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PRESERVING THE 100-YEAR CONFLUENCE FLOODPLAIN SINCE 2000 | VOLUME 13, ISSUE 1 Great Rivers Habitat Alliance S P R I N G 2 0 1 9 the response to the flooding from too many politicians has been exactly the wrong one. Too many officials want to double-down on the failed policies of the past by expanding and enlarging the levee system along the rivers. The overwhelming scientific consensus is that an overreliance on levees has made flooding worse, and that combined with too much floodplain development and climate change, this is precisely why we are experiencing major flooding far more frequently than in the past. GRHA has reached out to Missouri and Illinois elected officials in an effort to convince them that this is finally the time to change our planning and give the rivers room to connect to the natural floodplain. We will let you know when we hear back. (Our letter to our elected officials was written up in an April 15th article by Tony Messenger in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. We all saw the pictures and read the stories of the terrible March floods along the Missouri River and its tributaries in America’s upper plains. As that disaster happened, many along the Mississippi River have been dealing with major flooding as well, with the potential for that river to turn into another disaster this Spring as the snowmelt from up north continues to make its way down the river. Unfortunately, Floods Devastate Nebraska, Iowa, and Northwestern Missouri Great Rivers Habitat Alliance Active in Jefferson City Great Rivers Habitat Alliance Executive Director, David Stokes, has traveled to the Missouri Capitol Jefferson City several times this legislative session to educate state lawmakers about the benefits of smarter floodplain policies. Stokes has supported House Bill 699 (HB 699), which gives authority to local governments to enact tighter floodplain development regulations and Senate Bill 108 (SB 108), which further restricts the use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) within the floodplain. SB 108 has been passed by the State Senate and is currently being considered by the State House of Representatives as we go to print. 2nd Annual River Soundings Conference Scheduled Last year, Great Rivers Habitat Alliance hosted our first River Soundings conference along with several other conservation and environmental groups. The conference, with a keynote address by John Barry, the best-selling author of Rising Tide, was a major success. We have scheduled the 2019 conference for Wednesday, June 26. It will be held again at the Jones Visitors Center in Forest Park. We hope many of you will be able to join us for this event, which will begin at 1:00 p.m. with the keynote address at 6:00 p.m. (times are subject to change). This year’s keynote address will be given by Chad Pregracke, the founder of Living Lands and Waters, a group dedicated to cleaning the Mississippi River. We are grateful for our co- sponsoring organizations this year, including Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Greenway Network, Sierra Club, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center, and Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper. Donations Encouraged If you would like to help Great Rivers Habitat Alliance in our opposition to the Port of Lincoln proposal as well as help support and achieve our other goals that we know are important to you, please visit our website at www.grha.org and donate today!
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P R E S E R V I N G T H E 1 0 0 - Y E A R C O N F L U E N C E F L O O D P L A I N S I N C E 2 0 0 0 | VOLUME 13, ISSUE 1
Great Rivers Habitat AllianceS P R I N G 2 0 1 9
Great Rivers Habitat AlliancePO Box 50014 St. Louis, MO 63105
9900 Clayton RoadSuite DSt. Louis, MO 63124
Phone: 314-918-1007E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]
Follow us on Twitter: @GRHAmoFollow us on Facebook: GreatRiversHabitatAlliance
Great Rivers Habitat AlliancePO Box 50014St. Louis, MO 63105
the response to the flooding from too many politicians has been exactly the wrong one. Too many officials want to double-down on the failed policies of the past by expanding and enlarging the levee system along the rivers. The overwhelming scientific consensus is that an overreliance on levees has made flooding worse, and that combined with too much floodplain development and climate change,
this is precisely why we are experiencing major flooding far more frequently than in the past. GRHA has reached out to Missouri and Illinois elected officials in an effort to convince them that this is finally the time to change our planning and give the rivers room to connect to the natural floodplain. We will let you know when we hear back. (Our letter to our elected officials was written up in an April 15th article by Tony Messenger in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, MO 63105
P R E S E R V I N G T H E 1 0 0 - Y E A R C O N F L U E N C E F L O O D P L A I N S I N C E 2 0 0 0
We all saw the pictures and read the stories of the terrible March floods along the Missouri River and its tributaries in America’s upper plains. As that disaster happened, many along the Mississippi River have been dealing with major flooding as well, with the potential for that river to turn into another disaster this Spring as the snowmelt from up north continues to make its way down the river. Unfortunately,
Floods Devastate Nebraska, Iowa, and Northwestern Missouri
Great Rivers Habitat Alliance Active in Jefferson City Great Rivers Habitat Alliance Executive Director, David Stokes, has traveled to the Missouri Capitol Jefferson City several times this legislative session to educate state lawmakers about the benefits of smarter
floodplain policies. Stokes has supported House Bill 699 (HB 699), which gives authority to local governments to enact tighter floodplain development regulations and Senate Bill 108 (SB 108), which further restricts the use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) within the floodplain. SB 108 has been passed by the State Senate and is currently being considered by the State House of Representatives as we go to print.
