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(Prior to Winter/Spring 1994 the Department of Natural Resources magazine was called Missouri Resource Review.)

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Spring/Summer 2013 – Vol. 30, No. 2  

Front Cover: The hatchery dam at Bennett Spring State Park is a popular place for trout fishermen.

Back Cover: Dew droplets are suspended within a spider web on a warm spring morning.

Director’s Comment: Parker Pauley – Missouri State Parks and National Trails Day

Features:
• “Missouri’s Geological Showcases,” Gillman (DGLS)

• “The Water Battle of 1900-1906,” Bullard (DEQ)

• “Your Path to Power,” Morfeld (DE)

• “The Sirens of Spring,” Uhlenbrock (DSP)

News Briefs:

• Pesticide Pickup Campaign Continues (DEQ)

• Park Attendance Contributes to Economic Recovery (DSP)

• Parks Host 2013 Learn2 Series (DSP)

• Sinkholes in Missouri (DGLS)

• National Trails Day Celebrations (DSP)

• Troutapalooza Events Continue (DSP)

• Permit Modifications List Available Online (DEQ)

• Geologic Maps Published (DGLS)

• Study Grant for Normac Sewer District (DEQ)

Environmental Notes:
• Bored with Wood? Try Composites!

Stream Team Notebook:
• Stream Teams Monitor a Fisherman’s Paradise

Time Exposures:
• Kansas City Bluffs, 1886

Resource Honor Roll:
• Dave Murphy

Rock Matters:
• Glacial erratic

One Last Word:
• No oven, no grill … No Problem! , Xu and Morefeld (DE)

Winter 2013 – Vol. 30, No. 1  

Front Cover: Omar Reed from Muskogee, Okla. was one of several Civil War re-enactors at the grand opening of the Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site near Butler.

Back Cover: Huzzah Creek pours over the spillway at Dillard Mill State Historic Site near Davisville.

Director’s Comment: Parker Pauley – Water quality, quantity, availability and the Drought Cost-Share Assistance Program

Features:
• “160: Missouri Geological Survey – Earth science since 1853,” Gillman (DGLS)

• “Moo Juice,” Xu (DE)

News Briefs:

• ShakeOut! 2013 (DGLS)

• Cleanup Grant Issued for Laclede Sinkhole (DEQ)

• Open House at Edward Clark Museum (DGLS)

• Pollution Reduction Grant for Table Rock Lake (DEQ)

• Keifer Creek Watershed Receives Grant (DEQ)

• Energy Forum Held at University of Missouri (DE)

• Division of Energy Mission Revised (DE)

• Missouri Trails Book Now Available (DSP)

Environmental Notes:
• Down in the Dumps – Risks of illegal dumping run deep

Stream Team Notebook:
• Ambassador Award is Music to Volunteer’s Ears

Time Exposures:
• Lover’s Leap, Hannibal, 1915

Resource Honor Roll:
• Loring Bullard

Rock Matters:
• Sandstone

Resources to Explore:
• Battle of Island Mound, Uhlenbrock (DSP)

One Last Word:
ePermitting, Archer (DEQ)

Fall 2012 – Vol. 29, No. 3  

Front and Back Cover: The waters of Ha Ha Tonka Spring reflect the surrounding foliage at Ha Ha Tonka State Park near Camdenton.

Director’s Comment: Parker Pauley – Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, creation of Our Missouri Waters.

Features:

News Briefs:

Environmental Notes:

Stream Team Notebook:

Time Exposures:

Resource Honor Roll:

Rock Matters:

Resources to Explore:

One Last Word:

Spring/Summer 2012 – Vol. 29, No. 2  

Front Cover: Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site is the only completely intact 19th-century American woolen mill in the country.

Back Cover: This photo illustration shows what Missouri’s state dinosaur, Hypsibema missouriensis, may have looked like during the late Cretaceous period, the end of the age of dinosaurs. The original, life-size model was created by Guy Darrough of Lost World Studios.

Director’s Comment: Parker Pauley – 95th Anniversary of Missouri State Parks

Features:

News Briefs:

Environmental Notes:

Stream Team Notebook:

Time Exposures:

Resource Honor Roll:

Rock Matters:

Resources to Explore:

Career Connection:

One Last Word:

Winter 2012 – Vol. 29, No. 1

Front Cover: Elephant Rocks State Park, in Graniteville, offers an opportunity to explore one of Missouri’s geologic wonders.

Back Cover: Multicolored lichens adorn many of the boulders at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park.

Director’s Comment: Parker Pauley – Earthquake awareness and the role of the Division of Geology and Land Survey.

Features:

News Briefs:

Environmental Notes:

Stream Team Notebook:

Time Exposures:

Resource Honor Roll:

Rock Matters:

Resources to Explore:

Career Connection:

One Last Word:

Fall 2011 – Vol. 28, No. 3

Front Cover: Park visitors beat the extreme heat of summer 2011 at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park near Columbia.

Back Cover: Justin Davis, DNR Geologist, pulls a rock core sample from the McCracken Rock Core Library in Rolla.

Director’s Comment: Parker Pauley – Visit state parks and historic sites; Missouri State Parks history

Features:

News Briefs:

Environmental Notes:

Stream Team Notebook:

Time Exposures:

Resource Honor Roll:

Rock Matters:

Resources to Explore:

Career Connection:

One Last Word:

Spring / Summer 2011 - Vol. 28, No. 2

Front Cover: Acrobat ant on morning glory vine
Back Cover: Wooden and steel turbine gears at Dillard Mill

Director’s Comment: Parker Pauley – Get out and celebrate spring; inaugural State Parks environmental camps for youth

Features:

News Briefs:

Environmental Notes:

Stream Team Notebook:

Time Exposures:

Resource Honor Roll:

Rock Matters:

Resources to Explore:

Career Connection:

One Last Word:

Winter 2011 – Vol. 28, No. 1  

Front Cover: Snow on Union Pacific Tracks in Jefferson City
Back Cover: Snow swept field in Boone County

Director’s Comment: Parker Pauley – New director outlines ARRA funding disbursed by the Department of Natural Resources

Features:

News Briefs:

Environmental Notes:

Stream Team Notebook:

Time Exposures:

Resource Honor Roll:

Rock Matters:

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Career Connection:

One Last Word:

Fall 2010 – Vol. 27, No. 3  

Front Cover: Managed grazing on pasture near Sedalia
Back Cover: Storm clouds over Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Osage Beach

Director’s Comment: Bryan – State Parks Youth Corps funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Features:

News Briefs:

Environmental Notes:

Stream Team Notebook:

Time Exposures:

Resource Honor Roll:

Resources to Explore:

