Vol73 no4 2012

Inside This Issue:

MISSOURI

Wildlife

Featured articles Help Ensure Quality Outdoor/Nature Education In Missouri ........................4 Missouri B.A.S.S. Federation Nation 2012 Spring Fling Benefitting CFM . . ..................................................6 Ron Coleman Awarded a Lewis C. Green Environmental Service Award ................................................................9 2012 Fall Conference . . ........................................................................14 Motorcycle Tour and Poker Run Planned at Baker State Park ...12 Missourian Share ....................................................................................25

news, updates and columns View From The Stone House......................................................................................2 President’s Message......................................................................................................3 Open Space Council

Open Space Council Holds Annual Meeting Awards Presented for Land and Water Conservation................................................... 17

May 2012 Vol. 73, No. 4

Officers Richard Ash President Al Vogt 1st Vice President Ron Coleman 2nd Vice President Mossie Schallon Secretary Randy Washburn Treasurer

Staff Dave Murphy

Executive Director/ Editor Director of Travis Scott Development Teaming With Debra Lee Wildlife Coordinator Micaela Haymaker Office Manager Laurie Coleman Membership Associate/ Managing Editor Joe Pendergrass Design & Production Mission Statement: Missourians for Conservation of Natural Resources and Protection of Our Outdoor Heritage.

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Governor Nixon and the First Lady Present MoBCI with a Proclamation Celebrating Migratory Bird Day......................................................... 10

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

ISSN 1082-8591

NWTF & CFM Partner with CHCS Planting Trees for Joplin Tornado Recovery.................................................................. 11

728 W. Main Jefferson City, MO 65101-1559

Conservation Federation of Missouri Partners with NWTF to Support Western Arctic...................................................................... 12

Phone • 573-634-2322 Fax • 573-634-8205 Email • dmurphy@confedmo.org Online • http://www.confedmo.org

Agency News

DNR - Nature - A Prescription For Health................................................18

Spotlight on Missouri State Parks - Wakonda State Park..................................19

MDC - Cast Your Vote For MDC Photo Submissions....................................30

Calendar.............................................................................................24 Member Information

Business Alliance Members..................................................................... 5

Honorariums and Memorials..................................................................13

Affiliates of the Federation.....................................................................21

Conservationists For Life...................................................................... 29 New Members...........................................................................................31

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Because a Friend Asked Me To...

mong the things I know to be true, one thing stands out: people join organizations because a friend asks them to. Oh yes, our society is full of direct mail solicitations, special members only events, e blasts, Facebook, Twitter and myriad other social media, even robo calls! But nothing, absolutely nothing is as inexpensive or as effective as a respectful, personal request from a friend. A few specific examples from my own experiences?

With my daughters in tow, we picked our Christmas tree from the Downtown Optimists lot. A guy from our church was a member there. We found exactly what we were looking for: a beautiful Noble fir, 9 feet tall and luxurious in foliage…a perfect American version of the usual tree favored in my wife’s Swedish homeland. We bought Christmas candy, nuts, peanut brittle, wreaths and bows… we were overjoyed at the fruits of our one-stop family shopping. We knew our purchase would benefit the youth of our community. As I handed the money to the helpful and very nice volunteer at the register, he asked “What service organization do you belong to?”

I admitted that I belonged to none, at the time. He followed up with “Would you come to a luncheon meeting of the Downtown Optimists Club as my guest and join us, if it seems like a good fit for you?”

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ber committed to their mission today…almost 15 years later.

When I began work for Columbia Public Schools, a friend asked me to ride along to a meeting of Mid-Missouri Trout Unlimited. He knew I loved to fly fish, considered myself to be a conservation professional, and perhaps thought I was the sort of fellow he would like to have in the club. As we left the first meeting, full of affluent and experienced world-traveling anglers, he asked me if I thought I might join.

I was very eager to not disappoint him, so I said “I guess so, but I have no idea what I could ever contribute to the club.” Next meeting was the first time I can remember ever having heard anyone say “the same few people are doing everything, and we are getting burned out.” The Treasurer was also at this meeting, and I learned that they had less than $100 in the account. Lots of ideas, no funds or people to implement them. A recurring theme! That very night I realized what I could offer the club, and I acted upon my epiphany immediately: I pledged to bring another person willing to help with me to each meeting for the next year; AND I further committed to bring $100 of someone else’s money with me to each meeting as well. Encouragement and enthusiasm feeds upon itself, brings out the best in each

of us and makes the world go round. The following year, they elected me president.

Several years later, as I matured in my service to the National Wild Turkey Federation as a Senior Regional Director

and Regional Field Supervisor, a friend called and very persuasively urged me to consider applying and interviewing with the Conservation Federation of Missouri to become the next Executive Director. At the time, my position at NWTF was very secure and comfortable. My friend was persistent, the interview went well, and for over 9 years, we have been making history.

The point is, virtually none of us have become who we are without great influence from our family, our friends, our

mentors, from others close to us. If you want to help make tomorrow even better than today, I respectfully encourage you to be the friend who recruits those around you to join the Conservation Federation of Missouri. Because we are talking about folks who are already close to you, remember to nurture their continued involvement by example, as well. With just a little consideration, perhaps you will get to the point in your thinking, as have I, that CFM is the best outfit with the greatest ability and likelihood to positively impact the future of Missouri Outdoors. Believe me, although membership in any organization isn’t for everyone, membership in CFM to people who care about the outdoors isn’t always a tough “sale.”

Do a little soul searching of your own personal history. I know you will remember many, many examples in your life, like those anecdotes mentioned earlier from mine. The good news is that any effort from you can greatly help the outdoors and CFM. The great news is, those you successfully recruit and engage will very likely become just as grateful to you for the invitation and attention, as I am to those splendid mentors who reached out to me.

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very five years the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service conducts a survey relative to fishing, hunting and wildlifeassociated recreation. Some 2006 participant results would be:

* 66.1m - Wildlife Viewing * 32.9m - Fishing * 59.8m - Bicycling * 23.6m - Paddling Activities * 55.8m - Trail-Based Activities * 15.6m - Snow-Based Activities * 45.1m - Camping * 12.8m - Hunting

Do note that a new version should become available this year. These surveys will provide key information for those agencies who manage significant parts of Missouri’s Outdoors. And too, CFM will be broaching the data as we review and revise our Strategic Plan.

Additionally, each year the National Sporting Goods Association conducts surveys to ascertain the American public’s participation in various ‘sport’ activities. The 2011 results provide interesting facts. Some examples would be: • More people Camped (42.8m) than played Soccer (13.9m), Tennis (13.1m) and Baseball (12.3m) combined; • More Hiked (39.1m) and Freshwater Fished (28.0m) than played Golf (20.9m); • More people Target Shot w/ Firearms (19.6m) than played Softball (10.4m).

With the above numbers in mind, if one compares the public recreational sites and facilities in and near their

What’s It To You? community, might it create wonder? Does there seem to be a disparity regarding participation numbers versus government investment in relative outdoor properties and facilities? Why do you think that is?

In my initial Missouri Wildlife article – I urged people to ask themselves a few questions. I

Answering the first query myself, it was apparent that I joined CFM because I valued Missouri’s Outdoors. But, the “why?” precipitated an assessment of my outdoor experiences and favorites. Early-on though, I recognized some “outdoor” recreation, like playing softball and golf, didn’t really fit within the scope of

repeat them because they’re vital to CFM’s future and to that of Missouri’s Outdoors: • What is it about Missouri’s Outdoors that brought me to become a CFM member?

• What current CFM work or projects do I strongly support?

• What future CFM goals/ objectives can I support with enthusiasm? And, • What would it take to get me more involved in CFM’s work than I am today?

CFM’s mission. So I refined my thinking by saying an activity must relate to conservation and natural resources.

Too I realized, what I do outdoors now does not entail all I did when I joined CFM many years ago. Back in the 60s-70s, I spent several days each year floating Missouri’s pristine rivers and camping on the gravel bars. Well, I haven’t floated since ‘93 when my leg bones protruded from my ankle with a severe dislocation; and, my idea of “camping” now a days involves a visit to a Drury Inn. And even though I still hunt and fish some today, I do not pursue those activities with the same fervor as I once did.

