily and six in possession.

LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER: People must only possess a valid migratory bird permit to take blue, snow and Ross’s geese from Jan. 31 through April 30, 2009. Methods for the taking of blue, snow and Ross’s geese during the Conservation Order include shotguns capable of holding more than three shells, and with the use or aid of recorded or electrically amplified bird calls or sounds or imitations of bird calls or sounds. Hunters may shoot from onehalf hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. A daily bag limit will not be in effect during the Conservation Order.

The Commission set teal season dates and bag limits earlier this summer. That season will run from Sept. 6 through 21statewide. The daily limit is four blue-winged and green-winged teal in the aggregate, with a possession limit of eight. Shooting hours are from sunrise to sunset.

2008 Fall Conference The 2008 Conservation Federation of Missouri Fall Conference will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 12–14, 2008, at Camp Clover Point, Lake Ozark State Park, Osage Beach, Missouri.

Programs planned are Coleman Repair, Atlatl (spear throwing), Archery, Share the Harvest, Sediment Pollution, Taxidermy and crafts for adults and kids.

Entertainment will be games, bingo, square dancing, marshmallow roast, campfire, story telling and guitar playing. Feel free to bring a string instrument or harmonica.

The Happy Hour and White Elephant Sale Saturday afternoon is always a good time. When you are cleaning out your garages and basements save some good stuff to donate to the White Elephant Sale. The sale helps to defray

the expenses of the Fall Conference.

The food is always wonderful!

If you wish to bring a camping vehicle or tent, instead of staying at the camp, tent and camping vehicle reservations can be made at Lake Ozark State Park through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for a small fee. You can contact them toll free at 1-877-422-6766.

Put September 12–14, 2008 on your calendar and plan to attend for this relaxing weekend. See you there!

For more information on the Fall Conference visit the CFM website at www.confedmo.org and view the upcoming events or register by calling the CFM office at 800-575-2322.

Welcome CFM New Members Wilma Anderson, Houston Loren Barnes, Mount Vernon Ann Bausell, Browning H. Bentch, Versailles G. James Blaine, Saint Louis Randy & Susanne Blaukat, Jasper Jeffrey Breuer, Imperial Jeffrey Brown, Moberly Robert Buckner, Shawnee Mission, KS Chester L. Harvey Co., Fenton A. Jacquelyn Cook, Mexico Robert Cribb, Saint Louis Becki Davis, Marshfield George Davis, Lees Summit Carol Davit, Jefferson City Walter Dickmeyer, Elsberry Kevin Dixon, Calhoun Helen Dohr, Saint Louis Thomas Egan, Saint Louis Mark Eustis, Minneapolis, MN Barry Flachsbart, Chesterfield Virgil Fox, Lees Summit Debra Frerichs, Saint Louis Joann Garrett, Raymore Kenneth Gentsch, Saint Louis John Gnagi, Saint Louis Kenneth Gnau, Saint Louis Shawn Gruber, Fayette Ronn Hagan, Bridgeton George Hall, Dover Ernest Hamilton, Sweet Springs Steven Harrison, Rolla Donald Hays, Union Gerald Hereford, Saint Louis Darwin Hindman, Columbia Rick Holton, Saint Louis David Horner, Columbia Brad Jacobs, Columbia Emil Joedicke, DeSoto James Johnson, Eureka Bonnie Kemner, Kansas City Gary Klearman, Saint Louis Mike & Robin Kruse, Columbia William Layne, Tipton Raymond Lee, Saint Louis A. Clinton Lindburg, Saint Louis

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NEWS AND ISSUES Henry Louis, Bonne Terre Mark Loyd, Arnold Robert Maack, Saint Louis John Madras, Jefferson City Bernard Magers, Lees Summit J. Langwith Manion, Jr., Saint Louis Paul Marsh, Saint Louis John McCoy, Louisiana Nancy Meiklejohn, Independence

John Meyer, Saint Louis Midwest Walnut Company of Missouri, Willow Springs Melissa Miller, Saint Louis Henry Mitchell, Foristell James Mosher, Saint Louis Erwin Neighbors, Moberly Robert Noel, Kansas City Norma Perotka, Portland

Steve Peterson, Warrenton Robert Proffitt, Newburg Bryon Putman, Nixa Kurtis Reeg, Saint Louis Robert Richardson, Columbia William Richey, Saint Louis Fern Rogers, Kansas City Tom Scheppers, Holts Summit Pamela Schnebelen, Pacific Claire Schumann, Chesterfield Stephen Sellers, Lexington Mildred Sharp, Saint Louis

Daniel Short, Crystal City Jim Shull, Shawnee Mission, KS Robert Stritzel, Saint Louis Jeff Tillman, Lake Ozark Paul Van Dyke, Buckner James Verhulst, Owensville Edward Walls, Saint James Joy Weaver, Kansas City Gail White, Columbia James White, Springfield Rudolph Wise, Ballwin Chris Yates, Kahoka

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AGENCY NEWS

Mentoring The N ach of us was fortunate to have a family member or friend introduce us to outdoor activities and pursuits—now it’s our turn to pass on the enjoyment of our natural world to future generations.

Think of that special person who taught you about the outdoors.

Whether it was your father, mother, grandparent, other relative or a friend, that person and experience hold an unforgettable place in your memory.

