Shareour bills in the Missouri legislature this session have taken aim at the constitutionally-mandated makeup of the Missouri Conservation Commission. The bills would change the number of commissioners to 6 or 7 or 8, create geographical representation and make the number, qualifications and terms of the Commission a matter a legislative rather than constitutional matter. [...]

ShareHere the tally from our poll on Missouri Senate Bill 738, allowing for killing of mountain lions without a threat present. The overwhelming view among 33espondents was “No. Leave things as they are” with 85%, 28 votes.
“Yes. We need to be able to kill them” got 9%, 3 votes. “I’m not sure” got 1 vote, [...]

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ShareThe numbers are in.
We ran a 15 day poll on our website, promoting it through Facebook and Twitter, to see what options people might consider to fund the budget shortfall which is impacting St. Louis County parks operation. When the poll started, the parks were in imminent threat of closing January 1.
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ShareTraveler has posted a new poll for the next 15 days, asking for your input how you would bridge the 4.3 million dollar shortfall in St. Louis County parks funding. The poll is located halfway down the right hand column of the Trav Talk blog. Poll closes Dec. 15. Tell your friends, and let us [...]

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Donna Featherston’s story on coping with the dog days of summer in the August Traveler.

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Did the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers make a good decision to breach the Birds Point levee, flooding thousands of acres of farmland, to spare property damage in Cairo, IL?
NO (70%, 37 Votes)
YES (30%, 16 Votes)

Total Voters: 53

Thanks for participating. Watch for our new poll: Are the Current and Jacks Fork in danger?

ShareHere’s our new Traveler Online Poll question. Want to know more. Read Jo Schaper’s story on e-Permits. Vote on the right side of your screen.

What’s your opinion of MDC’s new e-permit program? You can order and print your hunting and fishing licenses on your home computer.

• Love it! Thanks, MDC!
• Like the old system better.
• [...]

ShareHere’s the results of our online poll that ended March 1.
The question:
A bill in the Missouri legislature would call for a statewide vote in 2012 on whether to continue the 1/8-cent sales tax which has funded the Design for Conservation since 1977. Good idea?
NO (71%, 10 Votes)
YES (29%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 14
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ShareBelow are results of Traveler’s last online poll. Fifty-seven percent of poll voters say a big acorn crop explains the decline in Missouri’s archery deer and turkey harvest in 2010.
It’s time for a new poll question. A bill in the Missouri General Assembly would call for a vote in 2012 on whether to continue the [...]