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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NOTE: This campaign is no longer active.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 […]

On April 16 staff at Runge Conservation Nature Center dedicated a bronze sculpture of a three-toed box turtle. The sculpture recognizes the commitment of the center’s volunteers who donate 7,500 hours annually to support conservation education in Jefferson City. Seven hundred people attended the event. “April is volunteer appreciation month, so what better time to […]

MCHF welcomed three new members to its board at its February board meeting at Lake of the Ozarks. David W. Erickson of Columbia, earned a Master’s degree in wildlife management from Pennsylvania State University in 1977. In 2009, he retired after 33 years with the Department of Conservation. His first job with the Department of […]

At its Board meeting at Lake of the Ozarks on February 25, the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation approved three projects benefiting conservation at an amount of $40,000. MCHF approved funding for the following: Missouri Elk Restoration The Foundation approved $35,000 for the Department of Conservation (MDC) for trapping, holding, relocating, testing and monitoring elk in […]

January 27, 2011—Just 30 minutes from St. Louis lies a terrain of sandstone canyons, gorgeous waterfalls, rich plant life, and a stream harboring more than 40 species of fish. This biological wonderland is the LaBarque Creek watershed in Jefferson County, where many conservation partners and landowners have come together to assure long-term protection and public […]