Vol71 no3 2010

WildlifeMISSOURI

MAY 2010VOL. 71, NO. 3

Missed the event? Want a recap?More photos, information inside!

74th CFMAnnualConvention

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Wildlife May 2010

Vol. 71, No. 3

MISSOURI

Missouri Wildlife is the official publica-tion of the Conservation Federation ofMissouri, Af filiate of the N ationalWildlife Federation. ISSN 1082-8591

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Mike SchallonDuane Addleman

Richard AshSara Parker Pauley

Randy Washburn

Dave Murphy

Matt Gaunt

Amy Buechler

Micaela Haymaker

Laurie Coleman

Lynne J. Lampe

President

1st Vice President

2nd Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Executive Director/Editor

Director ofDevelopment

Teaming WithWildlife Coordinator

Office Manager

MembershipAssociate/ Managing EditorDesign & Production

OFFICERS

STAFF

COVER: “A REAL LUNKER” ©2010Glenn D. Chambers.

Inside This Issue:FEATURED ARTICLES

Connecting Kids With Nature ..............................................................4

CFM Debates Issues..........................................................................13

CFM Convention 2010—Now That’s Social Networking! ................16

A “Real” Fish Story ................................................................18

2010 Governor’s Youth Turkey Hunt—What A Blast! ......................20

Esteemed CFM Conservation Awards Presented..........................24

2010 Fall Conference At Lake Ozark State Park ............................30

NEWS, UPDATES AND COLUMNS

View From The Stone House ..............................................................................2

President’s Message ............................................................................................3

Development News

75th Anniversary Mini-Grants Are A Perfect Celebration................................5

Thank You, New Business Alliance Members ................................................11

Teaming With Wildlife

Teaming With Wildlife Fly-In Days..................................................................6

Calendar ..................................................................................................................8

News & Issues ........................................................................................................9

Mailbag ..................................................................................................................11

Agency News

CWD Testing Shows No Cases In Free-Ranging Deer....................................12

Member Information

Honorariums And Memorials ........................................................................10Business Alliance Members ............................................................................11Conservationists For Life ................................................................................19List Of Affiliates ..............................................................................................30New Members ................................................................................................32

Our ship has arrived.With each spring-time a renewal ofthe landscape

comes, engulfs us and overtakesus at a pace always beyond myimagination. Flowers explodefrom the soil, the indescribableemerald canvas of new grassbrightens, pollen (especiallyapparent to some of us) fromthe proliferation of hopefulacorns fills the skies,theshowiest of our flowering treesseem to compete for primacyof beauty. Many of us thrill atthe pervasive song and annualpeak in prominence of birds.

Ours is a healthy land. Inevery county of Missouri onemay walk through public landsabounding with natural things.Nearly everywhere one mayalso drift along or wade in abeautiful, healthy stream. Thisis an incredible legacy fromthose who have gone before us,the stewardship of which weare privileged to provide for onbehalf of those yet to come.Thank you for your consistent,sustained commitment.

Just as there are obviouschallenges we must face todayand in the future, there are alsoincredible blessings of achieve-ment. We are blessed both

with great possibilities andwith legions of us capable ofbringing them to reality. Forthe moment, I believe our Mis-souri legacy is secure. Thissecurity, of course, is always asymbolic house of cards.Nothing is static. Nothingeternally stays the same. Wewill always be required to com-prehend, consider, adapt toand perform within a dynamic,changing world. We Missouri-ans have long, perhaps becausewe live right in the middle ofthis great land, demonstrated aparticular adeptness at balanc-ing the needs of wild thingsand places with those of ourever growing society.

This splendid Missouri sys-tem can seem as complex as itis effective. It always amazesme that it requires so muchexplanation to the outsider or

uninformed. And yet I amgreatly encouraged by the factthat each time I pull my end ofthe rope and provide the clearand full explanation of thingsas they are that a seriousinquiry deserves, Missouriansalways step forward. StubbornMissouri Mules indeed! Noone can make us do anythingfor long, but we are alwayswilling to pull hard for thingswe understand and believe in.

So where to start? With thevery young. We on the down-hill side of our physical zenith(and hopefully yet approach-ing that of our wisdom) mustfulfill our singular responsibili-ty if all we have restored andconserved is to endure. We(you and I as individuals, CFMas an organization and Mis-

sourians as a people) must pre-pare those who will follow us.In these pages,especially in thisissue, you will find many evi-dences of our efforts to fulfillthis responsibility.

May each of us continuealways to invest our very bestin the next generation, in goodfaith that this will be enough toface whatever challenges thefuture may hold. For as RachelCarson also wrote in SilentSpring “Those who dwellamong the beauties and mys-teries of the earth are neveralone or weary of life.” This Iknow to be true. This I amsure yields solace for every per-son young in body or spirit.

Dave Murphy,Executive Director, CFM

VIEW FROM THE STONE HOUSE

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No Silence This Spring

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs

the companionship of at least one adultwho can share it, rediscovering with him

the joy, excitement and mystery of the world he lives in. —Rachel Carson, 1962, Silent Spring

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Four fantastic images of Missouri wildlife b y renowned photographer Jim Rathert. 12 cards are only $10.

To purchase,call (800) 575-2322 or go to www.confedmo.org.

Beautiful CFM Notecards

Recently I had theopportunity to speakto a Missouri Senatepanel on the merits

of leaving MDC and DNR asseparate branches of state gov-ernment. Their missions arevery different and so are theirfunding sources. The MissouriSenate is currently looking forways to reduce state expenses,such as consolidating govern-ment agencies as our state con-tinues its march through somepretty tough economic times.

Being the president of anyorganization during times ofeconomic downturn has itschallenges. CFM’s generalmembership has slowlydeclined while our affiliatemembership continues to growrapidly. The economics of thiskind of growth creates mone-tary uncertainties. CFM, like

other organizations thatdepend upon memberships tosupport their programs, relieson general membership dueswhich in our case is $25 pergeneral membership. Remem-ber the old saying “when thegoing gets tough the tough getgoing?” Well, CFM members,it’s time to get going!

The monetary need for var-

ious efforts that we support asan organization need not sufferif we believe they are impor-tant. So let me ask you aboutthe importance of these pro-grams: Share the Harvest,Archery in Schools, Grants forvarious conservation organiza-tions affiliated with CFM,Scholarships for college stu-dents enrolled in conservationcareer programs, OperationGame Thief, Operation ForestArson, Conservation Leader-ship Corp (CLC.) What areour shared priorities and pas-sions?

I am reminded of one of mybest friends. He, like me,taught high school for manyyears before retiring. Hewould ask all of his studentsone important question.

“DO YOU CARE?”I have a simple solution to

CFM’s economic dilemma. Ifyou care, and I know you do!find just one person, a friend,family member, colleague atwork or business associate whoappreciates what CFM standsfor and has been doing for 75years now, and convince themto join our organization.

The result of your effortwould double our generalmembership! As our ExecutiveDirector Dave Murphy has saidmany times, it’s all aboutM&Ms, members and money.

We need both and we needthem now.

Please think about my firstrequest as your new CFM Pres-ident. We will sink or swimtogether. Summer’s coming,let’s go swimming!

Yours in Conservation,Mike

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE


Hello CFM Members!

Bill Bryan, Director Division of State Parks, swears in

CFM’s new officers at the Convention. From left to right: Richard Ash, Jr., 2nd Vice President;

Duane Addleman, 1st Vice President;

Sara Pauley, Secretary; Mike Schallon, President; and

Randy Washburn, Treasurer.

Meet The NewCFM Officers

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• Children are spendinghalf as much time outdoors asthey did 20 years ago.

• The average kid spends 7 hours a day plugged intoelectronic media and only 7minutes a day outside.

• Children who play out-side are more physicallyactive, more creative in theirplay, less aggressive and showbetter concentration.

These are just a few ofthe facts presentedto us during ourApril 10 “Be Out

There” Summit at the RungeConservation Nature Centerin Jefferson City. Twenty-fivepeople ranging from teachersto Parks and RecreationDirectors to sportsmen par-ticipated in this event toramp up support for gettingkids outside.

The core of the eventinvolved participation in alive webcast from theNational Wildlife Federa-tion’s annual convention inHouston, Texas. We listenedto live and pre-recordedspeeches from a number ofofficials including the gover-nors of Maryland, Kansasand Missouri. We were espe-cially pleased that MissouriGovernor Jay Nixon andFirst Lady GeorganneWheeler Nixon participatedin this event to highlight therecent Children in NatureChallenge Executive Order

signed by Governor Nixon atthe CFM Annual Conventionin February.

The Children in NatureChallenge Executive Orderchallenges Missouri commu-nities to take action toenhance children’s educationabout nature, and to increasechildren’s opportunities topersonally experience natureand the outdoors. Led by theMissouri Departments ofConservation and NaturalResources, a team of stateagency leaders (including theDepartments of Elementaryand Secondary Education,Health and Senior Services,Mental Health, Higher Edu-cation, and Economic Devel-opment) will work to imple-ment this challenge. At thispoint, CFM is the only non-governmental agency that ispart of this team.

After the webcast,participants broke intosmaller groups for alunchtime discussion that looked at four questions:

1) What got you interest-ed in the outdoors when youwere a kid?

2) What’s engaging kids inyour community now in theoutdoors?

3) What opportunities arecurrently available in yourcommunity for kids to con-nect with nature?

4) What programs/resources would you like todevelop in your communityto connect kids with nature?

We hope that this Summit

is just the beginning in coming together to get kidsoutside. Please visit theseonline resources for more information:

State of Missouri Chil-dren in Nature Challenge—http://www.mo.gov/childreninnature/

This site provides a placeto share ideas about gettingkids outdoors. Thoughts willbe read and used by the committee working toimplement the challenge.Please share your ideas!

National Wildlife Federation “Be Out There”Campaign—http://www.nwf.org/Get-Outside/Be-Out-There.aspx

A one-stop shop for facts,activities and policy infor-mation about getting kids outside.

Ready to take action? Oneupcoming event that every-one can join is the GreatAmerican Backyard Cam-pout on June 26, 2010. Graba tent and your family andsleep outside for a night!(more details at http://www.backyardcampout.org).

Amy BuechlerTeaming With Wildlife

Coordinator, CFM

Connecting Kids With NatureCFM “Be Out There” Summit

Twenty-five participants from 16 organizations and agencies participat-ed in the CFM “Be Out There” Summit.”

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Governor Jay Nixon and First LadyGeorganne Nixon speak to partici-pants about the Children in NatureChallenge Executive Order via a livewebcast.

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Celebrations aresometimes frivolous.And they should be.Perhaps for a 50th

wedding anniversary youmight splurge on a vacationthat you’d always wanted totake, but couldn’t quite justifythe expense. Graduations, spe-cial birthdays, weddings andanniversaries give us a reason tobreak out of our normal rou-tine and celebrate. So, howshould CFM celebrate 75 yearsof conservation leadership?With the generous support ofour donors, we will splurge, butit will not be frivolous. We willcelebrate with a purpose, andin the process provide leader-ship for today’s conservationpriorities.

One of the many, truly greatindividuals to offer CFM lead-ership was a gentleman namedCharles Callison. In 1948, Mr.Callison provided insight intoour mission with these words,“The Conservation Federationof Missouri as an organizationserves to discover, even to stim-ulate, to express and translate toaction the public will in mattersaffecting conservation.” Seven-ty-five years ago that expressionof public will took the form of aconstitutional amendment thatforever changed conservationin Missouri. Countless times inthe years since our formation,actions taken by CFM’s mem-bers have resulted in innovative,lasting change for Missouri andour outdoor resources. Today,CFM continues to discover,stimulate, express, and mostimportant, translate to actionthe public will.

