February 2025 Conservation Commission Action

The Missouri Conservation Commission met Feb. 6 for a workshop and closed executive session and Feb. 7 for its regular open meeting, all at MDC Headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd. in Jefferson City. Commissioners attending the open meeting in person or online were:

  • Margaret F. (Margy) Eckelkamp, Chair
  • Mark L. McHenry, Vice Chair
  • Raymond T. (Ray) Wagner Jr., Secretary
  • Steven D. Harrison, Member

PRESENTATIONS

The Commission received the following presentations/reports:

  • Director’s Comments — Jason Sumners, Director
  • Report of the Regulations Committee — Laura Conlee, Deputy Director and Chair, Regulations Committee
  • Department Partnerships — Jason Jensen, Community and Private Land Conservation Branch Chief
  • Communications Update — Heather Feeler, Communications Branch Chief
  • Patterns of Non-Resident Hunting Participation in Missouri — Charles Anderson, Science Unit Supervisor
  • Financial Report and Fiscal Year 2025 Mid-Year Review of Revenue and Expenditure Trends — Melanie Crane, Chief Budget Officer
  • Major Construction Projects Status Report — Jacob Careaga, Infrastructure Management Branch Chief

ADMINISTRATION

The Commission:

  • Approved items on the Consent Calendar.
  • Approved the purchase of 3.28 acres in St. Francois County.
  • Approve the purchase of 153 acres in St. Clair County as an addition to Wah’Kon-Tah Prairie Conservation Area.
  • Approved the disposal of the 9.7 acres Buttin Rock Access in Shannon County via a competitive bid process.
  • Approved the sale of an estimated 2,927,499 board feet of timber located on 733 acres of Compartment 20, Current River Conservation Area in Shannon County.
  • Approved the suspension or revocation of one or more hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges of 18 individuals:
    1. Zachary A. Baker, St. Joseph, Hunting and Fishing, 2 Years;
    2. Nicholas S. Binder, Maryland Heights, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 1 Year;
    3. Cody L. Brinkman, Columbia, Hunting, 1 Year;
    4. Michael W. Candillo, Creighton, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 1 Year;
    5. Gregory B. Glover, O’Fallon, Hunting, 1 Year;
    6. Allen Godby, Muskogee (OK), Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 1 Year;
    7. Royce R. Harris, Farmington, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 1 Year;
    8. Dakota B. Henderson, Piedmont, Hunting, Add 7 Years to Current Revocation;
    9. Hrang Cin Lian, Garland (TX), Hunting and Fishing, 2 Years;
    10. Alorie D. Nichols, Centralia, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 1 Year;
    11. Payton S. Pargeon, Vandalia, Hunting, 1 Year;
    12. Nam Q. Pham, Springfield, Fishing, 1 Year;
    13. Tashon M. Riney, Farmington, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 1 Year;
    14. Corey L. Roberts, Linn, Hunting, 2 Years;
    15. Will G. Stevens, Kentwood (LA), Hunting, 2 Years;
    16. Duane J. Tuthill, Jefferson City, Hunting, 2 Years;
    17. Archi Tzang, Columbia, Hunting and Fishing, 2 Years;
    18. Xuehai Wang, Belleville (IL), Fishing, 2 Years;
  • Approved the suspension of hunting privileges and completion of a hunter education training course no sooner than six months prior to restoration of privileges for the following four individuals who inflicted injury to another person while hunting:
    1. Wade S. Ellison, Winfield, 5 Years and complete Hunter Education;
    2. Jasmin Jatic, St. Louis, 4 Years and complete Hunter Education;
    3. David R. Strunk, Silex, 3 Years and complete Hunter Education; and
    4. JUVENILE, Burleson (TX), 1 Year and complete Hunter Education.
  • Recognized the new cooperative agreement between MDC and the Great Rivers Habitat Alliance to protect habitat and add public and educational opportunities on nearly 785 privately-owned acres of prime wetland habitat in St. Charles County previously known as the Whistling Wings Duck Club.
  • Set the next open meeting for April 4.
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