Editor - Jan Weaver

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Environmental Research at MU

Nearly 100 faculty at MU are engaged in research that in one way or another relates to the environment. This is a list culled from the information on departmental websites for last year's MU Environmental Impacts Report (for a more complete list that includes a publication visit http://web.missouri.edu/~umcsnresiwww/faculty.html). Please help me update the 2008 report by sending information on what you are doing (5-20 words), the title of a recent publication, and your website - or at least get your department to update its information. If you are looking for expertise, an advisor or a course, use the MU on-line directory for contact information or check the department's website to see if the researcher has a web page.

BioDiversity

James Carrel	Biology	conservation biology of spiders	Carrel, J.E. 2003. Burrowing wolf spiders, Geolycosa ssp. (Araneae: Lycosidae): gap specialists in fire-maintained Florida scrub. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 76: 557-566
Jim Coleman	Biology	responses of desert ecosystems to environmental change	Nowak, R.S., S.F. Zitzer, D. Babcock, V. Smith-Longozo, T.N. Charlet, J.S. Coleman, J.R. Seemann and S.D. Smith. 2003. Elevated atmospheric CO2 does not conserve soil moisture in the Mojave Desert. Ecology: accepted.
Lori Eggers	Biology	ecological and conservation genetics of elephants	Eggert, L. S., Maldonado, J. E., and Fleischer, R. C. 2005. Nucleic acid isolation from ecological samples: animal scat and other associated materials. In: Molecular Evolution: Producing the Biochemical Data, Part B. Methods in Enzymology 6:73-87
John Faaborg	Biology	avian ecology, behavior and conservation	Faaborg, J. 2004. How do birds respond to clear-cuts? A forest management experiment in the Ozarks. Environmental Review 11 (3): 1-8.
Candace Galen	Biology	effect of climate on plant pollinator systems	Galen, C., and M. L. Stanton. 2003. Sunny-side up: flower heliotropism as a source of parental environmental effects on pollen quality and performance in the snow buttercup, Ranunculus adoneus (Ranunculaceae). Am. J. Bot. 90: 724-729.
Raymond Semlitsche	Biology	conservation of declining amphibian species	Semlitsch, R.D., and Bodie, J.R. 2003. Biological criteria for buffer zones around wetlands and riparian habitats for amphibians and reptiles. Conservation Biology 17: 000-000
David Galat	F&W	large river flood plain ecology	Galat, D. L. and R. Lipkin. 2000. Restoring the ecological integrity of great rivers: historical hydrographs aid in defining reference conditions for the Missouri River. Hydrobiologia. 422/423: 29-48.
Matthew Gompper	F&W	biology and conservation of mammalian carnivores	Gittleman, J.L. and Gompper, M.E. (2005) Plight of predators: The importance of carnivores for understanding patterns of biodiversity and extinction risk. Pp. 370-388 in: (P. Barbosa and I. Castellanos, eds) Ecology of Predator-Prey Interactions. Oxford University Press
Josh Millspaugh	F&W	wildlife stress physiology, management of large mammals	Schulz, J. H., J. J. Millspaugh, A. J. Bermudez, X. Gao, T. W. Bonnot, L. G. Britt, and M. Paine. 2006. Experimental acute lead toxicosis in mourning doves. Journal of Wildlife Management: In press
Douglas Noltie	F&W	reproductive ecology and behavior of fishes	Schubert, A. L. S., C. D. Nielsen, and D. B. Noltie. 1993. Habitat use and gas bubble disease in southern cavefish (Typhlichthys subterraneus). International Journal of Speleology 22(1-4):131-143.
Charles Rabeni	F&W	conservation, restoration of aquatic systems	Zweig, L.D. and C. F. Rabeni. 2001. Biomonitoring for deposited sediment using benthic invertebrates: a test on 4 Missouri streams. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 20:643-657.
Mark Ryan	F&W	endangered species, avian ecology and conservation	Ryan, M. R., R. A. Pierce, III, K. M. Suedkamp-Wells, and C. K. Kerns. 2002. Assessing bird population responses to grazing. Pages 16-34 in W. Hohman, editor. Migratory bird responses to grazing. U.S.D.A., Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, D.C. 75 pp.
Hong He	Forestry	landscape ecology and ecological modeling	He, H. S., Hao, Z., Mladenoff, D. J., Shao, G., Hu, Y., Chang, Y. 2005. Simulating Forest Ecosystem Response to Climate Warming Incorporating Spatial Effects in Northeastern China. Journal of Biogeography. 32: 2043-2056.
David Larsen	Forestry	forest information systems and ecological modeling	Hooten, M. B., D. R. Larsen and C. K. Wikle. 2003. Predicting the spatial distribution of ground flora on large domains using a hierarchical Bayesian model. Landscape Ecology 18:487-502.
Rose-Marie Muzika	Forestry	impacts of disturbance and pollution on forests	Muzika, R.M., R.P. Guyette, T. Zielonka, and A. M. Liebhold. 2004. The influence of O3, NO2 and SO2 on growth of Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica in the Carpathian Mountains. Environmental Pollution 130: 65-71
C. J. Wang	Geography	biophysical remote sensing, GIS, ecosystem monitoring	Wang, C., J. Qi and M. Cochrane, 2005. Assessment of Tropical Forest Degradation with Canopy Fractional Cover from Landsat ETM+ and IKONOS Imagery. Earth Interactions, 9(22), 1-18.
Robert Sites	Plant Sci	community structure of aquatic insects in relation to land use	Hall, D. L., B. S. Bergthold, and R. W. Sites. 2003. Macroinvertebrate communities of prairie streams in Missouri: The influence of adjacent land uses. J. Freshwater Ecology 18(1): 55-68