2nd Annual River Soundings Conference ScheduledLast year, Great Rivers Habitat Alliance hosted our first River Soundings conference along with several other conservation and environmental groups. The conference, with a keynote address by John Barry, the best-selling author of Rising Tide, was a major success. We have scheduled the 2019 conference for Wednesday, June 26. It will
be held again at the Jones Visitors Center in Forest Park. We hope many of you will be able to join us for this event, which will begin at 1:00 p.m. with the keynote address at 6:00 p.m. (times are subject to change). This year’s keynote address will be given by Chad Pregracke, the founder of Living Lands and Waters, a group dedicated to cleaning the Mississippi River. We are grateful for our co-sponsoring organizations this year, including Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Greenway Network, Sierra Club, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center, and Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper.
Donations EncouragedIf you would like to help Great Rivers Habitat Alliance in our opposition to the Port of Lincoln proposal as well as help support and achieve our other goals that we know are important to you, please visit our website at www.grha.org and donate today!
S P R I N G 2 0 1 9V I S I T W W W . G R H A . O R G
Wingshoot FarmsDuck Club
Old Pecan Hunt ClubStone Farm
Black Dog Land Co., LLC
Upper DeckNorthwinds
Mid-Rivers Club
Fossick Farm
Goose Pasture Club
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge
�e LegendsIndian Hills Club
Malinmor Hunt ClubTAKEMNOW Duck Club
Just-One-More ClubNorth Club
Chinkapin Farms, Inc. Hunt ClubSidener Club
PhatMallard
Annaberry
Wetland Farms
Puree FarmsDiamond Drake
Schulte Construction
Hammerin Hole
B.K. Leach MemorialConservation Area
Prairie Slough Conservation Area
B.K. Leach MemorialConservation Area
Mallard BendHunting Club
Dyer Farms
�e P.Hole
North 40 Duck ClubHigh Ball
�e Cronin Boys Duck Club
Prairie SloughWhite Oak Ducks
Little CannonGolden Eagle Farm
Bryant Creek Farm
Mid-Rivers Club
Mid-Rivers Club Pintail Farms
Banded Brothers
Green Wing
Nooker Duck Club
Fox Farms
D4 Out�tters
Burke Farms
Keiser FarmsLost River
MarreFarms Twin Lakes
Benelli Club
FOLEY
Cap-Au-Gris Farms
Hawthorne Club
KeetemanFlying D’s
Wehde-N-Shoot
Pin Oak Farms II
Flyway FarmPin OakFarms
StringerClub
Autumn Wings
Fowl Play Farms
Argent ClubPrairie Lake Club
PrairiePrairie Flyway Club
Flyaway ClubKelly
SchrammFarmBrownLake
ArgentWildlife
Club
Mallard DuckClub #1
Mallard DuckClub #2
Cuivre IslandConservation
Area
ELSBERRY
ANNADA
CLARKSVILLE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
WINFIELD
ILLINOIS RIVER
DUCK CLUBS IN LINCOLNAND PIKE COUNTY
2017 Inaugural Printing
Edited by Tim Sheahan & David Stokes
Designed by Mark Illig
Photos by Fred GreensladeDelta Waterfowl
Printing by Repco Solutions
Wingshoot Farms
Mallard BendHunting Club
Dyer Farms
ELSBERRY
DUCK CLUBS IN LINCOLN
© GREAT RIVERS HABITAT ALLIANCE 2017. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Save The Date for the 2019 Great Rivers / Ducks Unlimited Partnership EventGreat Rivers Habitat Alliance’s sixth annual Partnership Event with Ducks Unlimited will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Hyland Arena on the campus of Lindenwood University in St. Charles. Please save the date and plan on joining us to support both groups. This year, we will be honoring the memory of a great Cardinal, passionate outdoorsman, and beloved community leader, Albert “Red” Schoendienst. St. Louis Cardinals’ announcer, Dan McLaughlin, has graciously agreed to be the Master of Ceremonies for the event. More information on the event will follow!
