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Overall winner of the photo workshopat the Sassmanns’ Prairie Star Restoration Farm,

by Marilynn Langston of Belle, MO.

For more photos and details, check out the feature article inside this issue.

Morning MistMorning Mist

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Wildlife January 2011Vol. 72, No. 1

MISSOURI

Missouri Wildlife is the official publica-tion of the Conservation Federation ofMissouri, Affiliate of the NationalWildlife Federation. ISSN 1082-8591

728 W. MainJefferson City, MO 65101-1559

Phone • 573-634-2322 Fax • 573-634-8205

Email • [email protected] • http://www.confedmo.org

MISSOURI WILDLIFE (USPS 012868) is pub-lished bi monthly in January, March, May,July, Sept ember and November for sub-scribers and members of the Con ser vationFederation of Missouri, 728 W. Main, Jef -ferson City, MO 65101-1559. Of each mem-ber’s dues ($25 minimum) $10.00 shall befor a year’s subscription to Missouri Wildlife.Periodical postage paid at Jefferson City,MO. and additional mailing offices.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to

MISSOURI WILDLIFE, 728 W. Main,Jefferson City, MO 65101-1559

Mike SchallonDuane Addleman

Richard AshSara Parker Pauley

Randy Washburn

Dave Murphy

Matt Gaunt

Amy Buechler

Micaela Haymaker

Laurie Coleman

Walter M. Eberz

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: ERMINE—The WinterWeasel. ©2010 Glenn D.Chambers.

Inside This Issue:FEATURED ARTICLESMoving Outdoors In Nature Act ..........................................................6Use Of Social Media To Advance Conservation ................................10SNR Broadens ‘Outdoor Sports’ Definition ........................................11CFM Convention Schedule And Registration Form ..........................14Prairie Star Restoration Farm Hosts Photo Exhibit ............................16Service Project Weekend ..................................................................18

NEWS, UPDATES AND COLUMNS

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

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

Teaming With Wildlife

CFM Sponsors Missouri River Hills Field Tour With Luetkemeyer Staffer ....4A Strong Year For Teaming With Wildlife ........................................................5

Development News

CFM Conservationists For Life ........................................................................7

Book Review

Comprehensive Guide Is Gardener’s Must-have ............................................13

Calendar ..............................................................................................................20

Agency News

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation To Help Fund MO Elk Project ................22Appalachian Wildlife Foundation Pledges Support For MO Elk ..................23Mountain Lion Sighting Verified In Platte County ......................................242010 A Busy Year For Parks And Historic Sites ............................................26Gov. Nixon Selects Sara Parker Pauley As Director of DNR ........................28

Member Information

List Of Affiliates ................................................................................................6Business Alliance Members ............................................................................12Conservationists For Life ................................................................................19Honorariums And Memorials ........................................................................29New Members ................................................................................................30

PHOTOS

December At Little Osage Duck Club ............................................................8

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Awhile back, a goodfriend gave me avery personal gift:his candid opinion.

I certainly appreciate thatevery one of us has an opin-ion. In fact we each havemany. But this particularopinion of my friend’s wasshared by Theodore Roosevelt.In my mind, such an opinionis worthy of serious considera-tion. Who knows, maybe itcould change my own?

What began as the usual,casual, comfortable, endless,exciting discussion of allthings related to naturalresource conservation took asharp turn toward my innersanctum of personal acts.Nothing like the laser beam ofscrutiny only a very closefriend can provide to get oneto look into all the little nooksand crannies within the shad-owy reaches beyond one’s ownshort-term memory!

My friend flatly admittedthat he never accepts freelandowner permits from theMissouri Department of Con-servation, and asked me if Idid. At the time I did. I do notnow. To understand his opin-ion, let’s return for a momentto Theodore Roosevelt.

My friend’s accurate asser-tion is that we live in NorthAmerica, not in the OldWorld. Here wildlife is held inthe public trust. That meansthat wildlife belong to all ofus, not solely to the landown-er. In the Old World, alandowner may buy or sell anyor all wildlife collected ontheir property as they see fit.

Here, for over 100 years, thishas not been the case.

Have a look at our insideback cover this issue. TheNorth American Model ofConservation has proven overand over again to be the best,the most successful, the fairest,the most enduring and themost effective model for natu-ral resource governance in thehistory of our world. We, asAmericans, should take incred-ible pride in our invention andownership of this model. Noless an authority than theCanadian visionary, ShaneMahoney, has made a clear andcompelling case for the NorthAmerican Model being at leastas great a legacy to the rest ofthe world as our Americanform of democratic republic.

From the days of the organ-ization of the Boone & Crock-ett Club to this very day, thismodel, our model, has servedus all, arguably as well as ourconstitution. The wildlifebelongs to all of us. Each of usis entitled to the benefits ofownership, and each of usshares in the responsibility ofownership as well.

The real benefits of land

ownership in America, andthey are many, include controlover access to wildlife. For myfriend and me, that is enough.

Of course from a largerscale perspective, that of stategovernance, there is anothermajor reason for each of uswho can to consider notaccepting free permits. Itwould mean a lot more moneyfor securing the well being ofour forests, fish and wildlife.

Now before we go there,before we listen to distractionto those who sing the sirensong of “conservation alreadyhas too much money” orwhatever the nay-sayers maybe saying at the moment, readon! In 1937, the first year forthe Missouri Department ofConservation, which we thepeople organized, the entirebudget of MDC, as a fractionof the entire Missouri statebudget for 1937, if one doesthe math, was 0.8% (that iseight tenths of one per cent).In 2009, including the addi-tional revenues of the Designfor Conservation Sales Taxand federal excise tax dollarsthis exact same sum was bare-ly 0.7% (that is seven tenths ofone per cent. The additionalfunding mechanisms we haveadded over the years are noteven keeping us, percentagewise, at the same funding levelwe had when only permitspaid all the bills.

How should we prepare forthe certainty that costs willonly go up in the future? Willless than 1% of what we investas a society in our overall gov-ernance be enough to provide

for forests, fish and wildlife inthe future? Not likely. Will we,as Missourians, need to findnew ways to meet these inten-sifying demands on our land aswe have more and more peo-ple? Very likely. What can I doas an individual to help? This,to me, is the real question.

Which brings us back toour discussion of free permits.Because we have the Designfor Conservation Sales Tax inMissouri, we have a traditionof many types of free permitsfor landowners, seniors over65 and youth. That is great! Itenhances recruitment of newparticipants, which is essen-tial. In fact, many landown-ers, seniors and juniors volun-tarily buy permits already.The best numbers I havefound suggest that as many as20% of the folks entitled tofree permits are buying per-mits of their own volition.

That still leaves a sizeablemajority, well over 100,000individuals, in our state notpurchasing permits. Certainlythere is a significant amount ofpotential revenue unrealizedas a consequence. But the bigconsequence, the one whichmy friend is particularly opin-ionated about, is that we donot get our fair share of federalexcise tax dollars, either.

The Unites States Fish andWildlife Service is tasked withredistributing excise tax dol-lars collected as a surcharge onpurchases of firearms, ammu-nition, fishing tackle, archeryequipment and some other

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My Friend’s Opinion

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Happy New Year CFM Mem-bers! By the time you readthis, 2010 will be coming to aclose and we’ll be preparing

for 2011 and the challenges that we’llencounter in the new year.

How did CFM and conservation farein 2010?

With support from Governor JayNixon, tax credits from the Departmentof Economic Development and dona-tions from Missouri Food Bank Associa-tion, Share the Harvest was well fundedthis year. Whole deer donations were alsoup with the potential of more donationsstill to come.

The number of CFM Life Member-ships continues to increase.

The Missouri Legislature passed nolaws in 2010 that would be detrimental to conservation efforts.

The Sportsman’s Caucus with the Missouri Legislature reported strongmembership numbers and also spon-sored a variety of successful activities. Welook forward to the possibilities for 2011.

CFM’s Conservation Leadership Corpcontinues to be a major force. Their

youthful energy and enthusiasm iscontagious! These young peoplewill be our conservation voice inthe years ahead.

The Department of EconomicDevelopment tax credits helpedmake it possible to work with ourfriends within the State Parks system to develop and fund theState Park Youth Corps. This pro-gram allowed young workers toaddress much needed State Parkmaintenance work that had beenon hold due to budget constraintsin recent years.

A big “thank you” to the greatfolks at Bass Pro Shops who matchedfunds CFM raised to provide small grantsfor Teaming With Wildlife and variousCFM affiliates.

CFM celebrated our 75th anniversaryin September. We should be very proudas our organization has done a lot onbehalf of conservation since its inceptionand will continue to support soundwildlife management and conservationefforts.

In closing, I think you will agree that

CFM and conservation had a great 2010.As your CFM president, I want to thankyou for all your past support and contin-ued support. You help to make every-thing we do, possible.

I hope you had a great holiday season and wish you and yoursonly the best in 2011.