You can now be that “special memory” for someone else, that person who leads to a lifetime of outdoor experiences.

How do you become a mentor? Simply seize the opportunity, take the initiative to teach someone about the outdoors. A mentor is simply a wise and loyal friend, an advisor, a teacher and coach. Don’t be shy or bashful, we all have something to share. Sharing outdoor knowledge and skills with someone is one of the noblest actions each of us can accomplish in our lifetime.

lifetime sport. Though relatively new, the program has grown in the St. Louis area and offers youngsters the opportunity to become anglers for life.

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Sharing time with grandchildren or young hunters is an excellent method to pass on hunting knowledge, skills and our hunting heritage.

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Mentoring Opportunities - Hunting Dove season is an excellent opportunity to expose someone to hunting or the outdoors. Dove hunting is a fairly stationary type of hunting where folks can be taught basic hunting skills, hunting safety and can be exposed to some great hunting dog work. Squirrel season offers quality mentoring options, especially once the mosquito season is over in the fall. Fall Turkey Season is another wonderful way to expose a new person to the outdoors.

One method of fall turkey hunting is walking to locate the birds. Woodland walks are a great method of sharing outdoor knowledge and passing on outdoor skills.

Youth Seasons are excellent opportunities to mentor young hunters. Youth seasons exist for waterfowl hunting, upland bird hunting, deer hunting and spring turkey hunting. These special youth seasons are seasons where a mentor can totally concentrate on the young person to help them learn about hunting and the outdoors.

Hunting Dog Field Trials and Sporting Dog Hunt Tests are two excellent opportunities to expose someone to an exciting component of outdoor activities. Watching a well trained dog work in the field is an exciting and a special experience.

Mentoring Opportunities – Outdoor Adventures

Many of us started learning about fishing with family or friends in a farm pond. Ponds are excellent places to introduce young anglers to the joys of fishing.

New Mentoring Option Available for Apprentice Hunters To help introduce adults to hunting, the Conservation Department now allows hunters age 16 and older who are not hunter education certified to hunt with firearms as long as they: • First purchase the new Apprentice Hunter Authorization for $10 • Then purchase a firearms hunting permit for the season they want to hunt; for example a Firearms Deer Hunting Permit • Hunt in the immediate presence of a properly licensed hunter 21 years old or older who is hunter education certified.

The mentor must have a filled or unfilled permit for the prescribed season.

The Apprentice Hunter Authorization

allows the holder to purchase firearms permits throughout the year and it can be purchased for two years. After the second year, the apprentice hunter will be required to become hunter education certified if he or she wants to continue hunting on a firearms permit.

The Apprentice Hunter Authorization and hunting permit allows a person to try hunting and be introduced to hunting with a mentor. Missouri is a leader in hunter recruitment nationwide and the Apprentice Hunter Authorization is one more tool to help you share your hunting knowledge and skill with your family and friends.

Mentoring Opportunities – Fishing Take someone fishing. Farm ponds and bluegill are part of many first fishing experiences. Early success at fishing can literally hook a person for life! Many farm ponds have quality fish populations and low fishing pressure, two ideal components for introducing someone to fishing.

Visit a Missouri Trout Park. It’s a great place to introduce a new angler to fishing.

Missouri has four trout parks that are open from March 1 through October.

They are excellent facilities to help someone learn to fish.

Take a person boating. Missouri is blessed with many wonderful float streams and many large reservoirs. Learning to canoe or operate a fishing boat are skills that can last a lifetime.

“Go Fish” is a Department of Conservation urban fishing program designed to expose kids to fishing and offer them a

Mentoring opportunities can be as simple as taking someone for a hike or biking on an established trail. The Katy Trail State Park & Community Greenways are excellent places to observe wildlife.

While biking the Katy Trail, one can easily observe wildlife such as indigo buntings, whitetail deer, wild turkey, a variety of amphibians and reptiles as well as bald eagles. Conservation Areas like Columbia Bottoms near St. Louis have an excellent trail system. Urban areas offer excellent trails like the St. Joseph Riverfront Trail or Springfield Greenway System. Trails are an excellent method to introduce people to the outdoors because they offer a structured, non-intimidating environment.

Missouri Conservation Nature Centers across the state provide short walking trails and natural places to visit. Backpacking the Ozark Trail or hiking a conservation area can offer mentors many teaching opportunities. Camping in Missouri’s State Parks and other locations offers mentors the privilege of sharing outdoor knowledge in unique and special outdoor settings. Simply sharing a campfire is a wonderful way to start.

Special Events are also excellent mentoring options. Youth Hunting and Fishing Clinics, Missouri State Park Interpretive programs, Ducks Unlimited Greenwing events or National Wild Turkey Federation JAKES events all offer structured learning opportunities. These structured learning events allow you to step back and let experts take the lead in outdoor instruction. For young families, Discover Nature–Families programs by the Conservation Department help parents and children mentor each other as they learn about the outdoors together.

Use new technology to teach orienteering or simply help others get more comfortable finding their way in the outdoors.

Activities such as letter boxing or geocaching can combine the latest Global Position Satellite (GPS) technology with the concept of finding remote locations.

It can be a great help to hunters, fishermen or hikers who regularly recreate in the wilderness.