Career Connection:

One Last Word:

Spring / Summer 2010 – Vol. 27, No. 2  

Front and Back Cover: Wild bergamot, known as horsemint or beebalm, is a native perennial

Director’s Comment: Templeton – Missouri energy projects, solar race highlight 40th Earth Day

Features:

News Briefs:

Environmental Notes:
• A Fair Amount of Recycling

Time Exposures:
• Doe Run Lead Company mine at Rivermines – 1915

Stream Team Notebook:
• Pershing State Park Stream Team Partnership

Resource Honor Roll:
• Sgt. Brett Barnes: Willing to Take the Heat
• Hickory Hills School: Going for the Gold

Resources to Explore:
• Elephant Rocks State Park, Hebrank (DSP)

Career Connection:
• Paul Simon: Preventing Troubled Waters, Sieg (WRC)

One Last Word:
• The Hidden Resources: Rare Earth Elements in Missouri, Beydler (DGLS)

Winter 2010 - Vol. 27, No. 1

Front and Back Cover: Ice-covered grass sparkles above a 2009 late winter snow

Director’s Comment: Templeton – State park service during economic hard times

Features:

• “A Smart Approach to Smart Grid Development” Wendel (DO)

• “On the Farm, Off the Grid” Deters, Cordray (DO)

• “Fill ‘er Up … on Fries” Morrow (DEQ)

• “Rolla’s Extreme Energy Makeover” Beydler (DGLS)

News Briefs:

• Missouri Lake Monitors Needed (DEQ)

• Geologist Gillman Takes Quake Post (DGLS)

• New Store at Roaring River (DSP)

• Exhibit on Loan to Geology Museum (DGLS)

• Houston Gets First ARRA Sewer Grant (DEQ)

• $200,000 Grant for Jacks Fork (DEQ)

• Nixon Announces Water Loans, Grants (DEQ)

• Air Pollution Grants Assist Metro Regions (DEQ)

• Saving Energy; Reducing Glare (DO)

Environmental Notes:
• Going Out Green

Time Exposures:
• Standard Oil refinery at Sugar Creek – 1909

Stream Team Notebook:
• Kayak Swarm Wins Ambassador Award

Resource Honor Roll:
• Cycles Unlimited: Pulling Into the LEED
• North Callaway High: Takes Waste Out of E-waste

Resources to Explore:
• Sam A. Baker State Park, Soenksen (DSP)

Career Connection:
• Cecil Boswell: Dyeing to Follow the Water, Beydler (DGLS)

One Last Word:
• Winds of Innovation: With a Blast From the Past, Tremblay (DO)

Fall 2009 - Vol. 26, No. 3

Front and Back Cover: The shut-ins at Johnson’s Shut-ins State Park

Director’s Comment: Templeton – Weatherization, Roaring River State Park partnership

Features:

• “Encounters with Nature” Holst (DSP)

• “Warm Homecoming: Missouri’s Weatherization Program Invests in Real Life” Cordray (DO)

• “Johnson’s Shut-ins State Park: A New Beginning” Holst (DSP)

• “Managing Radionuclides” Susan Bloomer (DEQ)

News Briefs:

Environmental Notes:
• Soft For Us, Tough For Trees

Time Exposures:
• Pa He Tsi Camp Leaders in 1969

Stream Team Notebook:
• Loving Labarque Creek – Stream Team 2991

Resource Honor Roll:
• Ben Datema: Empowering Ingenuity
• John Roth: Ozark Trail Champion

Resources to Explore:
• Long Branch State Park, Sieg (DSP)

Career Connection:
• Charlie DuCharme: A Watershed of Challenges, Cordray (DO)

One Last Word:
• Cooperative Effort a Flying Success, Turpin, Holst (DSP)

Spring / Summer 2009 – Vol. 26, No. 2

Front and Back Cover: Flowering dogwood near Folk, in Osage County
Director’s Comment: Templeton – Introduction, commitment to energy development and cleaner Missouri

Features:

News Briefs:

Environmental Notes:
Will Future Cruise on Pond Scum?

Time Exposures:
Farmer-photographer visits Maramec Iron Works in 1909

Stream Team Notebook:
Doing a Good Turn

Resource Honor Roll:
Springfield Plateau Grotto: Making a Bat-Friendlier Cave
Missouri S&T Energy Team: Tapping the Wind and Sun

Resources to Explore:
Washington State Park Sieg (DSP)

Career Connection:
Cindy Starke: Coordinating Chaos Archer (FSD)

One Last Word:
Paving the Way Bandelier (DSP)

Winter 2009 - Vol. 26, No. 1

Front: Mark Twain Lake in Monroe County
Back Cover: Cabin door, ca 1830, at Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site

Director's Comment: Childers - Career summary, future funding for natural resources

Features:

News Briefs:

Environmental Notes:
Plastic Getting Corny?

Time Exposures:
Joplin miners faced health hazards in early 1900s.

Stream Team Notebook:
Group Home Inspires Young Men

Resource Honor Roll:
Don Robinson: Protecting the Land He Loves
Wayne and Debbie Corse: Sustainable Farmers

Resources to Explore:
"Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site" Roggensees (DSP)

Career Connection:
"Tiffany Campbell: Smog Buster From the Keystone State" Murray (DEQ)

One Last Word:
"Get Bizzy Saving Energy" Cordray (EC)

Fall 2008 – Vol. 25, No. 3

Front Current River State Park, the buildings of the Alton Club
Back Cover: The new park within the the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.

Director’s Comment: Childers – Department ombudsmen reach 6,000 contacts in the program’s first three years.

Features:
"Nature and History" Stepenoff (DSP)
"Exporting Green" Deters (DO)
"A Historied Creek" Bullard (DO / WRC)
"Historic Celebration" Zapalac (SHPO)

News Briefs:
New Satellite Offices in Northeast Region (FSD)
Lake of the Ozarks E. Coli Tests Continue (DEQ)
New Standards Affect Wastewater Treatment Permits (DEQ)
Water Saving Tips Offered (DEQ)
Initiative Funds New Drinking Water Grants (DEQ)
Department Awards Playground Grants (DEQ)
Missouri Leads Nation in Historic Preservation (SHPO)
Parkway North On Envirothon Roll (WRC)
New Parks Office in Kansas City (DSP)

Environmental Notes:
Managed Sinkholes Protect Water

Time Exposures:
CCC crew at Roaring River State Park in June 1933

Stream Team Notebook:
Stream Team Meets President

Resource Honor Roll:
Missouri State Highway Patrol: Leading Recyclers
Wendell Hall: Taking Charge

Resources to Explore:
"Morris State Park" Vaughn, Holst (DSP)