Wood Duck Boxes to be Installed by GRHA inLincoln CountyGreat Rivers Habitat Alliance (GRHA) is installing three Wood Duck Boxes on property we now own in southeastern Lincoln County. It is our hope that the boxes, which were designed by volunteers and generously provided to GRHA by Tim James of Ducks Unlimited, will play a roll in keeping the region’s wood duck population strong by giving wood ducks a place to safely give birth.
Policy UpdatesPort of Lincoln: In early October 2018, representatives of Port of Lincoln, USA announced on their Facebook page that the project in Lincoln County was ready to move forward. They stated that the project would begin applying for permits in three to six
Duck Club Maps for saleIf you are interested in purchasing one of the beautiful 2017 duck club maps, they are still available for sale. Both the sixth printing of the St. Charles County map and the inaugural Lincoln and Pike counties map are available. Each map is $400, which is tax-deductible. (There is a discount if you purchase both maps.) Map sales will support the work of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, Ducks Unlimited, and Delta Waterfowl. They are sold unframed, but we are happy to recommend a frame shop at your request. Please contact our office at 314-918-1007 to arrange a time to come by and purchase your updated duck club map for your hunt club, office, man cave, or trophy room!
months and were hoping to begin construction within one year. It has now been six months since they made that claim and we do not believe they have applied for any permits to-date. Hopefully, this project will never move forward with all its planned floodplain and habitat destruction. But if it does, rest assured that GRHA will do everything in our power to lead a team of citizens and organizations to stop Port of Lincoln.
Sny Island Levee District: Great Rivers is still awaiting a response from our letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which strongly encouraged the agency to act against the Sny Island Levee District and other levee districts along the Mississippi River with improperly high levees. We have encouraged many other non-profits to exert similar public pressure. FEMA is the agency with the authority to enforce the levee heights laws that several levee districts in Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa have so far disregarded and flouted.
Maryland Heights: The City of Maryland Heights has given mixed messages in recent months regarding their plans to develop the floodplain north of Page Avenue and west of Highway 141. The city flouted its own planning and public engagement process and approved a new commercial development within the floodplain next to Creve Coeur Airport. The airport is strongly opposed to this plan, which was passed over its objections. In better news, the city recently rejected a separate commercial development proposal within that same region. We remain engaged with the city as part of their long-term planning process for that area. It is our great hope that they will ultimately demonstrate greater concerns for the environment and flood safety when they finalize their development plans.
President’s ColumnBy Chris HyamsThe preservation of the 100-year floodplain is not the only environmental concern around the Confluence. There are many others issues that impact this ecologically vital region. While Great Rivers Habitat Alliance (GRHA) will always maintain our focus on the floodplain and wetlands, we address these other related issues when we can in pursuit of the goals of clean water, flood safety, and clean air. Light pollution, pipelines, and telecommunications towers
are three issues that impact the environment and wildlife around the Confluence. Our Executive Director, David Stokes, has testified before local government bodies several times regarding the placement and construction of telecommunication towers along the Mississippi Flyway. These towers pose a serious risk to migratory birds. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has published very helpful guides on how to build towers in a manner that significantly reduces bird collisions. Stokes has encouraged communities to adopt these guidelines when approving new towers along the flyway, and he has the full support of our board in doing so.
Light pollution is another area of concern. Too many industrial, commercial, and residential lights along the Mississippi Flyway are impacting the annual migrations. Like the cell towers, there are reasonable guidelines in constructing light systems that face downward as much as possible. Developments along the flyway should construct lighting designs in a way that minimizes how much light travels skyward, affecting the instinctual paths that birds have been traveling for thousands of years. GRHA is launching an effort to encourage developers and zoning authorities to enact guidelines on lighting within the Greater Confluence-area. You will hear much more about this plan in the future.
Finally, the pipeline spill in St. Charles County in February has brought home to many of us the risks from the pipelines going through such a valuable ecosystem. GRHA intends to become involved in making sure that pipeline locations are carefully chosen, the equipment is properly maintained, and the entire process is appropriately regulated. We believe the Confluence deserves such vigilance on this important issue.
