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Winter 99-2000 - Vol. 16, No. 4
Front Cover: Creek flowing through heavy snow
Back Cover: Icicles at Rock Bridge State Park
Director's Comments: Mahfood - DNR's Y2K readiness
Features:
"Eye in the Earth" Weaver (DGLS)
"Current Technology - The Rediscovered Fuel Cell" Muench and
Orr (Energy Center)
"The State of Missouri's Environment - First-Time
Report Outlines Conditions, Concerns" Pabst and Patterson (DEQ)
News Briefs:
Energy Division Changes Name, Reorganizes (Energy Center)
Earth Science Week Celebrated at DGLS (DGLS)
New Exhibit Features Historic Route 66 (DSP)
Improvements Made at State Park Boat Launch (DSP)
Input Sought on Impaired Waters (DEQ)
NRC Elects EIERA Staffer to Board (EIERA)
Resource Honor Roll:
Bryan Parker, Stream Team Volunteer from Rolla
Karen Fosse, Teacher at Exeter Junior High School
Environmental Notes:
Caulk Talk (Tips on where to caulk)
Resources to Explore:
First State Capitol State Historic Site Klostermeier (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Deal of the Century" (DGLS Trading Cards) Weaver
(DGLS)
One Last Word:
"Bootheel Politics, Frontier Style" Weaver (DGLS)
Front Cover: Bright sunrise turning sky orange
Back Cover: Windmill located in a fenced pasture
setting
Director's Comments: Mahfood - Energy and environment - creation of the Missouri Energy Center
Features:
"Status Report: The Quest for Less" Brogdon (DAS)
"The Road Back to Route 66" Warhover (DSP)
"Power from Above" Muench (DE)
News Briefs:
Employees Win Governor's Award (DEQ) (1999 Award for Quality,
Productivity)
Missouri Mourns Roger Pryor (DO)
UMR Victorious at Solar Race (DE) (Sunrayce '99)
UtiliCorp Offers Green Power (DE)
Katy Trail Adds New Section (DSP)
Users Praise Parks (DSP) (Results of park survey)
Parks Program Changes Location (DSP) (Historic Preservation program)
Litter Company Receives Grant (EIERA)
Bugged by 2000? (DEQ)
Resource Honor Roll:
Sedalia Fire Department's Hazardous Materials Team
Environmental Notes:
New Fridge Cools Cost (Buying tips for energy efficient refrigerators)
Resources to Explore:
Cuivre River State Park Schuette (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Teaching Environmental Topics Encourages Independent
Thinking" Schneider (DEQ)
One Last Word:
"St. Francois Mountains: Aging Gracefully" Weaver
(DGLS)
Front Cover - Aerial photo of contour farming
Back Cover - Early morning fog settles on sloping
hills and pasture of Miller County
Director's Comments: Mahfood - DNR's "green building" is cooperative effort that will be state prototype
Features:
"Swamped With Success" Gaffney (Successful wetlands
projects) (DGLS)
"Missouri's Historic Border Battles" Weaver (State boundary
disputes) (DGLS)
"When Less is More" Hansen (Missouri's Solid Waste Reduction
Plan) (DEQ)
News Briefs:
Renovations Save Energy Dollars (DE) (Energy-efficient renovations)
Columbia Hosts Waste Conference (EIERA, DEQ) (Solid and hazardous
waste issues meeting)
DGLS School Day (DGLS) (Third annual Earth Science Day at DGLS in
Rolla)
Passport Program Returns With New Challenges (DSP) (Annual program
features new categories)
Clean Water Funds to Increase (DEQ) (DEQ budget focuses heavily on
protecting water resources)
Resource Honor Roll:
Jerry Vineyard, former Assistant State Geologist
Environmental Notes:
Watertight Savings for Summer (Water needs without waste)
Resources to Explore:
Trail of Tears State Park Dowling (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Re-Source Your Trash" Lubbers (DEQ)
One Last Word:
"Missouri Enterprise" Seeney (EIERA)
Wraparound cover - Clouds
Director's Comments: Mahfood - High-profile activities - Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance, Impaired Waters List, Water Pollution Control Fees
Features:
"Boil Orders!" Ritchie (DEQ)
"Perennial Success Stories" Thompson (Operation Brightside)
(DO)
"Driving for Clean Air" Cordray (Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance)
(DEQ)
News Briefs:
Phosphorous Limits Set at Lake (DEQ) (Table Rock Lake)
Sunny Technology to Shine in K.C. (DE) (Soltech 99 conference highlights
innovative solar technology)
Rising Demand for Energy Loans (DE) (Surge in requests for Energy
Efficiency Revolving Loan Funds)
Times Beach Wins National Award for Beautification (DSP) (Keep America
Beautiful, Inc. recognizes the area for its transformation)
Parks Employees Honored by Missouri Parks Association (MPA) (DSP)
DGLS Initiates Well Log Program
Resource Honor Roll:
DNR Waste Tire to Energy Team, Teacher Herb Turner of Waynesville
Middle School
Environmental Notes:
Spring (Green) Cleaning (Recipes for environmentally safe
cleaning)
Resources to Explore:
Mark Twain State Park and State Historic Site Huffman and
Hesse (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Are We Net Worthy? You be the Judge" Brogdon (DAS)
One Last Word:
"Earth's Day to Shine" Brogdon (DAS)
WINTER 1998-99 - Vol. 15, No. 4
Front cover - Waters of the Black River flowing
over rocks
Back cover - A blanket of snow covering the shoreline
at Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Director's Comments: Mahfood - Retrospective of first year as DNR director
Features:
"Park Volunteers ... VIPs Only" Holst (Volunteers in Parks
program) (DSP)
"A Tireless Pursuit" Beydler (Waste tires) (DEQ)
"How Clean is Your Stream?" Totten and Patterson, (DEQ)
News Briefs:
SRF Expands Loan Offerings (DEQ) (Cross-collateralization
of the Clean Water SRF with the Drinking Water SRF earns EPA approval)
Partners Open Park Academy (DSP) (First session of Joseph Jaeger Academy
of State Parks held)
Schools Lower Energy Cost (DE) (North Kansas City School District
receives $1.6 million for energy-saving improvements)
1973 Energy Crisis Revisited (DE)
Call Ahead for Reservations (DSP) (Twelve campsites now accept reservations
up to three months in advance)
New Inn and Conference Center Opens (DSP) (Roaring River Inn and Conference
Center)
DGLS Publishes Water Report (DGLS)
