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Missouri’s state tree, the flowering dogwood (pictured), is a great alternative to the Callery pear and produces similar white blooms. (Source: MDC)

Missouri Conservation Department to begin taking orders for native tree seedlings Sept. 2

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Missouri deer fall ill to Hemorrhagic Disease

Missouri of Conservation sign and nettle

MDC names Kirby VanDover Private Land Conservationist for Ripley, Carter counties

(Source: Missouri Department of Conservation)

Black bear killed in collision; MDC warns of wildlife risk to drivers

Missouri of Conservation sign and nettle

MDC reminds public to leave young wildlife alone

Missouri conservation agent attacked by dogs, multiple arrests made

Missouri students compete in State Archery Championship

MDC launches first live bald eagle camera feed

Missouri of Conservation sign and nettle

MDC in Cape Girardeau has new Protection Lieutenant

Grady Stahl, 6, was among the young hunters who harvested 3,721 turkeys during youth weekend this past weekend. It was his first harvest. (Source: MDC)

Young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 3,721 birds over Youth Weekend

Missouri hunters harvested 2,219 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season, Oct. 1-31. Top harvest counties were Dent, Crawford, and Washington. (Source: MDC)

MO turkey hunters harvest more than 2,000 turkeys during firearms turkey season

Cape Girardeau Nature Center

Missouri Department of Conservation offers day camps for kids in summer

MDC reminds the public to be mindful of regulations when disposing of fish-cleaning waste, such as paddlefish. (Source: MDC)

Disposing fish waste properly keeps Missouri shorelines cleaner

Bowie, a black lab owned by Gary Campbell, is shown retrieving a mallard drake during a foggy waterfowl hunt last season at Duck Creek Conservation Area in southeast Missouri. (Source: MDC)

Missouri Department of Conservation sets 2023 migratory game bird, waterfowl seasons

MO Department of Conservation establishes hunting changes in '23

Youth Deer Hunter Lucas Gruber Source Mdc

SAFETY 101: How to prepare for Missouri's 2022 hunting season

(Source: MDC)

16-point antlered doe harvested in MO