What is the public will inmatters of conservation today?Recently CFM set out to discov-er just that. Regular readers ofthis publication are aware thatan extensive survey of Mis-souri’s conservation and envi-ronmental leaders preceded ourSummit for the Future of Mis-souri Outdoors. The Summittook the survey results a stepfurther with a visioning processand panel discussions designedto... discover, stimulate andexpress the public will. Almostall of the attendees felt that theSummit was productive anduseful, but some voiced concernthat the findings may not be“translated to action.” Toensure action would follow,CFM organized the OutdoorAction Committee (OAKs), andwas fortunate to secure the par-ticipation of many of Missouri’smost knowledgeable outdoorleaders.

When OAKs met to discussfollow up on the Summit rec-ommendations, it was agreedthat both top down and bottomup strategies were necessary.Conversations with GovernorNixon, his staff and the FirstLady resulted in Governor

Nixon issuing an ExecutiveOrder at CFM’s annual conven-tion, in which he directed theheads of the Departments ofElementary and SecondaryEducation, Health and SeniorServices, Mental Health, HigherEducation, and EconomicDevelopment to actively sup-port the Departments of Con-servation and NaturalResources to implement theChildren in Nature Challenge.The “Whereas”statementsechoed the Summit’s mostpoignant concerns, and the“Therefore”paragraph estab-lished actionable steps to con-nect Missouri’s children withnature. The Governor’s actionsprovided the first step in a topdown approach to addressingthe Summit recommendations,and CFM’s 75th AnniversaryMini-Grants Program will pro-vide the first steps of our bot-tom up approach.

These mini-grants will lever-age the volunteer time of dedi-cated citizens by providingCFM affiliated organizationswith funding for projects thataddress the top recommenda-tions from the Summit for theFuture of Missouri Outdoors.Those priorities are:

• Connect families withnature and get the message outthat a quality, healthy Outdoorsis essential for human life(includes hunter and anglerrecruitment activities);

• Conserve plants, animals,and natural communities sothat they are diverse, healthyand resilient (includes water-shed and habitat work); and

• Increase funding for oper-

ations, capital improvementsand special projects that addresswildlife habitat and outdoorrecreation at the local,state andfederal level.

Many of our affiliates arealready making plans for theirprojects ahead of our requestfor proposals. However, theRFP will not be released until allof the necessary funding hasbeen raised. Thanks to JohnnyMorris and Bass Pro Shops, weare well on our way to reachingour $75,000 goal. Bass ProShops will match each dollargiven, up to $37,500, creating aone-for-one match. Generouscontributions have beenreceived from our board mem-bers, and the National WildlifeFederation is contributing$5,500. Another significantpiece of our funding came inthe form of gifts in memory ofMr. Glen Gleeson, just over$4,400. If you would like tomake a contribution in honorof CFM’s 75th Anniversary,please contact our office.

Our celebration is consistentwith our history. CFM is usingthis opportunity to unite,inspire and empower citizenconservationist to take action,to connect families with nature,to improve habitat and improveaccess to outdoor recreation. Soas we celebrate 75 years of pro-tecting our natural resourcesand preserving our outdoorheritage, we are celebrating ourhistory of leadership by provid-ing leadership. I’d call that theperfect celebration.

Matt GauntDirector of Development, CFM


75th Anniversary Mini-Grants Are Perfect CelebrationDEVELOPMENT NEWS

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More than 80conservationleaders repre-senting 30 states

spent February 23–24 inWashington, D.C. The teamsfrom each state met withtheir lawmakers on CapitolHill to discuss the impor-tance of new and greaterfunding to prevent wildlifefrom becoming endangered.

Missouri was representedby Amy Buechler (Conserva-tion Federation of Missouri),Gene Gardner (MissouriDepartment of Conserva-tion), Rick Thom (MissouriConservation Heritage Foun-dation), Carol Davit andLaura Church (both withMissouri Prairie Founda-tion).

We met with staff of eachof our Senators and Repre-sentatives, urging them (1) tosign on to a “Dear Colleague”letter supporting $100 mil-lion in FY11 for the StateWildlife Grants Program anda continued reduction in thematch requirement from50% to 35%; (2) to supportwildlife adaptation fundingin comprehensive energy andclimate change legislation;and (3) to co-sponsor theTeaming With Wildlife Act(S655) to provide increasedand dedicated funding forwildlife conservation.

The State Wildlife GrantsProgram provides federalmoney to every state and ter-ritory for cost-effective con-servation aimed at prevent-

ing wildlife from becomingendangered. Because thisfunding is annually appro-priated, the Teaming WithWildlife Coalition must workeach year to ensure that itremains in the budget. In

Missouri, these dollars aredistributed through the Mis-souri Department of Conser-vation Wildlife DiversityFund and the Missouri BirdConservation Initiative(MoBCI) grants program.

State Wildlife Grants is a vitalprogram in Missouri, fund-ing dozens of projectsthrough numerous conserva-tion partners each year.Funding State WildlifeGrants at $100 millionnationwide would result inapproximately $1.7 millionfor Missouri next year.

This year, both SenatorBond and Senator McCaskillsigned on to the “Dear Col-league” letter in support of$85 million in State WildlifeGrants funding (Senatorsdecided to keep the fundingat the current level of $85

TEAMING WTIH WILDLIFE

2010 Teaming With Wildlife Fly-In DaysWorking To Secure Additional Conservation Funding For Missouri

Getting together on Missouri’s Teaming With Wildlife Fly-In Day are (from left) Carol Davit (Missouri PrairieFoundation [MPF]), Dana O’Brien (Congressman Skelton’s Office), Amy Buechler (CFM), Rick Thom (MissouriConservation Heritage Foundation), Gene Gardner (MDC), Laura Church (MPF).Congressman Ike Skelton, and


million). On the House side,four members signed on tothe “Dear Colleague” lettersupporting $100 million forState Wildlife Grants (Rep.Emanual Cleaver, Rep. IkeSkelton, Rep. Lacy Clay, andRep. Russ Carnahan). Inaddition, Rep. Jo Ann Emer-son is sending a program-matic request to the appro-priations committee (onwhich she serves). We give ahuge shout of thanks to theseMissouri leaders who consis-tently support State WildlifeGrants and the importantprojects that it makes possi-ble in Missouri.

We are greatly disappoint-ed with the remaining Mis-souri Congressmen who didnot sign the “Dear Col-league” letter: Rep. ToddAkin, Rep. Roy Blunt, Rep.

Sam Graves and Rep. BlaineLuetkemeyer. If you are aconstituent, please voice yourconcerns about this lack ofsupport for conservationfunding in Missouri.

Teaming With Wildlife is anational coalition of organi-zations and businesses insupport of additional dedi-cated funding for fish, forestand wildlife conservationand related education andrecreation. Teaming WithWildlife supports implemen-tation of Missouri’s Compre-hensive Wildlife Strategy. Toadd your organization orbusiness to the Teaming WithWildlife Coalition, please visitwww.teaming.com/action.

Amy BuechlerTeaming With Wildlife

Coordinator, CFM

2009 Grant Highlights Since 2001, the State Wildlife Grants Program has played

an important role in the conservation of Missouri’s wildlife.Congress has appropriated $12.4 million in State WildlifeGrants in Missouri since 2001. This has been matched withat least $14.3 million state and partner dollars. Here are afew examples made possible in 2009:

• Restoration of lake sturgeon populations in Missouri’sbig river ecosystems—$21,800. Restoring lake sturgeon inMissouri helps ensure its survival nationwide.

• Promotion of economical and sustainable landscape-scale woodland restoration in the Missouri Ozarks—$127,000. The State Wildlife Grant Program provided fund-ing for woodland restoration work by local contractorsfrom Ozark communities, an economically depressed partof Missouri.

• Utilizing AmeriCorps teams to restore glades andwoodlands in the Current River Conservation OpportunityArea—$50,000. Partnering with the AmeriCorps programis a cost-effective way to increase plant and animal diversityand improve habitat vital to Ozark wildlife.

• Central Missouri grassland/savanna partnership—$20,000. Leveraging incentive funds made possible by StateWildlife Grants with existing USDA cost-share (incentive)programs allows more landowners to afford to improvehabitat for grassland birds.

• Missouri Prairie Foundation regional prairie stewardship crew—$22,000. “Without this annual integrat-ed approach,” said Brian Miller, Prairie State Park manager,“the park’s native prairie vegetation and eventually theentire ecosystem would likely be choked out by an invasivemonoculture of sericea. This work is critical to the sustain-ability of the park and its natural resources.”

• Missouri River Hills forest habitat project—$22,000.Part of an ongoing project, State Wildlife Grants are helpingprivate landowners afford to conduct sustainable forest man-agement activities that improve forested habitats and wildlife.

• Invasive species control along roadsides in Madisonand Ste. Genevieve Counties—$8,500. The MissouriDepartment of Conservation, the Missouri Department ofTransportation and many partners are fighting the spreadof invasive species, to the benefit of farmers and other pri-vate landowners, and native wildlife alike.

• Clay County grassland/savanna restoration—$10,000.The project has helped fulfill the growing need for habitatimprovements on public recreational lands and provided apositive impact to the Missouri economy.

Missouri’s Teaming With Wildlife Fly-in Day Team (from left): LauraChurch (Missouri Prairie Foundation), Amy Buechler (CFM), Carol Davit(MPF), Rick Thom (Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation), and GeneGardner (MDC).

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AFFILIATE EVENTSCAPITAL CITY FLY FISHERSMAY 13: Regular Club Meeting,Bass Pro Shops, Columbia(7:00pm – 9:00pm)MAY 13: Teach a Vet to Tie, Vet-erans Hospital – ConferenceRoom C202, Columbia(3:00pm)MAY 15: Hooked on Fly TyingNot Drugs, South Callaway RIISchool, Mokane (3:00pm)MAY 27: Teach a Vet to Tie, Vet-erans Hospital – ConferenceRoom C202, Columbia(3:00pm)JUN 8: Regular Club Meeting,Field Trip (6:00pm – 9:00pm)JUN 10: Teach a Vet to Tie, Vet-erans Hospital – ConferenceRoom C202, Columbia(3:00pm)JUN 24: Teach a Vet to Tie, Vet-erans Hospital – ConferenceRoom C202, Columbia(3:00pm)

GREENWAY NETWORKMAY 1: Run for the Rain Forest,Tower Grove Park (8:30am –3:30pm); Anne Carr (314) 707-9004MAY 2: Dardenne Day SpringMonitoring, Dardenne Creek,Saint Charles County (1:00pm– 4:00pm); Larry Ruff (636)498-0772MAY 3: Monthly Board Meeting,Saint Charles Community Col-lege, College Center Building –Room 202, Saint Charles(7:00pm – 9:00pm)MAY 7: Sierra Club Day Hike,Shaw Nature Reserve (9:00am– 3:00pm)MAY 9: Rohan Woods LitterPickup (1:00pm – 3:30pm)MAY 9: Maline Creek Monitoring(1:00pm – 4:00pm); David orMark (314) 388-1423MAY 12: Sierra Club Day Hike,Lost Valley Trail, Weldon Spring(9:00am – 2:00pm); Tina Math-es (636) 343-1177MAY 14: Sierra Club Day Hike,Hawn State Park (9:00am –