Yours in conservation,

—Mike SchallonPresident, CFM

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2010 A Great Year For Conservation

types of sporting goods. Thedollars are collected by thefeds and returned to each stateon the basis of the number ofpermits they sell and the geo-graphic size of the state.Because of all the exemptionswe have in Missouri, we arebeing shorted millions of dol-lars each year that, in myopinion, rightfully belong tous. My best math suggeststhat for each additional per-mit buyer we report, we wouldreceive another $17 each yearfrom the feds. Let me empha-

size an important point: To becounted, each permit must bea paid permit.

Hey, I am not suggestingthat MDC ought to do awaywith free permits. Nor am Isuggesting that anyone oughtto feel in the least obligated tobuy permits, if they are notcurrently required to do so.My point is that the simple actof paying for your permits isvery important. You shouldknow that buying your permithelps solve the problem ofmeeting the needs of conserva-

tion — both directly and indi-rectly — because it also trig-gers a payment from the USFish and Wildlife Service toMDC. Simple enough to do,but powerful in its impact! Asa permit buyer, as always, thefuture of conservation is inyour hands. For less than theprice of a month’s worth of tel-evision, for less than the priceof lunch at most places here inthe Capitol City, for a lot lessthan the price of a tank of gas,you can make a difference.

Thanks for reading along!

Thanks for being a member ofthe Conservation Federationof Missouri. You and yourparticipation are very impor-tant. Come to convention atThe Lodge of Four Seasonsthe last weekend in Februaryand jump right in! TheodoreRoosevelt and untold ranks ofother great citizen-conserva-tionists who have gone onbefore us will be smiling downon you when you do.

—Dave MurphyExecutive Director, CFM

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TEAMING WITH WILDLIFE

Private landownersand conservationpartners gathered inthe Missouri River

Hills COA on November 8,2010 to share on-the-groundconservation success withCongressman Luetkemeyer’sDeputy District Director, DanEngemann. As part of the 10year anniversary celebrationof the State Wildlife GrantProgram, the field tour high-lighted this important federalfunding source and how it hasleveraged many more dollarsfor private and public landhabitat restoration.

The Missouri River HillsConservation OpportunityArea (COA) is the largest con-tiguous block of forested landnorth of the Missouri River.Conservation partners,including the Ruffed GrouseSociety, National Wild TurkeyFederation, Missouri Depart-ment of Conservation, U.S.Fish & Wildlife Service, Natu-ral Resource ConservationService and others haveworked together for morethan a decade to improveforests, woodlands and gladesin the COA. Bill and MargieHaag, landowners within theCOA, graciously opened uptheir property and extendedtheir hospitality to host themeeting. The field tour por-tion of the meeting focusedon forest, woodland, gladeand grassland managementthey have implemented toimprove wildlife habitat ontheir property, which benefits

their neighbors as well.With funding made possi-

ble through the State WildlifeGrant Program, partners inthe Missouri River Hills COAhave leveraged many times theoriginal amount of support tocreate a cost-share programfor private landowners. Withthis program, landowners ofhigh priority project sites canbe reimbursed up to 90% ofactual project costs. Landown-ers conduct approved man-agement practices to promoteyoung oak/hickory foresthabitat on the landscape tobenefit many species of

wildlife, including ruffedgrouse, Northern bobwhitequail, American woodcock,Bell’s vireo, Bewick’s wren,brown thrasher, blue-wingedwarbler, Eastern towhee, fieldsparrow, great-crested fly-catcher, prairie warbler, white-eyed vireo, yellow-breastedchat, Indiana bat, flying squir-rels and bobcat. To date, morethan 75 landowners havecompleted woodland restora-tion projects on nearly300,000 acres of land withinthe Missouri River Hills COA.

Missouri citizens also ben-efit from these activities. As

game and non-game wildlifepopulations of targetedspecies increase, greater recre-ational and viewing opportu-nities are available for citizens.In addition, local forestry con-tractors are hired by landown-ers with the allotted funds toconduct these managementactivities, generating taxable

CFM Sponsors Missouri River Hills Field Tourwith Luetkemeyer’s Deputy District Director

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Above: Congressman Luetkemeyer’s Deputy District Director, Dan Enge-mann meets with members of the conservation community to tour theMissouri River Hills Conservation Opportunity Area.

Right: Yale and Alicia Muhm donated a conservation easement of morethan 1,000 acres to the Ozark Regional Land Trust. The Muhms were someof the private landowners who joined Engemann on the tour.

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TEAMING WITH WILDLIFE

Missouri’s Teaming WithWildlife (TWW) Coalitionhad another strong year.Here are some highlights of

what we were able to accomplish in 2010.

Missouri’s Teaming With Wildlife Coali-tion grew from 253 to 279 organizationsand businesses – making Missouri the5th largest TWW coalition in the nation.

Five Missouri TWW coalition memberstraveled to Washington, D.C. in Februaryto meet with our congressional leaders(Amy Buechler, CFM; Gene Gardner,Missouri Department of Conservation;Rick Thom, Missouri Conservation Her-itage Foundation; Carol Davit and LauraChurch, Missouri Prairie Foundation).

Six Missouri Congress Members signedthe “Dear Colleague” letter in supportof State Wildlife Grant funding (SenatorBond, Senator McCaskill, Rep. Clay, Rep.Cleaver, and Rep. Skelton). Rep. Emer-son supported the letter with a program-matic request. Not signing were Rep.Akin, Rep. Blunt, Rep. Graves and Rep.Luetkemeyer.

CFM co-sponsored a Statewide Conservation Opportunity Area (COA)Team Training with the MissouriDepartment of Conservation (February

2010). The training waswell received with 35participants from 12agencies/organizations(including several pri-vate landowners).

CFM distributed thesecond round of Mis-souri Teaming WithWildlife Mini-Grants.We awarded 10 mini-grants, totaling $17,200to help citizen conserva-tion groups implementMissouri’s Comprehen-sive Wildlife Strategy.

CFM hosted four con-gressional field tours to showcase StateWildlife Grant funded projects to ourcongressional leaders. Tours includedhosting Congressman Graves’ staff at theSmithville Lake Grassland RevitalizationProject, Congressman Skelton and hiswife in the Cole Camp/Hi LonesomeCOA, Congressman Carnahan’s staff inthe LaBarque Creek Watershed COA, andCongressman Luetkemeyer’s staff in theMissouri River Hills COA. Field toursinvolved many conservation partners,landowners and private citizens whohave benefited from State Wildlife Grantfunding.

CFM developed new Missouri TeamingWith Wildlife website (www.moteam-ing.org). Check it out for more informa-tion about these activities.

Thanks for your support of Missouri’sTeaming With Wildlife Coalition! If yourorganization or business is not yet aTeaming With Wildlife Coalition member(it’s free!), please join us by signing on atwww.teaming.com/action.

—Amy BuechlerTeaming With Wildlife

Coordinator, CFM

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More than $17,000 was awarded in Missouri Teaming WithWildlife Mini-grants in 2010. The Upper White River Basin Foun-dation received a mini-grant to support the initiation of a newwatershed group – the Bull Creek Association.

Field Tour from previous page

income at a local level.The field tour group also

included several privatelandowners who have placedconservation easements ontheir land. Yale and AliciaMuhm recently donated aconservation easement ofmore than 1,000 acres to theOzark Regional Land Trust.

Conservation easements allowproperty owners to retainownership and live on theirland while placing certain per-manent restrictions on theproperty. In this case, it guar-antees that the Muhm’s landwill never be subdivided ordeveloped. As urban popula-tions expand, conservation

easements are another tool tohelp conserve land andwildlife for future generations.

We were pleased to show-case this project to Dan andhave him share this successstory of a project in the 9thDistrict with CongressmanLuetkemeyer. We hope to seeCongressman Luetkemeyer’s

signature on the State WildlifeGrants “Dear Colleague” letternext spring in support offunding that comes to Mis-souri for wildlife conserva-tion!

—Amy BuechlerTeaming With Wildlife

Coordinator, CFM

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Moving Outdoors In Nature ActSupports Recreation, Health Initiatives

Congressman RonKind (D-WI)recently introducedthe Moving Out-

doors in Nature Act in the U.S.House of Representatives. Thebill supports federal, state andlocal plans that help connectchildren with the naturalworld.

The Moving Outdoors inNature Act will help get Amer-ica’s kids healthy and active bybolstering support for morenatural play areas, outdoorrecreation programs, publichealth initiatives, outdoorlearning environments, service learning and other initiatives. Visitbeoutthere.org/MONA tolearn more.

“National Wildlife Federa-tion commends Congress-man Kind for introducingthis legislation that will helpcombat obesity and improveoverall health in the UnitedStates,” said Patrick Fitzger-ald, NWF’s Director of Edu-cation Advocacy.