AGENCY NEWS

Next Generation Mentoring Opportunities – Shooting Ranges Shooting ranges are a great place to help others learn hands-on outdoor skills. Just going shooting with a rifle, shotgun or bow can excite many novice enthusiasts and allow a person to participate in the activity. Teaching someone proper shooting skills can have a dramatic effect on their enjoyment afield.

Target shooting is an instant gratification activity. Kids and adults alike can shoot and see exactly where they hit the target, then work to improve their accu-

racy. Missouri Department of Conservation Ranges offer a variety of structured outdoor skill programs throughout the year. The Conservation Department has 5 staffed shooting ranges and outdoor education centers along with 70 unstaffed ranges in 64 counties throughout Missouri.

Mentoring Moments Mentoring someone in the outdoors doesn’t always have to be a lengthy process or an all day event. Sometimes just seizing a few minutes can build on a person’s appreciation of our natural world.

Position a youngster or adult with their face within a foot or two of a hummingbird feeder. Watching hummingbirds from that close will enthuse, delight and charm anyone! Hearing the wing beats, feeling the wind off their wings and just

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Feeding birds at your home and installing nest boxes on your property can be great mentoring opportunities for young and old alike. Even seasoned outdoorsmen can learn from watching birds feed and nesting activities.

Mentoring or teaching other sportsmen or women deer and turkey hunting skills will help carry our hunting tradition and successful wildlife management programs into the future.

enjoying a hummingbird right in front of your face is an amazing experience.

Explain a deer track, coyote track or something as simple as a buck rub. Sometimes as outdoors men and women we take for granted the everyday aspects of the outdoors. To a youngster or novice outdoors person the sight and explanation of tracks, rubs and other natural sights can be very exciting.

Observing and explaining often overlooked natural events can help a person understand the intricate web of life. Pointing out the Monarch Butterfly migration in September, explaining why red-tailed

hawks sit along our interstate highways in the winter or helping someone else notice the grand waterfowl migration each fall can all build knowledge and a better understanding of nature.

Involve another person when planning an outdoor trip. Planning hunting, fishing, canoeing and other outdoor activities can be both an educational and enjoyable experience. Be spontaneous. Just go! Call or invite someone to explore the outdoors through whatever activity you enjoy.

Both of you will enjoy the time afield!

Missouri is blessed with Missouri Department of Conservation Areas, State Parks, Federal Wildlife Refuges, National Forests, miles of floatable streams, large lakes and many urban greenways.

As a mentor concentrate on making sure the person has a good experience.

Adjust the time and activity to maximize enjoyment while still learning new things.

Focus on the person you are mentoring and you will discover great personal rewards.

Learning should be a lifelong commitment. Appreciate the many mentors in your life and mentor others to help pass on the special knowledge, skills and appreciation that you have for Missouri’s outdoors. Create an ongoing legacy by sharing the outdoors with the next generation!

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AGENCY NEWS

Following Legacy Leads To Environmental Protection recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch decried what so many of us who love the outdoors have seen coming for a number of years: the significant drop in the number of children who have chased lightening bugs on a summer night, picked a bouquet of wildflowers from the backyard for their mothers or exchanged secrets with a friend in the top of a great climbing tree.

Concerns about safety, and the proliferation of video games and computers, have produced a generation of children far more comfortable with their feet up on the sofa than squishing in the banks of a muddy creek. The physical effects of this are obvious: inactivity leads to a variety of serious health problems. But what is the personal, individual and community impact of this shift? Outdoor enthusiasts worry that the children we are raising today—tomorrow’s decision-makers—may not see the value in keeping our rivers, lakes and streams pristine, our air clean and our natural land plentiful. For those of us who love Missouri’s outdoors, the question becomes, how do we pass down that legacy? How do we teach our children a fundamental love and respect for the environment?

Some are fortunate enough to have footsteps left for them by parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents. Brian Stith, for example, is the fourth generation in his family to work for Missouri’s state park system, which is maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Stith’s great, great maternal grandfather, Lester Dickson, was superin-

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tendent at Arrow Rock State Park from 1943 through 1954. In the 1920s, Lester’s wife, Nettie, sold the tavern that is now part of Arrow Rock State Historic Site to the State of Missouri.

Brian’s paternal grandfather, Bob Stith, also worked as superintendent at Arrow Rock State Park, from the late 1950s to 1972. Brian’s mother, Mary Stith, began working in Arrow Rock in 1989, first as a tourist assistant and later as an interpretive resource technician, eventually retiring from the department in 2006. Brian’s older sister, Pamela Muren, shared her family’s commitment to protecting Missouri’s natural resources and worked as an environmental engineer in the department’s Air Pollution Control Program. Brian has worked for DNR’s Division of State Parks for many years and now serves as field operations coordinator for the division’s Eastern Parks District in St. Louis.

Others find themselves on a path to protecting Missouri’s natural resources by witnessing their parents’ commitment to this important work. Tim Eiken remembers traveling to state park sites throughout

North Dakota as a child with his father, Doug Eiken, who served as director of state parks in North Dakota. Seeing others enjoying the outdoors, Tim said, instilled in him an appreciation for fresh air, clean water and open spaces and the important role that the government can play in protecting them.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in political science and a law degree with a certificate in environmental law, Tim was drawn to government work. He later came to Missouri; he has worked for the past nine years for DNR. Tim coordinates all rulemaking activities for the department’s Hazardous Waste Program; prepares rulemaking documents and rule briefings for the Hazardous Waste Management Commission; and reviews rules and draft rules for legality, clarity and enforceability.

