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MDC News from 10/2019

MDC, partners to host youth waterfowl workshop Oct. 25-26 in Columbia

News from the region: 

Central
Robert Hemmelgarn
Oct 18, 2019
Register to attend this free workshop and chance to participate in youth duck hunt.
boy throwng duck decoy

MDC offers timber harvest workshop Oct. 26 in Gasconade Co.

News from the region: 

Central
Robert Hemmelgarn
Oct 18, 2019

Free clinic will help landowners understand process and benefits of forest management.

A view of forested property that could be harvested for timber.

MDC stocks trout in southeast Missouri lakes

News from the region: 

Southeast
Candice Davis
Oct 17, 2019
More than 6,500 trout are headed to lakes in Jackson, Perryville and Farmington.
rainbow trout in hands

MDC's Springfield Nature Center plans Halloween event

News from the region: 

Southwest
Francis Skalicky
Oct 17, 2019
Public can learn about conservation from superheroes on Oct. 24 and 25.
Springfield Conservation Nature Center Sign

MDC awards TRIM-grant funding for community forest improvements

News from the region: 

Statewide
Joe Jerek
Oct 17, 2019
TRIM grants offer cost-share funding for government agencies, schools, and nonprofit groups to manage, improve, or conserve trees on public lands.
Person walking under trees in Forest Park

MDC offers free Park after Dark nature event Oct. 25 in St. Joseph

News from the region: 

Northwest
Jill Pritchard
Oct 17, 2019

Guided night hikes, crafts, and Trunk or Treat on tap at Mark Youngdahl Urban Conservation Area

A flock of geese fly in front of the moon.

MDC and partners need public’s help to reverse declining bird numbers

News from the region: 

Statewide
Jill Pritchard
Oct 16, 2019
Eastern meadowlark, prairie warbler, field sparrow, cerulean warbler, and red-headed woodpecker among threatened species.
eastern_meadowlark_singing

Cape Nature Center announces November programs, including a Fall hike

News from the region: 

Southeast
Candice Davis
Oct 16, 2019
Take in the beauty of autumn during a hike at Hawn State Park Saturday, Nov. 2.
Trees at Hawn State Park

Public invited to attend MDC tree pruning workshops

News from the region: 

Southwest
Francis Skalicky
Oct 16, 2019
Free November events in Pineville, Joplin, and Cassville to focus on methods and tool selection.
oak tree in dormant stage

MDC, MCHF thank conservation partners through awards

News from the region: 

Statewide
Joe Jerek
Oct 15, 2019
Partnership awards were given at special ceremony Oct. 3 in Columbia.
Partner Awards

Quail coveys are calling, biologists are counting

News from the region: 

Southeast
Candice Davis
Oct 15, 2019

Now’s the time to evaluate land for quail populations and habitat.

Six quails graze together in their covey.

Rogersville teen shoots record-breaking gizzard shad

News from the region: 

Statewide
Jill Pritchard
Oct 15, 2019

Jacob Morgan shot the 2-pound, 13-ounce gizzard shad June 6 while bowfishing on Bull Creek in Taney County.

Jacob Morgan poses with his record-breaking gizzard shad.

MDC hosted Prairie Day on Oct. 12 near El Dorado Springs

News from the region: 

Kansas City
Bill Graham
Oct 15, 2019
Visitors learned about prairie ecology and walked on Wah'Kon-Tah Prairie
People Looking At Prairie

MDC welcomes 11 new conservation agents

News from the region: 

Statewide
Jill Pritchard
Oct 11, 2019
New agents join 179 others in helping to protect Missouri’s fish, forest, and wildlife.
Group photo of Agent Graduating Class 2019

Explore fall colors on Rockwoods Reservation's Lime Kiln Trail Oct. 26

News from the region: 

St. Louis
Dan Zarlenga
Oct 11, 2019
Join MDC naturalists on a hike to discover the amazing autumn colors on one of Rockwoods Reservation’s most popular trails.
sugar maples showing fall color

MDC offers free quail management workshop Oct. 26 near Kingston

News from the region: 

Northwest
Bill Graham
Oct 11, 2019
Workshop in Caldwell County will help property managers improve habitat for quail
single quail

MDC offers free quail management workshop Oct. 19 in Carroll County

News from the region: 

Northwest
Bill Graham
Oct 11, 2019
Workshop near Bogard will help property managers improve habitat for quail
quail sitting on barbed wire

Cape Nature Center leads Cape LaCroix Creek Stream Team efforts

News from the region: 

Southeast
Candice Davis
Oct 11, 2019
Despite the surrounding high population, macro-invertebrate surveys result in excellent ratings.
Naturalist Alex Holmes inventories macro-invertebrates

MDC approves contract for Henges Shooting Range bullet trap replacement

News from the region: 

St. Louis
Dan Zarlenga
Oct 11, 2019
The old bullet trap will be removed and replaced with a new one, and several baffles will be replaced.
Henges Shooting Range

MDC gives Orchard Elementary fourth graders hands on training in tree planting

News from the region: 

Southeast
Candice Davis
Oct 11, 2019
Students learned about the importance of trees and how to plant them.
kids delivering mulch in wheel barrow

MDC opens new target shooting range in Johnson County

News from the region: 

Kansas City
Bill Graham
Oct 10, 2019
New range is located at Perry Memorial Conservation Area near Knob Noster
view of new target shooting range at Ralph and Martha Perry Memorial Conservation Area north of Knob Noster.

MDC holds youth duck hunting clinic Oct. 15, followed by two hunts at Busch Conservation Area

News from the region: 

St. Louis
Dan Zarlenga
Oct 10, 2019

This free clinic with two hunt options offers the perfect way to give first-timers a start in duck hunting.

A brother and sister with their dog on a duck hunting trip.

MDC to host beginner fly fishing clinic Nov. 9 in Columbia

News from the region: 

Central
Robert Hemmelgarn
Oct 10, 2019

Register to attend this FREE Discover Nature – Fishing course for ages 12+.

An MDC staff member instructs a woman on fly fishing techniques.

MDC invites public to explore Busch Conservation Area during fall hayride event Oct. 11

News from the region: 

St. Louis
Dan Zarlenga
Oct 08, 2019

Experience this 7,000-acre wildlife area with an autumn tradition—and see parts of the area less-travelled.

Participants take a fall hayride through Busch Conservation Area.

MDC tapped superheroes on Oct. 5 to battle invasive species in Blue Springs

News from the region: 

Kansas City
Bill Graham
Oct 08, 2019
Burr Oak Woods Nature Center visitors saw skits and exhibits at special event
Superman and Friends at BOW event

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