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Conservation Action
March 2011
The Conservation Commission met March 3 and 4 at Conservation Department Headquarters in Jefferson City Commissioners present were:
Becky L. Plattner, Grand Pass, Chair
Don R. Johnson, Festus, Vice Chair
Don C. Bedell, Sikeston, Secretary
William F. “Chip” McGeehan, Marshfield, Member
REGULATIONS
The Commission approved recommendations from the Regulations Committee to:
• Prohibit planting seeds on conservation areas (CAs) to reduce the risk of introducing exotic plants.
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Third annual Missouri National Archery in the Schools state tourney sends dozens to nationals.
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If you don’t know how to catch “spoonbill cats,” you can attend a paddlefish snagging clinic April 16.
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A bonanza for wildlife watchers is at hand as hundreds of thousands of snow geese and other waterfowl are stopping at wetlands and lakes as they head north to summer breeding grounds.
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MDC will host a free native plant sale and workshop on how to make them thrive on March 19 at the Burr Oak Woods Nature Center
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A free workshop on using prescribed burns to improve wildlife habitat and control unwanted vegetation will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 19 at the Pony Express Conservation Area headquarters south of Maysville.
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Ornithologist and author John C. Robinson introduces fourth and fifth grade students to bird watching at the Burr Oak Nature Center in Blue Springs. The students are from the Renaissance Academy of Environmental Science and Math in Kansas City.
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E-Permits will enable hunters, anglers and trappers to buy, print and immediately use permits.