Fossick Farm
Goose Pasture Club
Clarence Cannon National
Just-One-More ClubNoNorth Club
Chinkapin Farms, Inc. Hunt ClubSidedenener Club
PhatMallard
Annaberry
Puree FarmsDiamond Drake
Schulte Construction �e P.Hole
Goose Pasture Club
Mid-Rivers Club
Mid-Rivers Club
Banded Brothers
•
Golden EagleWildlife Preserve
Brussels Duck Club
DeerPlain
Cap-Au-Gris Farms
Hawthorne Club
Keeteman
Flying D’s
Wehde-N-Shoot
Pin Oak Farms II
Flyway Farm
Pin OakFarms
StringerClub
Autumn Wings
Fowl PlayFarms
Argent ClubPrairieLakeClub
PrairiePrairie FlywayClub
FlyawayClub
Kelly
SchrammFarm
BrownLake
ArgentWildlife
ClubMallard Duck
Club #1Backwoods
Mallard DuckClub #2 Cuivre
IslandConservation
AreaDuckPoint
Oro Farm North
RichfieldClub
�e Little Place
WindfallFarms
BlindLuck
Horseshoe LakeHunting &
Fishing Club
MarshlandGame Preserve
EMARFarm
Six GunClub Flooded
Farms DuckClub
Old RiverDuck Club
High Line Farms
�e Roost AtMaryland HuntingAnd Fishing, Inc.
AckermanDuck Club
Ten-Hi Farms
True-Luck
True-Luck
PresidentsClub
TheBendOl’
Blue
DrakesLanding
Orion
St. LouisPiscatorial Club
WidgeonClub
Duckaway Farms
DuckawayFarms
Duckaw
ayFa
rms
Dardenne Club
Cuivre ClubOro Farm South W
est W
ind
Belleau Farm
WaldmeisterFarm
Webfoot
DillardDuck Club
BlueWingFarm
DillardDuckClub
MallardFarm
Judith AnnFarms I
Flying LFarms
Missouri ValleyDuck Club, Inc.
Creek Farm Club
Prairie MarshFarms
Goose Creek
�e Limit Club
Westhoff FarmsPeruqueBend Farms
O&H
Hed
gefi
eld
Farm
MelFactor
Tip TopSoil Farm
Duck’sRest
�eWetSpot
St. PetersDuck Club
Paddlefoot
Francis’s
Purdy FarmDuck Club
BackWaterFarms
Affy’s
Mallard Point Farms
SilverFarm
Purdy FarmDuck Club
Bethman’s Farm Duck Club
Flying B
BaldwinLand Co.Atey
Farms
SunriseDuckClub
WhistlingWings
Over & Under
Golden EagleHunt ClubMississippi
Mallards
Mallard’sNest
Poor BoyDuck Club
SchlenkeHeirs Seven Oaks
Farm
OnceAround
North WindsPrairie Marsh
1000 Oaks
AndersonClub
RothermichClub
Deep Lake Club
RaccoonRanch Club
PossumRanch
MaraisBeckett
PleasantUnion
PleasantUnion Inc.
OrchardFarm Duck
Club
PossumRanch
Mari
es Tem
ps C
lair
Conser
vatio
n AreaPossum
Ranch
Wren’s Ranch
Mallard’s Landing
Donald’s DuckClub
Garbo Farms
Beaver Lake
Twin Rivers
Bruerewood BottomsHunt Club
Flyway
MaraisTemps ClairDuck Club
CottonwoodClub
CBQ
Set Wings
3 RiversDuck Club, Inc.
Blu�viewFarm
BarwiseHuntClub
Pecan Point
Pin Oak
Judith AnnFarms II
AutumnFlight
D U C K C L U B S I N S T. C H A R L E S C O U N T YA N D S O U T H E R N L I N C O L N C O U N T Y
2007Fi�h Printing
1997Fourth Printing
1987�ird Printing
1977Second Printing
1956First PrintingLouis A. Hoerr II
2017 Sixth Printing
Edited by Tim SheahanDesigned by Mark Illig
Photos by Fred GreensladeDelta Waterfowl
Printing by Repco Solutions
�is map is dedicated to A. William Hager (1924 - 2012), a great conservationist and sportsman, who faithfully managed the printing
of this map from 1977 through 2007.