2:00pm)MAY 15: Live Well Ferguson’sInaugural Twilight 5K (5:00pm– 8:00pm)MAY 16: Sierra Club One DayFloat (9:00am – 4:00pm); ToniArmstrong or Richard Spener(314) 434-2072MAY 21: Sierra Club Day Hike,Meramec State Park (9:00am –3:00pm); Suzanne Smith (618)281-4762MAY 23: Sierra Club One DayFloat (9:00am – 4:00pm);Jonathan Lehmann (314) 791-3969MAY 26: Sierra Club Day Hike,Clark Trail, Weldon Spring(9:00am – 2:00pm); Tina Math-es (636) 343-1177MAY 27: Sierra Club GeneralMeeting, Litzsinger School(7:30pm – 9:30pm)MAY 28: Sierra Club Day Hike,Lewis and Clark Trail (8:00am –3:00pm)MAY 29: Sierra Club 3 Day Float(8:00am – 3:00pm); GeorgeBehrens (314) 821-0247JUN 1: Schools Out Float(7:00am – 4:00pm); DarleneHaun (636) 225-3946JUN 5: Jacks Fork Litter Pickup,Eminence (8:00am – 4:00pm);Ted Haviland (417) 932-4363JUN 5: Sierra Club NationalTrails Day, Hawn State Park(8:00am – 4:00pm); Paul Stup-perich (314) 429-4352 or BobGestel (636) 296-8975JUN 5: Living Lands and Waters,Saint Louis (9:00am – 3:00pm)JUN 5: Sierra Club OvernightFloat, Big Piney River (8:00am– 4:00pm); Jim Rhodes (314)821-7758JUN 7: Monthly Board Meeting,Saint Charles Community Col-lege, College Center Building –Room 202, Saint Charles(7:00pm – 9:00pm)JUN 9: Sierra Club Day Hike,Shaw Nature Center, Gray Sum-mit (8:00am – 1:00pm); TinaMathes (636) 343-1177

JUN 12: Grand Glaize WatershedMonitoring (8:00am –12:00pm); Darlene (636) 225-3946 or Bob (314) 494-8432JUN 12-13: Sierra Club CampingTrip, Round Springs (9:00am –2:00pm); Paul Stupperich(314) 429-4352 or Bob Gestel(636) 296-8975JUN 19: Canoe Poling Clinic,Route 66 Park (9:00am –1:00pm)JUN 19: Current River LitterPickup (9:00am – 3:00pm);Pat and Ted Haviland (417)932-4363JUN 20: Sierra Club Father’s DayCanoe Trip (9:00am – 4:00pm);Toni Armstrong or RichardSpener (314) 434-2072JUN 23: Sierra Club Day Hike,West Tyson Park (9:00am –3:00pm); Tina Mathes (636)343-1177JUN 26: Fox Creek Water QualityMonitoring (8:30am –12:00pm); Leslie Lihou (314)726-2140

MIDWEST DIVING COUNCILMAY 23: MDC Orientation Dive,Greers Ferry LakeJUN 5-6: MDC Nationals Qualifi-erJUN 19: Money Shoot,Pontiac/Bull Shoals Lake

MISSOURI ASSOCIATION OF MEATPROCESSORSJUN 3-4: Quad State Golf Outing

MISSOURI BASS FEDERATIONMAY 10-14: Central DivisionTournament, Tablerock – Kim-berling Inn, Ahoys Boat DockJUN 12: Board Meeting, Warsaw(9:00am)JUN 13: Summer Sizzler, Tru-man Lake, Long Shoal Marina

MISSOURI DUCKS UNLIMITEDMAY 1: Golf Tournament,Neosho Golf Course, Neosho(8:00am); Sam Major (417)455-6444MAY 1: McDonald County Mem-bership Dinner, Ponderosa Trail,Pineville (5:30pm); VernonKeene (479) 531-2000MAY 8: Old Monroe Clay BirdShoot, Black Hawk Valley Hunt-ing ClubMAY 8: Saint Louis Mid CountyAnnual Banquet, Affton ElksLodge, Saint Louis (6:00pm);

John Lacy (573) 356-3960MAY 13: White River SponsorDinner, Country Club, WestPlains (6:00pm); Jay Gregory(417) 274-2457MAY 15: Golden Valley SponsorDinner, Rotary Building, Clinton(5:00pm); Parker Mills (660)885-3368MAY 26: National Convention,Dallas, TX; (901) 758-3900JUN 17: Southwest Missouri Dis-trict Meeting, 4-B’s HuntingResort, Neosho (4:00pm); MarkJackson (417) 549-9875JUN 26: Ladies Event, Courtyardby Marriott, Columbia(3:00pm); Renee Martin (573)268-3477JUN 30: George BrakhageMemorial; Mark Flaspohler(573) 657-0774

MISSOURI HUNTING HERITAGEFEDERATIONJUN 2-5: IHEA Annual Confer-ence, Estes Park, COJUN 11-13: Missouri State YouthHunter Education Challenge,Jefferson CityJUN 13: Board of DirectorsMeeting, Bass Pro Shops, Inde-pendenceJUN 18-20: Hunter EducationClinic/Squirrel Hunt, AudrainCountyAPR 9-11: Clinic/Turkey Hunt,Lake Lotawana/Carrollton, Car-roll CountyAPR 9-11: Clinic/Turkey Hunt,Pioneer Gun Club/Missouri City,Clay County

MISSOURI NATIONAL WILDTURKEY FEDERATION

FUNDRAISING BANQUETSMAY 1: Tabo Creek Thunderin’Toms, American Legion Post,Higginsville; Mark Lamphier(660) 584-6397MAY 8: Four Rivers, Knights ofColumbus Hall, Washington;David Douglas (636) 583-7740MAY 8: Lake Country Long-beards, Knights of ColumbusHall, Monroe City; BobKendrick (573) 735-2607JUN 5: Salt River Sharp Spurs,Father Buhman Center, Shelbi-na; Billy Gibson (573) 633-2318JUN 10: Sand Hills ThunderingToms, Wild Idea Archery, Sey-

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mour; Jeff Ford (417) 880-7173JUN 11: Summit City Long-beards, Robinson MiddleSchool, Aurora; Ritchie Mered-ith (417) 678-1731JUN 12: Branson Tri-Lakes, Clar-ion Hotel, Branson; Jack Liv-ingston (417) 294-3010JUN 19: Bollinger County DoubleBeards, First Baptist Church,Marble Hill; Randy Pogue (573)238-3234

JAKES FIELD DAYSMAY 15: Lead Belt Longbeards,Martin’s Hideaway and ShootMatches; Mike Mahurin (573)431-2808 or (573) 576-0786MAY 15: Clark County Long-beards, Fox Valley State Park,Kahoka; Junior Stutz (660)866-2590

WHEELIN SPORTSMANS EVENTSMAY 1: Spring Turkey Hunt,Bois D’Arc Andy Dalton MDC,Ash Grove; Matthew Kramer(417) 887-4455MAY 23: Ridin’ with Turkeys,Cape County Park #4, CapeGirardeau; Tim Hendershott(573) 270-3030JUN 5: Bootheel Boss Gobblers,Heartland Banquet Hall, Jack-son; Paul Strickland (573)579-5833

JUN 5: WOODs Program, ArmyCorps of Engineers, Wappapello;Chuck Stewart (573) 222-7182or Kyle Ouzts (573) 258-0770

WOMEN IN THE OUTDOORSMAY 15: Benton County BossHens, American Legion Hall,Warsaw; Jeanette Limback(660) 287-2881MAY 15: Branson Tri-LakesLadies Day Out, Rec-Plex, Bran-son; Catherine McGregor (417)230-2832MAY 22: Muddy Creek GobblersBoss Hens, Lamar Enterprises,Lamar; Nancy Frieden (417)214-4082JUN 12: Lake Area Lady Gob-blers, Missouri Trap ShootersAssociation Gun Club, LinnCreek; Cindy Sherrell (573)346-6133

MISSOURI PRAIRIE FOUNDATIONMAY 29-30: Prairie BioBlitz,Potluck Picnic and Campout;Free; www.moprairie.org for fulldetails and to RSVP.

MISSOURI SMALLMOUTHALLIANCEMAY 6: Southwest MissouriChapter Meeting, ConservationNature Center, Springfield(7:00pm – 9:00pm)MAY 19: Monthly Meeting, Pow-

der Valley Nature Center, Kirk-wood (7:00pm – 9:00pm)JUN 3: Southwest MissouriChapter Meeting, ConservationNature Center, Springfield(7:00pm – 9:00pm)JUN 4-6: Ozark Rodeo, ElevenPoint River

MISSOURI WHITETAILS UNLIMITEDMAY 1: Central Missouri Chap-ter, Elks Lodge, ChillicotheMAY 8: Quad Counties Chapter,First Church of God, Doniphan

OZARK FLY FISHERSMAY 6: Intermediate Fly Cast-ing, Tilles ParkMAY 13: Intermediate Fly Cast-ing, Tilles ParkMAY 20: Intermediate Fly Cast-ing, Tilles ParkMAY 22: Mill Creek Outing,Newburg; Mark Thalhammer(636) 928-6242MAY 27: General MembershipMeeting, Queeny Park Complex(7:00pm)JUN 5: Special Youth Outing,Dry Run Creek, MountainHome, AR; Kevin Miquelon(314) 753-3644JUN 24: General MembershipMeeting, Tilles Park (7:00pm)

OZARK WILDERNESS WATERWAYS CLUBMAY 1-2: Paddle Sport Expo,Peculiar (10:00am – 4:00pm)MAY 8: Potluck Dinner, SwopePark, Kansas City (6:30pm –7:30pm)MAY 8: Business Meeting,Swope Park, Kansas City

(7:30pm – 9:00pm)MAY 15-21: Spring Canoefest,Current RiverMAY 22-24: National Scenic,Eleven Point RiverMAY 24-26: Missouri State ParkTournament – Central Region, Fin-ger Lakes State Parks, Arrow RockMAY 29-30: Kaw River,Lawrence, KSJUN 3-4: Niangua River, BennettSpring State ParkJUN 12: Potluck Dinner, SwopePark, Kansas City (6:30pm –7:30pm)JUN 12: Business Meeting,Swope Park, Kansas City(7:30pm – 9:00pm)JUN 13: Missouri River, FortOsage Park, SibleyJUN 19-20: Big Sugar Creek,Pineville

POMME DE TERRE CHAPTERMUSKIES, INC.MAY 15: Muskie Mayhem – Din-ner and MeetingJUN 5: Kids Fishing DayJUN 12: Prime Time Outing

SOUTH SIDE DIVISION CONSERVATION FEDERATIONMAY 17: Board Meeting, Ameri-can Legion Post 162, SaintLouis (7:30pm)JUN 21: Board Meeting, Ameri-can Legion Post 162, SaintLouis (7:30pm)

CFM EVENTSSEP 17-19: Annual Fall Confer-ence, Camp Clover Point, OsageBeach

M I S S O U R I F E S T I V A L S A N D A F F I L I AT E E V E N T S

CALENDAR

Olympic Youth Shotgun Clinic

Midway USA Foundation, Inc willhost the first annual Olympic YouthShotgun Clinic at Prairie Grove Shoot-ing Sports outside Columbia, Mo.,August 14–15, 2010.

The Foundation's mission is to raisemoney, invest it and then distribute theearnings in the form of grants back tohigh school and college shootingteams. This clinic will be conducted forany high school or college shooter whowants to be exposed to Olympic-levelcoaching.

Todd Graves, a four-timeOlympian and bronze medalist inskeet, and Lance Bade, a three-timeOlympian and bronze medalist intrap, will be the primary instructorsfor the two-day clinic. Each instructorwill be assisted by three current

Olympic National team members whowill be fresh from the InternationalChampionship in Munich, Germany.