EIERA Board Approves Bond (EIERA) (First community recipients named
under the new SRF Drinking Water Program)
Magazine Observes DNR Anniversary (DAS) (Missouri Resources to publish
series on 25th DNR anniversary during 1999)
Resource Honor Roll:
ExploraVision Team from John Burroughs School, Chad Pregracke
(Led cleanup of Mississippi River)
Environmental Notes:
Home Cookin' (Energy efficiency in the kitchen)
Resources to Explore:
Knob Noster State Park Ramsey (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Dawn of the Envirothon" Beydler (DEQ)
One Last Word:
"DNR Expands Regional Accessibility" (Opening of
additional regional and satellite offices) Patterson (DEQ)
Front Cover - View from inside Burfordville Covered
Bridge at Bollinger Mill SHS
Back Cover - Close-up of Carolina buckthorn's leaves
and berries
Director's Comments: Mahfood - Proactive water quality protection
Features:
"Angling for a Parks Patch" Price, (Mo. State Park
Junior Naturalist Program) (DSP)
"Utility Restructuring" Muench (Proposed changes from heavy
utility regulation to open-market competition) (DE)
"Missouri's All-Purpose Map" Weaver (Popularity and usefulness
of topographic maps) (DGLS)
News Briefs:
New Recreation Grants Awarded (Landmark Local Parks Program,
National Recreation Trails Fund) (DSP)
DGLS Offers Trading Cards (Set of 40 different environmental, natural
resources cards) (DGLS)
New Financial Applications for EIERA Program (Missouri Market Development
Program) (EIERA)
Law Authorizes Alternative Fuel (New law allows consumers in St. Louis
to buy reformulated gasoline staring in summer 1999) (DEQ)
New Drinking Water Loan Program (Law establishes a state revolving
fund for drinking water) (DEQ)
Top Spots:
(For camping) Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Hawn State
Park, Cuivre River State Park, Wallace State Park, Truman State Park,
Thousand Hills State Park, Lake Wappapello State Park (DSP)
Resource Honor Roll:
Dwight Weaver, Penny Holtzmann
Environmental Notes:
Turning Over an Old Leaf (Using leaves as mulch or compost)
Resources to Explore:
Bollinger Mill State Historic Site Smoot (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Environmental Education: The Filling for the Pie"
Pitts (Reasons to include the environment with existing school curricula)
(DEQ)
One Last Word:
"Deposits of Beauty" (Missouri's gemstones) Weaver
(DGLS)
Front Cover - Sailboats moored at Stockton State
Park marina
Back Cover - Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge
opening
Director's Comments: Mahfood - Update on new environmental legislation
Features:
"Meet us at the Fair" Yoest, Patterson (DNR's
Mo State Fair involvement) (DEQ)
"A Look at the Lake" Hentges (Water Quality at the Lake
of the Ozarks) (DEQ)
"Next Stop: Reduced Emissions" Brogdon (St. Louis Bi-State
Buses switch to Alternative Fuel - CNG) (DE)
News Briefs:
DNR Replaces County Records (Mississippi County) (DGLS)
Thousands Attend Earth Day (DNR)
Roaring River Sets Dedication (DSP)
WOW (Wonders of the Outdoor World) Workshop Returns to DNR (DSP)
Recycling Efforts Receive Funds (EIERA)
Columbia Hosts Waste Conference (EIERA) (DEQ)
** Snapshots From Earth Day (Teachers send in photos taken with recycled camera given away at E-Day - special) (DSP)
Top Stops:
(Summer Fun) Passport Program, Sam A. Baker, Bike to the
State Fair, Nathan Boone Homestead, Horseback Trails, Towosahgy, Battle
of Pilot Knob, Felix Valle (DSP)
Resource Honor Roll:
Chris Perkins, Everett Williams
Environmental Notes:
Window to Savings (Energy-efficient windows) (DE)
Resources to Explore:
Truman, Pomme de Terre, Stockton state parks Holst (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"3-DNR" Beydler (3-D photos of DNR sites, events)
(DEQ)
One Last Word:
"You Can Take a Bike to Japan" Brogdon
(EIERA) (DE)
Front Cover - Stream running from Green's Cave,
Meramec State Park
Back Cover - Close-up of Michigan Lily, St. Francois
State Park
Director's Comments: Mahfood - Introduction, resume
Features:
"Close-ups of Cleanups" Cass (Community involvement
in Superfund site cleanups) (DEQ)
"Choose Environmental Excellence" Mann, Walker (Bridging
the Gap, Inc.'s environmental awareness and action program) (EIERA)
"Double Danger" Mehuys (Dangers of abandoned wells) (DEQ)
News Briefs:
Mahfood Chosen to Lead DNR (DNR)
DNR Awards HERS Grant (Home Energy Rating System used to evaluate
energy efficiency) (EIERA)
Boonville MKT Depot Reopens (DSP)
EIERA Funds go to Lamar Company (Dura-Board, Inc.) (EIERA)
DNR Hosts Dual Events (Jefferson City Open House, Commissioners' Conference)
(DNR)
Geologic Survey Network Ready (HARN - High Accuracy Reference Network)
(DGLS)
EIERA Sends Solar Bikers to Japan (EIERA)
Springfield's Discovery Center Opens (DE)
Top Stops:
(Fishing) Bennett Spring, Montauk, Roaring River, Pomme
de Terre, Lake of the Ozarks, Big Lake, Meramec, Onondaga, Robertsville,
Castlewood (DSP)
Resource Honor Roll:
Jan Dillow, Vada Jenkins
Environmental Notes:
Loads of Energy Savings (Clothes dryer efficiency tips) (DE)
Resources to Explore:
"St. Francois State Park" Blum (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Trash Test" Schneider (Report card for waste management
practices in schools)
One Last Word:
"Ride of the Decade" Holst (Cycle Across Missouri
Parks - CAMP) (DSP)
WINTER 1997-98 - Vol. 14, No. 4
Front Cover - Snow-covered picnic area, Lake Ozark
State Park
Back Cover - Snow-plow truck clears park road
Director's Comments: Shorr - Departure statement
Features:
"Glasphalt: Cleared for Take-Off" Snodgrass (Rolla
airport uses recycled glass mixed with asphalt for paving runway)
(EIERA)
"Public Drinking Water's Aging Infrastructure" McCarty (Challenges
of maintaining Missouri's aging public drinking water system) (DEQ)
"Energy by Design" Muench, Haake, Bumgardner (Building or
renovating your home with energy efficiency in mind) (DE)
News Briefs:
Historic Cleanup Under Way Near St. Louis Airport (Nuclear
waste) (DEQ)
Progress Continues on Relocation (DNR moves offices to E. Elm St.
