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MDC looking for bowhunters for survey

Bowhunters needed for MDC wildlife observation survey
Survey is easy and valuable way for bowhunters to get involved in helping MDC manage Missouri’s wildlife resources.
By Joanie Straub, MDC
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages all bowhunters to participate in its annual bowhunter observation survey. This survey provides valuable information that assists MDC [...]

Stream Team picnic brings together enthusiasm, expertise

By Jo Schaper
There was more enthusiasm at the Meramec Watershed Celebration than one could contain in a canoe. Or a kayak.
Now that Missouri…the Great Rivers State has been adopted as one of our official slogans, these water stewards couldn’t help but celebrate. Over 230 people, many in matching green or orange T-shirts, and more than [...]

Living History is different than real Civil War

Photos and story by Jo Schaper
Despite the efforts of reenactment commissions, a modern Civil War encampment can never be anything but an (ironically) more civil replica of the real thing. There are the wives and the children around, for one. Hardly anyone is filthy, tired, out-of-sorts or stinks, not to mention actually injured or dying. [...]

Volunteers sought to document Trail of Tears in Missouri

Mark Twain National Forest is seeking Passport In Time volunteers for a Trail of Tears inventory. At least 30 miles of the Trail of Tears is known to cross Mark Twain National Forest. Almost half of that land is managed by Mark Twain National Forest’s Poplar Bluff Ranger District.
Volunteers are needed to assist [...]

Wappapello staff says “Thanks!”

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake wishes to take time to thank all volunteers who rendered services for various activities at Wappapello Lake during 2010. One hundred and ninety-four volunteers provided a total of six thousand six hundred and forty one hours of service. The year 2010 brought improvements to [...]