The Moving Outdoors inNature Act (H.R. 6426) willachieve its goals by:• Directing President Obamato develop a federal strategy toconnect children, youth andfamilies with the outdoors;• Encouraging states to devel-op similar state-based strate-gies that incorporate publichealth, parks and recreation,transportation and other ini-tiatives at the local level; and

• Supporting research docu-menting the health, conserva-tion and other benefits ofactive time spent outdoors inthe natural world.

The conditions are rightfor making lasting changes inthe ways children and familiesrelate to nature. In June 2010,first lady Michelle Obamaunveiled “Let’s Move Out-side!”, which expands uponthe first lady’s campaign tosolve childhood obesity withina generation by providingresources for families to getactive in nature.

In addition, the Obamaadministration recently com-pleted more than two dozenlistening sessions nationwideas part of the president’s

America’s Great Outdoors ini-tiative. The Moving Outdoorsin Nature Act will comple-ment this presidential initia-tive and could provide theframework for developing abroad-based strategy to recon-nect children and their fami-lies to the outdoors.

The Outdoors Alliance forKids (OAK) supports the pas-sage of this new bill. The posi-tive momentum of legislationsuch as the Moving Outdoorsin Nature Act helps further themovement to connect kidswith nature and create morelivable communities. Learnmore about OAK atwww.OutdoorsAlliance-ForKids.org

—Amanda Cooke

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

Anglers of MissouriBig Game Hunters, Inc.Bridlespur Hunt ClubCapitol City Fly FishersCentral Missouri Chapter Safari ClubChesterfield Citizens Committee

for the EnvironmentColdwater Outing & Game PreserveFestus-Crystal City Conservation ClubGasconade County Youth Shooting SportsGreenway Network, Inc.Heaven’s AnglersJefferson County Coonhunters, Inc.Lambert Field Rod & Gun ClubMeramec Area Sportsman AssociationMid Missouri Trout UnlimitedMidwest Diving CouncilMississippi Valley Duck HuntersMissouri Association of Meat ProcessorsMissouri Atlatl AssociationMissouri Bass FederationMissouri Bird Conservation InitiativeMissouri Bow HuntersMissouri Chapter of the Wildlife Society

Missouri Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society

Missouri Conservation Agents AssociationMissouri Consulting Foresters AssociationMissouri Department of AgricultureMissouri Ducks Unlimited State CouncilMissouri Forest Products AssociationMissouri Hunter Education Instructors AssociationMissouri Hunting Heritage FederationMissouri National Wild Turkey FederationMissouri Native Seed AssociationMissouri Parks & Recreation AssociationMissouri Parks AssociationMissouri Prairie FoundationMissouri River Bird ObservatoryMissouri Ruffed Grouse SocietyMissouri Smallmouth AllianceMissouri Society of American ForestersMissouri Sport Shooting AssociationMissouri State Campers AssociationMissouri Taxidermist AssociationMissouri Trappers AssociationMissouri Trout Fisherman’s AssociationMissouri Whitetails Unlimited

Monett Sportsman LeagueMU Student Chapter Wildlife SocietyNorth Side Division Conservation FederationOpen Space CouncilOzark Fly FishersOzark Wilderness Waterways ClubPerry County Sportsman ClubPomme de Terre Chapter Muskies, Inc.Quail and Upland Wildlife FederationQuail Forever & Pheasants ForeverRiver Relief, Inc.Rocky Mountain Elk FoundationSaint James Civic ClubSaint Louis Audubon Society South 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 ClubWonders of Wildlife

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In each issue of MissouriWildlife we list our CFMConservationists For Life.It’s a quiet, but continual

thanks to our “Life Members.”Many of our readers may passover this page, having read itsometime before. So I’m ask-ing you, please take a momentthis issue to read through all128 names.

By this time next year ourConservationists For Lifeshould take two pages eachissue and total 242 names! Atleast that would be the case ifwe are able to meet a challengeissued by Chip McGeehan.

Mr. McGeehan respondedto our 2010 end-of-year mail-ing with a gift of $5,000, and alist of five new names for LifeMembership. His handwrit-ten note to Mike Schallonannounced a challenge toCFM – double Life Member-ships in 2011.

At the time of his gift ourLife Member list stood at 121names. We’re already up to128. That’s a great start. Sim-ple math would tell you weneed about 10 new Life Mem-bers per month to reach thisinspired goal. Let’s take Chip’schallenge to heart and make itreality. If you’ve been consid-ering Life Membership inCFM, make 2011 the year youact on that thought!

Since Duane Addleman

became our first Life Memberin 1998, gifts of Life Member-ship have been important toour growth. In the first fouryears of the program wegained fourteen Life Mem-bers, with seven of those theresult of a gift made on anoth-er’s behalf. In the past twoyears we’ve gained sixty-twoLife Members, with fifteen ofthose the result of gifts.

Why make a gift of LifeMembership? Our history ofLife Member gifts would sug-gest the answer to that ques-tion could include celebrationof an engagement, retirementor birthday, or as a thank youfor a career dedicated to con-servation. Those are all greatreasons.

As Chip pointed out to me,another great reason is that itanswers the question, “Whatcan you do as a CFM memberto instill a conservation ethicin future generations?” The

thank you notes Chip’sreceived have convinced himthat his gifts have done justthat.

The gifts have served as anunforgettable introduction toCFM and our organization’srole in conservation, and haveinspired the recipients of thesegifts to get more involved inCFM.

Reaching the goal of 121new CFM ConservationistsFor Life would certainly be ahuge step toward meeting our2011 operating budget – abudget that represents neces-sary expenditures to maintainour programs, advocacy and

outreach efforts – and wemust raise those funds oneway or another. Why nothonor someone in theprocess?

Whether it is your childrenor grandchildren, nieces andnephews, a colleague oremployee, friend or neighbor,I hope you’ll take a moment toconsider whom you mighthonor and make a gift thisyear as your budget allows.

Thanks for supportingCFM with your time, talentsand gifts!

—Matt GauntDevelopment Director, CFM

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

CFM Conservationists For Life

REDUCE • REUSE • RECYCLE

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December At Little Osage Duck Club

Little Osage Duck Clubowners, JT and Bill Tillman, are eager toshare the fun withguests. Back row, leftto right: Scott Keating,Jeff “JT” Tillman, David Jatho, JohnKeller, Andrew Keller,David Keller. Frontrow, Patrick Bryant and Abby.

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Use Of Social Media To Advance Conservation

Candidates and elect-ed officials are justnow realizing thefull potential of

social media to build an agen-da and support or to engageconstituents and others. Forexample:

Most campaigns are onFacebook and many electedofficials have Facebook orTwitter accounts.

Elected officials use Face-book or Twitter daily to “com-municate” with constituents,friends, family and otherelected officials.

“Friend Power” is empow-ering.

Elected officials are usingFacebook to poll “friends” onissues.

Online, people are increas-ingly finding news storiesfrom one another on Face-book, Twitter or other socialnetworks, as opposed tothrough a search engine.

Social media also allowcandidates to communicatedirectly with their supporters.

Social media sites (i.e.Facebook) are sites wherepeople spend their time anddiscuss issues that matter tothem (i.e. politics, family,friends, etc.).

Recent surveys indicate:• 82 percent of Americanadults have a cell phone. • Six in 10 American adults goonline wirelessly with a laptopor mobile device.

These numbers continue togrow.

Social media is not goingaway. According to the PewInternet and Ameri-can Life Project, 31%of all users on socialnetworking sitesengage in some activ-ity “with a civic orpolitical focus.”Remember, nearly allelected officials nowhave a Facebook orTwitter account.

A far moreinteresting sta-tistic is that 15%of all Internetusers have leftcomments onwebsites aboutpolitical or socialissues, or postedimages or written blogposts related to politics orsocial issues. What is evenmore interesting, though notsurprising, is that youngadults between 18 and 29 arefar more likely to use socialnetworks as a venue for politi-cal and civic engagement thanolder users. These youngerusers who engage in politicalactivity online are also farmore likely to participate inpolitics offline.

Social media sites haveproven effective at buildingpolitical campaigns. In fact,many elected officials keeptheir Facebook page or Twitter

account open for others to seeor comment on. This level oftransparency and open com-munication creates a uniqueopportunity for communicat-ing with elected official andallows others to see your com-ment. They can also com-ment supporting or opposingyour view.

The conservation commu-nity should consider usingsocial media sites as a way tocommunicate with electedofficials and to send key con-servation messages. For exam-ple, individuals can create aFacebook account and becomefriends with their State Repre-sentative and State Senator.The Conservation Federation

of Missouri can create keymessages for individuals tosend to their elected official.Just imagine the power of aSenator receiving 10 or 20 or100 posts from their Facebookfriends on the importance ofthe Conservation Sales Tax orappreciating their support ofconservation efforts.

Individuals can also organ-ize into a group or becomefriends of other conservationsites such as ConservationFederation of Missouri, DucksUnlimited, Quail Forever,National Wild Turkey Federa-tion, and Missouri Depart-ment of Conservation. Bydoing so, creates a powerfulnetwork of citizens.