So realistically I had to ask myself. What value level do I place on the myriad of outdoor

If you haven’t had time to mull them over and think what your answers might be, please set aside a moment or two to do so. If you’re reading this article, most likely you’re either a CFM member or you’ve a keen interest in Missouri’s Outdoors and ought to join CFM.

activity areas within Missouri’s Outdoors? Is it the same as it once was; has it diminished with less time being afield; or, has it increased from the base when I joined CFM? Well, without a doubt, it is grown for many considerate reasons; however, for the sake of brevity I’ll relate what I perceive as the most important two: • Revisiting an earlier question about apparent disparity between participant numbers versus government investment in relative outdoor properties and facilities? Based on my experience, it is because government invests where it perceives economic value; and, more attention is paid to organized “squeaky wheels” such as Golf Clubs and Baseball Leagues.

A majority of participants in conservation and natural resource activities are individuals.

CFM and the various affiliates are the voice of those folks and the resources.

• And, Thank Goodness for CFM’s pioneers and the many conservation advocates who have followed. Without them Missouri’s Outdoors would be a vastly different place. Yes, I do value all the experiences accorded me, and I wish to sustain what we Missourians have now. I also want to enhance it for the many who currently enjoy Missouri’s Outdoors and for future generations.

Experience Missouri’s Outdoors, Share It & Support It!

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Help Ensure Quality Outdoor/Nature Education in Missouri It is probably safe to assume that if you are reading this article, the outdoors is important to you.

No doubt you have had many opportunities to recreate, play, and learn in Missouri’s outdoors.

There is a group – the OAK Education Subcommittee – working to ensure that all Missourians have those same opportunities for decades to come. We need your help.

You may recall that in 2009 the Conservation Federation of Missouri hosted the Summit on Missouri Outdoors. The purpose of the Summit was to ensure that Missourians’ experiences and opportunities in the outdoors are just as available, accessible and enjoyable 75 years from now as they are today. The Outdoor Action Committee – referred to as the OAKs Committee – was formed to follow up on priorities identified at the Summit. The education subcommittee is one of three subcommittees that operate within the OAKs Committee to focus on outreach and education, natural resources conservation, and funding.

Members of the OAK Education Subcommittee represent organization and agency providers of conservation and environmental education in the state, including the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 4-H, MDC, DNR, the Missouri Environmental Education Association and Mark Twain National Forest.

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for Missourians of every age. The committee is engaged in several initiatives to accomplish that goal, and we need your help.

1. Inventory of Outdoor/ Nature Program Providers – Missouri is fortunate to have many outdoor/nature programs providers. In order to get a better picture of these providers and opportunities they provide to Missourians, we are launching an online inventory. The inventory asks questions about target audiences, program types, topics, timing, and numbers; questions about how providers measure success; and questions about gaps and limitations to expanding programs in the future. Results of this inventory will help identify gaps in a “comprehensive outdoor education effort” as well as opportunities for collaboration among providers to better meet the needs of Missourians.

What can you do? Help us get the word out about the inventory. Encourage providers to complete the inventory by July 31. If they haven’t heard about the inventory, share the link with them: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/oaksurvey.

2. Identify what all Missourians should know and do to ensure the vision of the Outdoor Summit – that Missourians’ experiences and opportunities in the outdoors are just as available, accessible and enjoyable 75 years from now as they are today.

What does an “outdoor literate” Missourian look like?

What do you think? What three things do you most want your grandchildren (or children, brothers, sisters, nieces, neph-

Thank You! Our sincere thanks to all of our Business Alliance members. Your support of CFM is making a difference for Missouri outdoors!

Business Alliance Members Basic

James T. Blair IV

Bee Rock Outdoor Adventures, LLC

Lewis County Rural Electric Cooperative

Cap America

Macon Realty Company

Central Trust & Investment Company

McRoberts Farm, Inc.

Platinum

Citizens Telephone Company

Meramec Bison Farm, LLC

Bass Pro Shops

Columbia Daily Tribune

Midwest Mailing Services

Drury Hotels

Cooper’s Oak Winery and A & K Cooperage, LLC

Osage Canoes, LLC

Shelter Insurance Companies

Dickerson Park Zoo

Quality Forest Management, LLC

D.J. Case & Associates

REMAX Boone Realty

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Farm Management Service (Dan & Cheri Erdel)

Riley Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac

Midway USA

Farmer’s Co-op Elevator Association

R. L.’s Swimming Pools, LLC

Forrest Keeling Nursery

Show Me Printing

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General Printing Service

Sierra Bullets, LLC

Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives

Greenbrier Wetland Services

Tabor Plastics Company

Gray Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Heartland Restoration, Inc.

The Bank of Missouri

Pyramid Home Health Services

Hornbuckle Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, Inc.

Wood Land & Cattle, LLC

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ews) to know and do to enjoy and sustain Missouri’s outdoor resources? Tell us by visiting http://www.surveymonkey. com/s/FYDZBT7.

Ginny Wallace Chair, OAK Education Subcommittee

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Missouri B.A.S.S. Federation Nation 2012 Spring Fling Benefitting CFM

he 2012 Spring Fling presented by Missouri B.A.S.S. Federation Nation was held on Pomme de Terre Lake on Sunday, April 22. The Annual Open-Buddy Bass Tournament Spring Fling is the work of Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) board member and Missouri B.A.S.S. Federation Nation State President, Jim Zieger. While the event is in its 23rd year, this is just the second year CFM has been honored as the beneficiary of the event.

In addition to the proceeds from the tournament, Missouri B.A.S.S. Federation Nation kindly gifted an additional $500 to CFM. CFM is grateful for the hard work and generous donation! One of this year’s most enjoyable events, CFM applauds Missouri B.A.S.S. Federation Nation on their skill at organizing and producing a full day of fun and friendly rivalry to see who has the biggest bass!

This year lake conditions were very favorable to the field of anglers in the 58 boats entering the tournament. Due to a mild winter and the lake level being a few feet above normal pool, the fishing turned out to be excellent. Combined with 15-20 M.P.H. winds a lot of fish were brought to the scales. Most fish were reported to be caught on jigs, soft plastics and some on crank and spinner baits.

Jim Zieger gave a special thanks to the following people for their help in making the tournament run smooth as always: Bill Lewis Jeannine Lewis Elizabeth Lewis Toney Lewis Kathy Blankenbeker Lisa Onesty Travis Scott Debra Lee

Several other members of the Missouri B.A.S.S. Federation Nation were onsite to assist with the release of fish, stage set up and breakdown. Sixty percent of the entry fees were paid back to the anglers and forty percent were donated to CFM. The proceeds totaled $2,088, more than a 13% increase over last year. Missouri BASS Federation Nation added another $500 for a total donation of $2,588. Jim Zieger presented Richard Ash, the President of the CFM with the check. There were more boats, more anglers and more revenues to this year’s competition which made it more fun.

Thanks to Bass Pro Shops and Drury Hotels for the generous donation of $1,000 each toward the Bass Pro gift certificates and thanks to David Gray of Carbon X Rods for his donation of 2 new rods that were given away to one lucky boat. Travis Scott of CFM was on stage calling weights and

drawing boat numbers for the Bass Pro Shops gift certificates. The drawing awarded 20 boats with a $100 gift Card to Bass Pro Shops as a random draw prize.

Jim Zieger closed the tournament by challenging everyone at the weigh-in to bring one extra boat each to next year’s event. If event participants take the challenge, next year there will be over 100 boats.

Pay backs and the donations will double. Thanks once again to all of the anglers for participating. Looking forward to next year’s event.

Tournament Results: 58 Boats 51 Boats Weighed Fish 247 Fish Caught and Released 534.95 Pounds 2.17 Average Weight per Fish 6.85 Big Bass Weight - Daniel Stark The top finishers and their weights of the tournament are listed below: 17.85 1st Place - Daniel Stark / Greg Voss 17.20 2nd Place - Shawn Andreason / Brock Andreason 16.45 3rd Place - Tim Merkh / Daniel Merkh 13.60 4th Place - Jason Clines / Rick Clines 13.40 5th Place - John Onesty / Bill Scanlan 13.35 6th Place - Matt Eisenbach / Jon Wright

All photo credits to Debra Lee.

