The Board of Trustees for the Missouri Forest Heritage Center, Inc. (MFHC) voted to dissolve the corporation and donate the remaining funds to the education center they envisioned more than two decades ago.
On August 18, 2010, Jerry J. Presley, former director of the Missouri Department of Conservation and MFHC President, made a donation of $19,276 to the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation on behalf of the Twin Pines Conservation Education Center. The donation will be used for programs, events, exhibitions and displays that educate the public about Missouri’s forest heritage and conservation programs.
Richard Thom, the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation’s Executive Director, thanked the organization for “their hard work and dedication in promoting a forest heritage center for Missouri.” Thom added “Twin Pines certainly fills that need and is a fitting tribute to the many contributions of Missouri forests, forestry, and forest industry to our history and quality of life.”