31% of all users on social networkingsites engage in some activity

“with a civic or political focus.”

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Most of us have afavorite memoryof an outdoorexperience,

whether it was that first fishingtrip with our grandfathers, anespecially successful excursionwith friends, or an afternoonspent with ourchildren enjoyingthe amenities of alocal conservationarea, park or trail.However, forsome the outdoorexperience is setin a slightly differ-ent venue.

Outdoor recre-ation in Missouri,while historically set in morenatural environments, is cer-tainly not limited to the state’sparks, conservation areas, ornatural spaces. At the Univer-sity of Missouri, faculty workwith students from a variety ofbackgrounds as those youngpeople pursue degrees in theSchool of Natural Resources.

While some of our studentshail from rural areas and havelong histories with shootingsports or time spent on thewater with a rod and reel,many bring an urban back-ground and perspective totheir natural resource studies.

As we develop curriculumand prepare students to beprofessional researchers, com-municators and educators inthe natural resources industry,the reality that the favoriteoutdoor recreation memoriesof our students are as diverseas their backgrounds. Withinthe School of Natural

Resources, we have taken theapproach that it is time thatwe incorporate the local ball-park, stadium, golf courses,etc. into the discussion of out-door opportunities.

That conversation is evolv-ing into a new academic

opportunity with-in the School. Anemphasis areawithin our Parks,Recreation, andTourism degreeprogram in sportmanagement willbe available in2011, exploringeconomic, market-ing and regulatory

aspects of sports (broadlyinterpreted). We already havemore than 100 studentsexpressing interest in pursu-ing this degree option. Thevast majority are new to theSchool of Natural Resources,over half new to MU.

The new program has alsofacilitated the hiring of twoteam members Dr. NickWatanabe and program coor-dinator Matt Foster. Revisions,tweaks and changes will beongoing as we ramp up thisemphasis area to serve studentsand employers. Already, themost common questions ourstaff are hearing from studentsinvolve internships, careerplacement, and other profes-sional opportunities to marrytheir interests in outdoorrecreation, sport, and resourcemanagement. We see careeropportunities for our budding“sport managers” from tradi-tional sports (e.g., football,

baseball, hockey, basketball) tonatural resource based sportssuch as shooting, angling, ori-enteering, and beyond.

As with many changes wehave seen in the naturalresources field and in educa-tion, the long-range implica-tions of this opportunityextend far beyond our initialinvestment, and likely beyondour expectations. We expectchallenges along with success-es as we broaden the scope ofoutdoor recreation and sportto a point inclusive of week-ends spent casting in a favoritelake or stream, quiet hoursoutdoors spent photograph-ing wildlife and afternoons

spent counting strokes on thegolf course. And, it is thosechallenges that will enable ourteam to move sport manage-ment in the School of NaturalResources beyond profession-al sports, beyond prime-timecontests, and beyond main-stream perception to embraceprofessional opportunities asdiverse as our students.

—Mark R. RyanDirector, The School of

Natural Resources

(Ms. Christine Tew, formerPRT graduate student at MUcontributed substantially to thisarticle. )

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Native gardenenthusiasts, go toyour nearest booksource and prepare

to gush: Lynn M. Steiner’s newbook is one of the most com-prehensive guides available ongardening with prairie plants.

Prairie-Style Gardens isbeautiful, practical, wellorganized and clearly written.Photographs of natural prairieand savanna landscapes, fromwhich her gardening inspira-tion comes, as well as ofprairie gardens, site prepara-tion and individual plantsgrace nearly every page.

Ms. Steiner makes animportant distinction betweenestablishing “prairie gardens” ofa quarter of an acre to 1,000-square-feet in size, and smallerprairie landscaping projects intraditional settings – each ofthese two garden types has itsown chapter. Clear instruc-tions on site preparation, plantselection, planting and gardendesign accompany each.

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ever, is contained in the“Prairie Profiles” section,because, as Ms. Steiner writes,“the book is really all aboutthe plants.” Each of the 70+plant profiles includes infor-mation on native habitat, siterequirements, landscape uses,wildlife attraction, mainte-nance, and good companionplants.

Missourians will note thatMs. Steiner places specialemphasis on plants of the

upper tallgrass prairie region,and in her sections onresources and places to seeprairie plants, very few Mis-souri businesses and prairiesare listed. Gardeners seekingassistance on the abundanceof prairies and prairie gardenresources in Missouri areinvited to contact the Mis-

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Keynote Session 8:00 - 8:45

Conservation Federation of Missouri2011 Resource Committee Meetings

The Lodge

of Four Seasons

Saturday,

February 26

Natural Resource Committee Meetings11:00 - 12:30

ArcheryChair: Tom Dickerson Vice Chair: David Smith

Climate ChangeChair: Dennis Figg Vice Chair: Jerry Castillon

Ecology, Environment & EnergyChair: Wallis Warren Vice Chair: Duane Kelly

Fisheries & Water ResourcesChair: Norman Leppo Vice Chair: Jim Zieger

Natural History & WildlandsChair: Herman Hanley Vice Chair: Bruce Schuette

ParksChair: Nikki Thole Buechler Vice Chair: Chad Shoemaker

Small Game & FurbearersChair: Ken Drennon Vice Chair: Robert Wilson

Sportsman’s Rights, Firearms & Hunter SafetyChair: Marvin Behnke Vice Chair: Tony Legg

Natural Resource Committee Meetings9:00 - 10:30

Camping, Hiking Trails & Water SportsChair: Linda Hanley Vice Chair: John Knudsen

Deer, Wild Turkey & Ruffed GrouseChair: Dan Zerr Vice Chair: Eldo Meyer

ForestryChair: Ed Keyser Vice Chair: John Fleming

Quail & Quail HabitatChair: Tom Lampe Vice Chair: Elsa Gallagher

Rivers & StreamsChair: Norman Stucky Vice Chair: Ron Coleman

Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste & RecyclingChair: Matt Gaunt

Waterfowl & WetlandsChair: Mickey Heitmeyer Vice Chair: George Seek

Youth Leadership & Conservation EducationChair: Diana Mulick Vice Chair: Al Vogt

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Board Members & AffiliateLeaders Luncheon

Come Home To Conservation75th CFM Annual Convention - REGISTER NOW!

CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS

Annual Conservation Awards Ceremony Meet Conservation & Natural Resource LeadersNatural Resource Committee Reports Affiliates LuncheonBanquet Auctions

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1:00 - 7:00 pm Registration Open

12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch break (on your own)

7:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast (on your own)

2:00 - 5:00 pm Committee Meetings (as posted)

1:30 - 2:30 pm Resolutions Committee Meeting

8:30 am Resolutions General Session

7:00 - 7:30 pm Social 2:30 - 3:00 pmOperation Game Thief (OGT)Committee Meeting

3:00 - 5:00 pm CFM Board and Business Meeting

5:30 - 6:30 pm Social Hour & Silent AuctionSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26

6:30 - 8:00 pm Banquet

8:00 - 8:45 am Keynote Session

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Jan and Bruce Sassmann hosted a photographyexhibit in the hay loft of their fully restored1926 barn at their Prairie Star Restoration Farmnear Belle.

They didn’t quite know what to expect regardingpossible attendance numbers, but stocked in a sup-ply of Wenwood Farm wine and refreshments for theexhibit from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. on October 24th. Ondisplay was the work of 16 area photographers whovisited the Sassmann’s Prairie Star Restoration Farmon August 12th and participated in an invitational

Prairie Star Restoration Farm

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photography challenge.That evening in August they

viewed a presentation of imagesmade by photojournalist DavidStoner with the Missouri Depart-ment of Conservation while onassignment for the agency’s mag-azine, The Missouri Conserva-tionist.

“Since the challenge began,each photographer has privatelyreturned to the farm to immersethemselves in their craft andengage their photographicgenius,” the Sassmann’s noted.“The resulting photographs, eachtaken on the 120 acre farm, arefilled with enthusiasm, excite-ment and emotion. It was a Sun-day drive in the country, an artshow and reception, a wine andcheese tasting, a refreshingglimpse of objectivity, and a

breath of fresh air.”The challenge part of the proj-

ect includes the chance for pho-tographers to have their workpublished in magazines whichfocus on conservation andwildlife issues, quail habitat, andland restoration and conserva-tion efforts using native plants.Judging for publication opportu-nities in the Missouri Conserva-tionist, Conservation Federa-tion’s Missouri Wildlife, MissouriPrairie Journal, and Quail Forev-er magazine will be conductedprior to the public opening of theshow.

The event was sponsored byQuail Forever.