Career Connection:
"Danny Jaco: The Best Job In Law Enforcement" Sieg (DSP)

One Last Word:
"Planning a New State Park" Holst (DSP)

Spring / Summer 2008 - Vol. 25, No. 2

Front Cover: A large tree at Big Oak Tree State Park near East Prairie
Back Cover: Strange patterns in the Missouri River mud near Huntsdale

Director's Comment: Childers – New department Web pages keep environmental protection consumer-friendly

Features:
"Missouri's Black Gold" Kaden, Duley, Beydler (DGLS)
"Success at Two Mile Pork" Tremblay (DO)
"Get Out and Play" Sieg (DSP)
"A Facelift for Rocky Fork" O'Dell (DEQ)

News Briefs:
Eastern Thought Process Protects Midwestern Water Resources (DO
Prier's Pioneer Museum Expanded (DO)
New Madrid Seismic Zone Conference Set (DGLS)
Web Site Advice On Saving Gas (EC)
More Stringent Regs for CAFOs (DEQ)
Katy Trail Receives National Recognition (DSP)
Book Explores Missouri Geology (DGLS)
Grant Program Targets Heritage Properties (SHPO)
Missouri River Relief Cleaning Up Again (DEQ)

Environmental Notes:
Recycling Still Worth the Effort

Time Exposures:
WW II Scrap Paper Collection in Chillicothe

Stream Team Notebook:
United for Water Quality in Douglas County

Resource Honor Roll:
Parkway Schools: Teaching the Three R's
Greg Combs: Peerless Performance

Resources to Explore:
"Boy Gone Wild! (on the Katy Trail)" J. D. Balkenbush (DSP)

Career Connection:
"Darrel Pratte: No Boundaries" Beydler (DGLS)

One Last Word:
"Testing the Waters" Lovejoy (SWRO)

Winter 2008 – Vol. 25, No. 1

Front Cover: A woven-wire fence announces winter's return on Dec. 11, 2007
Back Cover: The city of Ashland was particularly hard hit during a fierce ice storm

Director's Comment: Gov. Blunt – state park system praise and new park acquisition in Shannon County

Features:
"Change is in the Air" Hobson (DEQ)
"Funding Fitness" Jaques (DSP)
"The State of the Environment 2008 Update," Geller (FSD)

News Briefs:
Taum Sauk Breach Settlement Reached (DO)
Permit Assistant Wins National Award (DEQ)
Geological Survey Program Commended (DGLS)
Assistance Program Heads Off Problems (FSD)
Brownfield Program Rebuilds Communities (EIERA)
Drought Relief Approved by U.S.D.A. (DO)
No E. Coli Detected in Final 2007 Testing (DEQ)
February is Earthquake Awareness Month (DGLS)
State Parks Seeks Your Input on Future (DSP)

Environmental Notes:
Bottled Water Tapped Out?

Time Exposures:
Ha Ha Tonka: Photographed before fire destroyed the mansion

Stream Team Notebook:
Dedicating a Decade to Water Quality

Resource Honor Roll:
Cecil Fretwell: Watershed Pioneer
Thomas Herrmann: Engineering Clean Water

Resources to Explore:
"Osage Village and Towosahgy State Historic Sites" Comer and Sieg (DSP)

Career Connection:
"Unraveling Riddles for Energy Savings" Cordray (DO)

One Last Word:
"Not Your Grandpa's Windmill" Cordray (DO)

Fall 2007 – Vol. 24, No. 3

Front Cover: The Chocolate-Vanilla Room at Devil's Ice Box
Back Cover: Visitors fishing at Knob Noster State Park

Director's Comment: Childers – Introduces new park in Shannon County and reports on Ombudsman Program and Permit Assistant

Features:
"Diverse Skills Suit Parks' Mission" Balkenbush, Crocker and Fredrickson (DSP)
"Big Muddy Goes Online" Archer (FSD)
"CSI: Environment" Deters (DO)

News Briefs:
Clean Water Initiative Boosts Communities (DO)
"Permit Assistant" Now Available (DO)
Recommended for Recreation Grants (DO)
Bennett Spring Recycling Asphalt (DSP)
Awards to Protect Drinking Water (DEQ)
EIERA Funds Brownfield Cleanups (EIERA)
Twelve Communities Obtain Water Grants (DEQ)
Missouri Receives Brownfields Grants (DEQ)
Few Lake Coves Test High for E. Coli (DEQ)
No Pesticides in Most Tested Wells (DEQ)

Environmental Notes:
Compact Fluorescent vs. Incandescent

Time Exposures:
Log farm home near Meramec Springs hosts visitors on July 8, 1919

Stream Team Notebook:
Camdenton Teacher Makes a Splash with Stream Team

Resource Honor Roll:
Tom Hawley: Environmental Chaplain
Ben Knox: Spirit of the River

Resources to Explore:
" St Joe State Park" Sieg (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook:
Career Connection: "Shrinking Resource Equals Growing Field" Archer (FSD)

One Last Word:
"Tree-planting Effort Sets State Park Record" Holst (DSP)

Spring / Summer 2007 – Vol. 24, No. 2

Front Cover: Rural road in Schuyler Co.
Back Cover: Sunlight reflects off Long Branch Lake near Macon

Director’s Comment: Childers – Show visitors your Show-Me Pride

Features:
“Alternatives – Wastewater Systems for Small Towns” Neher (DEQ)
“WOW’d in Kansas City” Fredrickson (DSP)
“Taneycomo’s Pollution Solution” Lovejoy (FSD)

News Briefs:
State of the Environment Report Released (DO)
Stream Team Data Support Clean River (DEQ)
Scrap Tires Aid Water Treatment (DEQ)
Missouri River Relief Cleanups (DO)
Natural Areas Program Celebrates Anniversary (DSP)
Big, Old Tire Dump Cleaned Up (DEQ)
Turkey Farmers Win Environmental Award (DO)
Online Manuals Help Explain Regulation Process (DEQ)
Permit Forms Now Online (DEQ)
Statewide Water Trail Would Be Nation’s Longest (DO)
AECI Named Wind Co-op of the Year (DO)
Safe Disposal of CRT Waste: E-scrap (DEQ)
Clean Water Effort Expanded (DEQ)
Bird Watching Data on Web (DSP)

Environmental Notes:
Flushing Drugs Won’t Stop Environmental Side Effects

Time Exposures:
Kansas City’s interurban electric train (KCCCandSTJ) ran from 1913 to 1933

Resource Honor Roll:
Arnold Stream Team #211: Meramec River Defenders
Kansas City WildLands: Connecting People to Nature