Tim’s father, Doug, also now works for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, where he serves as director of the department’s Division of State Parks.

The key to raising environmentally minded children, Doug said, is being a good role model. Enjoying time together outdoors helps educate and inspire our children, and provides a critical opportunity to grow closer. As Doug put it, “To children, parents, grandparents, guardians and many adults are the ones that young people look to for direction and guidance. They need and desire our time, quality time... where the focus is on them and relationshipbuilding between them and us. What better place than the natural world?”

Doyle Childers Director, DNR

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Look for the basic and deluxe wreaths in the November/December issue of Missouri Wildlife. Plan now to give the best during the holidays!

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CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP CORPS

Conservation Leadership Corps Seeks More Participants hat is the Conservation Leadership Corps? Those Federation members that have attended previous conventions are well aware of this vibrant group of young men and women that want to make an impact on conservation issues now and in the future.

For those unfamiliar with the CLC

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here is a brief summary of the program.

The CLC consists of a group of highly recommended students, ranging from juniors in high school through seniors in college. These students have already achieved academic success and have been involved in conservation projects and issues. The Corps began in 2002 with a small group of students. Each year the

membership has expanded. In February of 2008, approximately 50 students participated in the annual Convention.

Please take a few minutes to nominate that special student! Provide an opportunity for a young man or woman to see how CFM works. Let a budding conservationist meet and network with others on important issues. Our aim is

to have students from every part of our great state. We also urge you to nominate students from all cultures and backgrounds. This is your chance to make a contribution to the future of CFM! WE NEED YOUR NOMINATIONS

BY OCTOBER 3, 2008.

THANK YOU

Please nominate a Missouri high school junior through college senior student who has exhibited excellent academic achievement, conservation honors, and conservation leadership.

City: ______________________________

Student Name: ______________________________________________________

Telephone Number: _________________________________________________

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What qualities does the nominee exhibit to make him/her an excellent candidate for Conservation Leadership Corps?

City: ______________________________

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Email Address: _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number: _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Present School: _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Return this form by October 3, 2008, to: Nominator: ________________________________________________________ Affiliate or Sustaining Member: ________________________________________ Street or PO Box: ___________________________________________________

David Murphy, Executive Director Conservation Federation of Missouri 728 West Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65101-1534

Suggestions To Minimize Bullet Fragments In Venison any Missouri hunters may be aware of concerns that have arisen recently concerning possible contamination of venison in deer taken with lead bullets. Across America several studies are underway to evaluate the extent of lead contamination of hunterkilled deer carcasses and the possible effects any contamination might have on those who eat venison.

Lead is a very effective and inexpensive material for firearms projectiles. So far there is no evidence that such contamination has caused any human health problems. However, prudence

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dictates that hunters and commercial meat processors do all they can to eliminate lead from venison for the table. To that end, representatives of the Conservation Federation, the Missouri Association of Meat Processors and the Missouri departments of Agriculture, Conservation and Health and Senior Services met recently to develop guidelines for eliminating lead from huntershot venison.

State Veterinarian Taylor Woods, DVM, said â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have never had an illness or case of lead poisoning by consumers eating deer, quail or pheasant, but we recommend that meat be trimmed

around the wound channel to get rid of more than 98 percent of the lead.â&#x20AC;?

Although lead particles in hunterharvested venison have not been linked to any human illness, most lead particles that have been found in venison are too small to be seen or felt. This makes careful processing important to reduce the risk of lead exposure.

Detailed advice for handling huntershot deer includes: Evaluate each deer carcass for suitability for human consumption. Carcasses should be disposed of if considered at risk.

Examine the area around the wound

channel for damage.

Remove damaged meat plus all meat within 3 inches in all directions of the wound channel, taking special care to remove blood-shot areas and meat with evidence of bone fragments.

Inspect trimmed carcasses again after trimming, looking for bruised meat, bone fragments or other evidence of possible contamination.

Missouri officials are cooperating with other Midwestern states to evaluate and minimize the risk of lead exposure from hunter-harvested deer.

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STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

CFM Strategic Planning Progress Report • July 29, 2008 he Conservation Federation, in its more than 70 years of existence, has changed Missouri’s public image. In the 1930’s, the Missouri Conservation Department was mired in the mud of political strife and favoritism. The deer herd was nearly gone. Much of the land was deforested.

Poorly regulated hunting, fishing and poaching was taking the rest of Missouri’s wild game.

The Federation went where no one had gone before and sponsored a Constitutional Amendment to take the governing Commission out of the political jungle. In some twenty years, with help from the Federation and a host of other concerned citizens, the Missouri Department of Conservation revitalized the wildlife in our state.

Again stepping in where others had not been, the Federation undertook a Constitutional Amendment to fund the Conservation Department in order to continue this work. Passage of the 1/8 cent sales tax for conservation in 1976 was the result; and now we have a Missouri Department of Conservation that is the envy of the rest of the country, and rightly so. The Federation has been the sponsor for many other organizations and programs that have been part of the road to leadership in the conservation movement in this country.

Some four years ago, the Federation’s Board of Directors moved into the area of strategic planning; and since that time have approved a number of goals that

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are designed to take us into the future.