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Iwant to thank the six students thatcame out to help Prairie Fork Con-servation Area, despite the weather.We were able to do things as simple

as organize the attic where the huntingblinds that the disabled hunters used atthe managed hunt in November, to stak-ing out two trails that will allow ourteachers to navigate the area with morecomfort. Following is a list of items thatwere completed with the help of the stu-dents:

• Area sign Hung up on the Naturalist Shed• Hunting Blinds and other items moved to

Attic• Attic organized and cleaned • Set posts for the Green Trail• Spray paint & Set posts for the Gold Trail• Removed logs and branches from trail

area that would interfere with normal mainte-nance of trails

• Opened trail walking area by trimming lowbranches in the trails

• Located a permanent camping site forgroups of 10 or more

• Found the cemetery & grave on the area• Helped label and find lights in the Guest

House to assist future groups fromwasting energy on light switcheswhere previously unlabeled

• Moved naturalists items tothe basement so mice won’tdestroy them outside over the winter

• Moved the herbarium cabinetfrom the Edwards Jones/Katy Trailroom to the Library area of theGuest House

• Students became more com-fortable with the area and talkedabout future projects and possibili-ties at Prairie Fork

• Located old bluebird, owl andduck boxes that will be replaced orcleaned out in the spring

• Talked to teachers at a NatureUnleashed workshop at Prairie Fork on Satur-day, to hear first hand some of the hesitationsthe teachers are having with the area

It was a huge help to Prairie Fork andmyself to have these students assist me ontasks I could not complete myself in atimely fashion. It was also interesting tome at how much the students planning

the event were able to grow and deal withdisappointment when not everyoneattended who said they would.

I hope we are able to continue serviceprojects and activities with this greatgroup of students.

—Amber Edwards Education Coordinator, Prairie Fork

Service Project Weekend

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Charles Abele, Saint LouisR. Philip Acuff, Saint JosephDuane Addleman, SpringfieldNancy Addleman†Nancy Carol Addleman, SpringfieldTom Addleman, Kansas CityJames Agnew, ArnoldAllan Appell, CalhounRichard Ash, Saint CharlesCarolyn Auckley, BallwinMichael Baker, DeSotoDane Balsman, PerryvilleJim Tom Blair, Saint LouisMarilynn Bradford, Cape GirardeauStephen Bradford, Cape GirardeauGlenn Chambers, ColumbiaRon Coleman, Saint AlbansMark Corio, ColumbiaBill Crawford, ColumbiaRyan Diener, MarthasvilleJoe G. Dillard, ColumbiaRon Douglas, SpringfieldJohn Enderle, KelsoHoward Fisher, HigginsvilleMary Louise Fisher, HigginsvilleAndrew Fleming, ColumbiaHoward Fleming, Moberly Lori Fleming, ColumbiaMatt Fleming, ColumbiaPaula Fleming, ColumbiaSara Fleming, MoberlyMatt Gaunt, ColumbiaTimothy Gordon, BelgradeRichard & Sally Graham, HartsburgJoseph Gray, Saint JosephDebbie Gremmelsbacher, Saint LouisGery Gremmelsbacher, Saint LouisMark and Kathy Haas, JacksonHerman Hanley, Grain ValleyMickey Heitmeyer, AdvanceRandy Herzog, Saint JosephJames Hill, MexicoAllan Hoover, Pleasant HillJohn Hoskins, FremontLarry & Joan Hummel, GlencoePatricia Hurster, Saint LouisAaron Jeffries, Jefferson CityDon Johnson, FestusMalcolm “Mac” Johnson, HartsburgRoger & Debbie Johnson, HumansvilleTom Karl, FarmingtonCosette Kelly, Kansas CityDuane Kelly, Kansas City Marty King, University CityJudd Kirkham, Climax SpringsElizabeth Knight, Charlotte, NCJeff Kolb, Saint Charles

Carl Kurz, Leawood, KSAnn Kutscher, Jefferson CityLarry Lackamp, Bates CityKyle Lairmore, OwensvilleJay Law†Gerald Lee, Kansas CityJoel LeMaster, FultonNorman Leppo, Saint LouisJohn Lewis, ColumbiaLeroy Logan, ArnoldChristine Logan-Hollis, BlackwellIke Lovan, SteelvilleChip McGeehan, Marshfield Teresa McGeehan, MarshfieldRichard Mendenhall, ColumbiaCynthia Metcalfe, Saint LouisDavis Minton, DexterLowell Mohler, Jefferson CityJohn Moore, Jr., SpringfieldJohnny Morris, SpringfieldDavid Murphy, ColumbiaDean Murphy, Jefferson CityFirst Lady Georganne Wheeler Nixon,

Jefferson CityGov. Jay Nixon, Jefferson CityAustin Owens, LebanonJeff Owens, MarshfieldSara Parker Pauley, HartsburgAbe Phillips, Saint LouisJan Phillips, Saint LouisJerry Presley, CentertownAlbert Price, ColumbiaNick Prough, HarrisonvilleKirk Rahm, WarrensburgDavid & Janice Reynolds, SpringfieldGerald Ross, Jefferson CityBruce & Jan Sassmann, BlandMike Schallon, Wentzville

Mossie Schallon, WentzvilleTimothy Schwent, JacksonGeorge Seek, MeadvilleE. “Sy” Seidler, Saint LouisSara Seidler, Saint LouisGary & Susanna Smith, NeoshoM.W. Sorenson, ColumbiaEd Stegner, Pilot GroveCharles & Winnie Stribling, MexicoMary Stuppy, JoplinMark Sullivan†Jim Talbert, Jefferson CityTim Thompson, Saint CharlesJeff (J. T.) Tillman, Lake OzarkGary Van De Velde, Jefferson CityBarbara VanBenschoten, Kansas CityLee Vogel, Kansas CityAl Vogt, ColumbiaJulius Wall, ClintonRandy Washburn, Jefferson CityHenry J. Waters, III, ColumbiaRobert Werges, ArnoldMark Williams, LawsonMichael Wilson, Saint LouisStephen Wilson, HartsburgBrenda Witter, Holts SummitDaniel Witter, Holts SummitDick Wood, Saint LouisHoward Wood, Bonne TerreJoyce Wood, Bonne TerreDan Zerr, OʼFallonJim Zieger, Blue SpringsEmily Ziehmer, CaliforniaRobert Ziehmer, CaliforniaEthan Zuck, StraffordGuy Zuck, Strafford

† Deceased

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDA-TIONFEB 11: White River Big GameBanquet, Branson; Peggy Siler(417) 443-3093

SAINT LOUIS AUDUBON SOCIETYJAN 15-16: Eagle Days, Old

Chain of Rocks Bridge (9:00am– 3:00pm)JAN 15: Field Trip to RiverlandsMigratory Bird Sanctuary(9:00am)JAN 18: Great Horned Owls, For-est Park Visitor Center(7:00pm); Mitch Leachman(314) 599-7390JAN 30: Mid-Winter OpenHouse, Saint Louis AudubonWebster Groves Nature StudySociety, The Green Center, Uni-versity City (1:30pm – 4:00pm)FEB 5: Field Trip to Riverlandsand Columbia Bottom (8:00am)

CFM EVENTSFEB 25-27: CFM Annual Conven-tion, Lodge of Four Seasons,Lake Ozark

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call our office at (800) 575-2322 or [email protected].

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The Conservation Foundation of MissouriCharitable Trust and the Conservation Federationof Missouri are pleased to announce that applica-tions are now being accepted for the 2011 CharlesBell Conservation Scholarships.

In the 2011 Bell Scholarship Program, eightscholarships will be awarded: one graduate($600), one undergraduate ($500) and six for ele-mentary, high school or youth groups ($250each). In this latter category, CFM members whowork with Boy Scouts, 4-H, environmental clubsor youth chapters of their affiliate are eligible andencouraged to apply.

Graduate applicants must be enrolled in afield of study related to conservation, natural

science or earth resources at an accredited collegeor university. Undergraduate applicants musthave 60 credit hours or more and should haveenrolled in an area related to conservation.Preference in all cases will be given to applicantsenrolled in Missouri schools. The deadline forapplications is January 15, 2011.

These scholarships are named in memory ofCFM past president Charles P. Bell, whose familyprovided major funding for this program.

For an application form, write toConservation Federation of Missouri, BellScholarships, 728 West Main Street, JeffersonCity, MO 65101 or call (573) 634-2322 or (800)575-2322.

Applications Now Being Accepted For The Charles P. Bell Conservation Scholarship

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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation To Help Fund Missouri Elk Restoration Project

Anational elk-conser-vation group whosesupport for elkrestoration in Mis-

souri dates back more than adecade is making good on itspromise to financially supportthe current restoration effort.

Tom Jones, Senior Region-al Director for the RockyMountain Elk Foundation(RMEF), says the groupalready has raised enoughmoney to begin paying forconstruction of an elk hold-ing pen in Kentucky. The penwill hold elk during a precau-tionary quarantine periodbefore they are relocated toMissouri.

“We are very grateful to the

Rocky Mountain Elk Founda-tion for its long-standing sup-port of elk restoration in Mis-souri,” said Department ofConservation Director BobZiehmer. “Now that we areready to move forward, theRMEF has wasted no timeputting resources behind theeffort.”