Resources to Explore:
Lake Wappapello State Park” Sieg (DSP)

Teacher’s Notebook:
Natural Resource Boards Want You” Tremblay (DO)

One Last Word:
“Watching the Waters – Monitoring Supply to Meet Demand” Archer (FSD)

Winter 2007 – Vol. 24, No. 1

Front Cover: Moon through burr oak branches
Back Cover: Heavy snow on small stream

Director’s Comment: Department Operational Improvements, Public Interaction and Input

Features:
“Environmental Emergency Response Team” Cordray (FSD)
“Get Down! Putting Missouri’s Underground to Work” Deters (DO) Vandike (DGLS)
“Meet Rebecca – Cleanups Based on Environmental Risk” Cady (DEQ)

News Briefs:
New Satellite Offices Open (FSD)
DNR Improves Permit Access (DEQ)
Whitmire Micro-Gen MRBCA Cleanup (DEQ)
DGLS Hosts Cluster Meeting (DGLS)
Governor Honors DNR Employees (DO)
Help for Water and Wastewater Systems (DEQ)
Parks Director on eFriends (DSP)
Ombudsmen Busy During First Year (DO)
Popular Scrap Tire Roundup is Back (DEQ)
State Funds Sewer, Water Improvements (DEQ; EIERA)

Environmental Notes:
Let There be (a Little Less) Light

Time Exposures:
Wheat Threshing on Distler Farm – 1960

Resource Honor Roll:
Watkins Mill Volunteers: Keeping History Alive
Dan Leyland: Clear Water Specialist

Resources to Explore:
“Bennett Spring State Park” Tucker (DSP)

Teacher’s Notebook:
Career Connection: “Love of Outdoors Spurred Plan to be a Planner” Sieg (DSP)

One Last Word:
“Environmental Assistance Visits” Cordray (FSD)

Fall 2006 - Vol. 23, No.3

Cover: Water from Ha Ha Tonka spring flows over bur-reed

Director's Comments: Thanks to Missouri voters for their support of the Parks-and-Soils Sales Tax

Features:
"Missouri Ready to Rock? New Madrid Fault a National Priority" (DGLS staff)
"Marshfield - A City in Control" Tremblay (DO)
"Making the Right Connections" Cordray (FSD)

News Briefs:
Green Building Takes the LEED® (DO)
Mueller Named Water Resources Director (DO)
DNR and EPA vs. SSOs (DEQ)
Missouri State Parks Camper Awards Program Announced (DSP)
Department Recognized for Flexible Permits (DEQ)
New Watershed Group Sets Agenda for Lake of the Ozarks (DO)
Harris Honored by Deputy Drug Czar (FSD)
Survey Shows IAVs Helpful to Missouri Businesses (DEQ)
Low-Interest Loans Awarded to Missouri Schools and Communities (DO)

Environmental Notes: What You Know Can Help Protect the Environment

Time Exposures:
The Martin Hotel in Versailles, 1884

Resource Honor Roll:
Terry Whaley: Ozark Trail Blazer
Tom Judge: Cleanup Follow-up

Resources to Explore:
Van Meter State Park, Durbin (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook:
"Seeking Energy - New Curriculum Provides Path," Hopkins (FSD)

One Last Word:
"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Retire," Westmoreland (DO)

Spring/Summer 2006 - Vol. 23, No. 2

Front Cover: Aerial view of Taum Sauk Reservoir breach

Back Cover: Dogwoods in bloom

Director's Comments: Childers -- Visit a park this spring; Taum Sauk update; parks-and-soils sales tax; DNR Green Building award

Features:
"Missouri's Parks-and-Soils Sales Tax," Holst (DSP); Tempinson (DEQ)
"Terracing Tradition, Saving Soil is a Family Practice," Tempinson (DEQ)
"Unnatural Disaster," Tremblay (DO)

News Briefs:
New Approach Helps Solve Old Problems (FSD)
Third Satellite Office Opens (FSD)
Ombudsman Program Fills Final Position (DO)
New Geologic Maps Released (DGLS)
Districts Receive Conservation Awards (DEQ)
Katy Trail Deadline Nears (DSP)
Grant Benefits Missouri Trails (DSP)
Governors Call for E85 Vehicles (DO)
Yearning for a Yurt? (DSP)

Environmental Notes: Small Batteries Fuel Hard-Charging Lifestyle

Resource Honor Roll:
Unlimited Play Playground - Natalie and Todd Blakemore
Variety Wonderland Playground - Dennis and Judith Jones

Time Exposures:
Cape Girardeau's Mississippi Riverfront suffers many 20th century floods

Resources to Explore:
"Crowder State Park," Sieg (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook:
Career Connection: "Water Protection - A Job for the Ages," Meredith (DEQ)

One Last Word:
"Show-Me Missouri State Parks - Katy Trail Challenge," Fredrickson (DSP)

Winter 2006 - Vol. 23, No. 1

Front Cover: Historic Busch Stadium Demolition

Back Cover: Aquila's Sibley Generating Station near Kansas City

Director's Comments: Childers -- Missouri competing with other states for rights to use of Missouri River

Features:
"Award-Winning Interpretation: A State Park Tradition," Mooney (DSP)
"Heated Competition," Tempinson (DEQ)
"Missouri Water ... In High Demand," Drew, Rouse (DO-Water Resources)

News Briefs:
Ribbon Cutting Launches Maryville Satellite Office (FSD)
Morris State Park Dedicated in Bootheel (DSP)
Ombudsmen Offer Compliance Assistance (DO)
Volunteers Dedicate a Decade to Stream Quality (DEQ)
New Online Tour Reservation System (DSP)
Water Systems That Fail to Test (DEQ)
Compliance Assistance Before Inspection (DEQ)
Reservoir Failure Floods State Park (sidebar)
Teachers Receive Water Education Award (DEQ)

Environmental Notes:
Caring for Your PET (important to recycle plastic containers with the "PET" symbol)

Resource Honor Roll:
Jane Bishop: Environmental Protector
Holly Neill: Water Values

Time Exposures:
Back roads to Elephant Rocks in summer 1935

Resources to Explore:
"Roaring River State Park" Sieg (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook:
"'Discover a Watershed' A Sound Example" Pitts (FSD)

One Last Word:
"Southern Housepitality" Lovejoy (FSD)

Fall 2005 - Vol. 22, No. 3

Front Cover: Sunset over lake

Back Cover: Fall leaves in woods

Director's Comments: Childers -- Value of public input; environmental protection with economic growth

Features:
"Making Clear Decisions About Source Water Protection" Scott (DEQ)
"It's a Matter of Opinion" Fredrickson (DSP)
"Crop-ortunities" (DO-Energy)