Duck Club Maps for sale
Duck Clubs In St. Charles,
Lincoln and Pike Counties
T W E N T Y S E V E N T E E N
Phot
ogra
phy B
y Fre
d G
reen
slade
/ D
elta W
ater
fowl
I N D E X O F
Great Rivers Habitat Alliance
PO Box 50014
St. Louis, MO 63105
314-918-1007
S P R I N G 2 0 1 9V I S I T W W W . G R H A . O R G
Wingshoot FarmsDuck Club
Old Pecan Hunt ClubStone Farm
Black Dog Land Co., LLC
Upper DeckNorthwinds
Mid-Rivers Club
Fossick Farm
Goose Pasture Club
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge
�e LegendsIndian Hills Club
Malinmor Hunt ClubTAKEMNOW Duck Club
Just-One-More ClubNorth Club
Chinkapin Farms, Inc. Hunt ClubSidener Club
PhatMallard
Annaberry
Wetland Farms
Puree FarmsDiamond Drake
Schulte Construction
Hammerin Hole
B.K. Leach MemorialConservation Area
Prairie Slough Conservation Area
B.K. Leach MemorialConservation Area
Mallard BendHunting Club
Dyer Farms
�e P.Hole
North 40 Duck ClubHigh Ball
�e Cronin Boys Duck Club
Prairie SloughWhite Oak Ducks
Little CannonGolden Eagle Farm
Bryant Creek Farm
Mid-Rivers Club
Mid-Rivers Club Pintail Farms
Banded Brothers
Green Wing
Nooker Duck Club
Fox Farms
D4 Out�tters
Burke Farms
Keiser FarmsLost River
MarreFarms Twin Lakes
Benelli Club
FOLEY
Cap-Au-Gris Farms
Hawthorne Club
KeetemanFlying D’s
Wehde-N-Shoot
Pin Oak Farms II
Flyway FarmPin OakFarms
StringerClub
Autumn Wings
Fowl Play Farms
Argent ClubPrairie Lake Club
PrairiePrairie Flyway Club
Flyaway ClubKelly
SchrammFarmBrownLake
ArgentWildlife
Club
Mallard DuckClub #1
Mallard DuckClub #2
Cuivre IslandConservation
Area
ELSBERRY
ANNADA
CLARKSVILLE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
WINFIELD
ILLINOIS RIVER
DUCK CLUBS IN LINCOLNAND PIKE COUNTY
2017 Inaugural Printing
Edited by Tim Sheahan & David Stokes
Designed by Mark Illig
Photos by Fred GreensladeDelta Waterfowl
Printing by Repco Solutions
Wingshoot Farms
Mallard BendHunting Club
Dyer Farms
ELSBERRY
DUCK CLUBS IN LINCOLN
© GREAT RIVERS HABITAT ALLIANCE 2017. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Save The Date for the 2019 Great Rivers / Ducks Unlimited Partnership EventGreat Rivers Habitat Alliance’s sixth annual Partnership Event with Ducks Unlimited will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Hyland Arena on the campus of Lindenwood University in St. Charles. Please save the date and plan on joining us to support both groups. This year, we will be honoring the memory of a great Cardinal, passionate outdoorsman, and beloved community leader, Albert “Red” Schoendienst. St. Louis Cardinals’ announcer, Dan McLaughlin, has graciously agreed to be the Master of Ceremonies for the event. More information on the event will follow!
Wood Duck Boxes to be Installed by GRHA inLincoln CountyGreat Rivers Habitat Alliance (GRHA) is installing three Wood Duck Boxes on property we now own in southeastern Lincoln County. It is our hope that the boxes, which were designed by volunteers and generously provided to GRHA by Tim James of Ducks Unlimited, will play a roll in keeping the region’s wood duck population strong by giving wood ducks a place to safely give birth.
Policy UpdatesPort of Lincoln: In early October 2018, representatives of Port of Lincoln, USA announced on their Facebook page that the project in Lincoln County was ready to move forward. They stated that the project would begin applying for permits in three to six
Duck Club Maps for saleIf you are interested in purchasing one of the beautiful 2017 duck club maps, they are still available for sale. Both the sixth printing of the St. Charles County map and the inaugural Lincoln and Pike counties map are available. Each map is $400, which is tax-deductible. (There is a discount if you purchase both maps.) Map sales will support the work of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, Ducks Unlimited, and Delta Waterfowl. They are sold unframed, but we are happy to recommend a frame shop at your request. Please contact our office at 314-918-1007 to arrange a time to come by and purchase your updated duck club map for your hunt club, office, man cave, or trophy room!
months and were hoping to begin construction within one year. It has now been six months since they made that claim and we do not believe they have applied for any permits to-date. Hopefully, this project will never move forward with all its planned floodplain and habitat destruction. But if it does, rest assured that GRHA will do everything in our power to lead a team of citizens and organizations to stop Port of Lincoln.