For more information contact: Jim Zieger - President Missouri B.A.S.S. Federation Nation 816-228-2585, www.mobass.com

CFM greatly appreciates the gift and assistance in fundraising. Rallying support through the 2012 Spring Fling tournament was a great experience for CFM. It is the hope of CFM that more affiliates will follow in the footsteps of MOBASS and our staff can be there to help.

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Open Space Council Holds Annual Meeting Awards Presented for Land and Water Conservation

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he Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region awarded The Confluence and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for exemplary land and water conservation work in the St. Louis Region on June 7, 2012 at their 47th Annual Meeting held at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac.

For nearly five decades, The Open Space Council has been committed to conserving, protecting, and sustaining land and water resources throughout the St. Louis Region and is dedicated to ensuring their responsible and ethical use. The Open Space Council was pleased to recognize and announce this years two St. Louis based organizations as a sign of support for their missions.

Awarded annually, The Open Space Council Land Conservancy Award is granted to individuals and organizations that have shown an outstanding contribution to enhancing, conserving, or sustaining our regions open spaces.

Past recipients include Dr. Peter Raven, former Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Mysun Foundation.

This year The Confluence is recognized for their contribution to the St. Louis region’s open space legacy. The Confluence’s mission to connect “People to America’s great rivers through

The Confluence accepts The Open Space Council Land Conservancy Award. Pictured from left to right are: Laura Cohen, Ron Coleman and Steve Nagle. Photo credit to Erin Hindalong.

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District accepts The William C. Schock Clean Water Conservancy Award. Pictured from left to right: Bruce Litzsinger, Ron Coleman, and Jeff Theerman. Photo credit to Erin Hindalong.

heritage, conservation, and recreation” has improved the quality of life for all Missourians and increased collaborative efforts to accomplish that mission.

Laura Cohen, director of The Confluence, accepted the award on behalf of the organization.

Additionally awarded annually, The William C. Schock

Clean Water Conservancy Award is named for Mr. Schock, a prominent St. Louis attorney and past member of the board of directors of the Open Space Council. Mr. Schock is credited with founding Operation Clean Stream forty-five years ago.

This award is a beacon for others to provide exemplary service to keep rivers clean. Annually, this award is given to an individual, company, corporation, or organization that has made a significant contribution to the health and quality of the water resources of the St. Louis region.

Past recipients include The Monsanto Fund, The Missouri Stream Team Program, Missouri River Relief, Missouri American Water Company, The Deer Creek Watershed Alliance, and East–West Gateway Council of Governments.

This year The Open Space Council honored the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for their dedicated work towards water conservation and environmental initiatives associated with keeping area rivers and streams clean and healthy.

Jeff Theerman, executive director, accepted the award on behalf of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.

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Ron Coleman Awarded a Lewis C. Green Environmental Service Award Open Space Council’s executive director, Ron Coleman, has been recognized by the Great Rivers Environmental Law Center for his decades of outstanding work in environmental conservation.

Past recipients of this award include: Wayne Goode, Pat Jones, Kay and Leo Drey, Operation Clean Stream, Adolphus Busch, Tom Carnahan, Susan Flader, John Karel, Joan Bray and Peter Raven.

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Governor Nixon and the First Lady Present MoBCI with a Proclamation Celebrating Migratory Bird Day Guest of Honor - “Trucker”, a Swainson’s Hawk In recognition of Migratory Bird Day, Saturday, May 12th, Governor Nixon and First Lady Georganne Nixon presented a proclamation to the Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative (MoBCI). This committee comprised of more than 60 organizations affiliated with bird conservation and habitat restoration chose Swainson’s Hawk to be the migratory-bird-of-the-

Photo credit to Governor Nixon’s Office.

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year. In honor of the event, the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri sent “Trucker” (a Swainson’s Hawk) and his handler Roger Holloway to meet with the Governor and First Lady at the Capitol in Jefferson City.

Conservation Federation of Missouri is excited to be a member of this group and commend partners on the successful ac-

complishments achieved through state and private funds. Missouri Department of Conservation Wildlife Diversity Funds and State Wildlife Grants in combination with contributions from private and non-profit organizations have allowed MoBCI to administer a competitive grant program having a dramatic impact on Missouri bird populations. Projects receiving

funding through this competitive program are categorized by habitat and invasive species. Total investment in the grant program has resulted in more than $3M of work on the ground since 2004.

NWF & CFM Partner with CHCS Planting Trees for Joplin Tornado Recovery

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ational Wildlife Federation (NWF), Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) and the Middle and High School students of College Heights Christian School (CHCS) in Joplin came together to help community recovery and tornado victims of the May 22, 2011 EF 5 tornado. Almost a year after the devastating tragedy, there are still areas that appear barren of natural landscapes with trees and native grass. The students worked with their middle school science instructor, Mathew Clay, and other community members on Saturday, April 28th to improve Joplin’s foliage. The students were able to experiencing the environment by getting outdoors and planting trees. It was a hands-on approach to habitat restoration.

The National Wildlife Federation and Conservation Federation of Missouri supported tree planting efforts through the giving of trees to be planted at this event.

Approximately 100 trees were planted at homes of tornado victims.

“The students are excited to spend another day giving back to Joplin,” says Mathew Clay, CHCS Science Instructor. “The re-building of our ecosystem in Joplin is at the crucial point right now. By adding trees back into our environment, it will benefit everyone in this community, not only the places with the damage.

Our students spend many hours performing community service projects, so this is a great oppor-

tunity for them to reach out to assist a family with a need.”

“A single tree can clean the air, clean the water, provide food and homes for wildlife,” states Eliza Russell, Director of Education for the National Wildlife Federation. “Students working with their teacher organized this event as an opportunity to give back to their community.

Not just for today, but for the future generations – even 40-50 years from now—reaping the benefits from the trees that were planted.”

As part of the planting, students learn about trees and their beneficial roles. Tree fast facts: • Trees improve air quality – sometimes called the lungs of the earth as they absorb pollutants, hold them and filter out contaminants.

• Trees improve water quality, reduce flooding and erosion – leaves help to catch precipitation before it reaches the ground and slow evaporation and tree roots stable stream banks • Trees help conserve energy at schools and for homes – trees provide shade in the summer reducing air conditioning cost and assist as wind breaks in the winter (conifer) reducing heating costs.

• Trees improve health – trees provide a calm and relaxing environment and help improve an overall sense of well-being.

• Trees enhance a sense of pride in a community. Tree planting projects are a visible sign of a community commit-

Matthew Clay, CHCS teacher and Debra Lee in Joplin. Photo credit CFM.

ment to improving their green space but also renewing the community.

According to Christina Hardy, Marketing Director at College Heights Christian School, the student body at CHCS has grown from 80 students in 1978 to more than 550, pre-school through 12th grade students this year. Approximately 780 graduates call College Heights Christian School their Alma Mater.

The school prides itself on community service. The volunteers working as chaperones for this project were comprised of parents and faculty. The homes receiving the trees were dispersed throughout the community. The families and homeowners were very excited to receive the gift of trees and look forward to seeing

them grow to maturity. Most of the trees were oak saplings with approximately two years of growth. They are native to Missouri and make very nice homes for birds and other wildlife.

For more information please contact: National Wildlife Federation, Director of Education - Eliza Russell | russell@nwf.org NWF’s Tree for 21st Century Initiative can be found online at www.nwf.org/trees

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Conservation Federation of Missouri Partners with NWF to Support Western Arctic Keeping Environmental Protections in Mind When Selecting a BLM Proposal

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n May 24th, five statewide conservation organizations from the lower 48 states went to Washington, DC to meet with National Wildlife Federation and support Alternative B of the Bureau of Land Management proposals in oil and gas exploration and production.