in J.C.) (DNR)
DNR to Host Dual Winter Events (J.C. open house, commissioners' conference)
(DNR)
"Wall of Fame" Honors Past DNR Winners (Mo. State Employees
of the Month) (DNR)
Visitors Welcome at New Facilities (Wappapello, Towosahgy) (DSP)
Environmental Notes:
Breakdown of FY1998 Operating Budget for Missouri
Top Spots:
(Eagle-watching) Roaring River, Trail of Tears, Montauk,
Stockton, Big Lake, Katy Trail (DSP)
Resource Honor Roll:
Finke, Buschjost
Reusables:
Old tractor tires used for gardening beds, George Sherman
Resources to Explore:
Battle of Lexington State Historic Site White (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Greeting the Environment" Seeney (1996 Environmental
Greeting Card contest) (DEQ)
One Last Word:
"Gold for a Fool's Pocket" Weaver (Fool's gold
- pyrite) (DGLS)
Front Cover - Cornfield in early morning light
Back Cover - Same (wrap-around)
Director's Comment: Shorr - Control of Missouri River water
Features:
"Used Oil's Slick Future" Galbraith (Recycling
used oil) (DEQ)
"Barnyard Boom: CAFOs and the Environment" Schuette (Environmental
challenges of dealing with Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations)
(DEQ)
"(E)ER!" Thompson (DNR's environmental emergency response
team) (DEQ)
News Briefs:
SRF Earns Lofty Bond Ratings (EIERA)
State Water Planning Begins New Phase (DGLS)
Group Studies Utility Industry (DE)
Propane Reserves to Stabilize (DE)
Interns Prepare for Future Vocations (DEQ)
Route 66 State Park Revs up for Historic Fun (DSP)
Environmental Notes:
Energy Savers on the Road to Fall Color (Driving tips) (DE)
Top Stops:
(Backpacking) Ha Ha Tonka, Hawn, Sam A. Baker, Johnson's
Shut-Ins, Taum Sauk Mountain, Trail of Tears, Cuivre River, Prairie
Resource Honor Roll:
Ron Sheeley; Alan Reinkemeyer
Resources to Explore:
Weston Bend, Lewis and Clark, and Big Lake Holst (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Aunt Belle's Spring" Pitts (Field trips to streams
or rivers)
One Last Word:
"Fossilized Imagination" Weaver (Fossils and Pseudofossils)
(DGLS)
Front Cover - Boat on Lake Ozark at sunset
Back Cover - Interior, Washington Chapel C.M.E. Church,
Parkville
Director's Comment: Shorr - Federal regulations compared to state regulations
Features:
"Foundations on the Fringe" Mitchell (Historic
African-American buildings) (DSP)
"When Oil and Water Didn't Mix" Orr, Alderson, Decker, Crawford
(Retrospective look at the Gasconade and Chariton River oil spills)
(DEQ)
"Ground for Concern" Hoffman (New discoveries in the New
Madrid seismic zone) (DGLS)
News Briefs:
Flood and Drought Report Now Available (DGLS)
End of an Era: Times Beach Cleanup Complete (DEQ)
Ha Ha Tonka Visitor Center Now Open (DSP)
Conservation Federation Honors DNR Employee (Everett Williams) (DEQ)
Kansas City Receives SRF Bond Financing (EIERA)
County Surveys Completed (DGLS)
Map Rates Best Bike Highways (DSP)
Environmental Notes:
Cool Your Costs (Air conditioning tips)
Top Stops:
(Lesser known parks) Grand Gulf, Bothwell Lodge, Graham Cave,
Prairie, Dillard Mill, Rock Bridge, Battle of Athens, Mastodon
Resource Honor Roll:
Don Kerns; Tom Nagel
Reusables:
Bird feeders made from coffee cans, Mary Milner
Resources to Explore:
"Equestrian Trails" Holst (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Meet the MEEA" Schneider (Overview of the Missouri
Environmental Education Association)
One Last Word:
"Naming Hidden Places" Weaver (Missouri's legacy
of cave names)
Front Cover - Big Spring, Carter County
Back Cover - Close-up of moss, Graham Cave State
Park
Director's Comment: Shorr - Floods, drought, Missouri River water control
Features:
"Celebrating Diversity: Missouri's Natural Areas"
Currier (Overview of Natural Areas in state parks) (DSP)
"Water Story" Eubank, Kabrick, Schweiss (The Mark Twain
Water Quality Initiative) (DEQ)
"Fountains of the Ozarks" Weaver (Missouri's largest springs)
(DGLS)
Top Stops:
(Natural Areas) Prairie, Taum Sauk Mountain, Ha Ha Tonka,
Big Oak Tree, Trail of Tears, Hawn, Elephant Rocks, Onondaga (DSP)
News Briefs:
Passport Program Back for Encore (DSP)
Solid Waste Decreases (DEQ)
Water Use Report Now Available (DGLS)
EIERA Observes 25th Anniversary (EIERA)
New Exhibits at Mill Site (Watkins Mill) (DSP)
Reusables:
Motorcycle trailer made from refrigerator, Mike Giaraffa
Resource Honor Roll:
Bill Guinther; 1996 Greater Kansas City Marathon and 10K
Resources to Explore:
Fort Davidson State Historic Site Roggensees (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Missouri Since the Louisiana Purchase" Hansen
(Environmental changes since the early 1800s)
One Last Word:
"New Sod Taking Root" Seeney (Growing sod on compost
beds) (EIERA)
WINTER 1996-97 -Vol. 13, No. 4
Front Cover - Mastodon skeleton replica
Back Cover - Rocks frozen in ice in creek
Director's Comment: Shorr - Parks and Soils sales tax approval, wastewater system improvements
Features:
"When Giants Walked" Weaver (Missouri's Ice Age
heritage) (DGLS)
"Current Success Stories" Clifford (Volunteers monitor Missouri's
water quality) (DEQ)
"Savings They Couldn't Refuse" Brogdon (Pattonville High
School uses methane from landfill to heat school) (DE) (DEQ)
News Briefs:
Certifications Required by Law (well certification) (DGLS)
Tire Cleanups Roll (DEQ)
Playground Conversions Benefit Kids (waste tire chips for playgrounds)
(DEQ)
Program Targets Parks Upgrades (DSP)
Recycling Grants Awarded (EIERA)
Energy Audits Completed (DE)
Environmental Notes:
Tips for Efficient Winter Heating (DE)
Top Stops:
(Historic site tours) Watkins Woolen Mill, First Missouri
State Capitol, Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio, Scott Joplin House,
Battle of Lexington, Missouri Mines, Bollinger Mill
Resource Honor Roll:
Military Order of World Wars, Mark Belwood
Reusables:
Tractor tire watering trough, Brad Berhorst
Resources to Explore:
Wallace State Park Danis-Gordon (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Sewage Meets Science" Pitts (Teaching students
about wastewater treatment)
One Last Word:
"Saving Historic Courthouses" Grace (Challenges
facing Missouri's historic courthouses) (DSP)
Front Cover - Old Route 66 bridge over Big Piney
River
Back Cover - Four-lane section of Route 66 near Devil's
Elbow
Director's Comment: Shorr - Summer tour of state parks and historic sites
Features:
"Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind" Growney, Davidson
(Underground storage tanks and groundwater pollution) (DEQ)
"Still a Kick" Brogdon (Retracing old Route 66 through Missouri)
(DNR)
"Active Partners" Orr (The role of DNR commissions in shaping
environmental policy) (DNR)
News Briefs:
Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards (Anheuser-Busch,
Center for Human Services, Union Electric, Emerson Motor Co., Taney
County Regional Sewer District, Valissa's Flowers, city of Marshall)
(DEQ)
Adopt-A-Section of the Katy Trail (DSP)
EIERA Re-elects Board Members (EIERA)
Committee in High Gear (Greenhouse gases) (DE)
MFA Reduces Hog Odors (DEQ)
DGLS Drills for Education (DGLS)
Environmental Notes:
"Lighten Up" on Home Energy Use (Compact fluorescent
light bulbs) (DE)
Top Stops:
(Fall color) Babler, Prairie, Graham Cave, Katy Trail, Pershing,
Roaring River, Crowder, Hawn (DSP)
Resource Honor Roll:
Leonard Weber; Mo. DOT workers
Reusables:
Bluebird house from old license plates, Scott McDowell
Resources to Explore:
Arrow Rock State Historic Site Dickey (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"The Show-Me Standards" Schneider (Overview of
the Outstanding Schools Act of 1993, and the Show-Me Standards)
One Last Word:
"Listening to the Land" Simms (Soil surveys and
how they can be used) (DEQ)
Front Cover - Field of sunflowers near Hartsburg
Back Cover - Same (wrap-around)
Director's Comment: Shorr - State park user survey, improvements
Features:
"Missouri State Revolving Fund: Recycled Savings"
Crawford (MSRF and its positive effect on water quality) (DEQ)
"Lofty Labor" Galbraith (Environmental precautions when
painting/refinishing bridges and water towers) (DEQ)
"Parks and Soils: A Decade of Success for Camps and Crops"
Holst, Simms (Review of progress made under the Parks and Soils sales
tax) (DNR)
Top Stops:
Elephant Rocks, Katy Trail, Onondaga, Meramec, Johnson's
Shut-Ins, Sam A. Baker, Lake of the Ozarks, Arrow Rock (DSP)
News Briefs:
Businesses Receive Financial Assistance
Tuning Up for the State Fair, Historic Preservation Plan
Local Landmark Parks Program
Committee Studies Greenhouse Options
DGLS Flood Report Analysis
DNR Director Wins PRSA Award
Environmental Notes:
Missouri Wetland Slowly Gaining Ground
Resources to Explore:
Hawn State Park Blum (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook :
"Expanding the Classroom" Hansen (Environmental
education field trips)
One Last Word:
"Cornerstones" Westmoreland (The history of cornerstones
in public buildings) (DSP)
Front Cover - Devil's Honeycomb, Washington County
Back Cover - Fishermen at Bennett Spring State Park
Director's Comment: Shorr - Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO)
Features:
"Greenhouse Gases in Missouri" Noller (Fossil
fuels and the greenhouse effect) (DE)
"Missouri's Geologic Oddities" Weaver (Unusual geologic
formations in Missouri) (DGLS)
"Preventing Pesticide Pollution" Shannon (Agrichemicals
and the environment) (DEQ)
News Briefs:
EIERA Assists Rebuild America Program (EIERA)
DNR Finds Interest High at Agricultural Events (DEQ)
Greenhouse Gas Study Moves to Second Phase (DE)
Surface Water Resources of Missouri (DGLS)
State Parks User Survey Results (DSP)
Parks' Passport Program Proves Popular (DSP)
Environmental Notes:
Average Annual Surface Temperature of the Earth, 1855-1995
Reusables:
Barbecue grill, bird feeder (Hentges)
Resource Honor Roll:
Lake Ozark State Park employees; Jeanne Cavendar
Resources to Explore:
Battle of Lexington State Historic Site Fuller (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Water World: Project WET Proves a Splashing Success"
Pitts (Water Education for Teachers curriculum and activity guide)
One Last Word:
"Mountains of Debate" Weaver (Defining mountains)
(DGLS)
WINTER 1995-96 - Vol. 12, No.4
Front Cover - Leafless trees at sunrise
Back Cover - Snow scene with creek
Director's Comment: Shorr - Times Beach, dioxin sites in Missouri, Superfund
Features:
"Missouri's Biopower Industry" Orr, Travis (Energy
from various organic sources) (DE)
"Missouri Storm Drain Stenciling Project" Dewey (Students
help warn people about putting pollutants in storm drains) (EIERA)
"The Past, Present, and Future of Times Beach" Silver (Overview
of Times Beach) (DEQ)
News Briefs:
DGLS Revises Geology Book (Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri)
(DGLS)
Businesses Receive Funds for Recycling (EIERA)
Missourians TAP Into DNR (DEQ)
Greenhouse Gases Estimated (DE)
Recycling Coalition Meets, Recycles (DEQ)
DNR Information on Internet (DNR)
New Exhibits at Civil War Site (Battle of Lexington) (DSP)
Spill Exercise Readies Officials for Real Thing (DEQ)
Resource Honor Roll:
Jonathan Beard, Michael Beckett
Resources to Explore:
"Passport Program" Holst (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Science Fairs Vs. the Volcano" Hansen (Suggestions
for environmental projects for science fairs)
One Last Word:
"From Mountaintop to Swamp" Weaver (Missouri's
highest and lowest points) (DGLS)
Front Cover - Katy Trail tunnel at Rocheport
Back Cover - Historic barn near Jefferson City (Dulle
Farmstead)
Director's Comment: Shorr - Air quality in St. Louis and Kansas City, pesticides in drinking water, landfill permit applications, water pollution, federal budget
Features:
"Katy Trail State Park" Holst (Overview of Katy
Trail State Park) (DSP)
"Living With The Sinks" Vandike (Sinkholes in north St.
