Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation Provides More than $1 Million in 2009 for Conservation Projects (December 28, 2009). Go to story>>
Dave Murphy Named an OL 25 2010
— On November 19, Outdoor Lifemagazine honored Foundation board member Dave Murphy as one of 25 men and women who have changed the face of hunting and fishing.
Saving Our Best Streams The Stream Stewardship Trust Fund helps protect Missouri’s best streams.
From November Missouri Conservationist. Pictured here is landowner Robert Wyatt, featured in the article, who has a Stream Stewardship Trust Fund easement on his property near Long Branch Creek. Go to story>>
Sportsmen and Conservation Leaders Promote Foundation
World fishing legend Roland Martin, pictured above at podium, along with professional anglers Stacey King and Charlie Campbell, met with more than 100 southwest Missouri conservation leaders and supporters on September 24 at Big Cedar Lodge near Branson, praising the work of the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation.
“If we are to see a continuation of our great outdoors, it will happen because organizations such as the Conservation Heritage Foundation are supported by today’s outdoor lovers,” said Mr. Martin. In addition, Missouri Department of Conservation retiring director John Hoskins shared remarks about the importance of conservation partnerships.
Foundation President Julius Wall and director Andy Dalton welcomed the group and provided information on the history and accomplishments of the organization.
Bass Pro Shops and individual board members provided funding for the event. The Foundation, in existence for 12 years, has helped raise and invest more than $8 million for hundreds of conservation projects statewide.
Steve Mowry Named “Hero of Conservation”
In July 2009, Field and Stream magazine recognized Foundation Board member Steve Mowry as a “Hero of Conservation” for his prairie conservation and revitalization efforts in the Mystic Plains Conservation Opportunity Area in Adair and Sullivan Counties. Steve is quick to praise public agency staff and private landowners for making prairie restoration a reality in northeastern Missouri.
Going South: Missouri’s Rainforest Connection—Our Birds in the Tropics
The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation’s Missouri Tropical Bird Account seeks funds to protect wintering habitat of breeding birds we enjoy in Missouri.
From Rain Gardens to River Bottoms
The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation Funds Conservation in the Ozarks. From Community Foundation of the Ozarks newsletter, spring 2009, page 6. Go to story>>
Kayaks for Conservation
Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation Grant Helps Law Enforcement. From Missouri Wildlife, March 2009, pages 26 and 27.
Young archers take lifetime lessons from first state tournament
The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation donated $5,000 help the top team in each of the three divisions buy equipment or to attend the national tournament.