Meetings with Congressional leaders and the Department of the Interior brought forward the importance of the area. Alternative B of the Bureau of Land Management Proposals offers a balanced approach to oil and gas leasing in Alaska while protecting the habitats essential to some migratory birds that travel through Missouri. Canada geese, tundra swans, white-fronted geese, pintail ducks and brant are among the hundreds of species

of migratory birds that nest, feed, and molt in the Western Arctic each year.

Seeing the connection to Missouri and the effect that the habitat in a place as far away as Alaska has on Missouri’s migratory birds and shore birds travelling through Missouri can make a difference in the approach that is placed on environmentally healthy practices to oil and gas drilling. Energy resources are necessary to the economy, but the development can be designed to protect key areas that are necessary to protect wildlife for the future too. Alternative B allows both. CFM would like to thank the sportsmen and outdoor writers that have assisted in delivering information on this issue.

A video created by National Wildlife Federation gives an

overview about the importance of the Western Arctic region. http://blog.nwf.org/2012/05/ video-five-voices-for-protectingarctic-wildlife/

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In memory of Bert St. Ivany

In memory of Hugh “Buddy” James

Glen Carbon, IL

Portageville, MO

In memory of Fred Schnelle

In honor of Jim Blair

Saint Peters, MO

Saint Louis

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For more information, please visit www.MOFarmersCare.com and www.confedmo.org.

In memory of Harold Frazier

Gateway Long Spurs

Leaders from Missouri Farmers Care and the Conservation Federation of Missouri announced on June 11 that they have agreed to join each other’s organizations as full board members and are soon releasing a statement of common cause.

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Emmanuel & Sonya Ohanesian Gary St. Ivany

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2012 Fall Conference Sept. 14-16, 2012

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he 2012 Conservation Federation of Missouri Fall Conference will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 14, 15 and 16 at Camp Clover Point, Lake Ozark State Park, Osage Beach, Missouri.

Programs planned are: • Cowboy Poet - Neal Torrey - Lariat Laureate, Cowboy Poets Association • Medicine Woman - Reta Barkley • Native American Bowen’ and Spikin’ - Wyatt Layman • Baskets or Soap Making • Update on Wild Elk in Missouri

Additional activities will be Green Fire movie, bingo, camp fire and marshmallow roast.

We will have Happy Hour and a White Elephant Sale Saturday afternoon/evening. 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 wonderfully prepared by the Boessen family.

Put September 14, 15, and 16 on your calendar and plan to attend this relaxing outside weekend. A registration form and schedule are in this issue of your Missouri Wildlife magazine.

Bring yourself, family, friends and relatives to the Conference.

We hope to see each and every one of you there.

Annual Fall Conference Schedule of Activities Friday, September 14 2:00 p.m.

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Registration and Check-In Begins Dinner Cowboy Poet - Neal Torrey Lariat Laureate, Cowboy Poets Association Bingo Camp Fire - Marshmallow Roast

Saturday, September 17

7:30 8:30 – 10:00 10:30 – Noon Noon 1:30 – 3:00 3:00 – 4:00

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Breakfast Medicine Woman - Reta Barkley Native American Bowen’ and Spikin’ - Wyatt Layman Lunch Baskets or Soap Making Conservation Leadership Corps Meeting (required for attending CLC students) Membership Drive with Dave Murphy, CFM Happy Hour White Elephant Auction Dinner Movie - Green Fire

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Motorcycle Tour and Poker Run Planned Sept. 7-9 at Sam A. Baker State Park

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xperience the rolling St. Francois Mountains while rolling down the highway during the Bikers at Baker event Sept.7-9 at Sam A. Baker State Park in Wayne County. The first Missouri State Parks motorcycle poker run and tour will feature a weekend of fun, food and music and a chance to see some of Missouri’s most scenic state parks and historic sites.

Sponsored by Missouri State Parks and the Conservation Federation of Missouri, the weekend event will begin Friday evening with a bonfire gathering to meet fellow riders. Saturday will feature a poker run to some of the area’s most scenic and dramatic state parks, includ-

ing Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park and Elephant Rocks State Park. Prizes will be awarded for winning hands after the 100mile route.

Saturday evening will feature a barbecue, bluegrass band and a chance to compare experiences from the day. Following breakfast and wrap-up on Sunday morning, there will be time to explore the area and see what makes Sam A. Baker State Park one of Missouri’s premier state parks.

“There’s so many awesome things to see in this part of the

state and seeing them from a motorcycle can only make them more dramatic. We’re excited to offer this new experience to our friends on motorcycles,” said Bill Bryan, director of Missouri State Parks, a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

A registration fee of $50 covers the poker run, Friday evening reception, Saturday evening barbecue, Sunday breakfast and a special Bikers at Baker tshirt. Participants are responsible for making their own camping and lodging reservations.

Sam A. Baker State Park offers

a full-service campground with both basic and electric campsites as well as rustic cabins. To make camping reservations, call 877-422-6766 (877-ICampMO) or visit mostateparks.com. To make lodging reservations, call 573-468-6519. When making a reservation, be sure to mention you are participating in the Bikers at Baker event.

Sam A. Baker State Park is located north of Patterson on Highway 143 in Wayne County. For more information on Sam A. Baker State Park or the Bikers at Baker event, go to mostateparks.com or call Missouri State Parks at 800-3346946. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

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Agency News - Department of natural resources

Nature – A Prescription For Health

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count myself among those that consider time spent outdoors as not only good adventure, but good for the soul. Whether it is working in the garden, walking the dogs or meeting dawn’s first light awaiting the magical sound of a gobbler, many of my fondest memories were created outdoors. As I reflect on why I enjoy the outdoors so much, I recognize a key ingredient is that the outdoors also improves my overall well-being. Or, as American naturalist and essayist, John Burrourghs more aptly states: “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”

Burroughs is one of six charter inductees to the Ecology Hall of Fame, which is dedicated to heroes of the American environmental movement. Burroughs was recognized for his 23 volumes of essays praising nature and empowering people to experience the natural world.

Several U.S. schools have been named after the author, including a private secondary school, John Burroughs School, in St. Louis.

In his 1908 book Leaf and Tendril, Burroughs wrote the following passage.

Nature, the Greatest Good If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say books, friends, and nature; and the greatest of these, at least the most constant and always at hand, is nature. Nature we have always with us, an in exhaustible store-house of that which moves the heart, appeals to the mind and fires the imagination — health to the body, a stimulus to the intellect, and joy to the soul.

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been Burroughs’ philosophy on nature that ignited a movement to create public parks and outdoor recreation areas for health purposes. Burroughs’ 1906 book Camping and Tramping with Roosevelt captured his experience camping in Yellowstone Park with President Theodore Roosevelt. Burroughs and Roosevelt quickly became friends when Burroughs realized the President also believed that nature could cure what ails most. President Roosevelt designated approximately 230,000,000 acres as national parks, national forests, game and bird preserves and other federal reservations under public protection in order to provide access to all citizens.

Statistics have shown that children, today, are not as active as the children who grew up in earlier generations. More and more children and adults are spending less and less time outdoors enjoying all of the benefits that nature can provide. Their outdoor activities tend to be more structured instead of allowing them to roam and explore the woods in their backyard, local or state parks.

Richard Louv coined the phrase “Nature-deficit disorder” in his book Last Child in the Woods. Louv provided scientific data that suggests that children are negatively affected from a disconnection with the outdoor world. Their health, social, emotional, mental wellbeing are affected while they play on average seven hours a day using electronic media indoors. Our meadows have been replaced by electronic games.

In an excerpt from the book,

ever, today, those benefits are being studied, quantified and validated. Research has shown that too much artificial stimulation and time spent indoors may cause exhaustion and loss of vitality and health. The lack of physical activity and disconnect with the natural environment has been linked to obesity and obesity-related diseases in children and adults, including Type 2 Diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, asthma and liver disease, as well as vitamin D deficiency, osteoporosis, stress, depression, attention deficit disorder and others.

In contrast, studies have found that living in a green environment is positively related to lowering stress, fewer illnesses and provides rejuvenating effects including increased physical activity. These positive health affects have been associated with natural settings, including wilderness areas, prai-

ries, community parks and even rooms with houseplants.

