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Small Mammals

This project determines the effects of forest management on small mammal composition, species richness, and relative abundance in Missouri Ozark oak-hickory forests.

Project Start Date

Jan 1, 1994

MOFEP Small Mammal Publications (PDF, 124 KB)

Published on Aug 05, 2021

Songbirds

This project tracks songbird breeding abundance and success resulting over longer time scales and multiple rounds of harvest.

MOFEP Bird Publications (PDF, 76 KB)

Published on Aug 05, 2021

Southeastern Channel Catfish Limits

Where have the Channel Catfish gone?

Project Start Date

Mar 1, 2017

The Missouri Outdoor Recreational Access Program (MRAP)

MRAP increases recreational opportunities on private land by providing payments to landowners opening their land for recreational activities. We estimate the associated increase in economic benefits.

Project Start Date

Jan 1, 2015

Project Completed On

Feb 15, 2018

VPA-HIPbenefitsTechnicalreport.pdf (PDF, 246 KB)

Published on Dec 31, 2017 - by Thomas Treiman

Visitor Use at Nature Centers

MDC has twelve Conservation Nature and Interpretive Centers. Managers need to know how many visitors come, what they do, and what economic value they receive.

Project Start Date

Feb 1, 2009

Attitudes and Opinions of Runge Conservation Nature Center Lapsed Visitors (PDF, 456 KB)

Published on May 01, 2010 - by Thomas Treiman

Woody Vegetation

This project evaluates the impacts of forest management on the composition and structure of woody trees, saplings, sprouts, and seedlings.

Project Start Date

Oct 1, 1990

Woody Vegetation Publications (PDF, 154 KB)

Published on Apr 18, 2022 - by Shelby Timm