Sny Island Levee District: Great Rivers is still awaiting a response from our letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which strongly encouraged the agency to act against the Sny Island Levee District and other levee districts along the Mississippi River with improperly high levees. We have encouraged many other non-profits to exert similar public pressure. FEMA is the agency with the authority to enforce the levee heights laws that several levee districts in Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa have so far disregarded and flouted.
Maryland Heights: The City of Maryland Heights has given mixed messages in recent months regarding their plans to develop the floodplain north of Page Avenue and west of Highway 141. The city flouted its own planning and public engagement process and approved a new commercial development within the floodplain next to Creve Coeur Airport. The airport is strongly opposed to this plan, which was passed over its objections. In better news, the city recently rejected a separate commercial development proposal within that same region. We remain engaged with the city as part of their long-term planning process for that area. It is our great hope that they will ultimately demonstrate greater concerns for the environment and flood safety when they finalize their development plans.
President’s ColumnBy Chris HyamsThe preservation of the 100-year floodplain is not the only environmental concern around the Confluence. There are many others issues that impact this ecologically vital region. While Great Rivers Habitat Alliance (GRHA) will always maintain our focus on the floodplain and wetlands, we address these other related issues when we can in pursuit of the goals of clean water, flood safety, and clean air. Light pollution, pipelines, and telecommunications towers
are three issues that impact the environment and wildlife around the Confluence. Our Executive Director, David Stokes, has testified before local government bodies several times regarding the placement and construction of telecommunication towers along the Mississippi Flyway. These towers pose a serious risk to migratory birds. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has published very helpful guides on how to build towers in a manner that significantly reduces bird collisions. Stokes has encouraged communities to adopt these guidelines when approving new towers along the flyway, and he has the full support of our board in doing so.
Light pollution is another area of concern. Too many industrial, commercial, and residential lights along the Mississippi Flyway are impacting the annual migrations. Like the cell towers, there are reasonable guidelines in constructing light systems that face downward as much as possible. Developments along the flyway should construct lighting designs in a way that minimizes how much light travels skyward, affecting the instinctual paths that birds have been traveling for thousands of years. GRHA is launching an effort to encourage developers and zoning authorities to enact guidelines on lighting within the Greater Confluence-area. You will hear much more about this plan in the future.
Finally, the pipeline spill in St. Charles County in February has brought home to many of us the risks from the pipelines going through such a valuable ecosystem. GRHA intends to become involved in making sure that pipeline locations are carefully chosen, the equipment is properly maintained, and the entire process is appropriately regulated. We believe the Confluence deserves such vigilance on this important issue.
Fossick Farm
Goose Pasture Club
Clarence Cannon National
Just-One-More ClubNoNorth Club
Chinkapin Farms, Inc. Hunt ClubSidedenener Club
PhatMallard
Annaberry
Puree FarmsDiamond Drake
Schulte Construction �e P.Hole
Goose Pasture Club
Mid-Rivers Club
Mid-Rivers Club
Banded Brothers
•
Golden EagleWildlife Preserve
Brussels Duck Club
DeerPlain
Cap-Au-Gris Farms
Hawthorne Club
Keeteman
Flying D’s
Wehde-N-Shoot
Pin Oak Farms II
Flyway Farm
Pin OakFarms
StringerClub
Autumn Wings
Fowl PlayFarms
Argent ClubPrairieLakeClub
PrairiePrairie FlywayClub
FlyawayClub
Kelly
SchrammFarm
BrownLake
ArgentWildlife
ClubMallard Duck
Club #1Backwoods
Mallard DuckClub #2 Cuivre
IslandConservation
AreaDuckPoint
Oro Farm North
RichfieldClub
�e Little Place
WindfallFarms
BlindLuck
Horseshoe LakeHunting &
Fishing Club
MarshlandGame Preserve
EMARFarm
Six GunClub Flooded
Farms DuckClub
Old RiverDuck Club
High Line Farms
�e Roost AtMaryland HuntingAnd Fishing, Inc.
AckermanDuck Club
Ten-Hi Farms
True-Luck
True-Luck
PresidentsClub
TheBendOl’
Blue
DrakesLanding
Orion
St. LouisPiscatorial Club
WidgeonClub
Duckaway Farms
DuckawayFarms
Duckaw
ayFa
rms
Dardenne Club
Cuivre ClubOro Farm South W
est W
ind
Belleau Farm
WaldmeisterFarm
Webfoot
DillardDuck Club
BlueWingFarm
DillardDuckClub
MallardFarm
Judith AnnFarms I
Flying LFarms
Missouri ValleyDuck Club, Inc.
