Please make plans to join us on Saturday, February 28 for the Federation Fundraiser in Columbia at the Tiger Hotel (6:00 p.m.) as we come together in support of Missouri's unique and successful model of Conservation.

The $100 per plate dinner includes a duo of broiled shrimp scampi and a petite filet of beef with seasoned green beans and garlic roasted mashed potatoes.

There will be wine service at the tables and a cash bar starting at 6:00 p.m.

Please make plans to join us March 20-22 at our 79^th Annual CFM Convention in Jefferson City at the Capitol Plaza Hotel. We are making preparations for our biggest and best convention ever. 

Each year many businesses, affiliates and individuals contribute to our success by underwriting part of our costs for the weekend. We are deeply grateful for this incredible generosity. If you are planning to attend and have any items for our auction please get them to us at your earlier convenience. This will allow us time to plan for their effective use.  

The Conservation Federation of Missouri will launch a new Interactive Advocacy Portal next week. Once signed up, the system will allow residents to see who their representatives are and send already written emails directly to them with the click of a button.

Conservation in Missouri is experiencing attacks like never before. Legislative bills are threatening our successful Department of Conservation by eliminating funding sources and altering conservation authority. This new advocacy portal will allow Missourians to have a greater voice in these policy issues that affect conservation and our precious natural resources. It creates an extremely efficient way for CFM to affect legislation with your help. By working together, our voices will be heard by decision makers before they act on your behalf.

The Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Kirkham Family CFM Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to an upperclassman or graduate student who is currently a member of CFM (or whose family is a member of CFM) and is studying big game at an accredited college or university. This scholarship is intended to support the career development of a wildlife biologist. Applicants must be enrolled at a Missouri college or university.

The deadline to submit applications is Friday, February 27, 2015.

Judd Kirkham is a Conservation Federation of Missouri Board Member, Past President and Life Member. 

Kirkham Scholarship Application Form

Living with the wildlife around you can mean something different if you live in a big city or a small town, in the mountains or the plains, but regardless of where you call home, there are hundreds of plants and animals that share it with you.

During the celebration of National Wildlife Week, the National Wildlife Federation and their partners will highlight connections to wildlife by exploring ways to interact with the wildlife in your area, ways to handle your local predators, and how to keep the wild alive everywhere.

National Wildlife Week is National Wildlife Federation's longest-running education program designed around teaching and connecting kids to the awesome wonders of wildlife. For questions about National Wildlife Week, email [email protected].