department of conservation

As the saying goes, sometimes nature and fresh air can be the best medicine.Steve Buback is a natural history biologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation and spends most of his day outdoors – dealing with various rare plants, insects and birds.He spoke about how exposure to nature can impact people’s mental and physical health, and a little bit about how the pandemic has shifted some people’s relationship with the outdoors.

The Missouri Department of Conservation is advising motorists to keep an eye out for turtles crossing the road this spring.Joe Jerek, a spokesman for the…

The Missouri Department of Conservation has appointed a new deputy director of resource management. The Department of Conservation named Mike Hubbard as…

Regional stories from the KBIA Newsroom, including:Greitens to Go to Trial May 14Some Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Contracts at MU Will Not Be RenewedPitzer…

After a historically hot and dry winter here in Missouri, spring rains have hit the state in a big way. With more rain forecast for the coming week,…

The greater prairie chicken is one of Missouri’s rarest birds. There are actually fewer than 300 left in the state. So the opportunity to see one is…

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Nearly 200 acres has been added to a wildlife area in southwest Missouri.The Springfield News-Leader reports the Missouri Department of Conservation…

The Missouri Department of Conservation is planning to allow Elk hunting starting in 2016.The Columbia Missourian reports the plan is contingent on the…

Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich says his office is starting a new review of the state Department of Conservation.Schweich's office said Wednesday the audit…