Based on these studies, doctors in New Mexico and elsewhere are prescribing outdoor activities to their patients.

Spending as little as 5 minutes a day outside can provide a positive wellness benefit for everyone. Five minutes! So, clearly we need to get up and get outside.

Through the Missouri State Parks, the Department of Natural Resources is providing access to ample opportunities for physical activity for all ages.

Missourians can walk, hike or bicycle on more than 900 miles of trail on 230 different trails throughout the state park system. A new “Trails of Missouri State Parks” book featuring information and a map for all 230 trails will be available this summer. You can order an advance copy by visiting the state parks website mostateparks.com. The

state park system offers more than 400 special events and recreation programs annually.

These events include guided hikes, walk-a-thons, adventure races and triathlons. One of the most popular events is the annual 240-mile bicycle tour of Katy Trail State Park, which was just completed last month.

In addition to providing opportunities for physical activities, Missouri State Parks is also participating in a Missouri Foundation for Health grant project with the Missouri Council for Activity and Nutrition titled Eat Smart in Parks.

The purpose of the project is to initiate policy changes and training such as serving healthier food and beverage options in dining lodges and selling healthier options in our vending machines throughout Missouri State Parks.

The Department of Natural Resources is one of the primary

coordinating agencies in the Children in Nature Challenge.

Children in Nature creates an opportunity for children to become one with nature by getting them outdoors to learn and enhancing their education about the environment. The challenge asks Missouri communities to take action to enhance education about nature, and to increase opportunities for children to personally experience nature and the outdoors.

I would like to encourage you to join me in becoming an advocate and voice to all Missourians to get outdoors and enjoy all the amazing natural resources Missouri has to offer.

After all, like the many generations before us that instinctively knew, nature is a prescription for improved health and wellbeing.

Sara Parker Pauley Director, DNR

Spotlight on Missouri State Parks - Wakonda State Park

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Step outside and improve your health and well-being. Missouri State Parks offer something to suit everyone’s taste – outdoor adventure, great scenery and a bit of history. Photo Credit: Missouri State Parks photo

Louv wrote the following extract.

As a boy, I was unaware that my woods were ecologically connected with any other forests. Nobody in the 1950s talked about acid rain or holes in the ozone layer or global warming.

But I knew my woods and my fields; I knew every bend in the creek and dip in the beaten dirt paths. I wandered those woods even in my dreams.

A kid today can likely tell you about the Amazon rain forest—but not about the last time he or she explored the woods in solitude, or lay in a field listening to the wind and watching the clouds move.

The benefits of a lifestyle that was connected to the outdoors was perhaps more anecdotal back in Burroughs’ and President Roosevelt’s days. How-

he state highway commission deeded 273 acres to the Missouri State Park Board in 1960. The new park was named Wakonda - a word taken from the Osage and Missouri Indian tongues meaning something consecrated, referring to the spiritual. In 1992, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources acquired an additional 777 acres from Central Stone Co. The natural and man-made features of the park have blended together to create a variety of recreation options.

The clear water of Wakonda See State Park on next page

Wakonda State Park, located near La Grange, provides a perfect opportunity for visitors to enjoy the spectacular views of both the morning sunrise and the evening sunset. Photo Credit: Missouri State Parks.

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State Park continued State Park’s six lakes attracts thousands of migratory waterfowl each year, making the park a bird lover’s paradise. The lakes also offer anglers a chance to catch largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie and catfish. A menu of recreation choices ranging from swimming to nature study awaits visitors at the park and a swimming beach provides a great place to cool off, and campsites make the park a perfect place to stay for a while.

Fishing Agate, Jasper, Quartz and Wakonda lakes are favorites among fishermen. Anglers can cast their lines for largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish. Boat launches are available on Agate and Wakonda lakes.

Jasper, Quartz, Granite and Boulder lakes only allow boats with electric motors. Canoes and johnboats can be rented at the park office.

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

Wakonda State Park is becoming one of the best places to observe waterfowl in northeast Missouri.

C onser v a t ion F edera t ion of M issouri A F F I L I A T E S

Hiking and Swimming Wakonda State Park’s sand prairie is a rare landscape in Missouri. Visitors may see sand-loving plants such as sandgrass, sand dropseed and prairie sunflower flourish, along with rare plants including sand primrose, dotted beebalm and winged pigweed. Choose from five hiking and biking trails that vary in lengths. Hiking and bicycling trails provide access to view the sand prairie, lakes and waterfowl.

Wakonda also features the state park system’s largest natural sand swimming beach along Wakonda Lake. The 20,000-square-foot beach offers plenty of room to lounge in the sun or get in a game of sand volleyball. Snack machines are located near the beach.

Camping For overnight guests, a mix of basic, electric and sewer/ electric/water campsites are available near Lake Boulder.

Sewer/electric/water campsites are available along the shoreline of Wakonda Lake. Picnic areas and a playground also make the park a great place for family gatherings.

Learn More Wakonda State Park is located three miles south of La Grange on State Park Road. For more information about the park call 573-655-2280 or the Depart-

Anglers of Missouri, Inc. Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives Bass-Hole Bassmasters of Missouri, Inc. Big Game Hunters, Inc. Bobwhite Quail Restoration Association Bridlespur Hunt Club Capital City Fly Fishers Central Missouri Chapter Safari Club International Chesterfield Citizens Committee for the Environment Coldwater Outing & Game Preserve Deer Creek Sportsman Club, Inc. Festus-Crystal City Conservation Club Forest and Woodland Association of Missouri Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park Gempp Park Commission Greenway Network, Inc. Heaven’s Anglers Howardville Community Betterment Jefferson County Coonhunters, Inc. Lambert Field Rod & Gun Club Meramec Area Sportsman Association Mid Missouri Outdoor Dream Mid Missouri Trout Unlimited Midwest Diving Council Mississippi Valley Duck Hunters Association Missouri Association of Meat Processors Six lakes provide plenty of opportunities for you to cast your line for largemouth bass, walleye, crappie, bluegill and catfish at Wakonda State Park. Photo Credit: Missouri State Parks.

ment of Natural Resources toll free at 800-334-6946 or visit the Web at mostateparks.com. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Sara Parker Pauley Director, DNR

Conserve Life: Slow Down More than 1,100 people die on Missouri highways each year.

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Missouri Atlatl Association Missouri Bass Federation Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative Missouri Bow Hunters Association Missouri Chapter of the Wildlife Society Missouri Chapter Soil & Water Conservation Society Missouri Conservation Agents Association Missouri Conservation Pioneers Missouri Consulting Foresters Association Missouri Ducks Unlimited State Council Missouri Farmers Care Missouri Forest Products Association Missouri Grouse Chapter of QUWF Missouri Hunter Education Instructors Association Missouri Hunting Heritage Federation, Inc. Missouri National Wild Turkey Federation Missouri Native Seed Association Missouri Parks & Recreation Association Missouri Parks Association Missouri Prairie Foundation Missouri River Bird Observatory Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Missouri Society of American Foresters Missouri Sport Shooting Association Missouri State Campers Association

Missouri State University Bull Shoals Field Station Missouri Taxidermist Association Missouri Trappers Association Missouri Trout Fishermen’s Association Missouri Whitetails Unlimited North Side Division Conservation Federation Open Space Council Ozark Fly Fishers, Inc. Ozark Wilderness Waterways Club Perry County Sportsman Club Pomme de Terre Chapter Muskies, Inc. Quail & Upland Wildlife Federation, Inc. Quail Forever & Pheasants Forever River Relief, Inc. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation South Side Division Conservation Federation Southwest Missouri Fly Fishers Tipton Farmers & Sportsman Club United Bow Hunters of Missouri Walnut Council & Other Fine Hardwoods Wecomo Sportsman Club Wild Elk Institute of Missouri Windsor Lake Rod & Gun Club WOLF Parent Organization

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Coming in 2012.