Creek Farm Club
Prairie MarshFarms
Goose Creek
�e Limit Club
Westhoff FarmsPeruqueBend Farms
O&H
Hed
gefi
eld
Farm
MelFactor
Tip TopSoil Farm
Duck’sRest
�eWetSpot
St. PetersDuck Club
Paddlefoot
Francis’s
Purdy FarmDuck Club
BackWaterFarms
Affy’s
Mallard Point Farms
SilverFarm
Purdy FarmDuck Club
Bethman’s Farm Duck Club
Flying B
BaldwinLand Co.Atey
Farms
SunriseDuckClub
WhistlingWings
Over & Under
Golden EagleHunt ClubMississippi
Mallards
Mallard’sNest
Poor BoyDuck Club
SchlenkeHeirs Seven Oaks
Farm
OnceAround
North WindsPrairie Marsh
1000 Oaks
AndersonClub
RothermichClub
Deep Lake Club
RaccoonRanch Club
PossumRanch
MaraisBeckett
PleasantUnion
PleasantUnion Inc.
OrchardFarm Duck
Club
PossumRanch
Mari
es Tem
ps C
lair
Conser
vatio
n AreaPossum
Ranch
Wren’s Ranch
Mallard’s Landing
Donald’s DuckClub
Garbo Farms
Beaver Lake
Twin Rivers
Bruerewood BottomsHunt Club
Flyway
MaraisTemps ClairDuck Club
CottonwoodClub
CBQ
Set Wings
3 RiversDuck Club, Inc.
Blu�viewFarm
BarwiseHuntClub
Pecan Point
Pin Oak
Judith AnnFarms II
AutumnFlight
D U C K C L U B S I N S T. C H A R L E S C O U N T YA N D S O U T H E R N L I N C O L N C O U N T Y
2007Fi�h Printing
1997Fourth Printing
1987�ird Printing
1977Second Printing
1956First PrintingLouis A. Hoerr II
2017 Sixth Printing
Edited by Tim SheahanDesigned by Mark Illig
Photos by Fred GreensladeDelta Waterfowl
Printing by Repco Solutions
�is map is dedicated to A. William Hager (1924 - 2012), a great conservationist and sportsman, who faithfully managed the printing
of this map from 1977 through 2007.
Duck Club Maps for sale
Duck Clubs In St. Charles,
Lincoln and Pike Counties
T W E N T Y S E V E N T E E N
Phot
ogra
phy B
y Fre
d G
reen
slade
/ D
elta W
ater
fowl
I N D E X O F
Great Rivers Habitat Alliance
PO Box 50014
St. Louis, MO 63105
314-918-1007
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Great Rivers Habitat AlliancePO Box 50014 St. Louis, MO 63105
9900 Clayton RoadSuite DSt. Louis, MO 63124
Phone: 314-918-1007E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]
Follow us on Twitter: @GRHAmoFollow us on Facebook: GreatRiversHabitatAlliance
Great Rivers Habitat AlliancePO Box 50014St. Louis, MO 63105
the response to the flooding from too many politicians has been exactly the wrong one. Too many officials want to double-down on the failed policies of the past by expanding and enlarging the levee system along the rivers. The overwhelming scientific consensus is that an overreliance on levees has made flooding worse, and that combined with too much floodplain development and climate change,
this is precisely why we are experiencing major flooding far more frequently than in the past. GRHA has reached out to Missouri and Illinois elected officials in an effort to convince them that this is finally the time to change our planning and give the rivers room to connect to the natural floodplain. We will let you know when we hear back. (Our letter to our elected officials was written up in an April 15th article by Tony Messenger in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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We all saw the pictures and read the stories of the terrible March floods along the Missouri River and its tributaries in America’s upper plains. As that disaster happened, many along the Mississippi River have been dealing with major flooding as well, with the potential for that river to turn into another disaster this Spring as the snowmelt from up north continues to make its way down the river. Unfortunately,
Floods Devastate Nebraska, Iowa, and Northwestern Missouri
Great Rivers Habitat Alliance Active in Jefferson City Great Rivers Habitat Alliance Executive Director, David Stokes, has traveled to the Missouri Capitol Jefferson City several times this legislative session to educate state lawmakers about the benefits of smarter
floodplain policies. Stokes has supported House Bill 699 (HB 699), which gives authority to local governments to enact tighter floodplain development regulations and Senate Bill 108 (SB 108), which further restricts the use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) within the floodplain. SB 108 has been passed by the State Senate and is currently being considered by the State House of Representatives as we go to print.
