2020 Grants

Above: An AmeriCorps volunteer using L-A-D funded chainsaw to remove invasive vegetation in Missouri.

 

AmeriCorps St. Louis
Invasive Species Removal—Native Tree Health and Growth. New chainsaws and handsaws to be used in invasive species work in Missouri and two camp stoves to allow teams to conduct week-long projects in wilderness areas.

Mark Twain Forest Watchers, a project of the Ozark Resource Center
Public Forest Management Monitoring Project. Citizen monitoring of the management of the Mark Twain National Forest, with a priority focus on sensitive area protection.

Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy
Goodwin Sinkhole Project. Install a fence to prevent future illegal dumping of trash into Goodwin Cave.

Missouri Parks Association
Urban Populations Outreach program (UPOP). Support the Urban Populations Outreach Program, which connects underserved youth with nature in hands-on experiences in Dent County.

Missouri Prairie Foundation
Stark Family Prairie Woodland Restoration Training. Free public woodland restoration training day in Hickory County, focused on explaining how invasive trees and shrubs impact native herbaceous plants and encouraging more people to actively manage their lands to promote native species growth.

Missouri Sierra Club
Ozark Rivers. Support the Ozark National Scenic Riverways Roads and Trails Plan project and protecting Eleven Point River State Park.

Ozark Riverways Foundation on behalf of Mt. Zion Church
Mt. Zion Church Education and Restoration Project. Fund repair and preservation of the church built in the late 1930s and now owned by the National Park Service.

Open Space Council
Root Docking Workshop. Host a training workshop on root docking, a removal method for invasive bush honeysuckle that prevents re-sprout.

Ozark Rivers Audubon Chapter
Oak-Hickory Forest Restoration. Cedar removal in an oak-hickory landscape at the Audubon Trails Nature Center in Rolla.

Ozark Trail Association
2021 Trail Skills College. Support the Trail Skills College, a weekend training event for 50-75 trail volunteers.