For more information or registra-tion forms, call 573-447-5158 or sendan email to [email protected] .

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BASIC BOWFISHING

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HONORARIUMS AND MEMORIALSIn memory of Mary Jean Washburn

Howard Wood ~ Bonne Terre, MO

In memory of Mary Jean WashburnMike & Mossie Schallon ~ Wentzville, MO

In memory of Mary Jean WashburnDuane Addleman ~ Springfield, MO

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THANK YOU! BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEMBERS

Dear Dave,

I just recovered this sec-ond notice to renew my CFMmembership for 2010 frommy office “stacks” so I couldcontinue my support of yourerstwhile organization. Since

I last saw you, I’ve left theMDC Wildlife position I heldat Puxico this past summer toreturn to southern Illinois.Since then, I’ve started asmall business and am teach-ing biology at John A. LoganCollege in Carterville.

Though I’m happy to beback with family and insouthern Illinois’ natural settings, many of my conservation interests, not a

few projects, and a bit of myheart remain in southernMissouri. I’ve retained thehouse I was renting whileemployed in Missouri for afield office. I keep at least onehat hung in the Mingo Basin!For this reason I plan to keepmy membership in the CFMand continue supporting your efforts.

My best to all the CFM inJeff City!

Yours in conservation,Andy West

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CWD Testing Shows No Cases In Free-Ranging Deer

The Missouri Depart-ment of Conserva-tion (MDC) com-pleted testing in

March for Chronic WastingDisease (CWD) on a sam-ple of free-rangingwhite-tailed deer fromareas of Linn, Maconand CharitonCounties. Testresults showedno cases of CWD in Mis-souri’s free-ranging deer.

CWD is a fatal neurologi-cal disease that can be trans-mitted among cervids, suchas deer, elk and moose. Thereis no evidence that CWD caninfect people, or spread frominfected deer to domesticlivestock, such as sheep orcattle. CWD has been foundin 17 states including Illinois,Kansas, Michigan, Minneso-ta, Nebraska, South Dakotaand Wisconsin.

Missouri was recentlyadded to the list after theMissouri Department ofAgriculture (MDA) reportedthe state’s first and onlyknown case of CWD in lateFebruary. It came from a cap-tive whitetail buck at a privatehunting ranch in Linn Coun-ty. The MDA handles CWDtesting in captive deer in Mis-souri. The MDA then testedan additional 50 captive deerfrom the ranch. Resultsshowed no additional cases ofCWD.

In response to this initialcase, the MDC collected tis-sue samples for testing from153 free-ranging deer withina five-mile radius of the pri-

vate hunting ranch. TheMDC also included 72 sam-ples collected from hunter-harvested deer taken from

Linn and surroundingcounties during the 2009-

2010 deer seasons.“Our test results

indicate that Mis-souri’s free-ranging

deer populationremains free of

CWD. This is very goodnews,” said MDC DirectorBob Ziehmer. “We greatlyappreciate the cooperationand support from the morethan 120 area landowners andsportsmen involved in har-vesting deer to obtain thesamples. And those deer didnot go to waste. Missourianswill benefit from the approxi-mately 5,000 pounds ofprocessed venison we wereable to donate to the Sharethe Harvest program.”

Ziehmer added that thehealth of the state’s deer pop-ulation is important to allMissourians. “Deer huntingand wildlife watching arevital parts of our state’s econ-omy, our outdoor traditionsand our communities.”

MDC State Deer BiologistJason Sumners noted that theDepartment will continue itsongoing CWD monitoringefforts.

“We will be testing tissuesamples from hunter-harvest-ed deer taken in the northernhalf of the state during theupcoming fall deer seasons,and we will continue sam-pling efforts in the area wherethe initial case was discov-

ered,” said Sumners.He added that, with the

help of hunters and landown-ers, the MDC has tested morethan 24,000 free-ranging deerfor CWD since 2002 from allparts of the state with noCWD-positive deer found.This long-term testing hasbeen part of Missouri’s ongo-ing monitoring for CWD

through a special task forceestablished in 2002. The taskforce is composed of expertsfrom MDA, MDC, MissouriDepartment of Health andSenior Services and the U.S.Department of Agriculture.

Joe JerekNews Services Coordinator,

MDC

REDUCE • REUSE • RECYCLE


CFM Debates IssuesAnnual Convention Produces Conservation Resolutions

The delegates of thisyear’s ConservationFederation of Mis-souri Annual Con-

vention have voted to adoptthirty resolutions on currentissues. The convention chal-lenged more than 200 Federa-tion members, meeting in nat-ural resource committeesessions, to debate currentconservation issues and devel-op positions statements, whenappropriate.

Action letters have beensent to agency heads, legisla-tive leaders (state and nation-al), non-profit directors, andothers requesting theirresponse.

#1: Alternatives and Environmental Impacts ofRoad De-Icers

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 urges local Missouri gov-ernments and the MissouriDepartment of Transporta-tion to continue to researchand implement more environ-mentally-friendly de-icers onMissouri roads.

#2: Hellbender Educationand Outreach Program

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,

2010 recommends that theRivers and Streams Commit-tee work with other existingresource committees to dis-seminate the current statusand collected data on the Hell-bender in Missouri.

#3: Forestry Association inMissouri

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 supports the develop-ment of a Forestry Associationand the Executive Director’sparticipation in developmentof a proposal, to be consideredby the executive board, whichwould create a Forestry Asso-ciation;

Be it further resolved, toencourage MDC, other publicagencies and NGO’s (Non-Government Organizations)to consider financial and tech-nical support to initiate aForestry Association.

#4: Adoption of CurbsideRecycling

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the ConservationFederation of Missouri assem-bled at the Lodge of Four Sea-sons, Lake Ozark, MO, this28th day of February, 2010supports the promotion ofDepartment of NaturalResources’ Solid Waste Man-agement Program and encour-ages the adoption of curbsiderecycling in communities.

#5: Operation Illegal DumpNow, therefore, be it

resolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 encourages CFM to workwith the Department of Nat-ural Resources and prosecu-tors to establish OperationIllegal Dump, a reward basedincentive program to encour-age citizens to report illegaldumping.

#6: Passing of the Teamingwith Wildlife Act 2011

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 conveys its support topass the Teaming withWildlife Act of 2011, an actthat would help provide fund-ing to protect fish, forest, andwildlife nation-wide, as well asprovide for education andrecreational use of theseresources.

#7: Education ConcerningZebra Mussels

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 recommends that theMissouri Conservationist andMissouri Wildlife magazinesare utilized for a public infor-

mation campaign about zebramussels and that the MissouriState Water Patrol includeinformation about zebra mus-sels and that outdoor retailersand water-related utility com-panies help educate the publicabout aquatic invasive species.

#8: Create CLC Trust FundNow, therefore, be it

resolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 approves the creation ofa CLC Trust Fund.

#9: Education for Livingwith Wildlife

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 supports enhancing theMissouri Department of Con-servation’s efforts in educatingthe public about human-wildlife conflicts to ensure thesafe enjoyment of wildlife byMissouri’s citizens.

#10: Implementation ofWaterfowl Refuges on theMissouri River

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,

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2010 urges the MissouriDepartment of Conservationto research and provide rec-ommendations and need forwaterfowl refuges on the Mis-souri River.

#11: Land and Water Conservation Fund

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 supports fully fundingland and water conservationfund for states.

#12: MDC Reaffirm Commitment of BobwhiteQuail & Grassland Songbirds

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 supports that the Mis-souri Department of Conser-vation be requested to reaf-firm their commitment tobobwhite quail and grasslandsongbirds to partners and toMissouri Department of Con-servation staff.

#13: Reduce the Cost ofQuail Habitat Establishment

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 requests that both Stateand Federal agencies look atways to lower the cost ofestablishing quail and uplandbird habitat.

#14: Enforcement ofWildlife Code Pertainingto the Release of PenRaised Quail

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the ConservationFederation of Missouri assem-bled at the Lodge of Four Sea-sons, Lake Ozark, MO, this28th day of February, 2010requests that the MissouriDepartment of Conservationhave targeted enforcement ofcode violation as it pertains toreleasing pen raised birds forthe purpose of restocking. Forexample: hosting local educa-tion events that inform thepublic of the dangers listedabove, create written publica-tions, and utilize other multi-media resources.

#15: Reinstatement of theMissouri Department ofConservation Food PlotProgram

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 requests that the Mis-souri Department of Conser-vation fully fund their FoodPlot Program to landowners.

#16: Special Considerationfor Cooperative NorthAmerican Shotgun Education Program (CONSEP) Certified Wingshooters

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 requests that the Mis-souri Department of Conser-

vation continue and promotethe CONSEP training pro-gram, and consider providinginducements and special con-siderations for those wing-shooters who have takenCONSEP training andreceived certification.

#17: Uniform Process forDisabled Hunters UsingMotor Driven Lane Conveyance

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the ConservationFederation of Missouri assem-bled at the Lodge of Four Sea-sons, Lake Ozark, MO, this28th day of February, 2010supports that the MissouriDepartment of Conservationshould consider creating auniform process for determin-ing disability qualifications forhunters who require motordriven land conveyance.

#18: Maintaining Hunting,Fishing and TrappingOpportunities on the Current River

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the ConservationFederation of Missouri assem-bled at the Lodge of Four Sea-sons, Lake Ozark, MO, this28th day of February, 2010supports that the Departmentsof Conservation and NaturalResources work collaborativelyto ensure the continuation ofthe privileges of hunting, fish-ing, and trapping of furbear-ing animals, as provided by theWildlife Code of Missouri, inthat portion of the CurrentRiver which flows adjacent tothe Current River State Park.

#19: Support for MissouriState Parks

Now, therefore, be it

resolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 conveys it support forState Parks by:

Supporting an amendmentto House Joint Resolution No.77 Fifth State Building Fundor any state bond issue forcapital improvements to spec-ify that 10% of the total ($80-$100 million) be designatedfor back-logged capitalimprovements in MissouriState Parks;

Including within the Con-servation Federation of Mis-souri’s media mix, informa-tion about the Missouri StateParks Donation Programincluding but not limited to byarticles in the ConservationFederation of Missouri’s Mis-souri Wildlife publication andby adding a hyperlink from theConservation Federation ofMissouri’s website to the StatePark’s Donations website;

Recommending that Gov-ernor Jay Nixon provide allpossible support to the man-agement of the Department ofNatural Resources in seeking acreative solution to this crisisthat will sustain its employeeswhile maintaining the level ofintegrity and excellence forwhich Missouri state parks areknown across the nation.

#20: Protection of theColumbia Bottom Conservation Area

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 expresses its support to

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protect the Columbia BottomsConservation Area.

#21: Cave Protectionthrough Cave Gating withKey Sign-out on PublicLand

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 supports the protectionof cave ecosystems throughcave gating and encouragespublic land managementagencies to adopt the guide-lines established by the BCIand ACCA and allow accessfor research and recreationwith key check-out systems onpublic and private land.

#22: Amphibian HabitatProtection and Restoration

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the ConservationFederation of Missouri assem-bled at the Lodge of Four Sea-sons, Lake Ozark, MO, this28th day of February, 2010supports amphibian habitatprotection and advocates habi-tat restoration and will recom-mend that the MissouriDepartment of Conservation,the Missouri Department ofNatural Resources and otherstate and federal conservationagencies and NGO’s enhancetheir efforts in restoring vari-ous amphibian habitats.