Ziehmer said partnershipsbetween government and citi-zen conservation groups makeit possible to achieve things farbeyond their separate means.

“It is a model that hasproven successful time andagain and is responsible forAmerica’s greatest conserva-tion success stories,” saidZiehmer.

The RMEF, headquarteredin Missoula, Mont., invested$61,123.50 to provide finan-cial support for elk restorationin 2000, when the MissouriConservation Commissionfirst considered the idea. TheCommission shelved the orig-inal plan in 2001 over con-cerns about adequate elkhabitat and chronic wast-ing disease. In Octoberof this year, the Com-mission approved arevised elk-restoration planthat addresses these concerns.The RMEF immediately beganfundraising efforts to helpimplement the plan, and thoseefforts continue.

“Our volunteers and mem-bership have worked tirelesslyover the last 26 years to raisemoney to ensure the future ofelk, other wildlife and theirhabitat,” said Jones. “What atremendous conservationaccomplishment this will be torestore elk back to the Show-Me State after a 150-yearabsence. The Elk Foundationis proud to be able to step for-ward and actually put money‘on the ground’ for this proj-ect. No doubt, our strong vol-unteer core and membershipbase will continue to workhard to raise additional fundsto leave this important wildlifelegacy.”

Missouri’s restoration plancalls for releasing up to 150 elkin a 346-square-mile areaspanning parts of Shannon,Carter and Reynolds counties.

The Conservation Depart-ment selected this limitedrestoration zone because ofextensive public lands, suit-able habitat, low road density,minimal agricultural activityand landowner support.

Construction of a holdingpen in Kentucky will begin

later this month. Trappingof elk is expected to begin

in late December orearly January.

Trapped elk willremain in the

Kentucky hold-ing pen to meet the healthtesting protocol. Once in Mis-souri, they will be kept in aholding pen at Peck RanchConservation Area (CA) toallow them to acclimate to thearea. Construction of the penat Peck Ranch will take placein January. If all goes accord-ing to plan, the first elk couldbe released into the wild atPeck Ranch CA in late April orearly May.

“It is very exciting to seethese plans moving forward,”said Department of Conserva-tion Resource Scientist LonnieHansen. “We are confidentthat we have adequatelyaddressed all the concernsabout elk restoration, andmany Missourians are excitedabout the prospect of havingthis native animal back inMissouri after an absence ofmore than 100 years.”

—Jim LowNews Services Coordinator,

MDCAccording to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, elk are flourishing.

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The Missouri Depart-ment of Conserva-tion (MDC) and theAppalachian Wildlife

Foundation (AWF) recentlyentered into an agreementthat establishes a frameworkfor cooperative effortsbetween the two organizationsand a commitment by theAWF to assist in funding thereintroduction of elk insouthern Missouri.

Under the agreement, theMDC and AWF agree to worktogether to restore elk to theidentified restoration zone insouthern Missouri. The MDCacknowledges that the AWF isworking to raise a minimumof $50,000 towards the costsassociated with the capture,disease testing, transport,radio collaring and initialmonitoring of elk in Missouri.The MDC and AWF will alsocollaborate to develop a long-term conservation plan for elkin Missouri, in concert with

other entities, through aworking group established bythe MDC.

“We look forward to theopportunity to partner withthe Appalachian WildlifeFoundation as we move torestore elk in Shannon, Carterand Reynolds counties insoutheast Missouri,” wroteMDC Director Bob Ziehmerin a letter to the AWF.

“As you know, Missouriansare connected to the land andvalue the great naturalresources of this state,” wroteZiehmer. “This dedication tonatural resources, firm com-mitment to conservation her-itage, and history of restora-tion of native species providescitizens with a rich conserva-tion legacy. The partnershipbetween the AppalachianWildlife Foundation and theDepartment of Conservationwill be another historic chap-ter in the history of conserva-tion in Missouri.”

The Missouri ConservationCommission approved theMDC plan to restore elk at itsOctober meeting. The plancalls for releasing up to 150wild elk in parts of Shannon,Carter and Reynolds counties.The Conservation Depart-ment selected this limitedrestoration zone because ofextensive public lands, suit-able habitat, low road density,minimal agricultural activityand landowner support. Theplan includes health proto-cols, herd management guide-lines and habitat managementrecommendations. Releases ofelk could begin as soon asearly 2011.

The MDC is in discussionswith other conservation

organizations regarding coop-erative efforts and fundingsupport.

Elk restoration programsin Arkansas, Kentucky, Penn-sylvania and Tennessee havesuccessfully restored limitedelk populations with econom-ic benefits through wildlifeviewing and hunting.

Elk are native to the Show-Me State but were gone by themid-1800s, due to unregulat-ed hunting and habitatchanges.

—Jim LowNews Services Coordinator,

MDC—Joe Jerek

News Services Coordinator,MDC

Appalachian WildlifeFoundation Pledges Support For MO ElkFoundation is raising funds

and offering expertise for

Missouri elk restoration efforts.

The Missouri Department of Conservation is bringing back this once-nativespecies to a restoration zone in southeast Missouri.

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The Missouri Department of Conservation’selk restoration plan is available at

www.MissouriConservation.org

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The Missouri Depart-ment of Conserva-tion (MDC) recentlyconfirmed a moun-

tain lion sighting in northwestMissouri. A landowner insouthern Platte County nearthe Missouri River contactedthe MDC with a photo-graph he took on Nov. 26of a mountain lion in atree on his property.

“The photo isclearly of a moun-tain lion,” saidJeff Beringer, resource scien-tist with the MDC’s MountainLion Response Team. “We visited with the landowner,who wishes to remain anony-mous, to confirm the locationand to gather additional infor-mation.”

The MDC receives dozensof reports each year from Missourians claiming to haveseen a mountain lion. Of themore than 1,500 reportsreceived since 1994, only 11 –including the Platte Countysighting – have yielded enoughevidence to confirm the pres-ence of a mountain lion.

Mountain lions are noctur-nal, secretive and generallyavoid contact with humans.

Beringer said that therehave been no documentedcases in Missouri of attacks onlivestock, people or pets bymountain lions.

Beringer added that heidentified claw marks on thetree where the mountain lionwas photographed and col-lected hair samples from

where the big cat was perchedto submit for DNA testing.

“We will use the DNAresults to help us identifywhere the cat came from,”explained Beringer. “We willcompare the results with our

database of captive moun-tain lions in Missouri and

also look at mountain-lion DNA information

from western states.”The Mountain

Lion ResponseTeam conducts

field investigations in situa-tions where there is potentialphysical evidence such as pho-tographs, wildlife or livestockkills, scat, hair or tracks. Theteam has investigated hun-dreds of mountain lionreports since it was created in1996.

“More than 90 percent ofreported mountain lion sight-ings turn out to be bobcats,house cats, or dogs,” Beringersaid. “And most of the photoswe get of mountain lions turnout to be doctored photo-graphs circulating on theInternet.”

He added that most moun-tain lions confirmed in Missouri in modern times,such as two killed on high-ways, are thought to be youngmales traveling from westernstates looking for new territo-ry to the east.

“While mountain lionsoccasionally wander into Missouri from other states, we have no proof of a self-sustaining, reproducing pop-

Mountain Lion SightingVerified In Platte County

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This mountain lion was sighted in Platte County in late November 2010.

ulation,” Beringer said.He added that the MDC

has never stocked or releasedmountain lions in Missouriand has no plans to do so.

Mountain lions (Pumaconcolor), also called cougars,panthers and pumas, werepresent in Missouri beforepioneer settlement. The lastdocumented Missouri moun-tain lion was killed in theBootheel in 1927. The nearestknown populations are inWyoming, Colorado, NorthDakota, South Dakota, north-western Nebraska and Texas.

Mountain lions are a pro-tected species in the stateunder the Wildlife Code ofMissouri. The code does allowthe killing of any mountainlion attacking or killing live-

stock or domestic animals, orthreatening human safety. Theincident must be reported tothe MDC immediately and theintact carcass, including thepelt, must be surrendered tothe MDC within 24 hours.

To report a sighting, physical evidence or otherincident, contact a localMDC office or conservationagent, or email the MountainLion Response Team [email protected].

For more information onmountain lions in Missouri,visit www.MissouriConserva-tion.org and search “moun-tain lion.”

—Joe JerekNews Services Coordinator,

MDC

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It’s been a busy and excit-ing year in Missouri stateparks and historic sitesduring 2010. The

Department of NaturalResources celebrated the 20thanniversary of Katy Trail StatePark by hosting several events,exhibits and programsthroughout the year to com-memorate the occasion.

The first kick-off eventtook place May 8 at the KatyTrail State Park trailhead inRocheport. Gov. Jay Nixonwas the keynote speaker forthe event. Also attending as aspecial honoree was Pat Jones,who along with her late hus-band, Ted, gave the initialdonation to make Katy TrailState Park possible.