The newest exhibit from the Missouri Sta

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A Legacy of Conservation

A Legacy of Conservation

The 75th Anniversary of the Missouri Department of Consevation

The 75th Anniversary of the Missouri Department of Consevation These traveling exhibits are also available from the Missouri State Archives:

The Missouri State Archives’ latest traveling exhibit celebrates the Missouri Department of Conservation and its 75-year legacy of preserving the state’s fish, wildlife, forests and streams.

Reserve this traveling exhibit now!

A Legacy of Conservation will be on display at the Missouri State Archives in the summer and fall of 2012. The exhibit will begin to travel throughout the state of Missouri in early 2013.

Schools, libraries, historical societies, and other institutions may borrow A Legacy of Conservation free of charge for up to three months.

A Legacy of Conservation consists of thirty-six graphic panels and requires a minimum of 1,000 square feet of exhibit space.

Borrowing institutions are asked to assume responsibility for the cost of transporting the exhibit to and from the Missouri State Archives.

Divided Loyalties: Civil War Documents from the Missouri State Archives (1,200 square feet), Ozark Light: The Photographs of Charles Elliott Gill (750 square feet), Mapping Missouri (1,200 square feet), Lewis & Clark Across Missouri: Mapping the Historic Landscape (750 square feet), Ticket to the Past: The First 25 Years of the Missouri State Fair (500 square feet).

For more information about hosting any of our traveling exhibits, contact: Greg Olson Curator of Exhibits and Special Projects Missouri State Archives P. O. Box 1747 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 phone: 573-522-2705 email: greg.olson@sos.mo.gov Visit us on the internet at http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/exhibits/

The Missouri State Archives will provide borrowing institutions with the following items: Thirty-six exhibit panels featuring over 100 images and documents, Easy to assemble exhibit display furniture, Installation instructions, Exhibit brochures.

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CALENDAR MISSOURI FESTIVALS AND AFFILIATE EVENTS

AFFILIATE EVENTS GREENWAY NETWORK JULY 2: Monthly Board Meeting, Thought Process Interactive Office, Saint Charles (6:30pm - 9:00pm) JULY 26: Water Quality Monitoring, Deer Creek Watershed (9:00am 12:00pm); Danielle (314) 961-4410 JULY 28: Meramec Watershed Picnic, Meramec State Park (10:00am - 5:00pm); Larry & Amy Cain (314) 638-9646 AUG 6: Monthly Board Meeting, Saint Peters (7:00pm - 9:00pm) AUG 12: Maline Creek Monitoring (1:00pm - 4:00pm); David or Mark (314) 388-1423 AUG 25-26: Race for the Rivers (Canoe & Kayak) AUG 26: Cherokee Landing Tire Round Up (9:00am - 4:00pm) AUG 30: Water Quality Monitoring, Deer Creek Watershed (9:00am 12:00pm); Danielle (314) 961-4410 MISSOURI ATLATL ASSOCIATION JULY 20-21: Missouri Jamboree, Marshall; Jon Wood (573) 881-6622 JULY 28-29: 2nd Annual Southeast Missouri Atlatl Challenge, Sedgewickville; Curtis Waggoner (573) 866-0046 or Jon Wood (573) 881-6622 AUG 18: Elk Fork Atlatl Throw, Madison; Jon Wood (573) 881-6622 MISSOURI BOW HUNTERS ASSOCIATION JULY 14-15: State Outdoor Championship Tournament, Landahl Park, Blue Springs; Steve Christian (816) 803-3439 JULY 14: Youth Bow Fishing Tournament, Bledsoe Ferry; Kent Hayes (816) 616-6238 AUG 11-12: State 3D Championship Tournament, Walnut Hills Park, Carrollton; Steve Christian (816) 803-3439 MISSOURI DUCKS UNLIMITED JULY 21: State Committee - Grand Giveaway, Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia (2:00pm - 6:00pm); Tony Berter (913) 221-6119 or Todd Carlton (573) 893-7449 AUG 11: Longview Area Appreciation Dinner, Turner German American

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Hall, Belton (6:00pm - 9:00pm); Jerry Ford (816) 896-2221 or Brad Close (816) 942-0764 AUG 24: O’Fallon-Saint Paul Dinner, Saint Paul Knights of Columbus Hall, O’Fallon (5:30pm - 11:00pm); Brad Sullivan (636) 265-0093 MISSOURI HUNTER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR’S ASSOCIATION JULY 22: Board Meeting, Bass Pro Shops, Columbia (10:30am) MISSOURI HUNTING HERITAGE FEDERATION AUG 31-SEPT 2: Hunter Education Clinic/Dove Hunt, Cass County MISSOURI NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION FUND RAISING BANQUETS JULY 14: Saint Louis Sponsor Event, Saint Louis Skeet & Trap Range, Pacific JULY 27: Finley River Chapter, Christian County Elks Lodge, Ozark; Jared Byerly (417) 840-4973 JULY 28: Ritchie Meredith Memorial Chapter, Robinson Middle School, Aurora; Brian Fronabarger (417) 678-0130 AUG 1: WS Kirksville Ridge Runners, Kirksville; Mike Allen (660) 341-1557 AUG 3: Shoal Creek Chapter, Park & Casino Building, Monett; Bill House (417) 442-3719 AUG 4: Locust Creek Longbeards, Community Center, Milan; Kirk Hendershott (660) 216-9991 AUG 4: Ozark Mountain Gobbles, Arcadia Valley Elks Lodge, Pilot Knob; Kenneth Sherrill (573) 546-3392 AUG 11: David Blanton Memorial, YMCA, Mountain Grove; Tom Jennings (417) 668-5986 AUG 11: Lake Country Longbeards, Knights of Columbus Hall, Monroe City; Bob Kendrick (573) 735-2607 AUG 11: Rhine Valley Chapter, Saint George Church, Hermann; Lyndon Ruediger (573) 294-7189 AUG 18: Saint Louis Sponsor Event, Anheuser Busch Mansion, Saint Louis; Matt Ludwig (314) 853-4424 AUG 24: River Bottom Gobblers, University of Missouri Delta Center, Portageville; Kevin Rone (573) 3795315

AUG 25: Clark County Longbeards, Clark County Fairgrounds, Kahoka; Michael Paben (660) 479-5567 AUG 25: Dry Fork Strutters, Oak Meadow Country Club, Rolla; Barbara Baird (573) 364-6320 AUG 25: Jacomo Strutters, Sportsman’s Club, Lake Lotawana; Norbert Kurok (816) 560-0799 AUG 25: Perry County Beards & Spurs, Elks Lodge, Perryville; Dominic Blythe (573) 547-9209 AUG 25: Sportsman’s Raffle, Moila, Saint Joseph AUG 31: Committee Gun Raffle, Cape Girardeau; Larry Neal (314) 334-4942

- 9:00pm) AUG 23: MSU Fly Fishing Class (6:00pm - 9:50pm) AUG 30: MSU Fly Fishing Class (6:00pm - 9:50pm)

JAKES FIELD DAYS JULY 10-12: Union Covered Bridge Gobblers, Mark Twain Lake - Camp Colburn; Bruce Mills (573) 721-2268 AUG 25: Stealth Gobblers, UCM Trap/Skeet Range, Warrensburg; Dave McCannon (660) 864-1035

OPEN SPACE COUNCIL JULY 24: Board Meeting, Forest Park Visitor Center (4:30pm); (636) 451-6090 JULY 28: 15th Annual Watershed Celebration, Meramec State Park; (636) 451-6090 AUG 25-26: 45th Annual Operation Clean Stream; (636) 451-6090

WHEELING SPORTSMAN EVENTS JULY 21: Young’s Creek Strutters, River Hills Sporting Clays, Boonville; Travis Scott (573) 819-5091 JULY 21: Platte Purchase/Sportsman’s Night Out, Moila; Sherry Hill (816) 992-3650 AUG 12: Lake Show-Me Longbeards, Little Fox River Sporting Clays; Mike Allen (660) 323-5562 WOMEN IN THE OUTDOORS AUG 10-11: Bass Pro’s Ladies Day Out, Bass Pro Shops, Independence; Sherry Hill (816) 992-3650 MISSOURI PARKS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION AUG 6-8: Recreation Facility Design and Management School, Sheraton Westport Hotel, Saint Louis MISSOURI RIVER BIRD OBSERVATORY JULY 13-18: Arborview Stables Teen Retreat, Arborview Stables, Kingsville; Amy Billings ((816) 6995115 MISSOURI TROUT FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATION JULY 5: Monthly Meeting, Springfield Nature Center, Springfield (6:00pm - 9:00pm) AUG 2: Monthly Meeting, Springfield Nature Center, Springfield (6:00pm - 9:00pm) AUG 17: Insect-O-Rama, Springfield Nature Center, Springfield (6:30pm

