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The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Conservation Commission recently honored longtime conservation leader Ken Babcock for his lifetime of service to the outdoors. At a special ceremony held on September 12, 2025 at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Columbia, Babcock was inducted into the Missouri Conservation Hall of Fame, one of the […]

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO, Jul. 24, 2025) – The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) is honoring five champions of conservation at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the National Lewis & Clark Conservation Awards held Thursday, September 18, 2025, at Grant’s Farm in St. Louis, Mo. Rick & Lotsie Holton, of St. Louis, are the Sustaining Sponsor […]

Written by Sarah Kendrick, Migratory Bird Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and originally published in internal USFWS’ newsletter, WILD Weekly on March 5, 2025 In 2024, a multi-national group of bird-conservation partners across the hemisphere initiated a massive research project to track the survival and migration of wood thrush across its breeding and nonbreeding […]

The Johnny Morris Institute of Fisheries, Wetlands and Aquatic Systems is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of the McGeehan Undergraduate Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to exemplary students pursuing a degree in Natural Resources, Biological Sciences or a related field of study who have demonstrated excellence in academics, leadership and conservation education. The inaugural […]

Richard “Murph” Murphy and Leslie Leeker Murphy did everything together in their 30 years of marriage, including fishing, hunting, archery, camping, fly fishing, scuba diving, raising bird dogs and just about every other outdoor pursuit you could imagine a Missouri couple loving. Leslie was competitive by nature and frequently challenged Murph in all outdoor pursuits, […]

MoNASP Coaches & Alumni Shoot-Off Sponsored by   Coaches and NASP alumni anticipate this fun event every year, which gives participants a chance to have their own fun shooting and also provides an opportunity for archers to watch their coaches shoot. The shoot-off happens every day of the tournament following the last flight of the […]

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – March 25, 2025)  The 2025 Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program (MoNASP) State Archery Championship was held March 19-22 at the Branson Convention Center and drew more than 4,000 student archers in grades 4-12 from nearly 300 Missouri schools. The championship was sponsored and coordinated by the Missouri Department of […]