L-A-D Foundation 2019 Grant Recipients

Above: AmeriCorps member Kaela Mitten supervises prescribed fire at Little Indian Creek Conservation Area

 

The L-A-D Foundation 2019 grants are as follows:

AmeriCorps St. Louis
Nomex personal protective equipment and fire packs to be used in wildland firefighting and prescribed burns in Missouri

Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Research on the effects of salvage harvest after disturbance events, with visits to Pioneer and state and federal forestlands in Missouri

Greater Ozarks Audubon Society
Scholarships for two students to attend the annual Green Leadership Academy of Diverse Ecosystems (GLADE)

Greenbelt Land Trust of Mid-Missouri
Landscape restoration on the Hundred Acre Wood Nature Preserve in Boone County

Missouri Archaeological Society
Archaeological Survey Training Program at the Piney River Narrows to give volunteers hands-on experience in surveying, documenting, protecting, and preserving cultural resources in Missouri

Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy
Equipment rental to continue cleanup of Goodwin Cave

Missouri Environmental Education Association
Development of a teaching curriculum around invasive bush honeysuckle

Missouri Parks Association
Expansion of their Urban Populations Outreach Program (UPOP) into the Missouri Ozarks, with encouragement to collaborate with Grand Gulf State Park

NatureCITE
Research into Eastern Red Cedar

Ozark Trail Association
Reprinting 3,000 Ozark Trail maps

Ozarks Resource Center
Development of a program to engage students in bird monitoring at Grand Gulf State Park

Sierra Club, Missouri Chapter
Outreach and education regarding the Ozark Scenic Riverways Roads and Trails Management Plan