#23: Formation of Cavesand Karst Resource Committee

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 creates a Cave and Karst

Resource Committee for theprotection and managementof karst systems in Missouri.

#24: White-nosed Syndrome Action Plan

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the ConservationFederation of Missouri assem-bled at the Lodge of Four Sea-sons, Lake Ozark, MO, this28th day of February, 2010supports the Missouri Depart-ment of Conservation inestablishing a white-nose syn-drome action plan and aworking group of partners toeducate the public and delayor prevent the spread of white-nose syndrome in Missouri.

#25: 15-Inch Length LimitStream Black Bass SpecialManagement Areas

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the ConservationFederation of Missouri assem-bled at the Lodge of Four Sea-sons, Lake Ozark, MO, this28th day of February, 2010requests that the regulations ofa 15 inch minimum lengthlimit and a daily creel limit ofone fish be implemented intothe following areas:

Big Piney River (MDCBoiling Springs access to USFSSlabtown access: 14 miles),James River (MDC DelawareTown access to MDC HootenTown access: 12 miles), Mer-amec River (MDC Short Bendaccess to Woodson K Woodsaccess: 26 miles), GasconadeRiver (MDC Wilber Allenaccess to MDC Hazelgreenaccess: 54 miles), North Forkof White River (Highway 76Bridge to MDC Hammondaccess: 29 miles), Bryant Creek(Bell School access to MDCFlorence C. Cook access: 24miles), Bourbeuse River(Highway 19 Bridge to MDC

Union access: 94 miles), Cour-tois Creek (Brazil Low-waterBridge to Huzzah Creek: 21miles), and Huzzah Creek(Highway 49 Bridge to MDCScotia Bridge access: 29miles);

These areas would further-more be recognized as StreamBlack Bass Special Manage-ment Areas.

#26: Support for KarstEcosystems

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 recommends the contin-uing support of organizationsthat protect and research pol-lution affects in Missouri’skarst ecosystems.

#27: 18-Inch Length LimitStream Black Bass SpecialManagement Areas

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 requests that manage-ment regulations of an 18 inchminimum length limit and adaily creel limit of one fish beimplemented into the follow-ing areas:

Big Piney River (USFS EastGate access to Gasconade River:19 miles), Meramec River(Bird’s Nest access to MDCBlue Springs access: 29 miles),Gasconade River (MDCMitschele access to MDC Rid-dle Bridge access: 38 miles),and Current River (PowderMill access to Van Buren CityPark access: 26 miles);

These areas would further-more be recognized as Stream

Black Bass Special Manage-ment Areas.

#28: Smallmouth Bass inUnimpounded Waters

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the Conserva-tion Federation of Missouriassembled at the Lodge ofFour Seasons, Lake Ozark,MO, this 28th day of February,2010 requests that the Mis-souri Department of Conser-vation raises the minimumlength limit for smallmouthbass in unimpounded watersto 15 inches. It should also berequested that the daily creellimit for smallmouth bass bedecreased to three fish per day.

#29: Ban on Treble Hooksin Catch and ReleaseStream Sections in Missouri

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the ConservationFederation of Missouri assem-bled at the Lodge of Four Sea-sons, Lake Ozark, MO, this28th day of February, 2010recommends a ban on treblehooks in catch and releasestream sections in Missouri.

#30: Kansas City Metropolitan Parks andGreenway Trail District

Now, therefore, be itresolved that the ConservationFederation of Missouri assem-bled at the Lodge of Four Sea-sons, Lake Ozark, MO, this28th day of February, 2010 sup-ports the proposal to create aKansas City Metropolitan ParkDistrict and efforts to establishenabling legislation whichwould allow Kansas City Met-ropolitan citizens the option ofvoting to create and fund sucha district with an appropriategoverning body responsible forits administration, manage-ment and operations.

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CFM ConvenNow That’s Soc

Despite our cultural wavetoward electronicdevices for “social net-working,”CFM's Annu-

al Convention showed that good oldface to face contact is still the mosteffective way to exchange ideas anddraft solutions. Once again,con-vention brought diverse intereststogether and invited conversationamong Missouri's most active andknowledgeable outdoor leaders.Those present to exchange ideas atthis year's convention includedagency directors and professionalstaff, elected officials,business lead-

ers, students, conservation commis-sioners past and present, and ofcourse, great representation fromMissouri's conservation and envi-ronmental not-for-profits.

Friday night's awards ceremonywas kicked off with a heartfeltaddress from Bass Pro Shopsfounder, Johnny Morris, who wasfollowed on the stage by GovernorNixon. While these two gentlemenbrought different styles to the podi-um, they shared one message:Weare blessed to have great outdoorresources in Missouri. Theyreminded us to make use of those


tion 2010—ial Networking!

resources, to share our passion forthe outdoors with others and toprotect our outdoor heritage forfuture generations.

Governor Nixon used the stageto put ink to paper, signing the“Children in Nature Challenge,”anExecutive Order that challengesMissouri communities to takeaction to enhance children's educa-tion about nature, and to increasechildren's opportunities to person-ally experience nature and the out-doors. Mr. Morris took the oppor-tunity to be a catalyst for activity,committing to match gifts for

CFM's 75th Anniversary Mini-Grants Program, dollar for dollar.

From the opening night'sawards, to the last meeting on Sun-day, things hardly slowed down.Our Conservation LeadershipCorps stayed busy with theirresponsibilities to the resource com-mittees, volunteers orchestrated asuccessful silent and live auction,Doug “E”Rees entertained, gunswere raffled, auctioned and sold bysealed bid,and perhaps, mostimportantly old friends reunitedand new friends were made. Pleasejoin us again next year!

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Going fishing in thespring when I wasgrowing up was themagic time of the

year. You never saw a kid gethome from school and finishchores faster than I did. Then Iwould grab my Zebco 202 rodand reel and run to a 7-acrepond on our neighbor’s farm.On the way I’d grab as manygrasshoppers as I could, know-ing full well my mother wouldnot enjoy trying to get out thegrasshopper “spit” that bledthrough the pockets of mypants. Once at the pond,alreadyhaving a bobber, sinker andhook rigged up, I would put agrasshopper on the hook andcast my line into one of my“lucky”spots. I’d start diggingfor worms, all the while watch-ing the bobber for the slightestripple in the water, whichwould mean a big ol’whopperwas ready to take the bobberstraight down to Davey Jones’locker. Man, I feel like I amthere right now. As time wenton, I graduated to spinning andbait casting rigs and discoveredartificial bait. Life was good!

Forward some 35 years. Inow have a son of my own andrelish in the moments we sharefishing together. I swear he hasthat same intense look on hisface when he goes to set thehook as I had,and he has evenout-fished his dad a few times.

At the 2009 CFM annualconvention I was fortunate tobid on and win a bass fishingtrip with professional bass fish-erman Scott Pauley. We werealso blessed by Davis Mintonallowing us to use his 105-acre

lake in southern Missouri andstay at his home. I bid on thetrip with my son Cody in mind,and when we got to the houseand met up with Scott, we feltwe were being treated likekings!

When we hit the lake earlythe next morning, the wind hadpicked up just enough to createall these small waves thatsparkled brilliantly in themorning sun. As we readiedScott’s boat for launch we letCody go fish the shore andbam! it was fish on. The rest ofthe day and the next morning,we caught fish after fish. At theend of about ten hours of fish-ing we had probably 200 or bet-ter among the three of us. Andthese weren’t just any kind offish. These were 2- to 5-poundlargemouth bass—and thatain’t no fish story.

What got me the most wasmy son Cody and his excite-ment. I don’t think I have everseen him smile so much and dosomething with so much desire.I surely never saw him play a

video game with that intensity.From the time he brought therod back to cast, to watching theartificial bait hit the water andgive that little tug to get thespinner bait straightened out, towaiting on the fish to “bump”the lure and setting the hook—man, he was really into it.

It is this feeling, and the life-time of memories, many of ouryouth are missing out on. Asstewards of conservation wehave a responsibility to encour-age our youth to get outside andlearn about and enjoy the out-doors. Fishing is a fantastic wayof doing this, and it is fun forgirls and boys alike. It can be a“starter,” if you will, for attract-ing our youth to other thingslike bird watching, forestry,becoming interested in climatechange, and clean streams. Ifthey never get out there, it willremain foreign to them, whichcertainly doesn’t support long-term conservation efforts.

The Missouri Departmentof Conservation has many pub-lic fishing areas, and June

12–13, 2010, are “Free Fishing”days in Missouri. Know some-one who doesn’t know if fishingis for them ? Take this opportu-nity for them to try fishingwithout having to purchasefishing permits, daily trout tagsor trout permits at most loca-tions. Go to the MissouriDepartment of Conservationwebsite for details,and then tohttp://www.mdc.mo.gov/fish“It includes links on where tofish, learning to fish, Missourifish, etc.,” states Lorna Domkeof MDC’s Outreach and Educa-tion Division. Lorna has been abig help in educating youthwith the Discover NatureSchool Programs. I am confi-dent these programs are justwhat we need to get our youngpeople interested in conserva-tion. For more about the Dis-cover Nature School Programsor to see how to support thisimportant effort go to http://www.mdc.mo.gov/teacher/los.Lorna also shared with me thehttp://www.takemefishing.orgsite that has lots of fishing info.

So do a favor for some ofour young folks and take themfishing this spring and summer.Be patient with them and if youhear “Ugh, I’m not touchingthat,”go ahead and bait thehook or take the fish off of it forthem. Experience the joy theywill feel and show on their facesby the wide grins, smiles andlaughter and relish in themoment that giving your timeto them at that particularmoment may just impact theirlives…forever!

Tim Thompson

A “Real” Fish Story

It’s hard to say who has the bigger smile—Cody Thompson showing off hiscatch or professional bass fisherman Scott Pauley.

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Governor and FirstLady Nixon hosted16 young turkeyhunters and their

families at the Mansion onFriday, April 9. VIP service,wonderful food, fun and fel-lowship will provide a lifetimememory for each of these veryspecial youth. Each of Mis-souri's 122 local chapters ofthe National Wild TurkeyFederation was able to nomi-nate one deserving youngperson for the hunt, withemphasis on youngsters whohad never been huntingbefore or who had virtuallyno experience hunting wildturkeys. From this big list, 16youth were selected by leadersof the Missouri LegislativeSportsmen's Caucus and sub-mitted to Governor Nixon forhis approval and invitation.

Friday afternoon wasdevoted to connectinghunters and guides, basics ofhunter education, and anintroduction to turkey hunt-ing. This portion of the pro-gram happened at UnitedSportsmen's Club in JeffersonCity, with presentations bythe staff of the MissouriDepartment of Conservation.Then, off to the Mansion fordinner. Then, off to theirrespective camps to preparefor the hunt.

Saturday night, the Mis-souri State Capitol Rotundaserved as our incredible ban-quet hall for a dinner withmembers of the Missouri Leg-islative Sportsmen's Caucushosting the hunters, theirfamilies, guides and partici-

pating landowners. The sto-ries told and laughter sharedwill endure for each of us inattendance forever.

The weather couldn't havebeen better. Glorious sun-shine, moderate tempera-tures, calm winds, and coop-erative turkeys. A turkeyhunter's dream! Each of ouryoung hunters had the oppor-

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enough to harvest their firstwild turkey during the week-end.

2010 Missouri Governor’s Youth Turkey Hunt—What A Blast!

All 16 hunters gather in the Missouri State Capitol to celebrate their first day afield.

Nickolas Robinson got a jake and shared the adventure with his mentor,Trevor.

Brandon Whitley and a fine jake.


