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SUMMARY:MDC 80th Anniversary Open House
DESCRIPTION:Public invited to share opinions and get information at MDC 80th Anniversary Open House in Springfield on Oct. 10\n\nMeet MDC's director and give feedback on regulations\, priorities and conservation issues.\n\n\n\n This year\, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is celebrating 80 years of serving nature and you. MDC Director Sara Parker Pauley will be at a special open house event Tuesday\, Oct. 10 from 6-8 p.m. to share insights on the Department's history\, conservation priorities and future challenges.\n\n\n\nMDC was founded by Missourians concerned by the state's decimated fish\, forests\, and wildlife through a constitutional amendment passed in 1936 to create the nation's first apolitical conservation agency in 1937.\n\nKeeping with its tradition of citizen-based conservation\, attendees are encouraged to give feedback on MDC regulations\, infrastructure\, strategic priorities and statewide and local conservation issues.\n\n"Citizen involvement and participation have always been important to the Department of Conservation\," said Director Pauley. "Whether through gathering input from hunters on deer season regulations or hikers and birdwatchers on how a conservation area should be managed\, we value public input. We want to hear from you."\n\nRefreshments will be served.\n\nPreceding the program   from 5-6 p.m.   people can learn more about bears at the MDC program "Missouri's Black Bears." At this program\, MDC furbearer biologist Laura Conlee will discuss black bear biology\, the current bear research underway in the state\, and how Missourians can become bear aware and co-exist with these large mammals.\n\nNo registration is required for the bear program or the open house event.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;<img alt="" height="75" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2192/Image/mdcevent.png" style="color: rgb(35\, 35\, 35)\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; width: 300px\; height: 75px\;" width="300" /><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong><span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Public invited to share opinions and get information a</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">t&nbsp\;</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">MDC 80th Anniversary Open House in Springfield on&nbsp\;Oct. 10</span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:#232323\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Meet MDC&#39\;s director and give feedback on regulations\, priorities and conservation issues.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#232323\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;This year\, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is celebrating 80 years of serving nature and you. MDC Director Sara Parker Pauley will be at a special open house event Tuesday\, Oct. 10 from&nbsp\;6-8 p.m.&nbsp\;to share insights on the Department&rsquo\;s history\, conservation priorities and future challenges.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#232323\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">MDC was founded by Missourians concerned by the state&rsquo\;s decimated fish\, forests\, and wildlife through a constitutional amendment passed in 1936 to create the nation&rsquo\;s first apolitical conservation agency in 1937.</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#232323\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Keeping with its tradition of citizen-based conservation\, attendees are encouraged to give feedback on MDC regulations\, infrastructure\, strategic priorities and statewide and local conservation issues.</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#232323\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">&ldquo\;Citizen involvement and participation have always been important to the Department of Conservation\,&rdquo\; said Director Pauley. &ldquo\;Whether through gathering input from hunters on deer season regulations or hikers and birdwatchers on how a conservation area should be managed\, we value public input. We want to hear from you.&rdquo\;</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#232323\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Refreshments will be served.</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#232323\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Preceding the program &ndash\; from&nbsp\;5-6 p.m.&nbsp\;&ndash\; people can learn more about bears at the MDC program &ldquo\;Missouri&rsquo\;s Black Bears.&rdquo\; At this program\, MDC furbearer biologist Laura Conlee will&nbsp\;discuss black bear biology\, the current bear research underway in the state\, and how Missourians can become bear aware and co-exist with these large mammals.</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#232323\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">No registration is required for the bear program or the open house event.</span></span></span>
LOCATION:Springfield Conservation Nature Center 4601 S. Nature Center Way Springfield\, MO
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URL:https://business.visittablerocklake.com/events/details/mdc-80th-anniversary-open-house-1883
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