2nd Annual River Soundings Conference ScheduledLast year, Great Rivers Habitat Alliance hosted our first River Soundings conference along with several other conservation and environmental groups. The conference, with a keynote address by John Barry, the best-selling author of Rising Tide, was a major success. We have scheduled the 2019 conference for Wednesday, June 26. It will
be held again at the Jones Visitors Center in Forest Park. We hope many of you will be able to join us for this event, which will begin at 1:00 p.m. with the keynote address at 6:00 p.m. (times are subject to change). This year’s keynote address will be given by Chad Pregracke, the founder of Living Lands and Waters, a group dedicated to cleaning the Mississippi River. We are grateful for our co-sponsoring organizations this year, including Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Greenway Network, Sierra Club, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center, and Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper.
Donations EncouragedIf you would like to help Great Rivers Habitat Alliance in our opposition to the Port of Lincoln proposal as well as help support and achieve our other goals that we know are important to you, please visit our website at www.grha.org and donate today!
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Our 2017 Great Rivers Habitat Alliance and Ducks Unlimited Partnership event will be held on Thursday, October 19, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center on N. Warson in Creve Coeur. Please mark the date to join us for this once-a-decade release of the updated “Hager” Duck Club Maps. This year will feature the first-ever map of Pike and Lincoln County duck clubs, along with the sixth printing of the time-honored St. Charles County map. This will surely be a night you and your friends will not want to miss!
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Great Rivers Habitat AlliancePO Box 50014 St. Louis, MO 63105
9900 Clayton RoadSuite DSt. Louis, MO 63124
Phone: 314-918-1007E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]
Follow us on Twitter: @GRHAmoFollow us on Facebook: GreatRiversHabitatAlliance
Great Rivers Habitat AlliancePO Box 50014St. Louis, MO 63105
the response to the flooding from too many politicians has been exactly the wrong one. Too many officials want to double-down on the failed policies of the past by expanding and enlarging the levee system along the rivers. The overwhelming scientific consensus is that an overreliance on levees has made flooding worse, and that combined with too much floodplain development and climate change,
this is precisely why we are experiencing major flooding far more frequently than in the past. GRHA has reached out to Missouri and Illinois elected officials in an effort to convince them that this is finally the time to change our planning and give the rivers room to connect to the natural floodplain. We will let you know when we hear back. (Our letter to our elected officials was written up in an April 15th article by Tony Messenger in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, MO 63105
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We all saw the pictures and read the stories of the terrible March floods along the Missouri River and its tributaries in America’s upper plains. As that disaster happened, many along the Mississippi River have been dealing with major flooding as well, with the potential for that river to turn into another disaster this Spring as the snowmelt from up north continues to make its way down the river. Unfortunately,
Floods Devastate Nebraska, Iowa, and Northwestern Missouri
Great Rivers Habitat Alliance Active in Jefferson City Great Rivers Habitat Alliance Executive Director, David Stokes, has traveled to the Missouri Capitol Jefferson City several times this legislative session to educate state lawmakers about the benefits of smarter
floodplain policies. Stokes has supported House Bill 699 (HB 699), which gives authority to local governments to enact tighter floodplain development regulations and Senate Bill 108 (SB 108), which further restricts the use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) within the floodplain. SB 108 has been passed by the State Senate and is currently being considered by the State House of Representatives as we go to print.
2nd Annual River Soundings Conference ScheduledLast year, Great Rivers Habitat Alliance hosted our first River Soundings conference along with several other conservation and environmental groups. The conference, with a keynote address by John Barry, the best-selling author of Rising Tide, was a major success. We have scheduled the 2019 conference for Wednesday, June 26. It will
be held again at the Jones Visitors Center in Forest Park. We hope many of you will be able to join us for this event, which will begin at 1:00 p.m. with the keynote address at 6:00 p.m. (times are subject to change). This year’s keynote address will be given by Chad Pregracke, the founder of Living Lands and Waters, a group dedicated to cleaning the Mississippi River. We are grateful for our co-sponsoring organizations this year, including Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Greenway Network, Sierra Club, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center, and Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper.
Donations EncouragedIf you would like to help Great Rivers Habitat Alliance in our opposition to the Port of Lincoln proposal as well as help support and achieve our other goals that we know are important to you, please visit our website at www.grha.org and donate today!