The first section of KatyTrail State Park was dedicatedon April 28, 1990, at Rochep-ort. The trail runs between St.Charles and Clinton, a dis-tance of 225 miles. During thesummer, work began onextending the trail approxi-mately 12 miles from St.Charles to Machens. Workalso began on the first three-mile section of the RockIsland Trail State Park, whichwill connect the Katy Trail atWindsor to Pleasant Hill.

As a part of the 20thanniversary, the departmentestablished the Katy Trail Tick-et Book Program, which wasdesigned to encourage peopleto visit every community alongthe Katy Trail corridor. InJune, the department also cele-brated the 10th annual Katy

Trail Ride. There were 300bicyclists registered for the ridewho peddled 38 to 54 milesevery day during their journeyfrom St. Charles to Clinton.

During the fall, the depart-ment continued the 20thanniversary by hosting a FallColors Tram Tour. The free90-minute, 17-mile tram tourbetween Rocheport andMcBaine allowed visitors toenjoy the fall colors along thebluffs and striking views of theMissouri River. The tram toursallowed those who cannotaccess the Katy Trail on foot orby cycling to enjoy the fall col-ors as well. Interpretive guidesprovided an explanation of thenatural history and culturalfeatures along the trail.Edward Jones was the primarysponsor for all the activitiesassociated with the 20thanniversary commemoration.

To allow Katy Trail users toshow their support, thedepartment created an onlineapparel store. There are nearly100 apparel items featuring theKaty Trail 20th anniversarylogo, the official Katy TrailState Parks logo and differentvariations on the Missouristate park themes available athttp://katytrailstore.mostateparks.com. Products range fromsweatshirts to stainless steeltravel mugs, with all profitsgoing to help support Mis-souri’s 85 state parks and his-toric sites.

A major initiative in 2010was the creation of the StateParks Youth Corps. This sum-

mer jobs program, initiated byGov. Jay Nixon, provided jobsfor more than 1,000 youthsbetween the ages of 17-24. Inaddition to providing jobs foryouths, the program enhancedand improved state parks, pro-vided work experience andopportunities to learn newskills and introduced youths topossible careers in naturalresources and state parks. TheNational Association of StateParks Directors recognized ourefforts by honoring the StateParks Youth Corps with itsPresident’s Award for the mostoutstanding contribution to astate park system in the nation.

The State Parks Youth Corpsis a cooperative partnership

between the Division of Work-force Development and theDivision of State Parks usingfederal American Recovery andReinvestment Act funds. TheConservation Federation ofMissouri was a valuable part-ner in helping to raise fundsthat were used to provideequipment for the workers. Wegenuinely appreciate CFM’ssupport. It is good to know wehave such strong partners.

Another milestone in 2010was the reopening of John-son’s Shut-Ins State Park nearLesterville, which had beenheavily damaged in 2005 bythe breach of the Taum SaukReservoir. The park has a newcampground featuring camp-

2010 A Busy Year ForParks And Historic Sites

Boating, fishing and abundant waterfowl have made Big Lake State Parkone of northwest Missouri's most popular outdoor recreation areas.

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sites with basic campers,recreational vehicles, equestri-an users and walk-in campers,along with six camper cabins.The new Black River Centerserves as the main orientationcenter for the park and pro-vides exhibits about the natu-ral, cultural and geologic his-tory of the park as well asinformation on the St. Fran-cois Mountains and sur-rounding area. Several newtrails are featured, includingthe Scour Channel Trail,which was created by waterrushing down Proffit Moun-tain following the breach.

The shut-ins area of thepark is known to most as agreat place to swim and splashin during the hot summermonths. A new boardwalk pro-vides easy access to the shut-insfor viewing or swimming. Vis-itors can also access the EastFork of the Black River at vari-ous locations throughout thepark for swimming, wading orfishing. At the north picnicarea, there is easy access to the

river and a gravel bar. The redeveloped Johnson’s

Shut-Ins State Park providesmany of the key features visi-tors enjoyed in the past andseveral new features. If youwere unable to get out to thepark last summer, be sure toput it on your list of things todo this summer!

Another park that under-went redevelopment last yearwas Big Lake State Park locat-ed in Bigelow. The park wasclosed last June due to flood-ing after a nearby leveebreached, allowing almost allof the park’s 407 acres andfacilities to become flooded.After the water receded,cleanup and rebuilding effortsbegan. Park workers and vol-unteers feverishly worked toclean up a portion of the parkin order to reopen the park intime for Labor Day. Staff con-tinued the rebuilding andrepairing efforts, includingrepairs to the swimming pool,dining lodge and the motelfollowing Labor Day. Big Lake

State Park has been a corner-stone of recreation in north-west Missouri since 1932. Ithas been a place of great hap-piness – of anniversaries andfamily barbecues and after-noons spent fishing.

To round out the year inreview, the department washonored by the AAA MidwestTraveler magazine. Missouristate parks took the first, sec-ond and third place awards forBest State Parks in the Mid-west. Last spring, the publica-tion invited readers to vote fortheir favorite places to visit,eat, shop and more. Morethan 2,500 people cast ballotsfor their favorite Midwesternplaces and people.

Table Rock State Park nearBranson won best state park,followed by Lake of the OzarksState Park in second place andHa Ha Tonka State Park nearCamdenton taking third.These three awards reflect thequality of our state park sys-tem and the tremendousopportunity it provides forrecreation and tourism. Mis-souri’s outstanding state parks

are not only a treasure of thisstate, but are among the mostremarkable in the nation.

As we begin the New Year,don’t forget to add a few of ourspecial events to your calendarlist of things to do. The statepark and historic site eventscontinue through all seasonsand winter is no exception.Roaring River and Montaukstate parks are hosting eaglewatch events. I saw bald eaglesat Montauk when I visited thepark in December. We are veryproud of our bald eagle popu-lations and state parks providea great opportunity for thepublic to watch the eaglescoming in to roost in theiractive nests. To learn moreabout these and other specialevents, visit the website at:dnr.mo.gov/calendar/parkssearch.do.

Whatever your interest, getout there and enjoy your Mis-souri state parks.

—Bill BryanDirector, Missouri Depart-ment of Natural Resources’

Division of State Parks

The Black River Trail at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park is the main trailthat runs through the day-use area and explains some of the features,including the fen and boulder field. Both the fen, which is a specializedwetland area, and the boulder field have pavilions with interpretationand information about why these areas are important.

A group of State Parks Youth Corps workers provided demonstrations ofthe various job skills they learned while working in Missouri state parksand historic sites during the summer of 2010.

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Gov. Nixon Selects Sara Parker Pauley As DirectorOf Missouri Department Of Natural Resources

Gov. Jay Nixonselected Sara ParkerPauley as the newdirector of the Mis-

souri Department of NaturalResources. In her new posi-tion, Ms. Pauley, 45, will leadthe Governor’s efforts to growthe state economy by acceler-ating the development ofrenewable sources of energy,creating next-generation“green” jobs, and promotingenergy independence in thestate. Pauley also will manageagencies and programsfocused on managing Mis-souri’s state parks and historicsites and preserving andimproving the state’s naturaland cultural resources.

“We were looking for aleader prepared to meet thechallenges of environmental

stewardship and sustainableeconomic development in the21st Century,” Gov. Nixonsaid. “Sara Parker Pauley has abreadth of experience — anda proven trackrecord of success —helping govern-ment, business, andnon-profit groupsfind commonground and buildconsensus. That isthe kind of problem-solvingwe need to promote newopportunities for “green”business practices across theeconomic spectrum —including within state govern-ment — and to accelerate thestate’s development of renew-able sources of energy, includ-ing wind, solar and biofuels.

“In addition, as a lifelong

conservationist, hunter andoutdoorswoman, I know thatMs. Pauley appreciates thevalue of Missouri’s pricelessnatural and cultural resources,

including our out-standing system ofstate parks, and theimportance of pre-serving, protectingand improving thislegacy.”

“I grew up out-doors — hunting and fishingin the Ozarks with my grand-parents and my parents — socaring for and respecting Mis-souri’s outstanding naturalresources is a value that goesback generations in my fami-ly,” Ms. Pauley said. “I alsobelieve that economic growthand environmental steward-ship are not mutually exclu-

sive; resource managementalways works best when allstakeholders work together.

“Advancing Gov. Nixon’sagenda by developing newsources of clean, abundantenergy is essential to growingour economy, promoting Mis-souri’s energy independenceand creating a greener, health-ier, more prosperous state,”Ms. Pauley said. “I look for-ward to working with thebusiness community, mem-bers of the legislature, thepublic and the environmentalcommunity to make Missouria leader in renewable energy,in resource conservation, andin protecting our outdoor her-itage for generations to come.”