News Briefs:
Summer 2005 Drought Worst in 17 years (DO-Water, DGLS)
St. Louis School Gets Solar Array (DO-Energy)
Natural Missouri Revealed in Book (DSP)
New Camper Cabins in Some Parks (DSP)
Ignoring Gender Roles Wins Jobs Recognition (DGLS)
Missouri-Arkansas Border Redefined (DGLS)
Scrap Tire Cleanups Funded by Renewed Fee (DEQ)
Biomass Report Available Online (DO-Energy)
Missouri Has New 50-cent Battery Fee (DEQ)

Environmental Notes:
New Face for an Old Flame (wood-burning stoves)

Resource Honor Roll:
Wayne Brown (contractor remediated illegal dump)
Joe Pitts

Time Exposures:
Washington Hotel, Greenfield

Resources to Explore:
"Katy Trail State Park" Durbin (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook:
Career Connection: "A Job You Can Really Dig" Sieg (DSP)

One Last Word:
"Recognizing Diversity" Tremblay (DO-Communications)

Spring/Summer 2005 - Vol. 22, No. 2

Cover: Summer sky and clouds

Director's Comments: Childers -- Introduction; plans for department; parks-and-soils sales tax

Features:
"Bike to Work -- Getting the Cycle Started" Archer (OAC)
"Hold Your Ground ... BMPs Stop Erosion; Keep Water Clean" Frazier (OAC)
"Trash Cams" Nab Dumpers -- Provide Evidence for Local Enforcement" Abbott (ALPD)

News Briefs:
Saving Green on Gasoline (OAC)
Teachers Win Water Education Award (WPSCD)
Bike Trails Rate B+; Brochure Details 300-mile Ozark Trail (DSP)
Passport Adventures Lead to State Parks (DSP)
Water Pollution Grants Offered (WPSCD)
'Tis the Season For Ozone (ALPD)
Tire Fire Risk Continues to Grow (ALPD)
New DNR Director To Address Waste Conference (EIERA)
Fuel-saving Vehicles Tour the State (OAC)

Environmental Notes:
Don't Lose Your Shirt -- Recycle It!

Resource Honor Roll:
Blue Springs South High School
Darren Schroepfer, well driller

Time Exposures:
Missouri River dikes and industry -- Kansas City, 1900

Resources to Explore:
"Of Grave Concern" Fredrickson (DSP) [Cemeteries of 19th-century Missouri governors]

Teacher's Notebook:
"Food For Thought" Lubbers (OAC)

One Last Word:
"Make That Call ... It Helps Us All" Bungart (ALPD)

Winter 2005 - Vol. 22, No. 1

Front Cover: Courtney Thompson and Olivia Cavataio plant an oak tree at Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park.

Back Cover: Frozen groundwater from a roadside seep is a common winter sight in many parts of Missouri.

Director's Comment: Mahfood - State of Environment report and departure message

Features:
"Natural Resource Protection "1904" Loring Bullard (Watershed Committee of the Ozarks)
"River Kids" Bryan Hopkins (OAC)
"Lose That Lagoon " Randall J. Miles (University of Missouri-Columbia)

News Briefs:
New Trail Opens at Table Rock State Park
St. Louis Convention Center Cleanup Done
St. Joseph Water Company First MEMP Advanced Partner
New Mountain View Wastewater Treatment Facility Up and Running
Water Resources Law Annual Report Released in New Format
New Sand and Gravel Rules Protect Water Quality
Osage Indian Exhibit Open at Arrow Rock
Children's Garden to Open at Botanical Garden
Discovery Center Museum to Go Green in Springfield

Resource Honor Roll
Watershed Committee of the Ozarks
Barbara Lucks

E-Notes
Plastic Shopping Bags: Landfill Liabilities

Time Exposures
Ferry Crossings

Resources to Explore
"Castlewood State Park" Love (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook
Career Connection: "Net Gains "Web Maintainer is a Designing Woman" Schilling (WPSCD)

One Last Word
"A Vote for Accountability" Westmoreland and Deters (OAC)

Fall 2004 - Vol. 21, No. 3

Front Cover: A view of the Capitol dome from the rotunda is one of the many sites that greet visitors to the Capitol Museum.

Back Cover: 75 million gallons of water drained in a matter of days when a sinkhole opened in Lake Chesterfield in St. Louis County.

Director's Comment: Mahfood - The signing of four important environmental bills that will have a significant impact on the way we do business.

Features:
"A Helping Hand for Supply and Demand" Kristin Allan (EIERA)
"Rediscovering the Wind " Rick Anderson (OAC)
"Green Savings: Lewis and Clark State Office Building " Kathy Deters (OAC)
"Earthquakes: Geologists in the Trenches" Joe Engeln (DO) and Jim Palmer (DGLS)

News Briefs:
Learn More About Your Drinking Water
Department Grant Helps Fund Stream Education
Department Resumes Dam Inspections
Landmark Agreement With Drey Family Offers Unique Backcountry Experience
Geologic Hazard Drains 23-acre Lake Chesterfield
Southeast Missouri Boundary Issue Settled
Energy Loans for 21 Projects Total $6.58 Million
EIERA Supports Greeting Card Program
Report Will Detail State of Missouri's Environment
Department Wins National Award With MoDot
Solid Waste Fee Reallocated

Resource Honor Roll
Camdenton Middle School
Michael Bradford

E-Notes
Waste Tire Cleanups on Hold - Responsibilities Remain

Time Exposures
Navigation on the Missouri River

Resources to Explore
"Missouri's Covered Bridges - A Link to Days Gone By " Sieg (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook
"Where Does It Flow?" Hopkins (OAC)

One Last Word
"Louisiana Tour of Treasures" Cordray (OAC)

Spring / Summer 2004 - Vol. 21, No. 2

Front Cover: At the Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site, the artist's studio remains unchanged since his death.

