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MDC Media Staff

Lucas
Bond
Lucas.Bond@mdc.mo.gov
Communications Manager
Commission Headquarters
(573) 751-4115
Ext: 3243
Maddie
Est
Maddie.est@mdc.mo.gov
Metro Media Specialist
Central Regional Office and Conservation Research Center
(573) 815-7900
Ext: 2919
Bill
Graham
Bill.Graham@mdc.mo.gov
Metro Media Specialist
Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center
(816) 759-7300
816-759-7305
Ext: 1131
Josh
Hartwig
Josh.hartwig@mdc.mo.gov
Metro Media Specialist
Southeast Regional Office
(573) 290-5730
Ext: 4419
Joe
Jerek
Joe.Jerek@mdc.mo.gov
News Services Coordinator
Commission Headquarters
(573) 751-4115
Ext: 3362
Jill
Pritchard
Jill.Pritchard@mdc.mo.gov
News Services Coordinator
Commission Headquarters
(573) 751-4115
Ext: 3235
Francis
Skalicky
Francis.Skalicky@mdc.mo.gov
Metro Media Specialist
Southwest Regional Office
(417) 895-6880
Ext: 1641
Dan
Zarlenga
Dan.Zarlenga@mdc.mo.gov
Metro Media Specialist
St. Louis Regional Office
(636) 441-4554
Ext: 4112
Bob Ziehmer hold an e-permit printed in his office.
MDC’s new e-Permits begin today
by
Joe Jerek
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E-Permits will enable hunters, anglers and trappers to buy, print and immediately use permits.
Clean-up day scheduled for Fellows Lake
by
Francis Skalicky
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MDC and City Utilities of Springfield to host clean-up day at Fellows Lake from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 5.
John C. Robinson, an ornithologist, poses with birdwatching scope on a tripod.
Author encourages birding for new audiences
by
Bill Graham
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Author emphasizes that mentors and role models by people of color are needed to teach birding and an appreciation for nature.
MDC to host CRP sessions in Northwest MO
by
Bill Graham
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Private landowners seeking to enroll acres in the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program can increase their chances of being accepted by improving environmental benefits in their offer. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host three CRP seminars in northwest Missouri to help landowners. The seminars will give an overview of CRP programs and discuss how to improve the Environmental Benefit Index for acreage offered to the program.

Fishing event planned for Hickory Creek
by
Francis Skalicky
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An upcoming event will highlight one of Neosho’s great close-to-home fishing sites and will also provide information about upcoming conservation projects in the community.