Human Dimensions

Harvey James	Ag Econ	transaction cost economics; the economics of trust, ethics, and happiness	.
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes	Ag Econ	public perception of biotechnology	Kalaitzandonakes, N., L.A. Marks, and S.S. Vickner. 2005. Sentiments and Acts Towards Genetically Modified Foods. International Journal of Biotechnology, 7(1-3), 161-177
Leonie Marks	Ag Econ	public perception of biotechnology and food safety issues	Marks, L.A., N. Kalaitzandonakes, L. Wilkins, and L. Zakharova. Forthcoming. Mass Media Framing of Biotechnology News. Public Understanding of Science
Raymond Massey	Ag Econ	economic analysis of environmentally driven ag tech and policy	Massey, Raymond, John Lory and Joe Zulovich. "The Farm Level Impact of Phosphorous Reducing Technologies in Swine Manure." Abstract in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. Vol. 33. (December 2001). 630.
Laura McCAnn	Ag Econ	environmental economics	McCann, L., B. Colby, K.W. Easter, A. Kasterine and K.V. Kuperan. "Transaction Cost Measurement for Evaluating Environmental Policies" Ecological Economics, Vol 52 (4), March 2005. pp. 527-542.
Craig Palmer	Anthropology	impacts of fisheries and conservation practices on fisherman	Palmer, C. T., and P. R. Sinclair. 2002 "Whose Knowledge is Local Knowledge? Dragger Skippers' Perceptions of the Fishery in Northwest Newfoundland" In Identities, Power, and Place on the Atlantic Borders of Two Continents: Proc Int Res Linkages
Deborah Pearsall	Anthropology	historic and prehistoric human impacts on plant communities	Pearsall, Deborah M. Plants and People in Ancient Ecuador: The Ethnobotany of the Jama River Valley. 2004. Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
Lisa Sattenspiel	Anthropology	influence of cultural factors on spread of disease	Influence of cultural and ecological factors on the spread of infectious diseases in human populations
Reed Wadley	Anthropology	local management of natural resources and forest-based ag	Herring, D. Ann and Lisa Sattenspiel  (2003) Death in winter: the Spanish flu in the Canadian Subarctic.  In The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19, Howard Phillips and David Killingray (eds). London: Routledge, pp. 156-172.
Charles Nilon	F&W	urban wildlife ecology and conservation, human dimensions	Van Velsor, S.M. and C.H. Nilon. A qualitative investigation of the urban African-American and Latino adolescent experience with wildlife. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. In press.
Bill Kurtz	Forestry	forest economics and public resource policy	Noweg, T.A. and W.B. Kurtz. 1987. Eastern black walnut plantations: an economically viable option for Conservation Reserve lands within the Corn Belt. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 4(3):158-160.
Mark Cowell	Geography	anthropogenic landscape change, GIS and landscape ecology	Cowell, C.M. and Dyer, J. M. (2002) Vegetation development in a modified riparian environment: Human imprints on an Allegheny River wilderness. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 92: 189-202.
Joseph Hobbs	Geography	anthropogenic landscape change, env ethics in env management	Hobbs, J. 2004. "Problems in the Harvest of Edible Birds' Nests in Sarawak and Sabah, Malaysian Borneo." Biodiversity and Conservation 13: 2209-2226
Soren Larsen	Geography	politics of place, political ecology, indigenous & resource dependent communties	Larsen, Soren C. 2004. Place identity in a resource-dependent area of British Columbia. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 94: 944-960.
Gail Ludwig	Geography	env edu, land use planning	.
Michael Urban	Geography	anthropogenic landscape change, env ethics in env management	Urban, M. A. (2005). "An uninhabited waste: The transformation of environmental imagery and the Grand Prairie through agricultural drainage in nineteenth century Champaign County, Illinois." Journal of Historical Geography 31: 647-665
Susan Flader	History	american environmental history	Thinking Like a Mountain: Aldo Leopold and the Evolution of an Ecological Attitude Towards Deer, Wolves, and Forests (1974; 1994)
Mark Morgan	PRT	human dimensions of natural resource management	.
Robert M. Baum	Religion	religion and the environment	in Bron Taylor, editor, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION AND NATURE, Continuum International, 2005: "West African Religions" and "Diola Religions"
Jose Garcia	Rural Soc	sustainable agriculture	.
Jere Gilles	Rural Soc	community level strategies for dealing with environmental problems	* Valdivia, C. J. L. Gilles, C. Jetté, R. Quiroz, R. Espejo. 2003. "Coping and Adapting to Climate Variability: The Role of Assets, Networks, Knowledge and Institutions." In Insights and Tools for Adaptation: Learning from Climate Variability. 189-199.
Mary Grigsby	Rural Soc	voluntary simplicity movement	Grigsby, M. 2004. Buying Time and Getting By: The Voluntary Simplicity Movement. SUNY Press.
Sandy Rikoon	Rural Soc	political ecology of env conflict, soc & cult dimen env issues	Rikoon, J.S. Wild Horses and the Political Ecology of Nature Restoration in the Missouri Ozarks. Geoforum, 2006 (37:2): 184-199.
Corrine Valdiva	Rural Soc	adaptation in rural and developing economies to climate var.	Valdivia C. and J. L. Gilles. 2003. "Coping and Adapting to Climate Variability in the Andes: Strategies and Local Knowledge." Presented at the 2003 Open Meeting Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. 16-18 October.
Michael Goldschmidt	Environmental Design	environmentally sustainable design	.