Back Cover: The Penguin and Puffin Coast exhibit at the Saint Louis Zoo offers visitors an up-close look at these strange Antarctic birds

Director's Comment: Mahfood - Lewis and Clark celebrating; park openings

Features:
"For the Record" Kim Dillon and Mike Currier (DSP)
"Partnering For Productive Reuse" Heidi Rice (ALPD)
"Resource Preservation Gone Wild" Vicky Kugler (OAC)

News Briefs:
Grant Helps Dairy Producers
Improved Campgrounds Ready For Summer
MoDOT Earns $180,500 in Biodiesel Funds
Air Program Permits Undergo Streamlining
Boonville Water System Fails
State Park System Seeks Public Input
Cleaner Water On Tap For East Prairie
Go Solar Program Energizes Schools
Cameras in Alleys "Looking" Good
Detailed Geology Atlas Released on CD

Resource Honor Roll
Grain Valley High School

E-Notes
Mercury-content Products Present Disposal Challenge

Time Exposures
Elephant Rock State Park

Resources to Explore
"Footsteps on the Frontier" Sieg (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook
"From the Ground Down" Martin (WPSCD)

One Last Word
"On-the-spot Savings" Westmoreland (OAC)

Winter 2004 - Vol. 21, No. 1

Wrap Cover: Hoarfrost coats the winter landscape in Callaway County

Director's Comment: Mahfood - Environmental protection supports economic growth

Features:
"Rediscovery" Sue Holst (DSP)
"Past Considerations" Tiffany Patterson (OAC)
"Caring Concern" Kathy Deters (OAC)

News Briefs:
EMI Training for Local Governments
State Parks Benefit Missouri's Economy
Online Database for E-Emergencies
Hazardous Waste Fee Extension Meetings
Solid Waste Tonnage Fee
Tree Planting Project Improves River Bottoms
Springfield Program Invests in Wind
Missouri Wind Resource Maps Released
More Campgrounds Accept Reservations
Brownfield Site Wins EPA's Phoenix Award
Truman State Starts Glass Recycling

Resource Honor Roll
Brad Harris
Tim Thorn

E-Notes
A Barrel of Oil: The Rest of the Story

Time Exposures
Columbia power plant

Resources to Explore
"Ha Ha Tonka State Park" Webb (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook
"Big River Educational Workshops" Hopkins (OAC)

One Last Word
"Holding in the Heat" Cordray (OAC)

Fall 2003 - Vol. 20, No. 2

Front Cover: A colorful fall canopy encloses Roby Farm Road in western Boone County.

Back Cover: The Fountain of the Centaurs at the Missouri State Capitol.

Director's Comment: Mahfood - The importance of our dwindling natural resource funding.

Features:
"Cultivating Partnerships" Scott Totten (WPSC)
"The Price of Power - Energy Market Fuels Cost at Pump" Kerry Cordray (OAC)
"Rock Solid for a Century and a Half" Joe Gillman, Jim Vandike and Bill Duley (DGLS)

News Briefs:
Department Grant Fights Pollution
Surf the Web; Clean a Stream
Waste Tire Fee Not Renewed
New Trail Opens at Morris State Park
Birds Are Focus of Initiative
Holden Appoints Two to Board
Environmental Excellence Award Winners Named
Governor Receives Energy Council Recommendations
Mahfood Accepts EPA Appointment

Resource Honor Roll
Sherry Kempf
Dave Mosby

E-Notes
It’s Not PC … to Trash PCs

Time Exposures
Bethany Soil Erosion Experiment Station

Resources to Explore
"Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site" Sieg (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook
"Working Where People Play" Sieg (DSP)

One Last Word
"State Building Runs on 'Star' Power" Archer (OAC)

Spring / Summer 2003 - Vol. 20, No. 1

Front Cover: Sun shines through a cottonwood

Back Cover: The new Lafarge cement plant

Director's Comment: Mahfood - Department Funds Many Projects

Features:
"Lab on a Ladder" Peter Yronwode (ALPD)
"A Growing Proposition" Jim Boschert (WPSC)
"That Sinking Feeling - a Void, a Collapse" Jim Vandike (DGLS)

News Briefs:
MR Publication Schedule Reduced
Air Program Director Named
St. Louis Area Redesignated For Ozone Standard
New Park Named, 865 Acres Added
Building Awarded Efficiency Label
Reservation System Helps Campers Plan
New Maps For Well Drillers
EIERA Supports Low-income Energy Program
Waste Tires And West Nile
New Baseline Assists Surveyors
Low-interest Loans for Sewer Project
New WebCam Tracks Progress
New Hazardous Waste Director

Resource Honor Roll
Jim D. Morris
Katheryn Shields

E-Notes
Old Cell Phones Get a Second Chance

Time Exposures
Missouri Lumber and Mining Company

Resources to Explore
"Lake of the Ozarks State Park," Miller (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook
"Oily Obligation - DIYs Play Critical Environmental Role," Lubbers (OAC)

One Last Word
"Biopower to the People," Cordray (OAC)

Winter 2002-2003 - Vol. 19, No. 4

Front Cover: The Felix Vallé State Historic Site

Back Cover: Missouri river at Busch Landing near Hartsburg

Director's Comment: Mahfood - Department Funds Many Projects

Features:
"Suitcases Packed With Memories" Jenny Sieg (DSP)
"Missouri's Soil Survey 100 Years in the Making" Georganne Bowman (DGLS)
"The Business of Nature" Larry Archer (OAC)
Missouri River Relief '02 (OAC)

News Briefs:
State Parks Reservations Made Easier
Surfin's Up
Renewable Energy Conference Set
Conference Honors Clean Water Act
OhmMapper — Where Art Thou?
Timber Talk
Missouri Sends Envirothon Team
Repairs Close Visitor Center
Earth Science Week Recognized
Adopt-the-Shoreline Reaches "Miles-stone"

Resource Honor Roll
2002 Winners State FFA Awards
William and Carol Norton

E-Notes
It's Healthy to Retire Your Own Waste Tire Collection

Time Exposures
The Laclede Power Company of St. Louis

Resources to Explore
"Geologically Grand, the Peculiar Geology of Grand Gulf State Park" Seeger (DGLS)

Teacher's Notebook
"Soil Sense," Stinson (SWCP)

One Last Word
"Icy Anniversary" Fett (KCRO)

Fall 2002 - Vol. 19, No. 3

Front Cover: The Jefferson City Correctional Center

Back Cover: A summer thunderstorm going across the Missouri River bottom

Director's Comment: Mahfood - Green Building

Features:
"Sustainable Design" Larry Archer (OAC)
"Beyond the Bars" Jane Beetem (OAC)
"KC Discovery Center" Steve Mahfood (DO) and John Hoskins (MDC)

News Briefs:
Elk River Compost Project Gets Grant
Local Government Workshops Offered
Backpacking on the Ozark Trail
Compliance Goal of New Program
Water Resources Report Released
Lewis and Clark State Historic Site Added
Pregracke Accepts Cleanup Award
Westphalia New Population Center
Halmich Donation Makes a Point
Missouri’s New Drought Plan
Microfinish Wins EPA Honor

Resource Honor Roll
Clarence Cannon Wholesale Water Commission
Anita Gorman

E-Notes
Recycling Glass: Costs Cut Sharply Into Profits

Time Exposures
The St. Louis Under-Water Recovery team at Big Spring in Carter County, 1960

Resources to Explore
"Missouri's Ecological Sections" Currier (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook
"The EarthWays Home ­ An Urban "Green" House" Ponzi (Missouri Botanical Garden)

One Last Word
"A Matter of Will" Berkebile (Berkebile, Nelson, Immenschuh and McDowell Architects)

Summer 2002 - Vol. 19, No.2

Front Cover: Butterfly Bluff in the Meramec Mosaic Natural Area.

