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HANNIBAL, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) grant workshop scheduled for February 26th in Hannibal, but was canceled due to inclement weather, has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. on March 12 at the MDC office, 653 Clinic Road. There is no cost for the program, but pre-registration is required.
HANNIBAL, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) grant workshop scheduled for Feb. 26 in Hannibal was canceled due to inclement weather and has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. on March 12 at the USDA/MDC office, 653 Clinic Road. There is no cost for the program, but pre-registration is required.
TRIM cost-share grants can help communities fund tree inventories, removal or pruning of hazardous trees, tree planting and the training of volunteers and city/county employees to best care for community forests.
St. Charles and Lincoln Counties, Mo. – Unusually large numbers of snow geese are congregating on and near the Confluence area of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. Heavy snows in the western part of Missouri are driving the birds east and to the Confluence.
As of last week, B.K. Leach Conservation Area in Lincoln County recorded 7,000 snow geese on the area with an estimated 15,000 in the surrounding vicinity. This should provide exceptional opportunities for snow geese hunters, as well as wildlife watchers, video and still photographers.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Taking initiative in implementing a first-time archery hunting opportunity in Branson and making extra effort to ensure outdoor recreational opportunities are accessible to everyone have earned state-wide recognition for two area hunter-education instructors.
Brad Hampton of Ozark has been named the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Bowhunter Education Instructor of the Year and Tisha Holden of Lebanon is MDC’s Staff Instructor of the Year.
Jamesport, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host a seminar and tour devoted to improving and managing habitat for deer from 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, at the Ivan Miller farm southeast of Jamesport.
Kansas City, Mo. – Hunkering down indoors on snowy winter days with hot soup and a book or movie is fun for a while. But then adventurous folks get restless. Cold air and snow crunching under boots are cures for cabin fever. Trails at Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) wildlife areas offer wildlife watching and interesting winter landscapes along with fresh air.
