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December 08, 2008: New Initiative Focuses on Water Quality Improvement in the Mississippi River Basin & Gulf of Mexico
Monsanto Company launched a new effort to help reduce nutrients and sediments in agricultural runoff by partnering with The Nature Conservancy, Iowa Soybean Association, Delta Wildlife and The National Audubon Society on conservation projects in the Mississippi River Basin.
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Chris Anderson
The Nature Conservancy
(612) 331-0747
canderson@tnc.org
Lee Quarles
Monsanto Company
(314) 694-2330
lee.quarles@monsanto.com
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December 01, 2008: Cerualean Warbler and Important Floodplain Habitat Protected in the Ozarks
The Nature Conservancy collaborated with the state of Missouri, the American Bird Conservancy and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation to protect 80 acres containing important floodplain habitat in the watershed of the Current River, one of North America’s most biologically diverse streams.
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Elizabeth Niven
Office: (314)968-1105
Cell: (314) 440-4253
eniven@tnc.org |
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July 29, 2008: New Prairie Chickens Added to Flock; Numbers Are Critical
The second wave of prairie chickens will begin arriving via a Missouri Department of Conservation truck from Kansas in early afternoons during the week of July 28. This is a continuation of the effort between The Nature Conservancy and the Missouri Department of Conservation to recover a declining and now critically endangered greater prairie chicken population
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Elizabeth Niven
Office: (314)968-1105
Cell: (314) 440-4253
eniven@tnc.org |
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March 25, 2008: Prairie Chicken Numbers are Critical
The Nature Conservancy and the Missouri Department of Conservation are teaming up to recover a declining and now critically endangered greater prairie chicken population.
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Elizabeth Niven
Marketing Manager
Tel: (314) 968-1105
Cell: (314) 440-4253
eniven@tnc.org |
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March 25, 2008: Nature Conservancy Will Hold Canebreak Planting Day Saturday, March 29, Near Van Buren
The Nature Conservancy is holding a project day to restore the native canebrakes along bottom-land sections of the Current River.
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Elizabeth Niven
Tel: (314) 968-1105
Cell: (314) 440-4253
eniven@tnc.org |
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March 05, 2008: Prairie Chicken Numbers Critical: Missouri Dept of Conservation Begins Bird Study on TNC Preserve
The Nature Conservancy and the Missouri Department of Conservation are teaming up to resuscitate a declining and now critical prairie chicken population.
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Elizabeth Niven
Tel: (314) 968-1105
Cell: (314) 440-4253
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January 09, 2008: Boeing Teams Up with The Nature Conservancy to Make a Difference in the Ozarks
The Nature Conservancy recently received $100,000 from The Boeing Corporation to help initiate water quality projects in the Missouri Ozarks in the Current and Jack’s Fork River and LaBarque Creek watersheds.
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Elizabeth Niven
Marketing Manager
Tel: (314) 968-1105
Cell: (314) 440-4253
eniven@tnc.org |
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January 04, 2008: The McKnight Foundation Awards $800,000 to The Nature Conservancy for its Mississippi River Work
The Nature Conservancy joins the McKnight Foundation in announcing that the Conservancy has been awarded an $800,000 grant for its efforts to conserve and restore the Mississippi River from its headwaters in Minnesota to its mouth in Louisiana.
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Elizabeth Niven
Tel: (314) 968-1105
Cell: (314) 440-4253
eniven@tnc.org |
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December 04, 2007: The Nature Conservancy Purchases More Than 7,000 Acres of Forest Land in the Current River Watershed
The Nature Conservancy recently purchased 7,053 acres of Ozark forest land in the upper Current River watershed in Texas County. As one of the largest private landholdings in the watershed, this property was identified by Conservancy scientists as a critical acquisition for the Conservancy’s conservation work in the Current River. This land purchase represents 7 percent of the Conservancy’s goal to conserve 100,000 acres in the Current River watershed.
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Elizabeth Niven
(314) 968-1105 ext. 103
Cell: (314) 440-4253
eniven@tnc.org |
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October 25, 2007: The Nature Conservancy in Missouri Announces $18 Million Campaign for Conservation
The Nature Conservancy in Missouri recently kicked off a three-year $18 million Campaign for Conservation, the first in its more than 50-year history in Missouri and the largest, private conservation campaign in Missouri.