Back Cover: A controlled burn at Sam A. Baker State Park.

Director's Comment: Mahfood - Budget.

Features:
"Heavy Metal Matters" Ed Knight (WPSC)
"Exotic Plants Threaten Missouri’s State Parks" Mike Currier (DSP)
"Missouri’s Rising Star" Kerry Cordray (OAC)

News Briefs:
Conference on Clean Water
Ozone Season In St. Louis
Doe Run Settlement Includes Buyout
100-year Soil Survey Complete
Passport Program Explores State's Geologic Wonders
10 Million Tires Removed Since '96
Program Enhances Camper Safety
Environmental Educators Meet
Recycling Groups Meet in St. Louis
Grants Reward Recycling Firms
EPA Looking For Nominations
Spring River Gets Cleanup Help

Resource Honor Roll
Betty Broemmelsiek
Lori Ann Hargis

E-Notes,
Focus on Eyeglasses: Reuse or Recycle?

Time Exposures
Reenactment of a 1864 Civil War battle at Battle of Lexington State Historic Site.

Resources to Explore
"Meramec Mosaic Natural Area Natural Area" Currier (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook
Career Connection: "Living in the Past" Sieg (DSP)

One Last Word
"Centennial Tree Has Earth Day Roots" Beydler (ALPO)

Spring 2002 - Vol. 19, No.1

Wrap Cover: The City Hospital in St. Louis is an example of a brownfield.

Director's Comment: Mahfood - Herculaneum and departmental outreach efforts.

Features:
"Brownfields Diamonds in the Rough" Chris Cady and Tim Chibnall (ALP)
"Healing Springs" Loring Bullard (DSP)
"Recycling Economics" Kristin Allan (EIERA)
"Impaired Waters" John Madras (WPSC)

News Briefs:
Partnership To Help Printing Industry
Young Retires From Department
Department Joins Earth Day Events
Hog Producer Reaches Settlement in Pollution Suits
Lewis and Clark Workshop Planned
Geologist Groups Meet In St. Louis
Voluntary Cleanup Program Issues 100th Clean Letter
Billion Dollar Boost
Industrial Minerals Subject of Forum

Resource Honor Roll
Earth Angels
Norborne High School

E-Notes,
Taking a Byte Out of Solid Waste

Time Exposures
The Civilian Conservation Corps at Cuivre River State Park

Resources to Explore
"St. Francois Mountains Natural Area" Currier (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook
"Coal Cookies" Hopkins (OAC)

One Last Word
"Are You Up to the Challenge?" Goggins (OAC)

Winter 2001-2002 - Vol. 18, No. 4

Front Cover: Ice floes on the Missouri River.

Back Cover: Kansas City's Union Station.

Director's Comment: Mahfood - Our world has changed.

Features:
"Barging In" Tracey Berry (OAC)
"Choosing to Change: Bridging the Gap Leads the Way" Tracey Berry (OAC)
"Recreation Within Reach" Jennifer Sieg (DSP)
"Stormwater Runoff: It's Not Just Water Under The Bridge" Phil Schroeder (WPSC)

News Briefs:
St. Louis Area Set to be WOWed
Gateway Clean Air Reaches Milestone
Waste Generation Tied to Economy
Times Beach, Other Sites Dropped From List
Trail, Overlook Enhance Parks
New Loan Program Given High Rating

Resource Honor Roll
Ted Curtis
Ridge Meadows Elementary School

E-Notes,
Environmental Santa-tation

Time Exposures
The Circle Lead Mine in Oronogo

Resources to Explore
"Table Rock State Park" Hartley (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook
Career Connection: "Geologist" Berry (OAC)

One Last Word
"Resource Protection - Now More Than Ever" Patterson (DO)

Fall 2001 - Vol. 18, No. 3

Front Cover: Lake Taneycomo as it flows past a residential neighborhood.

Back Cover: A dam is reflected in lake waters.

Director's Comment: Mahfood - The Department of Natural Resources reorganization is outlined.

Features:
"The White River Basin; Sharing the Resource Means Sharing the Protection" Diana Sheridan (DEQ)
"The Four Rs of Reeds Spring High School" PhilipTremblay (DEQ)
"Battling the Big Chill; Weatherization Program Celebrates 25th Year" Kerry Cordray (EC)

News Briefs:
Missouri River Cleanup is Oct. 6
EPA Approves Clean Air Plans
Solar Water Pumps For Cattle
Solar Cars Spin Through State
Soybeans to Power Bi-State Buses
Workshop Receives Program Grant
Locust Creek Wins National Award
Banks Elected New EIERA Chairman

Resource Honor Roll
Mike Collins
Diana Sheridan

E-Notes,
Light Housekeeping

Time Exposures
The Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) Railroad

Resources to Explore
"Iliniwek Village State Historic Site" Grantham (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook
"Leopold, the Landscape and Learning" Lubbers (DEQ)

One Last Word
"A Ranger's Shift - No Walk in the Park" Berry (DAS)

Summer 2001 - Vol. 18, No. 2

Front Cover: Man fishing at Bennett Spring State Park.

Back Cover: Inside an abandoned powerhouse at Weldon Spring

Director's Comments: Mahfood - The department is making plans to improve processes and change its organizational structure.

Features:
"In the Spirit of St. Louis; Urban Outreach Office Takes Flight" Julianne Stone (DO)
"A Credit to History" Tracey Berry (DAS)
"Farewell to Arms" Ramona Huckstep (DEQ)

News Briefs:
VERA Comes to Aid of Motorists
Three in a Row For State Parks
Relic Returned
Cool Cash For Cabinet Company
Department Helps Train Law Officers
Core Library Doubles in Size
Passport Theme Salutes Famous Missourians
Solid Waste Plan Goes Public

Resource Honor Roll:
Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden director

Time Exposures:
Elephant Rocks State Park

Environmental Notes:
Creating Cool

Resources to Explore:
"Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site" Sieg and Beckett (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook:
Career Connection: "'Air Force' Engineer" Berry (DAS)

One Last Word:
"Rustic Revival" Sieg (DSP)

Spring 2001 - Vol. 18, No. 1

Front Cover: Nearly 200 years ago, explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark passed this spot on the Missouri River near Hartsburg.

