Regional quail meetings set for April
Eight meetings will give people around the state a chance to learn
about Conservation Department plans and express their ideas.
JEFFERSON
CITY--A series of public meetings in April will give Missourians a chance to
learn about plans to restore bobwhite quail numbers. Those who attend will
be encouraged to express their ideas about the quail plan and other
conservation subjects.
The meetings are scheduled in eight regions throughout the state. They will
bring together leaders from the Missouri Department of Conservation and the
citizen-led Quail and Grassland Songbird Leadership Council. At each
meeting, Conservation Department representatives will explain plans for an
interagency effort to restore numbers of quail and other grassland birds.
Other organizations involved in the effort include the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and nongovernmental organizations such as Quail Unlimited and
Audubon Missouri.
Meeting dates and phone numbers for more information are:
April 2
--Ozark Region -- Cover Conservation Area (CA) in Oregon County, 9 a.m. to
noon, 417/256-7161.
--Northeast Region -- New London in Ralls County, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
660/785-2424.
--Southwest Region -- Robert E. Talbot CA in Lawrence County, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., 417/895- 6880.
--Northwest Region -- Chillicothe in Livingston County, 816/271-3111.
--Southeast Region -- Maintz Wildlife Preserve in Cape Girardeau County,
573/290-5730.
--Central Region -- Whetstone Creek CA in Callaway County, 10 a.m. to 3
p.m., 573/882-8388.
April 9
--Kansas City Region -- NECO Seeds demonstration farm in Cass County, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m., 816/655-6250.
--St. Louis Region -- August A. Busch Memorial CA, St. Charles County, 1 to
4 p.m., 636/300-1953.
The meetings are part of the Conservation Department's ongoing program of
public meetings. They are held at locations around the state each spring and
fall to inform Missourians about its activities and encourage popular
participation in conservation program planning.
- Jim Low -
Click Here To Return To The Previous Page