These goals address the needs of the conservation movement and the Federation as we see them today, but a strategic plan must be a living thing. We try to look five or more years into the future and anticipate the things that will occur at that time. If those things change, the strategic plan must change to accommodate them.

Following is a list of the goals the Federation Board approved for 2008 to 2010 at its board meeting July 19 in Sedalia.

• Achieve the annual operating budget of the Federation sufficient to accomplish desired goals. Target of $1,000,000 possible.

• Maintain a $1,000,000 reserve fund.

• Increase Sustaining Membership to 8,000.

• Maintain and increase funding sources for CFM. • Add new staff as needed and determined by board of directors.

• Protect the Missouri Department of Conservation Constitutional authority.

• Expand involvement with the Legislature.

• Encourage more outreach to achieve diversity within CFM. • Review and restructure Resource Committees.

• Expand coverage of conservation by the news media.

• More uses for the Conservation Leadership Corps.

• Board orientation and training

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2009 Gun Drawing name ________________________ address_______________________

Prizes: • Benelli Super Black Eagle II, Camo 12ga semiauto • Ruger Hawkeye, 7mm cal Mag bolt-action w/ Nikon 3-9x40 scope • Savage 12 FV, .223 cal bolt-action, bull barrel w/ Bushnell Banner 6-18X50 scope • TriStar Field, 12ga over-under, 28” barrels • Thompson Center Encore, .25-06 single shot rifle

• Beretta 390, 12ga semi-auto, 28” barrel • FNP 40 Stainless, .40 cal semi-auto handgun • Benelli Nova, Camo 12ga pump-action • Henry Golden Boy, .22 cal lever-action • Savage 17HMR, .17 cal, thumbhole stock boltaction • Ruger Single Six, .22 cal, single-action revolver • Ruger 10/22, .22 cal, digital Camo, semi-auto

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and store issues in standard sized files and on library shelves.

• Strengthen CFM fiscal management system to where annual operating income exceeds expenses.

• Strengthen Annual Conference participation, agenda, sessions and programs for attendees.

• A report on the status of implementation of the goals will be given to the board of directors at each future board meeting and shared with the membership in Missouri Wildlife.

CFM Strategic Planning Committee Howard Fisher & Earl Cannon, Co-Chairs Norman Leppo & Gary Van De Velde, Members

Conservationists For Life ($1,000 Contribution) Charles Abele, Saint Louis R. Philip Acuff, Saint Joseph Duane and Nancy Addleman, Springfield Richard Ash, Saint Charles Carolyn Auckley, Jefferson City 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 Ann Kutscher, Jefferson City

Jay Law, Saint James Gerald Lee, Kansas City Joel LeMaster, Fulton Norman Leppo, Saint Louis John Lewis, Columbia 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 M.W. Sorenson, Columbia 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 Name: _____________________________________________________________

phone ________________________ e-mail ________________________

All these great firearms, made available by our partners at Bass Pro Shops, will be available for your inspection at our board meetings and Annual Convention.

You may buy tickets from the CFM office while they last. Drawing to be held Saturday night, February 28, 2009, at CFM Banquet. Need not be present to win.

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manual completed.

• Staff job descriptions, performance evaluations and orientation manual completed.

• Articles from CFM to be sent to MDC staff.

• Articles on major topics affecting conservation placed in Missouri Department of Natural Resources publications.

• Increase involvement with Missouri’s educational institutions.

• Review the Go Fish Program in St. Louis for possibly being conducted in other areas of the state as a method for recruiting more anglers and getting more people involved in conservation and related outdoor activities.

• Explore changing the size of Missouri Wildlife to make it easier to file

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FOREST FROM THE TREES

The Bottom Line n October 2007, our farm became certified in the Missouri Tree Farm program. This year, in Missouri Wildlife, we are running a series of articles recounting why and how this came about. Others have suggested that details of this living history may prove useful to some folks and interesting to many more.

This is the fifth of the expected six articles.

We have bought the farm. We have sought the advice, guidance and services of the best available professional foresters.

Their recommendations have been fully and exactly implemented. What do we have to show for our investment? Was it worth it?

Let me begin with the observation that, in hindsight, it is apparent we made no mistakes. I will always believe the quality of our decisions and the wisdom of our investments of capital were the product of careful consideration of good information and long-range thinking by excellent professionals. If you as a forest landowner do nothing more for your woods, get your advice from a professional who knows their business. I might also encourage that if you, assuming you are a novice to forestry, find yourself questioning the advice of a seasoned, successful professional foresterâ&#x20AC;Śyou might want to ask yourself first what may be wrong with your own thinking before questioning their advice!

Everyone who owns a business or manages one certainly understands that investments in the business are mandatory.

There is no free lunch! Get the very best advice you can on exactly how and when to make investments in your forest. Get a professionally developed plan that is designed to achieve your goals and follow it. We did so, and it worked. How? Financially, our first sale more than paid for our inventory, forest management plan, timber stand improvement, fencing costs, signage and access road work. In fact, after all that, we had approximately 25% of the proceeds of the initial sale left to help with the costs of our new machine shed to house equipment. It is very significant to me that the sale itself paid for all these things. You should note that ours was not a particularly high-quality forest before management and that the market was not high at the time of our sale. In addition to the revenue from the sale, we sought and received significant cost share assistance, which allowed us to intensify and speed up our management efforts. Also note that the productive, healthy and sustainable forest we have under management is much

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more valuable now than it was before our actions.