Governor and First Lady Nixon hosted the hunters and their families for akick-off celebration at the Governor’s Mansion.

Hunters Johnny Hennessey, Clayton Miller and Brandon Whitley (l-r) withtheir guides, landowners, camera crew and special mentor, Alex Rutledge.

Above: Dad, guide and Johnny Hennessey with the one that didn't get away!

Left: CFM Wildlife Conservationists of the Year, Bruce and Jan Sassmannhosted and lead Christian Ritchie to paradise.

Above: Emily Ziehmer with her finegobbler and redbuds in full bloom.

Left: Allison Jones, her dad Kenny,and Lydia Malloy at the end of avery successful day.

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Esteemed CFM Conservation Awards PresentedCitizen Conservationists Recognized At Annual Convention

Agroup of Missouricitizen conserva-tionists were award-ed prestigious Con-

servation Federation ofMissouri statuettes for theirvolunteer and professionalefforts to improve and protectour natural resources at theAnnual Convention of theConservation Federation ofMissouri on February 26,2010, at the Lodge of FourSeasons, Lake Ozark, MO.Chosen from a select group ofnominees, the 2009 awardwinners represent the best ofthe best. A large group ofCFM members and friendscelebrated the elite group’saccomplishments at a recep-tion sponsored by Bass ProShops. Presenting the 2009awards was CFM ExecutiveDirector Dave Murphy.

Conservation Communicator of the Year:Ray Eye, Dittmer

Mr. Ray Eye, of Dittmer,has long been referred to byadmiring outdoorsmen as a“Living Outdoor Legend.”Born into a hunting family in

the Missouri Ozarks, Eye tookto the outdoors like a duck towater. His untold hours spentin the forested hills of easternMissouri fostered a deep loveand appreciation in him forour wild Missouri outdoors.

Eye began his entertainingoutdoor communicationscareer in the early 1980s at localturkey calling contests. HisOzark charm and truly spectac-ular story telling abilities mes-merized audiences everywherehe traveled. He became anearly pioneer in outdoor TVprogramming, promotinghunter safety, outdoor skills,outdoor ethics and sound con-servation principles as far backas 1983. Some of his first writ-ten articles and photographsappeared in Outdoor Life Mag-azine in 1986. In 1987 Eyeappeared on both radio and TVprograms all across Missourion PSAs for the new idea ofturkey hunting safety. Theseprograms later went nationalthrough the National WildTurkey Federation.

For more than threedecades Eye has broughtnational media attention toMissouri through organizedmedia hunts and dozens of themost well-known outdoor per-sonalities, editors, writers andproducers have promoted theMissouri outdoors as a resultof Eye’s efforts. He has provento be one of the most effectiveoutdoor communicators withkids, sponsoring dozens ofhunts for youth. Many of theresulting TV shows have

appeared on ESPN, the Out-door Channel, Versus, TNN,the Sportsman’s Channel andFox Sports. Hundreds of hisinterviews with youngstershave rocked the radio airwavesacross the nation.

Ray Eye reaches millions ofpeople each year through hisvast array of outdoor commu-nications skills. He hosts hisown outdoor radio show onKFNS-590 (The FAN) out ofSaint Louis every Saturdaymorning and performs dozensof outdoor seminars everyyear. In recent years Eye haspromoted the Missouri out-doors and conservation ofthose resources through the“SOS” TV show, Hunter Spe-cialties HS Outdoors, Eye onthe Outdoors, Turkey Revolu-tion, Whitetail Revolution,Eye on Adventure, NWTF-Turkey Call, NWTF–TurkeyCountry, Cabela’s Sportmen’sQuest, under the Wild Skies-ESPN and far too many othersto mention.

Ray Eye is a busy man,however he gives back regular-ly through his volunteerefforts of appearing atfundraisers for conservationorganizations and runningyouth hunting camps. He hasalso volunteered seminars forthe NRA, NWTF, US Sports-man’s Alliance and variousschool districts and sportsclubs. He volunteers his serv-ices for fundraisers for SaintJude’s Children’s Hospital.

Few individuals in the his-tory of the conservation

movement have approachedEye’s production of qualityoutdoor related media materi-als. His accomplishmentscould fill volumes. He hascreated an awareness of ourgreat outdoors and the issuessurrounding them in millionsof Americans.

Conservation Educator of the Year:Katy Schrader, Joplin

Katy Schrader understandsthat the key to conserving ourwonderful natural resources isto educate our youth—theconservationists of tomorrow.At the same time, it’s impor-tant that the conservationmessage continue to reachadults, too. Katy has workedhard at both of those mis-sions, and her success is mak-ing a difference.

Katy is the Newspaper InEducation coordinator of theJoplin Globe. Newspapers InEducation (NIE) is a nationalprogram that consists ofnewspapers partnering withlocal schools to provide a spe-


cial page that can be used asan educational tool in theclassroom. This page can beused to enhance a teacher’scurriculum. Though this pageis designed for students, news-paper readers of all ages canlearn from the information onthe page since it is publishedin the newspaper.

Katy’s most recent projectwas the seven-week “Life AfterDark” series that was pub-lished in the Globe in the fallof 2009. Planning for thisseries, which was about nocturnal wildlife of thesouthwest Missouri area,began with a series ofmeetings, phone calls and e-mail correspondences withMissouri Department ofConservation staff. Fromthese, she came up with thetext components, informationboxes and photographic ele-ments that would make upeach page. Just as importantas each page’s aesthetic appealwas its educational value.Each of the series' seveninstallments illustrated theunique and important rolesour night-time species play inkeeping the natural worldaround us balanced.

Katy’s interest in conser-vation-themed NIE pagesisn’t new. Since 2001, her col-laboration with MissouriDepartment of Conservationstaff have produced beautifulNIE series on Missouriwildlife, exotic species,endangered species, habitats,songbirds, prairies andstreams. For her ongoingefforts in getting out the con-servation message and thewonderful products thoseefforts have produced, KatySchrader is the ConservationFederation’s Communicatorof the Year.

Forest Conservationist of the Year:Terry Cunningham, Salem

For more than 30 yearsTerry Cunningham has servedas Forest Manager for PioneerForest. During his long tenurehe's brought national recogni-tion to Pioneer Forest for out-standing integration of forestproduction, wildlife habitatmanagement, and environ-mental protection for the nat-ural resources under Pioneer’sstewardship.

Mr. Cunningham is a tire-less advocate for sound forestmanagement. He is alwaysavailable to host Pioneer For-est tours for student groups,natural resource professionals,and many other governmentresource agencies. Throughhis leadership and hard work,Pioneer Forest has been iden-tified by the Forest Guild asone of only 22 “model forests”in the United States. Manage-ment of the Pioneer Forestexemplifies high quality,regionally outstanding silvi-cultural practices, made possi-ble by planned and carefullogging techniques which haveresulted in a sustainable“model” forest.

One of Mr. Cunningham’sstrongest assets is his commit-ment to advancing our knowl-edge of forests and improvingforest management practices.Through his efforts and those

of Leo A. Drey, Pioneer Foresthas always been open andavailable as a research site forresearchers around the coun-try. Terry places a high valueon Pioneer’s relationship withthe University of Missouri.Terry has demonstrated thatcommitment by working withgraduate students to locateplots, assisting with theirunderstanding of Pioneer’smanagement, and helping stu-dents consider the implica-tions of their data. Work withUMC faculty has included Dr.David Larsen, forest biometri-cian and silviculturist withUMC's Department ofForestry, who has beeninvolved with Pioneer Forestover the last 15 years investi-gating the technical applica-tions of uneven-aged manage-ment. Dr. Rose-MarieMuzika, forest ecologist atMU's Department of Forestryhas investigated shortleaf pineand white oak growth, silvi-culture, and ecological man-agement over the last fewyears. Dr. Richard Guyette,Associate Research Professorat MU's Department ofForestry has conducted exten-sive investigations in the useof tree-ring chronology inunderstanding the forest's firehistory.

Mr. Cunningham’s influ-ence will continue for years tocome, as he has been instru-mental in hiring the futurecrop of natural resource pro-fessionals who will managePioneer Forest. Terry hasplaced heavy importance onthe use of the latest forestinformation technologies toaid his staff in making soundmanagement decisions. Hisstrong commitment to highereducation, his support forresearch, and his service as an

ambassador of sound, foreststewardship at Pioneer hasresulted in a deep commit-ment to the sustainable man-agement of Missouri’s forestresources. He communicatesin the field with the loggingcrews, knows the real world ofsawmills, and understands aswell as anyone just howimportant and vital the man-agement of Pioneer Forest isto Missouri.

Outstanding LifetimeAchievement:Douglas Eiken, California

In March 1994, Dougbecame director of a Missouripark system that was stagger-ing a bit; there had been unex-pected changes in leadership— only an acting director fornearly two years — and mas-sive devastation in the bigriver parks from the worstflood in the state’s history.This was the challenge he hadbeen looking for and it was assatisfying as he had hoped itwould be. On June 1, 2009, heretired after serving as direc-tor for fifteen years, thelongest-serving director inMissouri state parks history— in February even havingsurpassed the tenure of thelegendary Joe Jaeger — and,counting his North Dakotayears, the longest-serving state

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park director in the nation.Doug served under five dif-

ferent governors and five DNRdirectors from both politicalparties. He led the park sys-tem through a massiverebuilding to meet the stan-dards of the Americans WithDisabilities Act (ADA), andthe sadly unexpected rebuild-ing of Johnson’s Shut-Ins.And, of course, there was thecritical need to secure renewalof the Parks and Soils SalesTax (PSST), which wasbrought before a statewidevote twice during his tenure,in 1996 and 2006,each timewinning approval by morethan two to one, an astound-ing majority for a tax vote.

He took steps to reorganizethe parks division, flatteningthe hierarchical pyramid so asto create an organizationalstructure with more mentorrelationships and moreopportunities for youngerstaff to assume managementresponsibilities. In the field hecreated clusters of parks andsites to enhance teamworkand allow more managementdecisions to be made at thelocal level. He started the JoeJaeger Academy, a trainingprogram to inculcate new staffwith the heritage and tradi-tions of the Missouri park sys-tem and to provide manage-ment training for moreseasoned staff.

What was it about the Mis-souri system that had attract-ed him? Of course it was abigger job, larger than theNorth Dakota system in num-ber of units and personnel bya factor of five or so. But therewas more: “I liked the ideathat Missouri’s state parkswere a more representative

presentation of the state as awhole. The inclusion of his-toric sites and naturalresource areas in addition tothe purely recreational sites isnot too common in state parksystems. It makes Missouri’spark system more reflective ofthe state’s total culture andthat interested me.” And theclincher: The MPA book,Exploring Missouri’s Legacy.There are several park systemsthat have books, but nobodyhas a book like that one.” Theexistence of MPA, a statewideorganization dedicated to sup-porting the park system, fur-ther convinced Doug thatMissouri’s state parks held aspecial place in the affection ofMissourians.

Professional Conservationist of the Year:Denny Bopp, Lebanon

Throughout his 34-yearcareer with Missouri StateParks, Denny Bopp has shownthe highest level of profession-alism and a commitment toour resources that goes wellbeyond his job description.