MISSOURI WHITETAILS UNLIMITED AUG 4: Buck Fever Whitetails Chapter Banquet, Community Center, Loose Creek AUG 11: Boone County Disabled Freedom Hunt Banquet, Knights of Columbus Hall, Columbia AUG 18: Missouri River Whitetails Chapter Banquet, Knights of Columbus Hall, Washington

OZARK FLY FISHERS JULY 9: Board Meeting, Powder Valley Nature Center (7:00pm - 9:00pm) JULY 13-15: Current River Water Quality Monitoring Weekend, Montauk State Park AUG 6: Board Meeting, Powder Valley Nature Center (7:00pm - 9:00pm) AUG 25: 45th Annual Operation Clean Stream; Scott Darrough (314) 560-1335

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his year Missouri deer hunters have provided over 350,000 pounds of high protein venison to needy Missouri families. Share the Harvest a public-private partnership coordinated by Conservation Federation of Missouri and the Missouri Department of Conservation started in 1992. Who is Share the Harvest?

Partners are; first the hunter, second the certified meat processors, third food banks and pantries, fourth money donors including individual businesses,

Missourians Share local sporting and hunting clubs, individual persons, foundations, and Missouri Department of Conservation, fifth volunteers who coordinate the many activities and sixth needy Missourians.

Gary Van De Velde, chair of the Conservation Federation of Missouri’s Share the Harvest Program, said this program is a testament to the power of partnerships.

Often the Conservation Federation of Missouri staff and members receive calls each fall from food banks, pantries, and individuals inquiring when they can expect Share the Harvest venison.

Today less fortunate families are struggling to provide adequate protein in their diets.

Share the Harvest goals for 2012

are to provide 600,000 pounds of venison. We thank and invite all our partners to plan for the coming deer season.

Would you like to be added to the CFM e-newsletter list?

Please email your name and email address to lcoleman@confedmo.org or call us toll free at 800-575-2322

OZARK WILDERNESS WATERWAYS CLUB JULY 14: Potluck Dinner, Swope Park, Kansas City (6:30pm – 7:30pm) JULY 14: Business Meeting, Swope Park, Kansas City (7:30pm – 9:00pm) AUG 11: Potluck Dinner, Swope Park, Kansas City (6:30pm – 7:30pm) AUG 11: Business Meeting, Swope Park, Kansas City (7:30pm – 9:00pm) CFM EVENTS SEP 14-16: Annual Fall Conference, Camp Clover Point, Osage Beach SEP 22-23: Board Meeting DEC 8: Board Meeting

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sent the money we Last year the “Cherokee Bowhunters” Benefit shoot to you, you made from our Operation Game Thief our club that you could asked me to send you an article about use in Missouri Wildlife. formed on the docks The Cherokee Bowhunters Archery Club er Springs, Kansas, in Baxt of Yellow Transit Trucking Company in h of Galena, Kannort e the 1970’s after having an archery rang es west of Joplin, rang sas, for a few years we had two different servation Area Con der MO. The club found a home on fort Crow thanks to the our of n essio southeast of Neosho, MO. As an expr s, it is only year plus 20 for Missouri Department of Conservation e Thief.

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President/Secretary Our club officers are: Janis Pruitt ~ ident/Treasurer Pres Paul Fickbohm ~ Vice

of them are from I am also including a few pictures. Two 9, the other two 200 in when we dedicated the new Pavilion can see that our You t. were taken this year at our field shoo range is very easy to get around on.

Yours in archery, Barbara Broyles Past Secretary/Treasurer

Please join CFM today to conserve our natural resources for tomorrow!

Check the membership category you prefer: q $25 - Individual q $15—Student q $30—Family q $100—Sustaining q $1000—Lifetime Your dues include a 1-year subscription to Missouri Wildlife, a logo sticker and a 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 questions, call us at 1-800-575-2322 or visit us at www.confedmo.org Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________________________ State: ___________________________ ZIP code: ______________________ Work phone: ____________________________________________ Home phone: ____________________________________________ Fax number: ____________________________________________ E-mail address: ___________________________________________ Please make checks payable to the Conservation Federation of Missouri.* If you prefer, you may charge your membership dues to your MasterCard, Visa, or Discover card.

Credit card number: ___________________________________________________ Expiration date: _______________________________

Signature of cardholder: ______________________________________________ *Note: CFM is an IRS-approved tax-exempt not-for-profit, so your donations are tax deductible.

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CFM Conservationists For Life ($1,000 Contribution)

Charles Abele, Saint Louis R. Philip Acuff, Saint Joseph Duane Addleman, Springfield Michael Duane Addleman † Nancy Addleman † Nancy Carol Addleman, Springfield Tom Addleman, Harrisonville Craig Alderman, Buffalo James Agnew, Arnold Allen Appell, Calhoun Richard Ash, Ozark Carolyn Auckley, Ballwin Michael Baker, DeSoto Dane Balsman, Frankfort, KY Don Bedell, Sikeston Jim Tom Blair, Saint Louis Jeff Blystone, Independence Marilynn Bradford, Cape Girardeau Stephen Bradford, Cape Girardeau Mark Brandly, New Baden, IL Scott Brundage, Columbia Glenn Chambers, Columbia Bryan Chilcutt, Columbia Ed Clausen, Jefferson City Ron Coleman, Saint Albans Mark Corio, Arnold Bill Crawford, Columbia Ryan Diener, Marthasville Joe G. Dillard, Columbia Ron Douglas, Springfield Charlie Drury, Saint Louis Chuck Drury, Saint Louis Tom Drury, Saint Louis John Enderle, Kelso Howard Fisher, Higginsville Mary Louise Fisher, Higginsville Andrew Fleming, Columbia Howard Fleming, Moberly Lori Fleming, Columbia Matt Fleming, Moberly Paula Fleming, Moberly Sara Fleming, Moberly Manley Fuller, Tallahassee, FL Matt Gaunt, Columbia

Timothy Gordon, Belgrade Blake Gornick, Kirkwood Richard & Sally Graham, Hartsburg Joseph Gray, Saint Joseph Debbie Gremmelsbacher, Saint Louis Gery Gremmelsbacher, Saint Louis Mark & Kathy Haas, Jackson Christopher Hamon, Kirbyville Herman Hanley, Grain Valley Jack & Pat Harris, Saint Louis Mickey Heitmeyer, Advance Loring Helfrich, Sikeston Randy Herzog, Saint Joseph James Hill, Mexico Allan Hoover, Pleasant Hill John Hoskins, Fremont Larry & Joan Hummel, Glencoe Patricia Hurster, Saint Louis Jim Jacobi, Saint Charles Aaron Jeffries, Jefferson City Don Johnson, Festus Malcolm “Mac” Johnson, Hartsburg Roger Johnson, Humansville Pat Jones, Williamsburg Tom Karl, Farmington Cosette Kelly, Kansas City Duane Kelly, Kansas City Marty King, University City Judd Kirkham, Climax Springs Elizabeth Knight, Charlotte, NC Jeff Kolb, Weldon Spring Carl Kurz, Leawood, KS Ann Kutscher, Jefferson City Larry Lackamp, Bates City Kyle Lairmore, Owensville Jay Law (Deceased) Gerald Lee, Kansas City Joel LeMaster, Fulton Norman Leppo, Saint Louis John Lewis, Columbia Leroy Logan, Arnold Christine Logan-Hollis, Blackwell Ike Lovan, Steelville Wayne Lovelace, Elsberry