Because we made an inventory before we began implementing our management plan and we carefully tracked our every investment, we were able to minimize our tax liability for the timber sale by reporting on the cost basis. You can read University of Missouri Extension guides to learn more about Timber Cost Basis calculations. I recommend that you do this only in partnership with your consulting forester and whoever prepares your tax returns. The significant tax benefits of reporting with this method are possible only when you have an accurate inventory and follow a professionally prepared management plan.

In terms of forestry, each of our forest stands is much better than before we began. Overstocking that resulted in decades of crowded canopy, stifled tree growth and poor species composition has largely been corrected. Cattle are out of the woods. The forest floor is covered with new growth of healthy seedlings. Removal of less desirable or outright invasive trees has allowed high-quality trees to maximize their growth and production of wildlife foods. We have a tremendous crop of seed this year.

Just as we intended, the forest is much improved as the result of our TSI and sale.

We intend that forest quality will be further enhanced with each future manipulation.

Our plan is a management re-entry to each stand about every 10 years. An important lesson for me was that an average quality oak tree might be worth $20 to a timber buyer. It takes at most 5 minutes to either prune it if you want to keep it or girdle it if you want to remove it. A high-quality log resulting from this timely, simple action may be worth $400 or more at maturity.

Simple, easy, timely actions can pay big dividends.

In terms of wildlife, if possible, we have even more deer and wild turkeys now than before we began. Food and cover abound.

We have restored two ponds to make permanent water more readily available.

Adjoining open lands now have much of their fertility restored and are covered with a diversity of crops and native plants.

The direct results of our management activities should be obvious. One really has but two choices to consider as a forest landowner: to keep or to sell. Either way our land is worth more now that it is managed.

Dave Murphy CFM Executive Director

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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. In 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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CALENDAR MISSOURI FESTIVALS AND AFFILIATE EVENTS

AFFILIATE EVENTS CAPITAL CITY FLY FISHERS SEPT 4: Teach a Vet to Tie Flies, Veterans Hospital – Conference Room C201, Columbia (3:00pm) SEPT 9: Club Meeting, Runge Nature Center, Jefferson City (6:00pm – 9:00pm) SEPT 12-14: Club Outing, Montauk State Park SEPT 18: Teach a Vet to Tie Flies, Veterans Hospital – Conference Room C201, Columbia (3:00pm) SEPT 24: Hooked on Fly Fishing Not Drugs, South Callaway R-II Middle School, Mokane (3:00pm) OCT 2-4: FFF Southern Council Conclave, Mountain Home, Arkansas OCT 2: Teach a Vet to Tie Flies, Veterans Hospital – Conference Room C201, Columbia (3:00pm) OCT 14: Club Meeting, Runge Nature Center, Jefferson City (6:00pm – 9:00pm) OCT 16: Teach a Vet to Tie Flies, Veterans Hospital – Conference Room C201, Columbia (3:00pm) OCT 18: Stream Team 760 Outing, Saline Valley Wildlife Area, Meet at Assembly of God on Route CC, Jefferson City (9:30am) OCT 29: Hooked on Fly Fishing Not Drugs, South Callaway R-II Middle School, Mokane (3:00pm) GREENWAY NETWORK SEPT 6: Missouri Wilderness Coalition Statewide Conference, Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center, Salem (10:00am – 4:00pm) SEPT 8: Monthly Board Meeting, Saint Charles Community College – College Center Building Suite 202, Saint Charles (7:00pm – 9:00pm) SEPT 11: Stream Team GPS Workshop, Busch Conservation Area, Saint Charles (6:00pm – 8:00pm); Amy Jungclaus (573) 522-4115 ext. 3166 SEPT 12-13: Missouri River Learning Festival and Confluence River Clean-up, Columbia Bottoms Conservation Area, Saint Louis SEPT 12: Stream Team Level 1 Training Session, Busch Wildlife Conservation Area, Saint Charles (8:00am – 5:00pm); Priscilla Stotts (573) 526-3406 SEPT 13: Grand Glaize Watershed Wide Autumn Monitoring Event (8:00am – 2:30pm); Darlene Haun (636) 225-3946 or Bob Jung (636) 349-4434 SEPT 13: Stream Team Level 1 Training Session, Mastodon State Park, Imperial (8:00am – 5:00pm); Priscilla Stotts (573) 526-3406 SEPT 18: Labarque Creek Water Chemistry Check, Eureka (12:00pm – 3:00pm) SEPT 20: Sierra Club Demonstrates Water Quality Monitoring at Fox Creek (8:30am – 12:00pm) SEPT 20: Living Lands and Waters Annual Litter Pick-up (8:30am – 12:00pm);

Tammy Becker (309) 236-0725 SEPT 20: Bennett Spring State Park Niangua River Monitoring (8:00am – 5:00pm); Andrew Branson (573) 522-4115 ext.

