Missouri Department of Conservation

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USDA announces $52 million for public access, wildlife habitat program 

USDA announces $52 million for VPA-HIP to expand public access and improve wildlife habitat on private lands. Read More

Rooting damage from feral hogs at a golf course in Viburnum, Mo. Photo courtesy of Kevin Crider.
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Cooperation has cut Missouri’s feral hog numbers

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Circling solutions for black vulture attacks 

Aedes aegypti larvae and pupae prefer water captured by containers like buckets, birdbaths and old tires, anything that can hold enough water to develop into adults. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Mosquitoes can take a bite out of outdoor fun

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Cows graze a field in northeast Wyoming. (Photo courtesy of University of Wyoming Extension.)

Financial incentives available for climate-smart grazing in Missouri

Partnership helps southern Missouri landowner stave off feral hogs

A northeastern Missouri couple, Ed and Janet Watson, celebrated their 55th anniversary by learning about forestry at a field day offered by University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation. (Photo courtesy of Brian Schweiss.)

Couple learns about forestry on 55th wedding anniversary

MU Extension feral hog outreach educator Kevin Crider points out where feral hogs have damaged trees. Hogs rub their bristly bodies on trees after wallowing in waterways. (Photo by Linda Geist.)

Project helps reduce Missouri feral hog population by 65%

University of Missouri Extension and partners will hold a free forest and wildlife management workshop Sept. 9 at the property of Bill and Margie Haag in Portland, Missouri. (Photo courtesy of Brian Schweiss.)

MU Extension, partners host free forest and wildlife management workshop