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Elizabeth Niven
Office: 314-968-1105, cell: 314-440-4253
eniven@tnc.org |
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September 04, 2007: The Nature Conservancy Discovers Three New Species of Lichen, One Fungus in the Ozarks
The Nature Conservancy’s Doug Ladd, working with a team of scientists from the New York Botanical Garden, recently discovered three new species of lichen and one species of fungus in the Ozarks.
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Elizabeth Niven
314-440-4253 (Cell)
314-968-1105 x103
eniven@tnc.org |
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August 31, 2007: Grand River Grasslands Site Manager Hired
The Nature Conservancy in Missouri recently hired Randy Arndt as the Grand River Grasslands site manager. The Grand River Grasslands is a 70,000-acre grassland landscape that straddles the Missouri-Iowa border. The Conservancy’s 4,000-acre Dunn Ranch anchors the prairie restoration site.
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Elizabeth Niven
314-440-4253 (Cell)
314-968-1105 x103
eniven@tnc.org |
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August 02, 2007: Conservancy in Missouri Provides Major Funding for Land Acquisition in Brazil
The Nature Conservancy in Missouri has provided a major portion of the funding for the acquisition of 22,500 acres in the Cerrado, Brazil’s vast savanna.
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Elizabeth Niven
314-440-4253 (Cell)
314-968-1105 x103
eniven@tnc.org |
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April 27, 2007: Howard and Joyce Wood Make A $2 Million Challenge Gift
The Nature Conservancy announces a $2 million challenge from Howard and Joyce Wood that will help conserve approximately 16,000 acres in the Current River watershed. With this gift, the Conservancy will work directly with private landowners to ensure sustainable forest management.
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Elizabeth Niven
314-440-4253 (Cell)
314-968-1105 x103
eniven@tnc.org |
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March 30, 2006: Fire Used to Benefit Plant and Animal Life
Fire plays critical role in maintaining healthy wildlife and habitats
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Elizabeth Niven
314-440-4253 (Cell)
314-968-1105 x103
eniven@tnc.org |
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January 06, 2006: Prairie Remnant Lives Among the Dead
A tiny jewel of Missouri prairie heritage lives in Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis City overlooking the Mississippi – and it’s the only surviving prairie remnant inside the Highway 270 corridor.
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Elizabeth Niven
314-440-4253 (Cell)
314-968-1105 x103
eniven@tnc.org |
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December 15, 2005: Watershed Critical to Health of Meramec River Protected
The Nature Conservancy recently reached an agreement with the Missouri Department of Conservation to protect more than 500 acres along LaBarque Creek in northwest Jefferson County.
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Elizabeth Niven
314-440-4253 (Cell)
314-968-1105 x103
eniven@tnc.org |
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November 01, 2005: Nature Conservancy Hires New Upper Mississippi Floodplain Associate Director
The Nature Conservancy announces that Todd Strole has joined the Conservancy as the associate director for the Upper Mississippi Floodplain Initiative in St. Louis.
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Elizabeth Niven
314-440-4253 (Cell)
314-968-1105 x103
eniven@tnc.org |
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September 07, 2005: Grand River Grasslands Conservation Area Expands
The Nature Conservancy recently acquired 685 acres for restoration and protection located within the Grand River Grasslands, a 70,000-acre prairie restoration landscape that straddles the Missouri-Iowa border.
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Elizabeth Niven
314-440-4253 (Cell)
314-968-1105 x103
eniven@tnc.org |
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April 01, 2005: The Nature Conservancy Announces Land Sale in the El Dorado Springs Area
The Nature Conservancy has sold a 785-acre tract in the El Dorado Springs area. The property identified as T6-3 is located west of Short Ford Road approximately three miles north of El Dorado Springs. The T6-3 tract consists of 785 acres and was sold in fee-simple estate, meaning with no restrictions or easements.
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Elizabeth Niven
314-440-4253 (Cell)
314-968-1105 x103
eniven@tnc.org |
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February 01, 2005: Acquisition Ensures Prairie Chicken Habitat, Links Existing Conservation Land
An agreement between The Nature Conservancy and a private landowner to permanently protect 80 acres in Harrison County will link two existing conservation areas, creating more than 1,000 acres of unfragmented conservation land in the Grand River Grasslands, a 50,000-acre landscape on the Missouri-Iowa border.
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Elizabeth Niven
314-440-4253 (Cell)
314-968-1105 x103
eniven@tnc.org |
