2010
Novelist Donates to MCHF
Missouri writer Stan Crader's novel The Bridge helps readers connect to conservation. Go to story>>
Birthday Wishes for Conservation
Business partners Carroll Wilkerson and Jared Reynolds honor their clients' birthdays with donations to MCHF. Go to story>>
Ripley County Area Harbors Missouri's Oldest Known White Oaks
MCHF funding helps expand Little Black Conservation Area. Go to story>>
Welcome Wings
MCHF supports Neotropical bird protection projects, to help ensure that "our" birds come back to us every spring. Go to story of how MCHF funds helped a conservation couple in Central America work to bolster ecotourism, and in turn, bird habitat protection >>
MCHF Grant Helps Hermann Care for Trees
Brian Scott with the City of Hermann, Mo, is one of 10 arborists around the state better able to care for city trees thanks to a grant from MCHF. In 2009, the MCHF board of directors approved a $5,000 grant to help train municipal arborists with tree care. Go to Hermann story>>
Foundation Board Announces Grant Awards, Welcomes New Directors
At their first meeting of the year on Febrary 26, the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation’s board of directors approved nearly $30,000 in funding allocations to wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation projects. Foundation Chair Julius Wall, far left, and President Chris Nattinger, right, also welcomed incoming director Mr. Jim Wilson to the board, center, as well as new directors Ms. Ann Sullins and Mr. Lowell Mohler. Go to news release>>
2009
Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation Provides More than $1 Million in 2009 for Conservation Projects (December 28, 2009). Go to story>>
Dave Murphy Named an "OL 25 2010" — On November 19, Outdoor Life magazine honored Foundation board member Dave Murphy as one of 25 men and women who have changed the face of hunting and fishing. Go to story>>
Saving Our Best Streams The Stream Stewardship Trust Fund helps protect Missouri's best streams. From November Missouri Conservationist. Pictured here is landowner Robert Wyatt, featured in the article, who has a Stream Stewardship Trust Fund easement on his property near Long Branch Creek. Go to story>>
Sportsmen and Conservation Leaders Promote FoundationWorld fishing legend Roland Martin, pictured above at podium, along with professional anglers Stacey King and Charlie Campbell, met with more than 100 southwest Missouri conservation leaders and supporters on September 24 at Big Cedar Lodge near Branson, praising the work of the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation.
“If we are to see a continuation of our great outdoors, it will happen because organizations such as the Conservation Heritage Foundation are supported by today’s outdoor lovers,” said Mr. Martin. In addition, Missouri Department of Conservation retiring director John Hoskins shared remarks about the importance of conservation partnerships. Foundation President Julius Wall and director Andy Dalton welcomed the group and provided information on the history and accomplishments of the organization.
Bass Pro Shops and individual board members provided funding for the event. The Foundation, in existence for 12 years, has helped raise and invest more than $8 million for hundreds of conservation projects statewide.
Steve Mowry Named "Hero of Conservation" In July 2009, Field and Stream magazine recognized Foundation Board member Steve Mowry as a "Hero of Conservation" for his prairie conservation and revitalization efforts in the Mystic Plains Conservation Opportunity Area in Adair and Sullivan Counties. Steve is quick to praise public agency staff and private landowners for making prairie restoration a reality in northeastern Missouri.
Going South: Missouri's Rainforest Connection—Our Birds in the Tropics The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation's Missouri Tropical Bird Account seeks funds to protect wintering habitat of breeding birds we enjoy in Missouri. From May issue of Missouri Conservationist. Go to story>>
From Rain Gardens to River Bottoms The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation Funds Conservation in the Ozarks. From Community Foundation of the Ozarks newsletter, spring 2009, page 6. Go to story>>
Kayaks for Conservation Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation Grant Helps Law Enforcement. From Missouri Wildlife, March 2009, pages 26 and 27. Go to story>>
Young archers take lifetime lessons from first state tournament The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation donated $5,000 help the top team in each of the three divisions buy equipment or to attend the national tournament. Go to story>>
Horton, Dalton and Mowry Join Foundation Board, March 2009 Go to story>>
