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Bike Route: Missouri River Center to Cooper’s Landing
This event will be held in conjunction with the Conservation Expo taking place at Cooper’s Landing.
Registration is now open for the 90th Annual Convention of the Conservation Federation of Missouri. This year’s Convention combines member-driven virtual discussions with an in-person gathering that brings our conservation community together to learn, connect, and shape the future of Missouri’s natural resources.
Virtual Natural Resource Breakouts: February 24–26 & March 2–4: Hosted by CFM’s Resource Advisory Committees, these sessions explore pressing conservation issues, share updates, and allow members to vote on resolutions that guide our work. Each participant must attend using their own electronic device to ensure votes are counted.
In-Person Convention: March 6–8 The Lodge of Four Seasons | Lake Ozark, MO
New This Year: Your Voice for Missouri Outdoors – Shaping the Future
This interactive, participant-driven session will identify future threats to Missouri’s natural resources and CFM’s role in addressing them. Members will build on insights from a pre-session survey, engage in discussion, and use real-time polling to identify priorities.
Educational Sessions Include:
• The Evolving Energy Landscape
• Interactive in Your Backyard
• Troubled Waters: Understanding Declining Water Quality
• Cell Phone Photography Workshop
For more information and to register online visit: Annual Convention - Conservation Federation of Missouri
Join us for the Pike County Woodland Workshop on Saturday, February 7, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Bowling Green High School (700 W Adams Street, Bowling Green, MO 63334). This classroom-style workshop brings together speakers from multiple conservation and natural resource organizations to cover key woodland management topics including prescribed fire, cost share programs, selling timber, oak woodland sustainability, invasive woodland species, early successional wildlife habitat management, and more.
The cost to attend the workshop is $10.00 and lunch is provided. We are also offering vendor space for $50.00 that includes table space, lunch, and logo space on the event itinerary.
This event is designed for landowners, managers, and anyone interested in improving the health and productivity of their woodland property.
The Forest and Woodland Association of Missouri and the Missouri Tree Farm Committee, along with partner organizations, invite you to attend our annual Woodland Owners Conference on Friday, October 3 - Saturday, October 4, in Mountain Grove, Missouri.
This year’s conference will showcase the Schmollinger Tree Farm. Max and Lois Schmollinger will be sharing their story as they turned an abused and neglected Ozark piece of ground into a productive and sustainable woodland.
For more information and to register for the event visit 2025 Woodland Owners Conference — ForestandWoodland.
University of Missouri Extension and partners invite the public to a forest and wildlife field day Saturday, September 13, in Callaway County. The workshop will be held on Bill and Margie Haag’s property near Portland, MO from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
A driving tour of the Haag property will demonstrate strategies for healthy trees and wildlife. “You will see young and old patches of woods and hear about the different wildlife that use them,” says MU Extension sustainable forestry specialist Brian Schweiss.
Professionals from the Missouri Department of Conservation and MU Extension as well as consulting foresters will be available to answer questions and provide insight on management practices such as thinning, prescribed fire and invasive species control. Participants can also learn about how to receive a free visit from a consulting forester.
“Sometimes nature needs a little help,” Schweiss says. “Join us to learn what you can do to keep trees and wildlife thriving on your land.”
The Haag family takes great pride in their woods, he says. Through timber sales, they generate revenue and improve conditions for wildlife. “This tour is a great resource for landowners wanting to see the benefits of properly conducted timber sales and other practices for wildlife.”
The event is free to the public, and lunch will be provided. Register at https://mizzou.us/healthytreesandwildlife by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10.
For questions, contact Schweiss at schweissb@missouri.edu or (573) 882-4775 or contact Tom Westhoff at westhoff@windstream.net or (573) 289-0242.
