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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced on July 2 the appointment of long-time conservationist and outdoor enthusiast Nicole Wood of Bonne Terre to the Missouri Conservation Commission. The Governor has appointed Wood to a term that expires June 20, 2023. Wood’s appointment will be subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate.
Wood is the director of operations at Woodland Operations and Maintenance, where she is involved in the daily management of 20,000 acres of land in the Missouri Ozarks.
Wood has served on the boards of the National Wildlife Federation, Conservation Federation of Missouri, Parkland Hospital Foundation, and the National Wildlife Federation Endowment. She and her family share a passion for the outdoors.
Her interest in the outdoors started at a young age while on family hunting and fishing trips. She enjoys floating, rafting, kayaking or just sitting on a gravel bar. Wood also has a family history of commitment to conservation with her father, Howard Wood, serving as commissioner from 1997 to 2003.
Wood joins Conservation Commissioners Don Bedell, Marilynn Bradford, and David Murphy.
The Missouri Conservation Commission controls, manages, restores, conserves and regulates the bird, fish, game, forestry and all wildlife resources of the state, including hatcheries, sanctuaries, refuges, reservations and all other property owned, acquired or used for such purposes, as well as the acquisition and establishment of those properties. For more on the Conservation Commission, including upcoming meetings that can be watched through Live Streaming, go to http://on.mo.gov/2ugv8P0.