Louis) (DGLS)
"Alternative Fuels" Buchanan (Comparing alternatives to
fossil fuels) (DE)
News Briefs:
DNR Conducts Ozone Course (DEQ)
State Water Plan Being Produced (DGLS)
DNR Visits Air Show Crowd (DNR)
Partners Needed for Energy Exploration (Biopower production) (DE)
State Park Passport Program Begins (DSP)
Resource Honor Roll:
Steve Adams, Wally Miller and Ozark Correctional Center
Drug Treatment Program; Marina Cofer-Wildsmith
Reusables:
Charcoal lighter made from coffee cans
Resources to Explore:
Big Oak Tree State Park Holst (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Earth's Thirty-Year Checkup" Schneider (Global
climate change)
One Last Word:
"Water Towers: Skyline Landmarks" Weaver (DEQ)
Front Cover -Sunlight through trees
Back Cover - Same (wrap-around)
Director's Comment: Shorr - State parks, Parks and Soils sales tax
Features:
"Ste. Genevieve: Preservation efforts of historic proportion"
Beetum (Historic preservation in Ste. Genevieve) (DSP)
"Groundwork" Simms (Soil surveys and the Missouri Ozark
Forest Ecosystem Project)(DEQ)
"Environmental Watchdog" Thompson (A day in the life of
an environmental inspector) (DEQ)
News Briefs:
Kansas City Gets Storm Water, Sewer Grants (DEQ)
DNR, EPA Permit Times Beach Incinerator (DEQ)
A Walk on the Wildwood Side (DEQ)
Historic Home Donated to State Park System (Amoureux House) (DSP)
Katy Trail Now Part of Lewis and Clark Trail (DSP)
Division of Energy Recognizes Award Winners (1994 Science Leadership
Award; Poynter, Bowe, Blomberg) (DE)
Dangerous Tunnel Project Revisited (DGLS)
23rd Annual Missouri Waste Management Conference DEQ)
Experts Review Home Energy Efficiency (DE)
Resource Honor Roll:
Neil Andre, Dana Foster
Resources to Explore:
Felix Valle House State Historic Site Baker (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Monitoring Migrating Monarchs" Pitts (Observing
the migration of the monarch butterfly)
One Last Word:
"Between a Rock and a Fossil" Weaver (Missouri's
state mineral, state rock, and state fossil) (DGLS)
Front Cover - Dogwood trees in forest
Back cover - Same (wrap-around)
Director's Comment: Shorr - Scenic byways in Missouri
Features:
"Water Fight" Weaver (Interstate disagreement over
the water levels of the Missouri River) (DGLS)
"CAMPing Out" Buderer (Cross-state bicycling tour visits
state parks) (DSP)
"No Fuel Like An Old Fuel" Travis (Advantages of biomass
fuels) (DE)
News Briefs:
Times Beach Public Availability Sessions Held (DEQ)
DEQ Technical Assistance Program On Line (DEQ)
World Environmental Education Center Planned (Castlewood State Park)
(DSP)
Global Climate Change Fact Sheets Available (DE)
DNR Seeks Input From Parks Users (DSP)
Environmental Notes:
White Styrofoam Won't Float at Lake of the Ozarks Anymore
Resource Honor Roll:
John Morris, Bud Melton, David Hitsman
Resources to Explore:
Wakonda State Park Holst (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Journals: Not just for the record" Hansen (Keeping
an environmental journal)
One Last Word:
"The Natural(ist)" Scott (Naturalist programs in
state parks) (DSP)
WINTER 1994-95 - Vol. 11, No. 4
Front Cover - Children on playground made from shredded
tires
Back Cover - Late fall photo along Cedar Creek
Director's Comment: Shorr - DNR subject to its own regulations
Features:
"Metro Link" Thompson (St. Louis' light rail system)
(DE)
"Crushed stone: Missouri's Building Blocks" Weaver (Crushed
limestone resources in Missouri) (DGLS)
"Tire Spinoffs" Walker (New uses for waste tires) (DE)
News Briefs:
Superfund Cleanup Completed (North U Drive) (DEQ)
Katy Trail Back in Preflood Condition (DSP)
EIERA Funds State Fair Study (EIERA)
Awards Given for Energy Ideas (DE)
Water Quality Program Trains 500 Volunteers (DEQ)
Free Energy Calendar Offered (DE)
Arrow Rock Exhibits Complete (DSP)
DNR Holds Town Meeting (Kirksville) (DNR)
DNR Sponsors Forum on Sustainability (EIERA)
Resource Honor Roll:
Bill Lay, Sara Cox, Jessie Taylor, Art Hebrank, Pat Jones
Reusables:
Charcoal lighter made from coffee cans (Hentges)
Resources to Explore:
"Winter Wonderlands" Holst (Winter activities in
state parks) (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Missouri Project Learning Tree" Pitts (Hands-on
curriculum activities for teachers)
One Last Word:
"Missourians Tap DNR's Resources" Westmoreland
(DNR's Technical Assistance Program) (DEQ)
FALL 1994 - Vol. 11, No. 3 (20th anniversary issue)
Front Cover - Log in forest of colorful sugar maples
Back Cover - Sheer rock face of granite at quarry
Director's Comment: Shorr - 20th anniversary, accomplishments
Features:
"Not Just a Walk in the Park" Holst (Special events
in state parks) (DSP)
"Long and Lean" Brown, Ferguson (History of the Division
of Energy) (DE)
"Etched in Stone" Weaver (History of DGLS) (DGLS)
"On the Market" Seeney (History of EIERA) (EIERA)
"Environmental Umpire" Hentges, Moberly, Rosendale (History
of DEQ) (DEQ)
News Briefs:
Group to Shape Energy Policy (Energy Futures Coalition)
(DE)
MERP (Missouri Energy Resources Project) Sponsors Energy Contest (DE)
KATY Trail's Sections Reopen (following flooding) (DSP)
Act Requires Geologists to Register (DGLS)
DNR Boat Speeds Response (emergency response boat) (DEQ)
Resource Honor Roll:
MEMC Electronic Materials, Unitog Rental Services, Wright
County SWCD,
Kathy Weinsaft
Resources to Explore:
Finger Lakes State Park Donze (DSP)