An example of this com-mitment took place inDecember of 2006, when amassive storm left two inchesof ice and two feet of snow onthe roof of the state’s marinaat Pomme de Terre. With the

park superintendent and chiefpark maintenance worker outof town, and no one else avail-able who felt comfortable onthe slippery marina roof,Denny and his son Zac uti-lized rock climbing gear tosafely secure themselves, thenspent the next six hours shov-eling snow and breaking ice.By the end of the day thedocks had risen safely abovethe waterline, while othermarinas in the area, burdenedby heavy snow, collapsed ontop of boats creating manythousands of dollars in dam-ages. Later, when nominatingDenny for the MissouriDepartment of NaturalResources employee of themonth award, Dan Paige said,“Denny’s concern with thefacility and state equipment iswhy he is known as a fieldoperations supervisor who hashis finger on the pulse of hisdistrict. Denny's quick action,unselfishness regarding per-sonal time and concern aboutthe division’s equipment andstructures saved this marinaand prevented thousands ofdollars in damages.”

Extending himself beyondthe job description is the normfor Denny, who has been anactive leader in the MissouriParks and Recreations Associa-tion throughout his career,and was one of the foundingorganizers of the first WOWNatural Resources and Con-servation Schools at RoaringRiver State Park. For morethan 10 years he’s representedthe Division of State Parks onthe statewide WOW board,which he currently chairs.

Since graduating from Cen-tral Missouri University in1975 with a Bachelor of Sci-

ence in Recreation with anemphasis in conservation,parks and outdoor recreation,Denny has served in the field asa state park superintendent, asan assistant district supervisor,district supervisor and in thedivision's central office. Todayhe is the senior district super-visor in the State Park systemand serves as the Ozarks Dis-trict Supervisor. His dutiesinclude planning and coordi-nating resource protection andconservation issues for 17 stateparks and historic sites with atotal land area of more than40,000 acres. Denny providesoversight for historic buildings,landscapes and Civilian Con-servation Corps structures,and works with concession-aires, park naturalists and parksuperintendents to providerecreational and educationalopportunities for Missouriansand visitors to Missouri.Countless outdoor enthusiastshave unknowingly benefitedfrom the dedicated, profession-al approach that Denny Boppbrings to his job each day.

Water Conservationist of the Year:Bill Miller, Goodman

Bill Miller is a retired fish-eries biologist and formerpark ranger who devotescountless hours to giving

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instruction on ways to pre-serve and protect our water insouthwest Missouri. His pastand present service to the suc-cess of the Elk River Water-shed Improvement Associa-tion is highly commendable,as is his work with the Upperand Lower Shoal Creek Water-sheds and the Spring RiverWatershed in neighboringKansas.

Bill works tirelessly behindthe scenes encouraging othersto take leadership and owner-ship of their environment. Heis part of the local speaker'sbureau and a regular attendeeof the local Water Talk forum.His name appears often in TheJoplin Globe, with articles thatidentify and explain problems,while recommending solu-tions for the area's water qual-ity and quantity issues.

Bill has participated in theVolunteer Water QualityMonitoring Program since1994. As a water quality vol-unteer he has worked at TheJoplin Globe and assisted theNewton County HealthDepartment in identifyingwaterways that do not meetfederal and state standards forEscherichia coli. He has been astrong advocate for postings atswimming sites that indicateelevated bacteria levels.

Bill has promoted water-shed education at all levels,including the creation of acollege scholarship, paid forby the local watershed associa-tion. He has helped with theacquisition of camera equip-ment for the McDonaldCounty High School Photo-graph Club, which inspiredstudents to capture the beautyof their natural resources andled to the first Elk RiverWatershed ImprovementAssociation calendar. During

the summer Bill and his wife,Charlotte Ann, help supportthe annual Noel Student ElkRiver clean up. Youth volun-teerism is at work in McDon-ald County and Bill makesevery attempt to support thestudents with kudos, assis-tance and prizes after a longday of dredging up debrisfrom the river.

In the past four years Billhas participated in the annualOctober Watershed AwarenessFestival held at the fair-grounds in Anderson, MO.More than 300 fifth graderswithin the McDonald CountySchool system are bused toAnderson to attend an educa-tional forum concerningwater conservation practices.Bill instructs the students onhow to protect their environ-ment by wise land manage-ment. Teaching students thevarious components of awatershed and how they func-tion together makes the festi-val a huge success. His exhibitis a favorite with the studentsas they observe a water tablefilled with macro and microinvertebrates.

Bill’s work is making a dif-ference today and will contin-ue to make a difference foryears to come, as he has raisedawareness of our greatest chal-lenges in water quality andquantity, and he has helpedprepare future generations tomeet them.

Water Conservationist of the Year:Mark Van Patten, Tebbetts

Mark Van Patten is a Fish-eries Management Biologistwho has worked for the Mis-souri Department of Conser-vation for eleven years. Priorto moving to MDC, Mr. VanPatten worked for CFM for

five years. During his career,Mark has worked tirelesslypromoting citizen awarenessand involvement in river andstream conservation throughthe Stream Team Program.The Stream Team Programhas come a long way since1989. Now, with over 4,000teams and a volunteer base ofover 80,000, it has a solidrecord of accomplishments.Mark's leadership and person-al efforts have done much tomake these accomplishmentsa reality, and he deserves agreat deal of credit for theprogram's outstanding suc-cess.

Teaching Missouriansabout the outdoors has beena life-long priority of Mark's,and he has done much toreach Missourians in a num-ber of different ways. Mark isa published author, writingregularly on conservation,education, and stream stew-ardship in state and nationalpublications. In 1996, he waspresented with a life mem-bership award from the Mis-souri Outdoor Communica-tors for his dedication tohelping establish the organi-zation. In his spare time,Mark hosts a national weeklyPBS television show on flytying called “The TyingBench.” The show, along withits website (www.thetying-

bench.com), encourages thepublic to engage in fishingand other outdoor activities.In 2002, he and his wife Regi-na initiated an afterschoolprogram at the school whereshe teaches called “Hookedon Fly Fishing.” Through thisprogram, they teach the artand science of fly fishing to6th, 7th, and 8th grade stu-dents with monthly meetingsand fishing outings. The pro-gram continues to be verypopular with an average ofthirty students enrolled eachyear. Students are taughtevery aspect of fly fishingfrom fly tying and fly casting,to the aquatic entomologythat is represented in the fliesthey make as well as theirassociation with water quali-ty.

Mark’s conservation effortsand accomplishments havebeen recognized several timesover the years. He received theConservationist of the YearAward from the SouthernCouncil of the Federation ofFly Fishers (SCFFF) in 1990;Man of the Year Award fromSCFFF in 1991; the Interna-tional Award of Excellencefrom the International Federa-tion of Fly Fishers in 1992;Award of Excellence, from theSCFFF in 1992; The McKenzieCup for Conservation, in 1993;appointed Arkansas TravelerAmbassadorship for the stateof Arkansas by the Governorof Arkansas for initiating theArkansas Stream Team Pro-gram, in 1997; Educator of theYear Award from SCFFF, in1996; Conservation Achieve-ment Award from the NationalWildlife Federation, 1996;Honored Life Profile, Field &Stream Magazine, December

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1998, Significant Contribu-tions Award, MDC FisheriesDivision, 2001; and the Educa-tor of the Year Award fromSCFFF again in 2008.

Outstanding LifetimeAchievement:Dan Witter, Jefferson City

Dan Witter has a doctoratein watershed management(University of Arizona), amaster’s in resource adminis-tration (Penn State), andbachelor’s in sociology(Millersville University inPennsylvania). During an out-standing 26-year career withthe Missouri Department ofConservation, he utilized allthat education and more, ashe conducted 100 surveys,program evaluations andmarket analyses on naturalresources management. Hepublished 50 professionalpapers and presented 250 talkson natural resources policy.

Dr. Witter served as associ-ate editor of the Journal ofWildlife Management andpresident of the MissouriChapter of The Wildlife Soci-ety (TWS). He participated onthe National Survey ofWildlife–Associated Recre-ation technical committee,and contributed to humandimensions projects for theInternational Association of

Fish and Wildlife Agencies.As DJ Case’s market

research director, Dr. Witterfocuses on program develop-ment, project evaluation andcrisis management. He coordi-nates high-level survey researchat DJ Case such as the 2005National Duck Hunter Survey,a mail survey of over 29,000duck hunters in 49 states.

In 2005, Dr. Witter was hon-ored as Outstanding Alumnusby the School of NaturalResources, University of Ari-zona. He received the E.SydneyStephens Professional WildlifeAward from the MissouriChapter of TWS in 2002, andwas named conservationist ofthe year by the ConservationFederation of Missouri in 2000.

We honor Dr. Witter for aunique life of service and acareer of leadership in the careof Missouri’s outdoors. Wefurther and especially wouldrecognize his design, develop-ment and delivery of the land-mark A Summit on the Futureof Missouri Outdoors inColumbia, May 2009.

Wildlife Conservationist of the Year:Bruce & Jan Sassmann,Bland

Bruce and Jan Sassmannown 124 acres in Osage Coun-ty between Bland and Belle,Missouri. Historically, the

farm was used for grazing andhaying and dominated by tallfescue. They've named theirproject “Prairie Star Restora-tion,” which includes landrestoration, aquatic restora-tion and barn restoration foreducational events. The Sass-mann Farm is also the demofarm and headquarters for theCovey Junction Quail FocusArea. They are also very activein the local Four Rivers QuailForever Chapter.

Grassland Restorationbegan with a plan to eradicatethe tall fescue and convert 50acres of open land to a morewildlife friendly mix of nativewarm season grasses andforbs. Permanent firelineswere installed around eachfield and the larger fields weredivided into paddocks toallow for patch burning.Burning individual paddockswithin the field will give thefield the diversity it needs topromote good wildlife man-agement, creating burnedareas along side 2- to 3-year-old grass stands. The nextstep was to create covey head-quarters throughout the farm.The Sassmanns utilized edgefeathering, shrub planting anddown tree structures—spacing the covey headquar-ters around and inside thefield to allow the field to becompletely utilized by bob-white quail and other wildlife.Their timber managementplan includes 42 acres ofwoodland, glade and savannarestoration on the woodlandacres of the farm.

The Sassmanns’ approachto their aquatic managementbegan with the idea that fish,like quail, are an edge species,so the Sassmanns developed

their pond so that fish couldutilize as much of the pond aspossible. The first step was todrain the pond and remove allthe existing fish. They had aheavy equipment operatorcreate fingers throughout thepond which would be 6–10feet under the water surfaceand extend out into the mid-dle of the pond. On top ofthese fingers holes were dugand cedar trees were cementedinto them standing upright.The concept created cover forthe fish and other aquaticorganisms throughout thepond.

The final project complet-ed on the farm was therestoration of the barn, turn-ing it into an education center.The education center will beused for landowner/wildlifeworkshops, school events andother outdoor activities. Jan isa retired school teacher andhas been attending classes atShaw Nature Center learningthe ins and outs of plant tax-onomy and ecology. She hascreated a specimen gardenoutside the education centerwhich will be used for work-shops and plant identificationsessions. She is also a certifiedinstructor for the AldoLeopold Program to bringoutdoor activities into theschools. It is very rare to meetlandowners more dedicated tolearning, and willing to sharewith others, than Bruce andJan Sassmann.

Conservationist of the Year:Charles Drury, Creve Coeur

With 93% of Missouri landin private ownership, it is clearthat we cannot meet our habi-tat needs without the coopera-

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tion of private land owners. Itis with that realization that avariety of state and federalprograms have been put inplace to aid private citizens intheir stewardship efforts.Private Lands Conservation-ists within the MissouriDepartment of Conservationhave found Chuck Drury to bean ideal partner, and nomi-nated him for this award as a

result of the accomplishmentson his 1,100 acre farm in PikeCounty, which he managesexclusively for Forest, Fish andWildlife resources.

