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Jim Burge loves football and duck hunting. In the fall, and when time allows, the University of MO (MU) senior defensive lineman (#91) can often be found at one of his favorite spots in the Columbia area, Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area. Since January, Burge has been interning at the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Columbia […]

Classmates of the Sugar Creek Gobblers 2012 Weekend Outdoor Workshop (WOW) event participated in a wide variety of hands-on learning activities held at the Big Horn Ranch March 23rd-25th. The overnight 3-day agenda included archery, flintlock rifles, trapping, fly rod casting, turkey calling, clay target shooting, and bone identification. The event concluded with a live […]

At a recent board meeting the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation decided to raise funds for a new viewing and fishing platform along the spring branch at Bennett Spring State Park. This was in response to a request from MDC director Bob Ziehmer to help make this project a reality. As soon as the board decided […]

Funds for this program were used to educate and inspire the next generation of prairie conservationists in the heart of Missouri’s prairie country. MCHF supported the purchase of supplies that can be used for many additional educational opportunities with Montrose School in Henry County. The Science and Agriculture teachers have asked MDC to organize a […]

Low water crossings on small Ozark streams can block the movement of fish and other stream animals. They also can block vehicles from passing when the streams are high. Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF), using its Stream Stewardship Trust Funds, has helped to fund a number of low water crossing replacements. The new, free span […]

The MCHF Board welcomes new member Jim Carson of Springfield. Jim and his wife Ginny have lived on the family farm in Lawrence Country for many years where Jim has, with the help of the MDC and various incentive programs such as EQIP and WHIP, transformed the 400+ acres into a farm where wildlife and […]

January 30, 2012—In late December, the purchase of a 300-acre tract in the La Barque Creek Watershed was made possible using the balance of funds from a $2 million donation from Mrs. Pat Jones. This purchase will add about 1.6 miles of stream channel to the existing high aquatic, landform and terrestrial biodiversity of the […]

“I have never in my whole life seen the birds that I saw, like a blue jay and yellow warbler” “Our field trip was the best thing I’ve ever been to.” “I like how you put the bird in a tube to see how much it weighs.” “People who band birds are cool.” These are […]

NOTE: This campaign is no longer active. The fishing and viewing platform has been constructed with your generosity! Thanks! The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation has begun a campaign to improve fishing and visitor access at a popular spot along the trout stream at Bennett Spring State Park. The project will replace a deteriorating, unsightly concrete-covered […]

Many of Missouri’s birds overwinter in tropical habitats in Central America and eastern Mexico. Long before Cancun and the Riviera Maya became tourist destinations, migrant birds from Missouri were using this part of the Yucatan peninsula for migration stopovers and winter habitat. On their return trip to the U.S, many birds must first stop and […]

The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation approved 12 projects benefiting conservation at the August 24, 2011 board meeting in Jefferson City. The 12 projects approved total $45,197. Listed below are the 12 projects approved. These projects contribute to the Missouri Department of Conservation’s strategic goals; help promote hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation; promote Missouri’s fish, forest […]