(No Teacher's Notebook or One Last Word in this issue)
Front Cover - Onondaga Cave
Back Cover - Same (wrap-around)
Director's Comment: Shorr - Spring and summer in state parks, flood damage
Features:
"A Camp for Kids" Seeney (Natural Resources Career
Camp)
"E is for Environment" Moberly (Environmental Ed. workshops)
"One Earth, One Chance" Thompson (Environmental high school
projects)
News Briefs:
Eiken Named State Park Director (DSP)
EIERA Awards to Career Camp (EIERA)
Earthquake Map Available (DGLS)
Mo. Market Development Program "Buy-Recycled Campaign" (EIERA)
Underground Storage Tank Insurance Program (DEQ) )
State Park Video Available (DSP)
Soil Conservation Measures Helped During Flood of 1993 (DEQ)
Students Forecast Energy Future (DE)
Mo. Resources Available in Alternative Formats (DAS)
Resources to Explore:
Onondaga Cave State Park Holst (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Environmental Literacy 101" (Public awareness
of environmental issues)
One Last Word:
"Dandelion Madness" (To use pesticides or not)
WINTER/SPRING 1994 - Vol. 11, No. 1
Front Cover - Hikers on Ozark Trail overlooking
Current River
Back Cover - Tree frog on leaf
Director's Comment: Shorr - Air quality in Kansas City and St. Louis
Features:
"Superfund: A Historical Perspective" Yoest (History
of the Superfund) (DEQ)
"Waste to Resource - Make it Your Business" Heuser (Missouri
Market
Development Program helps businesses that recycle) (EIERA)
"Risk and Cure" Currier (Endangered species in state parks)
(DSP)
News Briefs:
Flooded Parks Will Reopen (Flood damage to parks, 1993)
(DSP)
Well Driller Rules Go Into Effect (Water Well Drillers Act) (DGLS)
Pepper Viewers Learn About Environment (Paul Pepper, KOMU-TV8) (DNR)
Photo Contest Winners Named (Cuivre River photo contest) (DSP)
Hinkson Gets National Award (Robert Hinkson, 1993 Excellence in RCRA
Enforcement Award) (DEQ)
DNR Program is Worth its SALT (1993 National Environmental Achievement
Award) (DEQ)
Energy Center Receives Grant (EIERA)
Members Appointed to Councils (Hist. Pres., Parks Advisory) (DSP)
Missouri Resources - Lighter, Trimmer, Easier to Digest (Sidebar
on changes to magazine) (DAS)
Resources to Explore:
"The Ozark Trail" Schnack (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Students Cut Pollution as Play-Doh Workers" Shannon
(Environmental role-playing using Play-Doh or clay in the classroom)
One Last Word:
"Bicycle Suitability Map" Donze (Map showing Missouri
roads and highways suitable for bicycling) (DSP)
Front Cover - Flood of 1993, aerial of Jefferson
City area
Back Cover - Exterior of Dillard Mill State Historic
Site
Director's Comment: Shorr - Flood of 1993
Features:
"The Tree Soldiers" Stepenoff (Civilian Conservation
Corps workers help build state parks during the depression) (DSP)
"Relentless Rivers" Scott (The flood of 1993) (DNR)
"Ground Source Heat Pumps" Haake, Peters (Using stable underground
temperatures for heat pumps) (DE)
"Stewards of their Land" Pike (Women's Agricultural Awareness
Program and women in farming) (DEQ)
News Briefs:
State Vehicles Burn New Fuels (DNR)
New Law Saves Energy, Money (DE)
Flood Left People Thirsty (Public drinking water supplies) (DEQ)
Radio Spots Cover Variety of Waste Issues (DEQ)
Geologists Map Barry County (DGLS)
Wetlands Video Completed (DGLS)
ADA Advisory Committee Established (Americans With Disabilities Act)
(DSP)
DNR Wins Award for Cleaner Air (DEQ)
Resources to Explore:
Dillard Mill State Historic Site Comer (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Vermicomposting: Innovative Kitchen Help" Hansen
(Composting with worms)
One Last Word:
"New Signals Make Light Work" Scott (Computerized traffic
signals contribute to energy conservation) (DE)
Front Cover - Battle of Pilot Knob Reenactment
Back Cover - Scenic view from Taum Sauk Mountain
Director's Comment:
Shorr - Energy-efficient transportation, alternative fuels
Features:
"Private Wells: Tapping the Hidden Resource" Weaver (Proper
drinking-water-well construction) (DGLS)
"Missouri's Energy Future" Dreyfuss (Missouri Statewide
Energy Study) (EIERA)
"The War Within the State" Denny (Civil War sites in Missouri)
(DSP)
"After the Storm" Fett (Storm-water runoff and water pollution)
(DEQ)
News Briefs:
Career Camp Opens in July (Minority awareness of opportunities in
environmental fields) (DNR)
Program Aids Small Businesses (DEQ)
Solving Sawdust Waste Problems (DEQ)
Twain Items Given to DNR (DSP)
Weatherizing Homes NEAT-ly (National Energy Audit) (DE)
River Users Hold Conference (Mo. River Constituency Conference) (DNR)
Park Renamed (Elk Savanna to Big Sugar Creek State Park) (DSP)
DNR Hosts Geology Session (North-Central Geological Society of America)
(DGLS)
State Park Adds New Area (Wakonda) (DSP)
Photo Contest Winners Named (Cuivre River State Park Photo Contest)
(DSP)
Resources to Explore:
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park Holst (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"All Sewers are Alike - Right?" Schneider (Keeping pollutants
out of storm drains)
One Last Word:
"Colors Conserved" Fast (Restoration of Civil
War battle flags) (DSP)
WINTER/SPRING 1993 - Vol. 10, No. 1
Front Cover - Water flowing over rocks at Johnson's
Shut-Ins State Park
Back Cover - Small creek with snow
Director's Comment: Shorr - DNR mission and a pledge
Features:
"Water: More than Meets the Eye" Ford (Monitoring and treatment