Mr. Drury has utilized avariety of programs andagency resources to help himachieve his habitat goals.Working with MDC, he estab-lished a Wildlife ConservationPlan which includes establish-ment of food plots, conversionof fescue to native grasses,creation of forest openings,extensive edge feathering,utilization of Quality DeerManagement recommenda-tions, and fish stocking. Mr.Drury is passionate about wildturkeys and has set a 5-yearmanagement goal of produc-ing and holding a minimumof 100 wild birds in a fall/win-ter flock. Two years into the

plan, he already has a winterflock of 75 birds!

His Conservation FarmPlan was developed in coopera-tion with the Natural ResourceConservation Service of PikeCounty and the Pike CountySoil and Water District. It cov-ers the agricultural activities onthe farm. All farming is done by“no-till” methods. Planting isdone on the contour, followingthe terraces that were laid outby the NRCS. This plan alsooutlines crop rotations.

His use of the Farm ServiceAgency's ConservationReserve Program includes 60acres in general CRP and 13miles of terraces in CP-15b.Management on these acres,made up of native grass fieldsand cool season grass fields,includes prescribed fire,contour disking and contour

spraying. Mr. Drury alsointer-seeds legumes, wildflow-ers and forbs into these acres.

In 2009 he completed aForest Stewardship Plan for286 acres of timber. Workingwith a Certified ConsultingForester, Mr. Drury recentlyenrolled in the WHIP(Wildlife Habitat IncentiveProgram) and the EQIP(Environmental QualityIncentive Program) to assisthim with over 180 acres ofTimber Stand Improvement.

Mr. Drury’s dedication toconservation efforts does notstop at his property line. Hisefforts to improve habitathave impacted surroundinglandowners, and his steadygenerosity to a number ofconservation organizationshas impacted the broader conservation community.

Join the CFM affiliate, The Open Space Council,

for their 45th Annual Meeting May 27, 2010 at 6-9pm

Spink Pavilion, Missouri Botanical Gardens

Guest Speaker: Dr. Peter Raven, President, Missouri Botanical Garden

Call 636.451.6090 or go online at www.openspacestl.org to reserve your spot.

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2010 Fall Conference At Lake Ozark State Park

This year’s Fall Con-ference will be heldSeptember 17–19,2010, at Camp

Clover Point, Lake Ozark StatePark. Our focus this year willbe on Missouri State Parks forthe entire weekend. Don’tmiss this historic event—thereis a place for you in our stateparks!

Friday evening after supper,we will have an inspiring pres-entation from the staff of Mis-souri State Parks on currentstatus and needs. Ours isamong the very best, mostdiverse, unique and accessiblestate park systems in America.Come learn how this incredi-ble public asset has come to beand what you can do rightnow to help ensure a bright

future for our state parks.Saturday will be a day

devoted to completion of awork project at the park! Sobring gloves, outdoors clothes,a big smile and eagerness. Weintend to complete a projecttogether which will have last-ing benefit to the park and itsmany patrons.

Sunday morning will feature an update on thebrand-new State Parks YouthCorps initiated by GovernorNixon this year. We will alsohave a presentation on historic YCC projects in Missouri.

So there will indeed besomething for everyone at thisyear’s Fall Conference! Comelearn, contribute, and especial-ly have fun!

Mark your calendar now for the CFMFall Conference! We’ll spend thewhole weekend learning about John-son Shut-Ins (above), Katy TrailState Park (left), and other Missouristate parks.

Among other activities, we plan tocomplete a work project there atLake Ozark State Park.

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Anglers of MissouriBeaver Lake Beagle ClubBig Game Hunters, Inc.Bridlespur Hunt ClubCapitol City Fly FishersCentral Missouri Chapter Safari ClubChesterfield Citizens Committee

for the EnvironmentColdwater Outing & Game PreserveFestus-Crystal City Conservation ClubGreenway Network, Inc.Heaven’s AnglersJefferson County Coonhunters, Inc.Lambert Field Rod & Gun ClubMeramec Area Sportsman AssociationMidwest Diving CouncilMississippi Valley Duck HuntersMississippi Valley Gun ClubMissouri Association of Meat ProcessorsMissouri Bass FederationMissouri Bird Conservation InitiativeMissouri Bow HuntersMIssouri Chapter of the American

Fisheries Society

Missouri Chapter of the Wildlife SocietyMissouri Chapter Soil and Water Conservation

SocietyMissouri Conservation Agents AssociationMissouri Consulting Foresters AssociationMissouri Department of AgricultureMissouri Ducks Unlimited State CouncilMissouri Forest Products AssociationMissouri Hunter Education Instructors AssociationMissouri Hunting Heritage FederationMissouri Hunting Spaniel ClubMissouri National Wild Turkey FederationMissouri Native Seed AssociationMissouri Parks & Recreation AssociationMissouri Parks AssociationMissouri Prairie FoundationMissouri Ruffed Grouse SocietyMissouri Smallmouth AllianceMissouri Society of American ForestersMissouri Sport Shooting AssociationMissouri State Campers AssociationMissouri State Council Quail UnlimitedMissouri Taxidermist AssociationMissouri Trappers Association

Missouri Trout Fisherman’s AssociationMissouri Waterfowl AssociationMissouri Whitetails UnlimitedMonett Sportsman LeagueMU Student Chapter Wildlife SocietyNortheast Missouri Coonhunters AssociationNorth Side Division Conservation FederationOpen Space CouncilOzark Fly FishersOzark Wilderness Waterways ClubPerry County Sportsman ClubPomme de Terre Chapter Muskies, Inc.Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation

River Relief, Inc.Saint James Civic ClubSouth Side Division Conservation FederationSouthwest Missouri Fly FishersTipton Farmers & Sportsman ClubUnited Bow Hunters of MissouriWalnut Council & Other Fine HardwoodsWecomo Sportsman ClubWild Elk Institute of MissouriWildlife Society of Missouri State UniversityWindsor Lake Rod & Gun Club

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Saint CharlesFay Berwald, Saint LouisBlack River Electric

Cooperative, FredericktownWilliam Blakey, ClarksvilleGerald Bossman,

Saint CharlesHarry Bozoian, ColumbiaScott Bradley, Saint LouisL. Brammer, Kansas CityFrank Branson, AshlandMichael Brooks, FentonJohn Brown, OzarkDavid Brydon, LohmanLarry Bunse, CosbyAlice Campbell, Garden CityH. Campbell, SikestonBrian Canaday, HartsburgTim Canter, RollaRichard Carpenter,

IndependenceJoe Castelli, Saint LouisJ. Caughron, HaleDebora Champagne,

MaysvilleCarol Cole, Saint LouisJoy Coleman, Lees SummitCampbell Collier, Saint LouisRichard Collins, CenterJeff Coulson, Jefferson CityDesigner Gems, Saint Joseph

Judy Dixon, OzarkJohn Donaubauer, Saint LouisMargaret Dowis,

Lake TapawingoMarvin Drury, BloomsdaleGregory Dudenhoeffer,

Bonnots MillLeonard Eatherton,

Saint MaryClarence Eggert, WashingtonLeland Ellege,

Maryland HeightsScott Faiman, ColumbiaNorma Fanara, Saint LouisThomas Fisher, Shawnee

Mission, KSCharles Ford, Blue SpringsForest Releaf of Missouri,

Saint LouisLarry Gardner, BransonNorb Geniec, Saint LouisBernodette Geringer,

Saint CharlesJay Githens, Poplar BluffJames & Barbara

Goodknight, Grove, OKClarence Grigsby, Kansas CityGeoffrey Grossbauer, DittmerChris Haffner, Des PeresJackie Hailey, CharlestonKeith Hale, Poplar BluffWilliam Hampton,

MarthasvilleJim Hardin, EldonDelores Harting, AfftonIvan Hayworth, MaryvilleStephen Hess, BloomsdaleHilty’s Custom Meats,

Bowling GreenWarren Hinton, AmityMichael Hochstedler,

Lees SummitAlbert Horrell, Stilwell, KSNeal Hutton, WeaubleauCarl Jackson, RidgewaySidney Jacobson, Saint LouisJohn Kardos, Iowa City, IAJanice Karson, Kansas CityPatricia Kaylor, Kansas CityV. M. Kayser, Saint LouisRichard Keeton,

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William Kelley, New HavenRichard Kiene, HallsvilleRobert Kipfer, SpringfieldAllon Klingsick, PacificRegina Knauer,

Jefferson CityRuth Koblenz, Saint LouisDonald Koehler, High RidgeMildred Koehler, DeSotoTim Koehler, Saint LouisJon Kraft, IndependenceDaniel Kreher, BallwinRichard Kurtzeborn, ImperialLynne Lampe, ColumbiaJune Lancaster,

IndependenceTed Lange, RaymoreRobert Littlejohn,

Prairie Village, KSMike Long, Saint CharlesJulia Luke, IndependenceGregory Lyons, Kansas CityNick Marchiano, HumeDaniel Marshall, SikestonRobert Marshall, WarrensburgBennie Martin, Kansas CityHarvey Massey, ImperialThomas Mathis, Poplar BluffGary Mazzola, BallwinJerry McCall, MaryvilleMichael McCraw, Saint LouisSaralyn McFarland,

Kansas CityDan McMurtry, ColumbiaErik Meidl, New LondonSusan Melton, ColumbiaPaul Michaletz, ColumbiaDaniel Miller, KirkwoodDonald Molitor, Saint PetersCeclia Moody, Kansas CityKathleen Moore, Kansas CityRick Myers, Oak GroveJohn Noe, ButlerJohn Nothum, TroyP. Otto, WashingtonJohn Padgett, Bonne TerreTed Palisch, Saint LouisDaniel Patterson, Saint LouisTimothy Patterson, HillsboroPhil Philips, Kansas CityKelly Phillips, ButlerRonald Phillips, Butler

James Plannett, Saint LouisBertram Pohl, Saint LouisJim Pohlman, Saint LouisDennis Potter, FayetteLisa Potter, ColumbiaCarol Power, ThompsonCharles Rainey, MexicoRobert Ranney, BrooklineM. Rea, TecumsehRobert Reinken, Saint LouisRay Riggs, Saint LouisClaremont Robinson, LibertyCurt Rodgers, HuntsvilleElizabeth Roth, PalmyraSamuel Routt, WentzvilleKenneth Sadler, ColumbiaConnie Schilling, BarnhartWayne Schrock, Garden CityDennis Schuetz, FlorissantScott Seymour,

Apollo Beach, FLJames Sharp,

Maryland HeightsMark Snell, ClintonRalph Snyder, TheodosiaWesley Stein, Saint LouisOrville Steinke, Waseca, MNKenneth Suelthaus,

Saint LouisSteve Taaffe, BallwinShawn Taylor, TecumsehCindi Tetrault, EurekaMike Vinehout, MarshfieldPatricia Vogel, ColumbiaWalmar Investment

Company, ChesterfieldBarney Wasson, Kansas CityWalter Weaver,

Shawnee Mission, KSPaul Weber, FreeburgRobert Wehnert, FentonDavid Wehrman,

Sainte GenevieveSteve Westin, Holts SummitJohn Wiedeman, Lenexa, KSRichard Wigger, ButlerBarbara Wilhoit, LibertyCindy Williams, BallwinPaula Winkler, Kansas CityCarl Winningham,

WaynesvillePhil Wood, Columbia

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WELCOME

CFM is honored to recognize Chuck Drury, President and CEOof Drury Hotels, as CFM’s Conservationist of the Year for 2010.

Thank you, Chuck, for your leadership in making our world even better for forests, fish and wildlife, and for

your support of numerous conservation organizations!

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