3501 SEPT 21: Flat as a Flood Plain Bike Ride, Saint Charles (8:00am – 5:00pm) OCT 4: Saint Louis Route 66 Festival at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, Saint Louis (11:00am – 9:00pm); Marc Clemens (314) 416-9930 ext. 104 OCT 4: River Des Peres Watershed Wide Monitoring (8:30am – 12:30pm) OCT 5: Dardenne Day Fall Monitoring, Dardenne Creek, Saint Charles County (8:30am – 1:00pm); Larry Ruff (636) 498-0772 OCT 6: Monthly Board Meeting, Saint Charles County College, College Center Building Suite 202, Saint Charles (7:00pm – 9:00pm) OCT 11: Simpson Lake Litter Pick-up and Honeysuckle Removal, Valley Park (8:30am – 12:00pm); Sue Kuhnert (314) 638-2100 OCT 12: Ride the Rivers Century Ride, Ameristar Casino, Saint Charles (6:30am – 6:00pm) OCT 18: Meramec Monitoring Adventure (8:00am – 5:00pm); Priscilla Stotts (573) 526-3406 OCT 18: Honeysuckle Hack and Grapevine Grab, University City (8:30am – 12:00pm); Linda Fried (314) 727-4232 OCT 25: Homefield Estates Tree Plating and Stream Restoration (8:30am – 12:30pm) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DUCK HUNTERS SEPT 10: Safe Boating Class OCT 8: Waterfowl Hunting Outlook MISSOURI BASS FEDERATION SEPT 6: Directors Meeting, Columbia (9:00am) OCT 3: State Championship Tournament, Truman Lake, Long Shoal Marina MISSOURI DUCKS UNLIMITED SEPT 9: Lebanon Laclede County Meeting, T’s Redneck Steakhouse, Evergreen Parkway, Lebanon (6:30pm); Mark Jackson (417) 549-9875 SEPT 12: Annual Linn Chapter Banquet, Saint George Church, Linn (6:00pm); Bob Campbell (573) 897-3549 SEPT 13: Joplin Waterfowl Hunter Party, Joplin (5:00pm); Mark Couch (417) 7936558 SEPT 13: Parkville Dinner, Parkville Athletic Complex, Parkville; Bill Mundy (816) 6867375 SEPT 17: Mid-East and Mineral Area Chapters Waterfowl Hunter Party, Dave’s Banquet Center, Pevely (6:30pm); Kerry Portell (636) 208-5134 or Todd Landolt (573) 631-7546 SEPT 20: Gateway Greenheads Dinner, Greek Church, Manchester; Brian Long (314) 651-3457 SEPT 25: West Central Missouri Sportsman’s Night Out, Johnson County Fair-

grounds, Warrensburg (6:30pm); Dave Hakes (660) 747-6931 SEPT 26: Meramec Valley Dinner, Andres Banquet Hall, Arnold; John Kakouris (636) 942-4043 SEPT 27: Owensville First Annual Sportsman’s Cajun Shrimp Boil, Owensville VFW Hall, Owensville (5:30pm); Doug Hendrix (573) 437-4995 SEPT 27: Warsaw Benton County Banquet, Knights of Columbus Hall, Warsaw (6:00pm); Josh Lane (660) 438-5504 or Larry Bybee (660) 438-7714 SEPT 27: Springfield Membership Banquet (4:00pm); Chrysta Stephens (417) 8186486 SEPT 27: Old Monroe Kids Duck Calling Contest, Knights of Columbus Hall, Old Monroe (12:00pm); Nancy Hamilton (314) 575-8588 or Cathy Kleinsorge (636) 6425325 SEPT 27: Old Monroe Family Picnic, Knights of Columbus Hall, Old Monroe (12:00pm); Nancy Hamilton (314) 5758588 or Cathy Kleinsorge (636) 462-5325 OCT 3: Liberty Lewis and Clark Dinner, Heritage Hall, Liberty; Eric Rose (816) 9359059 OCT 4: Callaway County Shrimp Boil, Saint Peters Parish Hall, Fulton (5:00pm); Bruce Carpenter (573) 642-9513 OCT 11: Greenheads Chapter Dinner, Elks Lodge, Dexter; Mark Reed (573) 568-4433 OCT 11: Mineral Area Banquet, Elks Lodge, Desloge (6:00pm); Todd Landolt (573) 631-7546 OCT 18: Brookfield Annual Banquet, Elks Lodge, Brookfield (5:30pm); Jeff Hill (660) 258-2391 OCT 18: Boonville Dinner, Knights of Columbus Hall, Boonville (5:30pm); Musial Wolfe (660) 882-6387 MISSOURI FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION SEPT 9: Industry Show Committee (11:00am – 2:00pm) OCT 8: Education and Technical, Rolla (10:00am – 1:00pm) OCT 10: Board of Trustees, Tan-Tar-A (5:00pm) OCT 10-11: Annual Meeting, Tan-Tar-A OCT 16: Tree Farm Committee, Jefferson City (11:00am – 2:00pm) MISSOURI HUNTER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR’S ASSOCIATION OCT 15: Newsletter Deadline for Fall Edition MISSOURI NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION FUNDRAISER BANQUETS SEPT 19: Little Dixie Longbeards, Audrain County Fairgrounds, Mexico; Ben Doerge (573) 473-7009 SEPT 20: Lewis County Strutters, Queen of Peach Parish, Ewing; Ronnie Richardson (660) 462-3640 SEPT 27: Sugar Creek Gobblers, Pineville Christian Church, Pineville; Dan Fuller (417) 737-3076 OCT 3: Clay Howlett Memorial, VFW, Laquey; Michael Hartley (573) 774-5029 OCT 4: Bunt Cumbea Laclede County Chapter, Cowan Civic Center, Lebanon; John Carr (417) 532-4635 OCT 10: Gasconade River Gobblers,