for trace elements in water) (DEQ)
"With a Little Help From our Friends" Rucker (The importance
of the donation of lands for state parks) (DSP)
"Geologic mapping" Middendorf, Weaver (The making of geologic
maps) (DGLS)
"The Battle for BTU" Evans (Residential retrofitting for
energy conservation) (DE)
News Briefs:
Shorr Named DNR Director (DNR)
Book Shows Slice of Ozarks (Guide Book to the Geology Along I-44)
(DGLS)
Joplin House Recognized (Scott Joplin House National Historic Landmark)
(DSP)
DNR Audits State Buildings (Energy conservation) (DE)
Manual Details Wastes' Dangers (Household Hazardous Waste) (EIERA)
Recycling Projects Funded (EIERA)
New State Park Name Unveiled (Elk Savanna State Park) (DSP)
Brochure Lists DNR Contacts ("At Your Service") (DEQ)
Resources to Explore:
Deutschheim State Historic Site Renn (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Diatoms: The Glass Menagerie" Pitts (The study
of microscopic diatoms)
One Last Word:
"Time Traveling Across Missouri" Vineyard (Promotion
of book, "Missouri Landscapes: A Tour Through Time"
(DGLS)
Front Cover - Close-up of yellow coneflowers
Back Cover - Rock ledge in stream at Graham Cave State Park
Director's Comment: Kucera - soil erosion in Missouri
Features:
"Missouri Wetlands: A Vanishing Resource" Weaver (Loss of
wetland areas) (DGLS)
"In the Dark" Steinwachs (Dealing with household hazardous
waste) (EIERA)
"Quantum Leap: Back to a Hidden Paradise" Nelson (Restoring
biodiversity in State Parks) (DSP)
"Watershed Decisions" Dicks, Vineyard (Development of State
Water Plan) (DGLS)
News Briefs:
DNR Director takes EPA job (Tracy Mehan) (DNR)
Kucera Named Acting Director (DNR)
DNR Receives 10 Awards (Renew America) (DNR)
State Energy Plan Complete (EIERA)
KATY Trail Section Opens (DSP)
DNR Purchases Response Vehicle (lab truck) (DEQ)
Plan Defines Park Criteria (State Parks Expansion Plan) (DSP)
Environmental Bills Enacted (Missouri Clean Air Act; Drinking Water
Testing, Primacy Protection Act; Community Right-to-Know)
Palmer Named Parks Director (DSP)
State Parks Add New Units (Big Sugar Creek, Illinois Indian village,
Hawn and Pershing expansions) (DSP)
Resources to Explore:
Graham Cave State Park Grantham (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Acid Precipitation" Schneider (Explanation of acid precipitation)
One Last Word:
"Exploring Missouri's Legacy: State Parks and Historic Sites"
Flader Promotion of book) (DSP)
Front Cover - Castle at Ha Ha Tonka State Park
Back Cover - Close-up of player piano at Scott Joplin State
Historic Site
Director's Comment: Mehan - Cost-benefit analysis versus "Zero-Discharge" pollution control
Features:
"The Backflow Gamble" Atkinson (Preventing water contamination
with backflow prevention devices) (DEQ)
"Flowing Failure" Adams (Lead tailings dam at St. Joe State
Park and its potential for failure during an earthquake) (DGLS)
"Seventy-five Years of Investment Yields Priceless Returns"
Holst (75th anniversary of Missouri's State Parks) (DSP)
"Recycling in Missouri State Parks: a Habit for the Future"
Wesley (Recycling programs in parks) (DSP)
News Briefs:
Parks Expansion Meetings (DSP)
Missouri Joins Green Lights (Energy-efficient lighting in corporations)
(DE)
Resource Stewards Recognized (Jim Corbin, Douglas Ladd, Tony Munoz,
Andy Runge, Ed Stegner, Capt. Eric Wilbur) (DNR)
Solid Waste Plan Developed (DEQ)
Bush Honors EIERA Project (Household Hazardous Waste Project) (EIERA)
DNR Lab Has New Home (DEQ)
Resources to Explore:
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site Bridges (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Living Resource Files in Missouri State Parks"
Schneider (State Parks and Historic Sites as environmental education
resources)
One Last Word:
"Cuivre River State Park Nature Photography Contest" Decker
(Announcement of photo contest) (DSP)
Front Cover - Autumn leaves in stream
Back Cover - Interior of library room at Bothwell
State Park
Director's Comment: Mehan -Threats to state parks
Features:
"Parks in Peril" Holst (Study of threats to State Parks)
(DSP)
"Rivers of Oil" Scott (Oil pipelines in Missouri, and the
threats they pose) (DEQ)
"Composting: Cities Face the Challenge" Orr (Cities turn
yard waste into compost) (DEQ)
"The Price to Purify" Knight (Missouri's State Revolving
Fund loan program and its effect on cleaning up streams) (DEQ)
News Briefs:
Pilot Knob: A Battle Remembered (DSP)
Record Settlement Reached in Poultry Case (Hudson Foods and Noel Water
Co.) (DEQ)
DNR Acquires Boone Home (Nathan Boone) (DSP)
Waste Management Programs Realigned (solid and hazardous waste) (DEQ)
Solid Waste Districts Take Shape (DEQ)
Resources to Explore:
Bothwell State Park Czech (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"The Unique Properties of Freshwater" Schneider
(Overview of water)
One Last Word:
"Missouri's Geologic Wonders and Curiosities"
Weaver (Promotion for book) (DGLS)
Front Cover - Decaying building at Weldon Spring
Back Cover - Raeder Building, St. Louis
Director's Comment: Mehan - Environmental fees and taxes
Features:
"Cleaning Up the Weldon Spring Site: Missouri's Legacy From the
Nuclear Age" Bedan (History of Weldon Spring Chemical Plant)
(DEQ)
"Partners in Parks" Stepenoff (City-County School Partnership
Program uses state parks as outdoor classrooms at Babler Memorial
State Park) (DSP)
"Rock and Iron on the River" Hebrank (Geology of the St.
