Missouri Action and Impact Report - Fall 2019

The people who are crazy enough to think they

150,000 acres protected in Missouri by TNC through partnerships with private landowners, governmental

5,000 pounds of native seed collected at Dunn Ranch Prairie on average each year. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Dunn Ranch Prairie on page 14.

organizations and other conservation agencies.

4,040 linear feet of streams in Missouri restored by TNC using nature-based techniques and bioengineering. Learn about this technique on page 10.

150,000

gallons of water held by the underground cistern that irrigates the urban garden and

159,360 pounds of food waste reduced through the Sporting Sustainability initiative in 2018. Learn more on page 11.

orchard at Project Oasis. Go to page 13 for more on this project.

1991 Current River Project launched to protect the most bioilogically significant river in the Midwest 1999

1956 The Missouri chapter is formed 1983

2007 Ozark Conservation Buyer Fund is established 2011

2014 Meramec River Conservation Action Plan is published 2015

Western Ozark Waters Initiative is launched in southwest Missouri

Dunn Ranch Prairie is aquired

First prescribed burn conducted at Bennett Spring Savanna

Bison are reintroduced at Dunn Ranch Prairie

8 MISSOURI: ACTION AND IMPACT

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