Belle/Bland Community Center, Belle; Daren Light (573) 859-3013 OCT 11: Carman Springs Longbeards, R-4 Elementary Cafeteria, Willow Springs; Terry Newton (417) 469-2881 OCT 11: Clark County Longbeards, Clark County R-2 Middle School Auditorium, Kahoka; Leonard Stutz (660) 866-2590 OCT 11: Rock Town Gobblers, Celebration Family Worship Center Building, Iberia; Travis Lawson (573) 480-1916 OCT 18: Pike County Twin Rivers, Knights of Columbus Hall, Saint Clement; Tim Gamm (573) 324-5560 OCT 18: Triple B Chapter Buffalo Big Birds, Grace Community United Methodist Church, Buffalo; Alan Daniels (417) 3456730 CALLING CONTESTS SEPT 6: Missouri Heart of America Open Championship, IBC Outdoor Expo, Butler; Doug Lawrence (660) 679-3103 JAKES FIELD DAYS SEPT 13: Meramec Valley Strutters, Blue Springs Ranch; Jeff Dierking (573) 8604614 SEPT 13: Meramec Valley Strutters, Bourbon; Jeff Dierking (573) 860-4614 SEPT 20: Summit City Longbeards, Ron Purgason Farm; Virgil Denayer (417) 6781020 SEPT 20: Westphalia Area; Bill Kliethermes (573) 619-0005 WHEELIN SPORTSMENS EVENTS SEPT 8: A Day at the Fishing Hole, Lions Club Park, Rolla; Bob Pellegrin (573) 3647444 WHEELIN SPORTSMENS BANQUETS SEPT 7: Lake Show-me Longbeards, Downing; Mike Allen (660) 323-5531 WOMEN IN THE OUTDOORS EVENTS SEPT 12-13: NEMO Outdoor Skills, Mark Twain State Park, Stoutsville; Judy Martin (573) 769-4189 MISSOURI PRAIRIE FOUNDATION SEPT 20: Prairie Day at Shaw Nature Reserve (10:00am – 4:00pm) SEPT 27: Prairie Jubilee, Prairie State Park OCT 11: Annual Meeting and Prairie Day, Hamilton’s Native Outpost, Texas County MISSOURI TROUT FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATION SEPT 8: Fly Tying and Rod Building Classes, Fleming Park Meeting Hall, Lake Jacomo (7:00pm – 9:00pm); Dave Cook (816) 272-5194 OZARK FLY FISHERS OCT 2-4: Conclave, Mountain Home, Arkansas POMME DE TERRE CHAPTER MUSKIES SEPT 20: Guide for a Day SEPT 24-26: Chapter Challenge, Cass Lake, Minnesota OCT 3-5: Fall Tournament OCT 18: Guide for a Day OCT 25: Fall Board Meeting, Morehead, Kentucky

CFM EVENTS SEPT 12-14: CFM Fall Conference, Camp Clover Point, Lake Ozark OCT 18: CFM Fall Board Meeting, MDC- NE Regional Office, Kirksville

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TEAMING WITH WILDLIFE

No Child Left Inside! lthough I grew up in suburbia, my childhood was blessed with living only 15 minutes from my grandparents’ farm.

My cousins, brother and I grew up exploring the woods, streams and fields – catching tadpoles, climbing trees and hunting morel mushrooms. We fished in the summer, pressed apple cider in the fall and cut wood and made snowmen each winter. Fewer and fewer children have a family farm to explore. Busy lives and increased technology contribute to what author Richard Louv has coined as “Nature Deficit Disorder” in his book Last Child in the Woods.

The Conservation Federation of Missouri recently joined the No Child Left Inside Coalition – a broad-based organization made up of more than 600 member groups from across the United States. The membership, which is growing steadily, includes environmental, educational, business, public health, outdoor recreation and conservation groups. With more than 20 million members represented, the NCLI Coalition speaks for a diverse group of Ameri-

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Sara Pauley—CFM Board Member.

Norman Leppo—CFM Board Member.

cans who believe young people should receive a strong education about their natural world.

The Coalition’s focus is passage of the federal No Child Left Inside Act. This legislation would authorize major new funding for states to provide high-quality, environmental instruction. Funds would support outdoor learning activities both at school and in non-formal environmental education centers, teacher training and the creation of state

environmental literacy plans.

The No Child Left Inside Act (H.R. 3036) overwhelmingly passed the House Education and Labor Committee in mid-June by a bipartisan vote of 37-8. It is expected that the full House of Representatives will vote on this bill in September. To learn more, and to add your organization or business to the coalition list, visit www.nclicoalition.org.

Teaming With Wildlife is a national coalition of organizations and business-

CFM Teaming With Wildlife Coordinator Amy Buechler and her brother Tim (along with a bowl of enormous morels).

es in support of additional dedicated funding for fish, forest and wildlife conservation and related education and recreation. To add your organization or business to the Teaming With Wildlife coalition, please visit www.teaming.com/action.

Amy Buechler Teaming With Wildlife Coordinator, CFM

Visit our website: www.confedmo.org