Back Cover: The devil blows hot and cold in Missouri with ovens and places like Devil's Icebox at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park.

Director's Comments: Mahfood - New state park at the Missouri, Mississippi rivers confluence.

Features:
"Answers From Above; Satellites Relay Groundwater Data" Jim Vandike (DGLS)
"Current History; Recalling Lewis and Clark's River Adventure" James M. Denny (DSP)
"Risky Business; Managing Methamphetamine Cleanups" Brad Harris (DEQ)

News Briefs:
Earth Day Events Appeal to Students
Unionville Company Receives Grant
Database Plots Missouri's Springs
Confluence Becomes Newest State Park
Web Site Available to Report Dumping
Katy Trail Ride Registration Open
Outreach Office Director Honored

Resource Honor Roll:
Bob Berkebile, Architect Department of Natural Resources Green Building
Elk River Advisory Committee

Time Exposures:
The Vital Ste. Gemme Beauvais House

Environmental Notes:
Composting Gives Nature a Nudge

Resources to Explore:
"Thousand Hills State Park" Sieg (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook:
"Students Quizzing Students" Pitts (DEQ)

One Last Word:
"Speak of the Devil" Weaver (DGLS)

Winter 2000-01 - Vol. 17, No. 4

Front Cover: The Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City

Back Cover: A turkey tail mushroom at Pershing State Park

Director's Comments: Mahfood - The deaths of Gov. Carnahan and Mahfood's grandmother

Features:
"Out of the Woods; Task Force Examines Forest Protection" Dan Schuette (DEQ) and Llona Weiss (DO)
"Going with the Flow; Urban Stream Management Takes A More Natural Course" Linda Vogt (DEQ)
"The Chief; Big Man; Bigger Mission" H. Dwight Weaver (DGLS)

News Briefs:
EIERA Contracts for Compost Study
New Equestrian Trail Opens
Upgrades Improve Mapping Capability
Watershed Data Pooled at Forum
"eFriends" Stay In Touch With Parks
DNR Joins Meth Battle
Program Helps Cut Water Pollution
Recycling Expert Conducts Seminar

Resource Honor Roll:
The late Gov. Mel Carnahan's environmental record

Time Exposures:
Historic photos sought

Resources to Explore:
"Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home" Neeley (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook:
"Fact or Fiction? Test Your E-IQ" Schneider (DEQ)

One Last Word:
"Inherently Unequal" Berry (DAS)

Fall 2000 - Vol. 17, No. 3

Front Cover: A sugar maple in Boone County

Back Cover: Creek reflects leaves at Sam A. Baker State Park

Director's Comments: Mahfood - Fuel prices, drought

Features:
"Amazing Graze; Rotation Improves Pasture and Herd" Judy Stinson and Mary Oerly (DEQ)
"Gateway to Clean Air; St Louis Region Battles Auto Emissions" Kerry Cordray (DEQ)
"Loan Program Lightens Energy Burden; Cities, Schools Redirect Savings" Jim Muench and Lesley Cryderman (EC)

News Briefs:
Heating Fuels in Short Supply
EIERA Supports Research Project
Dursban, Lorsban Phase-out Begins
New Teaching Materials Available
Dam Safety Gets Gator, Beaver
Katy Trail Legacy Earns Recognition
Digital Geologic Mapping Begins
State Park Sees Improvements
EIERA Staffer to Lead MORA

Resource Honor Roll:
David J. Lyons, DaimlerChrysler energy planning manager spearheaded landfill gas project
Marc Ramsey, vice president Fred Weber Inc. Landfill

Environmental Notes:
Where the Wild Things Grow (JCRO wildflower garden)

Resources to Explore:
"Montauk State Park" Bray (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook:
"Home Safe Home? Keeping Children Safe from Household Hazards" Lubbers (DEQ)

One Last Word:
"Old Chain, New Links" (Old Chain of Rocks Bridge) Berry (DAS)

Summer 2000 - Vol. 17, No. 2

Wrap Cover: The Colosseum Trail at Ha Ha Tonka State Park

Director's Comments: Mahfood - Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether, Missouri River Master Manual

Features:
"Reading, Writing … and Rappelling, WOW Yourself at Outdoors School" Jennifer Sieg (DSP)
"To Catch a Thief" Jim Muench (EC)
"Wriggler Roundup, Worm Wrangler Lassos Waste" Philip Tremblay (DEQ)

News Briefs:
Water Use Report for Northeast Missouri
$52 Million Authorized for Water Projects
Air Conservationist of the Year Named
Open Burning More Dangerous
Gasoline Prices to Decline (a little)
$50,000 Awarded to St. Louis Firm
Trek Celebrates Tallgrass Prairie
State Watersheds Conference Slated
Annual Earth Hero Award Winner
Observation Well Network Expanded

Resource Honor Roll:
Ralph Manley, Springfield contractor
Susannah Fuchs, American Lung Association Air Quality program director

Environmental Notes:
Creature Comforts (Water gardens offer wildlife habitat)

Resources to Explore:
"Boone's Lick State Historic Site" Dickey (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook:
"Linked to the Land - Connected to the Country" Pitts (DEQ)

One Last Word:
"Passport to Discovery" (State Park Millennium Passport Program) Holst (DSP)

Spring 2000 - Vol. 17, No. 1

Front Cover: Redbud tree blooms in Callaway County

Back Cover: Dogwood tree along Black River at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park

Director's Comments: Mahfood - Gateway Clean Air Program

Features:
"Partners in Protection; Water Quality Projects No Longer Hostage to Indifference" Susan Eskens (DEQ)
"Investing in the Past; Tax Credits Spark Rehabilitation" Mark Miles (DSP)
"From the Hills to the Grills; Charcoal Production in the Ozarks" Peter Yronwode (DEQ)

News Briefs:
Annual Water Report Issued
New Exhibit Opens at State Museum
Boardwalk Provides Access to Canyon
Gateway Clean Air Program Launches This Spring
Energy Center Forges Business Partnership
Morris State Park Joins DNR
Digital Land Survey Information Available
Governor Extends Committee's Work
EIERA Awards $48,750 for Farm Compost Project

Resource Honor Roll:
Marty Haynes, Thousand Hills State Park bike path creator
Gene Russell, coordinates Green Power Program for Utilicorp

Environmental Notes:
Planting for Preservation (Utilizing native species)

Resources to Explore:
"Prairie State Park" Hendrickson (DSP)

Teacher's Notebook:
"Playground ReTIREment Homes" Newland (freelance writer)

One Last Word:
"A Shift in Thinking" (Missouri hog production) Patterson (DO)