~ REGISTRATION IS CLOSED ~
CONFERENCE TENTATIVE AGENDA (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):
Friday, October 11
404 Tiger Lane, Columbia, MO 65203
~ CLOSED SESSION BUSINESS MEETINGS ~
9:00 - 10:30 am: FWAM Board / Tree Farm Committee Meeting
10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Missouri Society of American Foresters Business Meeting
12:00 - 12:30 pm: Lunch (FWAM Board / Missouri Tree Farm Committee / Missouri Society of American Foresters)
Friday, October 11
** Tours begin promptly at 1:30 pm and end by 3:30 pm **
PLEASE SELECT ONLY ONE TOUR OPTION
1:00 – 4:00 pm: Optional Tours:
* Missouri-Pacific Lumber Company (694 SSR-DD, Fayette, MO)
* The Oak Cooperage Museum & Mill (98 E. Jones Street, Higbee, MO)
~ Attendees must register for tours, as space is limited. ONE tour option per registrant. Transportation is not provided. Report to the location for tour. ~
Friday, October 11
Bradford Research Farm Poehlmann Education Center
4968 S. Rangeline Road, Columbia, MO 65201
** Doors Open At 5:00 pm **
5:00 - 6:00 pm: Registration Open
5:30 - 6:00 pm: Evening Social
6:00 - 8:30 pm: Awards Ceremony / Dinner
* Society of American Foresters Fellow Recognition
* Tree Farm Recognitions
* Saturday Field Tour Preview
* Speaker: Frank Thompson - Our Birds Need Managed Woods
8:30 pm: Adjourn
Saturday, October 12
Doug Butler Property Field Tour
3320 W. Botner Road, Columbia, MO 65202
8:30 – 8:50 am: Meet at the Butler Property
8:50 – 9:00 am: Welcome from Doug Butler
9:00 am – Noon: Field Tour
* CRP
* Walnut Management
* Upland Oak Management
Noon – 1:00 pm: Lunch
Walnut Council Business Meeting
1-00 – 2:30 pm: Field Tour
* Repopulating a Fallow Field to Walnut
* Center for Agroforestry Improved Walnut (For Nut Yield) Planting
2:30 – 3:30 pm: Portable Sawmill Demonstration: ‘Junk’ Wood Custom Sawing
3:30 pm: Adjourn
***CONFERENCE CANCELLATION POLICY: Conference will be held rain or shine. Please dress accordingly. Cancel prior to October 3 for a refund.***
Visit https://forestandwoodland.org/2021-forestry-summit to register!
This conference will benefit foresters, wildlife biologist, educators, landowners and many others that are concerned about the health and needs of Missouri’s forests. The information presented will provide a foundation for discussion for the management needs of the state’s magnificent forests and woodlands. While the conference is free, you are welcome to provide a donation through the FWAM Donate and Sponsor menu options. THANK YOU!
Agenda:
10:00 am
Emcee welcomes and sets stage of why and how the Summit will proceed
MDC Director Sara Parker Pauley
o General overview forestry threats and management needs
o Partner opportunities (industry, landowners, NGOs)
10:30 am
State of the Forest Presentation – Lance Vickers
o What does the forest look like today?
o What are the concerns in species, age structure and habitat for sustaining forests?
11:10 am
Overview of Forest Products Industry – Brian Brookshire
o Status of the industry, jobs, volume, value, Missouri and the world wood economy
o Partnering opportunities to improve forests and sustain the industry
o Critical industry challenges
11:40 am – Break
1:00 pm
Carbon and Climate
o Forest Vulnerability – Leslie Brandt
o Opportunities for Forests and Carbon – Chad Doolen
1:50 pm
Forest Action Plan - Gus Raeker
o Priority Geographies
o Ecosystem services/water quality
o Critical habitat needs
o Health benefits of trees/being outdoors
o Role of Urban Forests
o Consequences of no management
2:30 Wrap up
2:40 Adjourn
Two upcoming free fire ecology workshops will offer a wealth of fire science information to interested landowners and members of the public. The workshops, led by land management professionals and fire science researchers, will feature both indoor presentations and in-the-field discussions.
The first workshop will be held May 11 in Houston, MO and the second will be held
May 18 in Poplar Bluff.
Please attend and learn more about:
The historical role and ecology of fire in the Missouri Ozarks
Why public land managers in southern Missouri use prescribed burns
How fire can be used to manage wildlife habitat
Technical and cost sharing opportunities for fire management on private property
The workshops are hosted by the Oak Woodlands and Forests Fire Consortium and partnering organizations: Missouri Department of Conservation, The Nature Conservancy, National Wild Turkey Federation and Mark Twain National Forest.