Ms. Pauley replaces formerDNR Director Mark N. Tem-pleton, who resigned in

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August to become ExecutiveDirector of the Office of theIndependent Trustees of theDeepwater Horizon Oil SpillTrust. Following Mr. Temple-ton’s resignation, Gov. Nixonappointed a nine-person com-mittee to conduct a nation-wide search for his replace-ment. Gov. Nixon named KipStetzler acting director duringthe search; Mr. Stetzler hasbeen the Director of the West-ern Regional Office of theGovernor in Kansas City.

A native of Columbia, Ms.Pauley had been a projectmanager for D.J. Case & Asso-ciates, a natural resourcescommunications firm, whereshe worked with federal andstate agencies on policy devel-opment, marketing and envi-ronmental compliance.

In 2006-2007, she wasExecutive Vice President ofPrimeGen Power USA, a start-up distributed power energycompany based in Missouri,where she was responsible for

market research anddevelopment for elec-tric utilities and theU.S. military.

From 2001 to 2005,Ms. Pauley was deputydirector of the Mis-souri Department ofNatural Resources,serving as its publicliaison to diverse con-stituencies includingthe business commu-nity and environmen-tal groups. She alsooversaw the staff andbudgets of the StateHistoric PreservationOffice, Energy Center,Technical AssistanceOffice and Communi-cations Office.

“Sara is a consensus-builder,” said former DNRDirector Steve Mahfood. “Shehas the ability to listen to allsides, communicate effectivelyand confidentially, and identi-fy common ground. Those arecritical skills in a position suchas this one, where you must

continually balance the goalsof economic growth, the needfor jobs and the protection ofour land, water and air.”

Ms. Pauley was chief ofstaff to former MissouriHouse Speaker Steve Gawfrom 1996-1998, working as aliaison with legislators, lobby-ists and other constituentgroups.

Ms. Pauley received bothher law degree and her bache-lor’s degree in journalismfrom the University of Mis-souri – Columbia, and didpost-graduate studies in Aus-tralia as a Rotary Fellow. Shewas an instructor at the Uni-versity of Missouri’s School ofNatural Resources, where shetaught a course in naturalresource policy and adminis-tration. She is also a graduateof Columbia’s Hickman HighSchool.

A lifelong conservationistand an avid hunter, Pauley hasbeen an executive committeeand board member of theConservation Federation of

Missouri. She was a memberof the board of the AmericanNational Fish & WildlifeMuseum, where she served asdirector of conservation pro-grams from 2005-2006. Shehas published a number ofarticles on wildlife and naturalresources management.

Ms. Pauley and her hus-band, Scott, a professionalbass fisherman, live in Harts-burg. Scott Pauley is a 30-yearveteran of the Missouri StateHighway Patrol.

The Missouri Departmentof Natural Resources isresponsible for preserving thequality of Missouri’s air, waterand land. The Departmentincludes the Division of StateParks; the Division of Geologyand Land Survey; the Divisionof Environmental Quality; theState Environmental Improve-ment and Energy ResourcesAuthority; and the PetroleumStorage Tank Insurance Fund.The Governor appoints theDirector with the advice andconsent of the State Senate.

Pauley brings a wide range of public, pri-vate sector experience in energy andresource management; Missouri native isan avid hunter and conservationist

HONORARIUMS AND MEMORIALSIn memory of Louis Hoerr

Berkeley Gunther ~ Clayton, MO

In memory of James & Lillian BlankenshipGary & Kristin Van De Velde ~ Jefferson City, MO

Connie Tiehen ~ Lees Summit, MOClifford & Bettie Tanquary ~ Grandview, MOMurray & Mildred Baalman ~ Grinnell, KS

Thomas Kamrath ~ Peculiar, MORuby Daily ~ Peculiar, MO

Arnold & Helen Meysenburg ~ Lees Summit, MORon Coleman ~ Saint Albans, MO

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Roger Haslag, Loose CreekVincent Henry, WooldridgeRaymond Hermon, Grand-viewFrancis Hesse, Knob NosterKevin Hicks, LinnMaurice Hoefer, HigginsvilleMike Hoefer, Kansas CityGeralyn Hoey, Austin, TXGary Hooker, Poplar BluffDolores Houska, PacificHomer Howell, SteelvilleRalph Huff, SedaliaVernon Hull, MarylandHeightsLeann Ivey, Saint LouisBill Jackson, BrunswickJoe Jackson, MarshfieldAlan Jones, Saint LouisRicky Jones, AuroraElmer Kamp, JacksonDonald Keeling, IndependenceKent Keethler, SedaliaBob Kelley, HillsboroMary Kemper, SpringfieldJamie Kenslow, Kansas CityKaren King, Kansas CityDonna Klingler, O’FallonDeanna Kohlbrecher,SmithvilleTroy Krodinger, FletcherJ. C. Kuessner, Jefferson CitySteve Kumke, Belleville, ILJean Kuntz, AshlandDave Lako, Jefferson CityRaymond Lammert, FestusDennis Leach, FestusBill Lewis, MaplewoodKenneth Liefer, Saint CharlesBecky Litherland, FentonSteve Mahfood, HartsburgPaul Marsh, Saint LouisCarl Marshall, StoverFelix Martin, Saint Louis

Renee Martin, ColumbiaCharles Mathews, LinnMark Matthews, Saint JosephCharles Maupin, FultonTimothy McDowell, KansasCityEric Merritt, SpringfieldDave Meyer, Jefferson CityIvan Miller, JamesportJohn Mitchell, Shawnee Mis-sion, KSIra Moses, Saint LouisJoseph Mueller, Saint LouisJohn Mutrux, Saint LouisThomas Myers, Saint PetersLarry Nash, De SotoWilliam Nash, Blue SpringsDonnie Nichols, WarsawJames Nighsronger, CleverMichael Noah, Saint CharlesRaymond Noll, ColumbiaE. Null, WarrensburgMark Nussbaum, CapeGirardeauAudrey O’Reilly, Saint LouisChet Owen, LibertyOzark Greenways, Inc.,SpringfieldDan Paige, Jefferson CityHarlan Palm, ColumbiaTodd & Betty Parnell, Spring-fieldClaude Pauley, BoonvilleMichael Pelizzaro, Saint LouisDoug Pennington, CarthageMorley Plegge, RollaAaron Pondrom, DixonDavid Poole, ElklandClinton Prenger, JeffersonCityRichard Prenger, JeffersonCitySarah Proffer, SikestonBruce Pyles, Rock Hill, SC

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R. L. Mueller National Dist.Inc., Saint LouisRobert Ramsey, GlenallenWillie Ray, FestusStan Reasons, WarrentonDoug Rees, JacksonTheodora Rendlen, HannibalWayne Rippel, TunasDean Rising, SpringfieldDale Roberts, AshlandVictor Roesch, Saint LouisKeith Roever, RobertsvilleLauren Ross, ParisRandy Rowden, ViennaMary Ruckdeschel, Saint LouisJim Rucker, SpringfieldDonald Rupp, ColumbiaJames Ryan, Kansas City

Jerry Sanders, CapeGirardeauLois Sandner, ClarkTimothy Saxton, GalenaGene Scheiter, CamdentonBruce Scherder, BowlingGreenMichael Schlueter, Saint LouisPamela Schnebelen, PacificClyde Schulte, Saint CharlesRonald Schwartzmeyer,ArnoldDonald Seibel, Saint LouisOwen Sexton, Saint LouisKathy Shaffstall, Saint LouisDeAnn Sharpless, HillsboroEdward Simons, WashingtonBarry Smith, Saint LouisDenny Smith, BentonMark Smith, LexingtonWayne Smith, OdessaWilliam Smith, KirksvilleSandra Steinmacher, Way-nesville

Jerome Stevens, RhinelandDaniel Stroder, WhitewaterHoward Sutton, FentonDavid Swinney, Kansas CitySharon Talley-Klein, SaintLouisBob Tarrant, FlorissantJack Thomas, Saint ClairLarry Thompson, O’FallonLois Thornton, Saint LouisDon Tinder, JoplinSheldon Toepke, RocheportRobert Torp, BeltonJames Tucker, Boulder City,NVClarence Tunnicliff, SaintLouisMartin & Charlene Uckstein,GeraldMichael Usery, Cedar HillSteve Utt, Saint LouisWayne Utt, East Alton, ILLarry Uzzell, WinfieldJeanine Vandenberg, Edwards

Maureen Vaughn, OzarkMarion Waggener, MarcoIsland, FLJeff Wagner, BethanyHenry Waldschmidt, SaintLouisNorman Ward, Des PeresJack Watkins, Belleville, ILPeter Wazlawek, Creve CoeurRita Weber, FultonCarolyn Wells, CaliforniaLorraine Wiedemann, FentonBrad Wiedlocher, Saint LouisRick Wiegand, FoleyJerome Wiggins, BallwinDavid Wilkerson, Lake Win-nebagoJack Woodhead, CarthageJerry & Eve Yaekel, Frederick-townJohn Zeimet, Sunrise BeachJohn Zervas, PevelyBrad Zimmerman, NewBloomfield

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