Twenty-nine years ago, Missourians in the Meramec River Basin voiced their desire to preserve the river and its tributaries as places to paddle, swim and fish. The Meramec River Basin Summit Sept. 20-22 will celebrate that history and explore the river’s future.
In the historic vote, 60 percent of voters in east-central Missouri opposed the idea of damming the Meramec and Bourbeuse rivers. The spirit of citizen activism…[more]
ROCHEPORT, Mo.-If you have a canoe and an interest in learning more about the Missouri River, the Missouri River Communities Network (MRCN) has an event for you.
The MRCN will host the Big Muddy Wildlife Float Sept. 29. The 16-mile float will take participants from Franklin Island Conservation Area near Boonville to Katfish Katie’s campground downriver from Rocheport. The event is part recreation, part education and part public…[more]
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO --Hurtling through the water at speeds of 185 mph or more, the world’s fastest boats will compete for the title of National Champion at the Horny Toad Offshore Super Series National Championship Power Boat Race, Sept. 27-30 at Central Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks. In conjunction with the race, a full array of concerts, parties and other events also are planned, with most of the…[more]
Visitors to Lake Wappapello State Park near Poplar Bluff can look forward to a new kind of camping experience for Labor Day Weekend, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced today. The park now features four new camper cabins. These rustic log cabins provide the experience of camping without a tent or recreational vehicle.
The camper cabins provide comfortable accommodations for up to four adults and two children,…[more]
In what will look like a scene from the popular family movie, “Evan Almighty”, dozens of Animal Chaplains around the world will bless hundreds, perhaps thousands of animals in many different settings on October 4 2007. At a pet cemetery on the east coast, to a city park in the desert, to a…[more]
The Missouri State Water Patrol cautions dock owners to check their boat docks and swimming docks for potential electric shock hazard. Because of recent high water levels, docks are potentially under more strain which could weaken anchor cables and cause electrical conduits to crack or break. Bare or exposed electrical wires are a safety hazard and are particularly hazardous to people who might be swimming in the vicinity.
JEFFERSON CITY-Hunters who hope to pursue ducks or geese on wetland areas managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation should mark Sept. 1 on their calendars. That is when applications open for the lottery to assign hunting reservations at 15 conservation areas.
Applications can be made by calling…[more]
Brian Payne and Michelle Marincel recently mapped a 50-mile stretch of the Wyoming wilderness.
Currently, about 60 percent of the trail is mapped. Marincel and Payne recently carried a GPS device as they bushwacked and backtracked their way through the Medicine Bow National Forest near the…[more]
The Nature Conservancy in Missouri has provided a major portion of the funding for the acquisition of 22,500 acres in the Cerrado, Brazil’s vast savanna. The Serra do Tombador tract is a critical portion of the landscape surrounding Chapada dos Veaderos National Park, about a two hour drive north of Brasilia. The Boticario Foundation will own and manage the tract as a nature preserve and conservation education center.
Towering cypress trees at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge 
are a reminder of the 2.4 million acre swamp that once covered southeastern Missouri’s Bootheel region. The refuge preserves this natural heritage for recreational use. (Missouri Dept. of Conservation photo)
Preservation and recreation are top management goals at Missouri’s largest national wildlife refuge.…[more]
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