Promoting state parks is one of the best parts of my job because when I’m not visiting parks, I‘m reading up on the biodiversity in caves, prairies, and wetlands and gazing at scenic photographs of natural landscapes. I find these images breathtaking; they convey the serenity that comes with being in nature and the complex…
Read MoreMo Leg Update 2016
MCE worked with the Missouri Parks Association and Audubon Missouri to stop many bad bills and to support a few good ones that were proposed this year in Jefferson City. MCE often traveled to Missouri’s capitol to testify on various bills, and we coordinated a citizen lobby day for people to meet their legislators. Our…
Read MoreIt Takes Two Sides to Debate, But Only One Side to Dictate – Summary
By Brad Walker, Rivers Director & Emily Render October 17, 2016 The Politics of the Missouri River In December 2015, 20 members of Congress from the Missouri River Basin signed a letter discouraging the Army Corps of Engineers from fully pursuing legally required, long-planned efforts to include habitat recovery into river management. Whether from ignorance…
Read MoreFrom Sales Tax to Soil Conservation: How Your Tax Dollars Are Applied
With so much government waste being exposed by the media, it’s right to wonder how your tax dollars are getting spent. Naturally, while working to promote the Parks, Soils, and Water Sales Tax, I wanted to know how much of that money made it to its intended targets. I’ve cited earlier on the blog that…
Read MoreCelebrate Our State Parks with a New Challenge
by Heather B. Navarro and Emily Piontek September 30, 2016 Missouri opened its 88th state park with the unveiling of Echo Bluff State Park on July 30, 2016. The park is situated near Sinking Creek, a tributary of the Current River, on the site of the former…
Read MoreTiny House Hunters – A Binge-Worthy Break
Tiny House Hunters – A Binge-Worthy Break By Caitlin Zera September 30, 2016 Ever wanted to…
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