Missouri Conservationist: Mar 2002

Design for Conservation directed the Conservation Department to acquire lands for the purpose of protecting species and unique habitats and for public recreation.

Design for Conservation improved conditions in Missouri.

Election day, November 2, 1976, culminated years of planning and campaigning for the conservation community.

Twenty-five years ago, Missourians voted to fund conservation programs through a 1/8 of one cent sales tax. The passage of the conservation sales tax amendment proved to be one of the most important events in the history of conservation in Missouri.

The lyrics, "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone," shouldn't apply to Missouri's precious natural resources.

Missouri's conservation efforts sustain wildlife and its sometimes fragile habitats, they improve the health of forests, fill Missouri's streams and lakes with fish and even help clean up the air and water, but all conservation programs and activities-no matter how diverse-ultimately aim at serving the people of Missouri.