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Community Conservation
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Green Infrastructure

Green infrastructure uses vegetation, soils, landscape features, and often simple technologies to provide environmental services within a community.

Urban Deer
Community Deer Management

When urban deer populations in Missouri require management, the Department of Conservation serves as technical advisor to individuals and communities.

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Community Conservation Funding Opportunities

The Department of Conservation offers communities and partners a number of grant and cost-share options to assist with everything from green development, to wildlife habitat to enhancing outdoor recreation opportunities.

Kids Planting a Tree
Landscaping for Nature

The right plants and trees can be a haven for wildlife, prevent erosion, reduce the need for pesticides, and bring other positive features to your home or community.

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Benefits of Nature
Bringing nature into cities is as much about people as it is about nature. Studies show social, health, economic, and environmental benefits.
Community Conservation
Community conservation is the practice of integrating nature into your city’s landscape.
Examples of Community Conservation
Communities that integrate conservation into their agenda do so at large and small scales.
Green Infrastructure
Green infrastructure uses vegetation, soils, landscape features, and often simple technologies to provide environmental services within a community.
Community Conservation Funding Opportunities
MDC offers communities and partners a number of grant and cost-share options
Resources for Community Leaders and Developers
Whether your community would like to become involved in programs to benefit wildlife or adopt environmentally friendly practices, these resources can help.
Managing Invasive Species in Your Community
Invasive species are nonnative plants and animals that spread rapidly and can cause harm to the environment, economy, and/or human health. Learn what you can do to keep them from spreading in your community.
Community Deer Management
When urban deer populations in Missouri require management, the Department of Conservation serves as technical advisor to individuals and communities.
Landscaping for Nature
The right plants and trees can be a haven for wildlife, prevent erosion, reduce the need for pesticides, and bring other positive features to your home or community.
Watershed
The watershed inventory provides natural resource-related information on Missouri's primary watersheds, especially information pertaining to the wise management of the aquatic resources.