Both workshops will run from 10am - 2:30pm. Lunch will be provided. Additional workshop details will be posted on the Oak Fire Science website at www.oakfirescience.com. Register on the website or by phone at (573) 884-9262. Contact Joe Marschall with questions: marschallj@missouri.edu.
For more info click HERE
Join us at the FWAM Annual Meeting on April 6 from 9am to 2pm at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s George O. White State Forest Nursery Open House & Tours.
One hour tours by appointment - space is limited. Call (573) 674-3229 to reserve a time.
Learn about native plants & trees
Chat with conservation experts
Meet Smokey Bear
Fish at the nursery’s three acre lake
See a full scale sawmill demonstration
Free hot dogs, chips, and cookies
The nursery is located at 14027 Shafer Road, just north of Licking, MO.
Forest ReLeaf of Missouri’s TreeKeepers classes, sponsored in part by the Missouri Department of Conservation, are held each year in late spring/early summer.
This free, five week course educates citizens about trees, their benefits and care, and provides practical, hands-on learning in six key areas: identification, biology, soils, planting, pruning, and insects and diseases.
The 2019 course will take place on Thursdays from 2 - 4pm beginning on March 21 and ending on April 18. The courses will be held at Little Creek Nature Center, with that last course being held at CommuniTree Gardens Nursery in Creve Coeur Park.
To register click HERE!
In an effort to energize the greater St. Louis region around improving habitat for our native plants and animals, area conservation organizations join together to spotlight invasive bush honeysuckle and the need to remove it so that large swaths of land can become productive areas for native habitat, recreation and enjoyment. To that end, organizations will host public events and volunteer removal days during Honeysuckle Sweep Weeks.
Spring 2019 Honeysuckle Sweep will be the entire month of March.
For more information click HERE
Join the USDA Forest Service, University of Missouri Extension, and partners for an information packed workshop on invasive plants of Missouri. Discussions on:
The ecology and importance of Missouri’s forests
How to identify and map invasive plants in Missouri
Native alternatives to invasive ornamental plants
To RSVP or for more information contact Dacoda Maddox at (573) 875-5341 ext. 234 or DacodaMaddox@fs.fed.us.
Join the USDA Forest Service, University of Missouri Extension, and partners for an information packed workshop on invasive plants of Missouri. Discussions on:
The ecology and importance of Missouri’s forests
How to identify and map invasive plants in Missouri
Native alternatives to invasive ornamental plants
To RSVP or for more information contact Dacoda Maddox at (573) 875-5341 ext. 234 or DacodaMaddox@fs.fed.us.
Join the USDA Forest Service, University of Missouri Extension, and partners for an information packed workshop on invasive plants of Missouri. Discussions on:
The ecology and importance of Missouri’s forests
How to identify and map invasive plants in Missouri
Native alternatives to invasive ornamental plants
To RSVP or for more information contact Dacoda Maddox at (573) 875-5341 ext. 234 or DacodaMaddox@fs.fed.us.
This year's Forestkeepers Conference will be held Thursday Oct. 4th from 8:30am - 2pm at the Giving Grove in Kansas City. Please join us for a tour of the orchards of the Giving Grove. The tours will be followed by lunch and the Forestkeepers Awards and Meeting. RSVP HERE!
314-533-5323
info@moreleaf.org
@ CommuniTree Gardens Nursery, 2194 Creve Ceour Mill Rd. South, St. Louis, MO 63146
Each homebrew includes at least one ingredient sourced from a tree! Enjoy these unique brews while enjoying the natural setting of Forest ReLeaf's Communitree Gardens Nursery in Creve Coeur Park. All proceeds benefit Forest ReLeaf's mission of "planting trees, enriching communities." Attendees will have the opportunity to rate the various brews and vote for their favorites; may the best homebrewer win! You will enjoy live music, CommuniTree Gardens nursery tours, raffle prizes, food trucks with food for sale and additional food and beverages. Tickets are $30 in advance, $50 for VIP and $35 at the gate. $30
