MDC Research

Big Rivers Catfish Assessment
Recent studies of flathead catfish and blue catfish in the Missouri and Mississippi rivers were prompted by concerns about overharvest and inadequate harvest regulations.
Human Dimension Survey Methods
MDC managers and decision makers often need information on what “the public” thinks about resource management issues—from how users like a new trail or exhibit to how the state should manage the deer population.
Missouri's Deer Hunters
The MDC Deer Program surveys deer hunters to gauge public opinion regarding deer numbers and management strategies and for indicators of deer population trends in each county.
Forest Economics in Missouri
What is the economic impact of Missouri’s forest products? To answer this, MDC undertakes periodic assessments of the economic impact of the forest products industry on the state as a whole by working with data collected by the Federal government

MOFEP

The Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project is a long-term, landscape-scale experiment that measures how the living and non-living parts of a forested ecosystem respond to forest management.

Scientists in boat taking measurements of catfish

Big Rivers Catfish Assessment

Recent studies of flathead catfish and blue catfish in the Missouri and Mississippi rivers were prompted by concerns about overharvest and inadequate harvest regulations.

Missouri Black Bear Project

MDC is conducting research to determine the growth rate and size of the black bear population and to also examine bear habitat use and movement patterns.

Evaluation of Neonicotinoid Insecticide Use on MDC Lands

Neonicotinoids are a class of chemical insecticide widely used as pre-planting seed treatments on major agricultural crops such as corn, soybeans, canola, and cereals (e.g., wheat) to control insect agricultural pests.