Chip McGeehan, Marshfield Teresa McGeehan, Marshfield Richard Mendenhall, Columbia Tom Mendenhall, Columbia Cynthia Metcalfe, Saint Louis Davis Minton, Dexter Lowell Mohler, Jefferson City John Moore, Jr., Gelena Johnny Morris, Springfield John & Patricia Mort, Smithville David Murphy, Columbia Dean Murphy, Jefferson City First Lady Georganne Wheeler Nixon, Jefferson City Governor Jay Nixon, Jefferson City Larry & Nancy O’Reilly, Springfield Austin Owens, Lebanon Jeff Owens, Marshfield Sara Pauley, Hartsburg Scott Pauley, Hartsburg Abe Phillips, Saint Louis Jan Phillips, Saint Louis Jessica Plaggenberg, Florissant Becky Plattner, Grand Pass Jerry Presley, Centertown Albert Price, Columbia Nick Prough, Blue Springs Kirk Rahm, Warrensburg Kurtis Reeg, Saint Louis David & Janice Reynolds, Springfield Gerald Ross, Jefferson City Tyler Ruoff, Savannah Bruce & Jan Sassmann, Bland Fred Saylor, Independence Evelyn Schallon, Ballwin Mike Schallon, Wentzville Mossie Schallon, Wentzville Ronald Schwartzmeyer, Arnold Timothy Schwent, Jackson Travis Scott, Columbia George Seek, Meadville E. “Sy” Seidler, Saint Louis Sara Seidler, Saint Louis Anita Siegmund, Saint Louis

Gary & Susanna Smith, Neosho M. W. Sorenson, Columbia Ed Stegner, Pilot Grove Charles & Winnie Stribling, Mexico Mary Stuppy, Joplin Mark Sullivan † Jacob Swafford, Columbia Jim Talbert, Jefferson City Travis Taylor, Lawson Tim Thompson, Lake Saint Louis Jeff “J. T.” Tillman † Robert Tompson, Moberly Alex Uskokovich, Glendale Gary Van De Velde, Jefferson City Barbara vanBenschoten, Kansas City Lee Vogel, Kansas City Al Vogt, Columbia Julius Wall, Clinton Ginny Wallace, Jefferson City Randy Washburn, Versailles Henry J. Waters, III, Columbia Mary Waters, Columbia Robert O. Werges, Arnold Mark Williams, Lawson Michael Wilson, Saint Louis Stephen Wilson, Hartsburg Addie Witter, Annville, PA Brenda Witter, Holts Summit Daniel Witter, Holts Summit Owen Witter, Columbia Dick Wood, Saint Louis Howard Wood, Bonne Terre Joyce Wood, Bonne Terre Nicole Wood, Bonne Terre Dan Zerr, Lake Saint Louis Jim Zieger, Blue Springs Emily Ziehmer, California Robert Ziehmer, California Ethan Zuck, Strafford Guy Zuck, Strafford † Deceased

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Agency news - Department of Conservation

Cast Your Vote For MDC Photo Contest Submissions

As part of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) 75th Anniversary of serving nature and you, the Department is hosting a public photo contest.

The contest encouraged people to submit their best images that celebrate the natural wonders of Missouri and the 75-year legacy of MDC. More than 1,880 people submitted almost 13,000 photos in seven categories during the submission period of Feb. 1 through May 15.

A panel of photography and nature experts had the challenging task of narrowing the submissions to a top selection in each of the following categories: mammals, plants,

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reptiles and amphibians, insects and spiders, birds, outdoor recreation, and habitats and landscapes.

MDC now encourages Missourians to cast their votes for their favorite photo from among the seven category winners for a “Best-of-Show” top photo. Voting will run during the month of July (July 1-31). To cast a vote, go to the MDC website at mdc.mo.gov/ node/16689.

The seven category winners and top photo will be featured in the October issue of the Missouri Conservationist, as well as on the MDC website and other media.

WELCOME Audrey Beres, Chillicothe Allen, Katy & Atticus Brandes, Fair Grove D. Brandkamp, Jr., Columbia Jan Brandt, Lees Summit Nicholas Couper, Columbia David Crafts, Saint Louis James Daoukas, Saint Louis Gerald Faaborg, Joplin Elsa Gallagher, Excello

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H.W. Haggans, Nevada

Charlotte Phillips, Columbia

Joan Sessel, Saint Louis

William Hoss, O’Fallon

Joe Pycke, Gilliam

Mark Spence, Kansas City

J. Kim, Oak Grove

Robert Ragan, Troy

Jeff Strickland, Saint Charles

Richard Kramer, Fenton

Jack Rich, Barnett

Charlie Toben, Washington

Kurt Kysar, Branson

Rose Rickard, Neosho

Barbara Tombridge, Springfield

Eugene Maggard, Salem

Jeff Sapp, Columbia

Michael Van Hecke, Ballwin

William Mahler, Troy

Jim Sappington, Hartsburg

Don Watson, Neosho

Ernest McGonigal, Odessa

Tom Scheppers, Holts Summit

J. Wilson, Lamar

Peggy Meyer, Wentzville

Shaun Schmitz, Jefferson City

Greg Wood, Fayette

CFM would like to thank the 380 members that renewed since our last publication.

M

y wife and I were in need of a vacation and wanted to spend it in the bear woods so we decided to purchase the New Brunswick bear hunt at the 2012 CFM convention. The hunt was donated

by Larry Davidson, owner and operator of Taxis River Outfitters. This would be my sixth bear hunt, and although I had heard good things about their bears, I didn’t know what to expect from a hunt in the Maritime provinces. During my first conversation with Larry I immediately realized something very important.

Larry is a BIG conservation advocate and more about the hunt and properly managing the natural resources of his area than just killing game. He respects his bears and wants his clients to have the time of their lives...and BOY did we!

My wife and I flew into Boston, rented an SUV and took our time making the 8 hour drive up the coast taking in the ocean, lighthouses...and LOBSTER and enjoying a few days of Maine hospitality before we reported to camp just outside of Boiestown, New Brunswick. Larry’s beautiful lodge on the Taxis River is only miles from the Mirimichi which is North America’s richest Atlantic salmon fishery.

The scenery was gorgeous and customs was a breeze (even with my muzzleloader). Larry’s partner and cook, Bonnie greeted us with a smile. Our cabin was clean and warm and 50 feet from the lodge. The trophies on the wall attested

to the game in the area and 60” moose and 300 pound deer showed Taxis River also does a booming business in deer and moose hunting.

The first two nights were cool and windy and since bear dislike the wind much as whitetails, they were fairly slow.

Trail cams proved that the baits were getting hit and I saw a gorgeous 150 plus pound bear on Wednesday that was acting very nervous and skittish. I passed on this bear knowing the reason for his nervousness was in all likelihood the 300 plus pound bruiser we had also seen photos of on this particular bait. The skies lifted on Thursday and things warmed up. I enjoyed my evenings and having shot a few bear previously, decided to be patient.

Thank goodness for Thermacells which made the mosquitoes a non-problem and fortunately I was never uncomfort-

able with bugs. Friday evening started warm with our drive 40 miles out into International Paper and Irving land where Larry has exclusive leases. Moose were everywhere and we would see 4-5 a night up close and personal. Sitting on a deep woods bait my patience paid off because with only 15 minutes of legal light remaining, in walked a bruiser whose head was larger than the bait barrel. My CVA muzzleloader lit up the woods and it took 4 of us over an hour to haul him out.

Back at the camp everyone was in great spirits after such a tremendous week and our tales of success lasted into the wee hours. The next morning Larry and his guides Jamie and Scotty were up at dawn and we skinned and quartered my bear for the trip back to Kansas City. I left the cape with Larry’s capable and reasonable taxidermist there. Our friends and neighbors have already enjoyed the fruits of the hunt fresh from my smoker.

Larry has graciously agreed to donate another hunt next year. My wife and I have already picked our dates for a reunion. Trust me...outfitters and opportunities like those at Taxis River Outfitters with his staff are rare these days. True conservationists and outdoorsmen like Larry deserve our business and his and Bonnie’s incredible hard work deserve our respect. I’ll be going back! Check out the website at www.taxisriveroutfitters.com.

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