November 2023

Missourians recognized for making trees work in their communities

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — For more than 30 years, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Community Forestry Council (MCFC) have partnered to recognize Missourians who are outstanding stewards of community trees.   At this year’s Missouri Community Forestry Council Conference, a new group of recipients were given Missouri Arbor Awards of Excellence. The awards […]

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Pritzker administration, IDPH to host Minority Health Conference

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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today that the Keynote Speaker for the state’s upcoming 2023 Minority Health Conference on December 4 and 5 in Bloomington will be Robert Santos, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau. Other speakers include IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra, the Mayor of Bloomington, Mboka Mwilambwe, and Southern

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Michael E. Wilson

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Michael E. Wilson, 67, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 2:55 pm, Friday, November 24, 2023 at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park, Illinois.   He was born to William “Bill” E. and Doris J. (nee Simpson) Wilson on June 26, 1956 in Oakland, California.   Michael had worked at Ryder Trucking and

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MDC needs birders to help with Audubon Christmas Bird Count

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages experienced Missouri birders to become citizen scientists by helping with the National Audubon Society’s 124th Christmas Bird Count (CBC) between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, 2024.     The CBC is an annual bird census where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada, and

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PACTC to present refurbished Jeep to Veterans Memorial

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PERRYVILLE — Students from Perryville Area Career and Technology Center will officially turn over the keys to a restored military Jeep that will be on permanent display at Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial in Perryville. Students at Perryville Area Career and Technology Center will officially present the keys to a Korean War-era Jeep that they restored

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Museum Learning Center presents ‘Blackfathom River Cave’

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center will present famed caver Chad McCain tonight.     McCain will will give a presentation on the Blackfathom River Cave system, a large cave found in southern Ste. Genevieve County.   Chad and his team have explored and charted the entire length of the cave and

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Discover Nature with MDC through Eagle Days

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites people to discover nature through Eagle Days events and by watching bald eagles around the state.     From December through February, Missouri’s winter eagle watching is spectacular. Because of Missouri’s big rivers, many lakes, and abundant wetlands, the Show-Me state is one of

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