CONSERVATION ACTION
News of the April 19, 2000 Conservation Commission meeting
Contact: Carolyn Auckley, (573) 751-4115;
E-mail: Carolyn.Auckley@mdc.mo.gov

The Conservation Commission met April 19 at The West Plains Civic Center, West Plains, Missouri. Commissioners present were:

Howard L. Wood, Bonne Terre
Ronald J. Stites, Plattsburg
Randy Herzog, St. Joseph
Anita B. Gorman, Kansas City

The next meeting of the Conservation Commission was set for May 24-25, 2000 at Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, Missouri.

REGULATIONS
The Commission accepted the Report of the Regulations Committee, approving recommendations for the 2000-01 firearms and archery deer hunting seasons and managed deer hunts; and recommendations for changes in the 2001 Wildlife Code.

ADMINISTRATION: The Commission also took the following action:

· authorized selling fiber optics easements across portions of James A. Reed Memorial Conservation Area, Jackson County; Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, Boone County; and Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area, St. Charles County.
· authorized relocation of a fire tower to the grounds of the Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City.