Louis riverfront) (DGLS)
"Curbing Consumption" Hirner (Planning for a sustainable
energy future) (DE)
News Briefs:
Agreement Signed for Resort Development (DSP)
Paper to Trees (DE)
Governor Orders Completion of State Trail (DSP)
DNR Explores PILT (Payment in-lieu-of-taxes) (DSP)
Coal Commission Holds First Meeting (DGLS)
Wetlands Plan Will Preserve Resource (DEQ)
Magazine Earns Awards (DAS)
Resources to Explore:
Hunter-Dawson House State Historic Site Scott (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Rocks, Minerals, and the MMATs (Missouri Mastery and
Achievement Tests)" Schneider (Geological resources for teachers)
One Last Word:
"Missouri Takes Trash Seriously" Orr (Senate Bill 530 -
items banned from landfills (DEQ)
WINTER/SPRING 1991 - Vol. 8, No. 1
Front Cover - Turkey portrait
Back Cover - Rushing water at Bennett Spring State
Park
Director's Comment: Mehan - Soil erosion, "T by 2000"
Features:
"Poultry, Pastures, and Prosperity" Scott (composting dead
poultry for fertilizer) (DEQ)
"Tracing Hidden Waters" Vandike (dye-tracing project helps
protect water quality at Bennett Spring) (DGLS)
"Prehistoric Missouri: Crossroads of America's Ancient Cultures"
Weaver (Archaeology in State Parks) (DSP)
"Energize 'em" Scott (Dennis Jungmeyer's energy workshops)
(DE)
News Briefs:
Earth Day 1991 (DNR)
Expansion of Four Parks Proposed (DSP)
Dioxin Cleanup to Proceed (DEQ)
New Law Bans Items From Landfills (DEQ)
Resource Stewards Named (Watkins Mill Assn., Donna Herron and Chris
Trimbur, Crowder College, Green County Local Emergency Planning Committee,
MaryAnn McCollum, Katy-Missouri River Trail Coalition, Pam Walker)
(DNR)
Water Quality Standards (DEQ)
Resources to Explore:
Grand Gulf State Park Holst (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Spear Points and Petroglyphs" Schneider (Archaeology
in the classroom)
One Last Word:
"Wildflower Masterpieces" Mullikin, Holst (Spring
wildflower workshops in state parks) (DSP)
Front Cover - Cedar tree at Ha Ha Tonka overlook
Back Cover - Natural bridge at Rock Bridge State
Park
Director's Comment: Mehan - Recycling and market development
News Briefs:
T by 2000 Tour (Soil Conservation) (DEQ)
Water Pollution, Waste Bills Pass (DEQ)
Missouri River (water levels, Master Plan Manual) (DNR)
Times Beach (DEQ)
Weston Bend Park Dedicated (DSP)
Earthquake Preparedness (DGLS)
Features:
"Putting the Cycle in Recycling" Scott (Manufacturers using
recycled materials) (DEQ)
"New Life for Old Buildings" Blackwell (Historic Preservation
Revolving Fund) (DSP)
"Constructed Wetlands: Cleansing Wastewater Nature's Way"
Weaver (Using wetlands to treat wastewater) (DEQ)
"Roots of Renewal" Forbis (Operation TREE overview)
Resources to Explore:
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park Moberly (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Hazardous Substance Disposal for Schools" Schneider (How
schools can properly dispose of hazardous materials)
One Last Word:
"Trash to Treasure" Seeney (Recycled materials for school
projects) (EIERA)
SUMMER 1990 - Vol. 7, No. 2
Front Cover - Angel's Showers, Ozark Caverns
Back Cover - Camper at sunset, Lake Ozark State Park
Director's Comment: Mehan - State park mission, KATY trail acquisition
News Briefs:
Earth Day Conference (DNR)
Resource Recovery Grants (DE)
Operation TREE Grants (DE)
Revolving Fund for Historic Preservation (DSP)
Missouri River State Trail (DSP)
Seismograph (DGLS)
Scott Joplin House and Rosebud Cafe (DSP)
Big Lake Acquisition Protects Wetland (DSP)
Raptor Center (DSP)
Features:
"The Mission: A Question of Balance" Holst (Fulfilling
the State Park System's Mission) (DSP)
"To Catch a Leak" Scott (Groundwater threats from underground
storage tanks) (DEQ)
"Caves: Missouri's Growing Resource" Weaver (Overview of
caves in Missouri) (DGLS)
"Solar Race Sets the Pace" Buchanan (Australian solar car
race) (DE)
Profile:
"Tiny Organisms Offer Critical Clues" Randolph
(Micro-organisms as water quality indicators) (DEQ)
Resources to Explore:
Battle of Athens State Historic Site Stepenoff (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Outdoor Classrooms" Schneider (using outdoor
areas for environmental ed.)
One Last Word:
"Junior Naturalist" Rogers (Junior Naturalist
program) (DSP)
WINTER/SPRING 1990 - Special Earth Day Issue
Front Cover - Photo collage superimposed on world
map
Back Cover - Winter scene on Blue Springs Creek, Miller County
Director's Comment: Mehan - 20th anniversary of Earth Day
News Briefs:
Governor's Conference on Natural Resources (DNR)
Taum Sauk Acquisition (DSP)
New Water Fees Considered (DEQ)
Gasconade Study Continues (DEQ)
Missouri River Master Plan (DEQ)
Commission Studies Global Climate Change (DNR)
Core Library Dedicated (DGLS)
Resource Stewards Announced (Ann Mack, Town of Clarksville, Citizens
Committee for Soil, Water and State Parks, Coalition for the Environment,
Missouri Assn. of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Missouri
Farm Bureau Federation, Missouri Parks Assn., Sierra Club) (DNR)
Features:
"Pathways to Protection" Scott (History of environmental
protection in Missouri) (DNR)
"Missouri's Natural Resources: Challenges of the Decade"
Randolph (Environmental challenges over the past 10 years) (DNR)
"Our Global Community and You" Weaver (How individual actions
affect the entire world) (DNR)
Resources to Explore:
Meramec State Park Holst (DSP)
Teacher's Notebook:
"Earth Day in the Classroom" Schneider (Teaching students
about Earth Day)
One Last Word:
"Rallying for TREEs" Holst (Operation TREE, Trees Renew
Energy and Environment) (DSP)
