Lina Belle Berrier shared her love of music by teaching voice at Stephens College, Columbia, for 30 years. On February 7, 2016, Mrs. Berrier passed away at her home at the age of 93. Her voice and influence lives on through her generosity. Mrs. Berrier teamed with her husband, Dr. Harry Berrier, deceased in 2013, […]
Kevin Roper Announced as MCHF Executive Director
The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) Board of Directors unanimously approved the appointment of Kevin Roper as the Executive Director for the Foundation. Mr. Roper has worked the last 35 years in Memphis, Nashville and Washington D.C. in retail, healthcare and higher education, having previously served as the president of the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare […]
MCHF Funds $25,850 in Partnership Grants
MCHF Board met on August 17-18 at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area in Columbia, MO. . The following grants were approved by the Board, which cover a variety of projects around the state: Restoration of Pleasant Run Creek Prairie – $2,500; Cooley Lake Managed Waterfowl Hunt – $3,500; Perry County Community Lake Trail Boardwalk – $2,000; Shoal […]
Cabela’s Outdoor Fund Supports Missouri Discover Nature Girls Camp in St. Louis
The St. Louis Region’s fourth annual Discover Nature Girls Camp was a huge success! There were 65 girls and eight chaperones, and all the girlswere Hunter Education certified by the end of camp. In just four years St. Louis Region has Hunter Education certified approximately 240 girls through these camps. This helps to meet Missouri […]
Book Advances Bird Lore – by Brad Jacobs
Robert Gallardo was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras in the early 1990s and has lived there ever since. I first met Robert in 2005 when I was attending a meeting in Honduras and he was guiding a group of birders staying in the same hotel. On several later trips to Honduras we hired Robert […]