Natural Resources

Steve Borgelt	Ag Syst Mgmnt	prescription farming	.
Leon Schumacher	Ag Syst Mgmnt	alternative fuels	.
Allen Thompson	Ag Syst Mgmnt	hydrology of submerged flow constructed wetlands	.
Shankha Banerji	CEE	production of biopesticides from wastewater sludge	.
John Bowders	CEE	evaluating logging effects on water quality	.
Charles Nemmers	CEE	intelligent transportation systems plan development	.
Brian Reed	CEE	reuse of corn solids waste as activated absorbent material	.
Carlos Sun	CEE	intelligent transportation systems	.
Kathleen Trauth	CEE	user requirements to support transportation corridor investments	.
William Jacoby	Chemical Eng	conversion of biomass into fuels and chemicals	Coll, R., Udas, S. D. and Jacoby, W. A. "Conversion of the Rosin Acid Fraction of Crude Tall Oil into Fuels and Chemicals." Energy and Fuels, 2001, 15, 1166-1172
Sunggyu Lee	Chemical Eng	alternative fuels, "green" engineering, destruction of toxics	Methanol Synthesis Technology, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, ISBN-0-8493-4610-X, 1990."
Galen Suppes	Chemical Eng	alternative fuels, fuel cells, PHEV technology	Energy Disclosed: Abundant Resources and Unused Technology. A book on energy technology and options available to make our country stronger and the world a better place. Galen J. Suppes, Ph.D., P.E. ,Truman S. Storvick, Ph.D., P.E.)
Rob Hayward	F&W	fish bioenergetics, population dynamics and aquaculture	Weiland, M.A., and R.S. Hayward. 1997. Cause for the decline of large rainbow trout in a tailwater fishery: too much putting or too much taking? Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 126:758-773
John Jones	F&W	abundance and distribution of algal biomass in freshwater	LaPerriere, J. D., J. R. Jones, and D. Swanson. 2003. Limnology of lakes in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Lake and Reserv. Manage. 19:108-121
Bruce Cutter	Forestry	tree growth-wood interactions	Kolaks,J.J., B. E. Cutter, E.F. Loewenstein, K.W. Grabner, G. Hartman and J.M. Kabrick. 2004. The effect of thinning and prescribed fire on fuel loading in the Central Hardwood Region of Missouri. Pages 168-178 in Proc. 14th Central Hardwood Conference, Wooster, Ohio. USDA Forest Service GTR NE-316. 553 pages. CD-ROM
John Dwyer	Forestry	forest management guidelines for health and sustainability	Ficklin, R.L., E.G. Dunn and J.P. Dwyer. 1996. Ecosystem management on public lands: An application of optimal externality to timber production. Journal of Environmental Management. 46:395-402.
Gene Garrett	Forestry	agroforestry	Garrett, H.E., J.E. Jones, W.B. Kurtz and J.P. Slusher. 1991. Black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) Agroforestry -- Its design and potential as a land-use alternative. Forestry Chronicle 67:213:218.
Michael Gold	Forestry	agroforestry	Grossman, B.C., M.A. Gold and D.C. Dey. 2003. Floodplain restoration of hard mast species for wildlife in Missouri: precocious flowering in Quercus. Agroforestry Systems 59:3-10.
Richard Guyette	Forestry	using tree rings to monitor growth and environment	Guyette, R.P. and C. Rabeni. 1995. Climate response among the rings of fish and trees. Oecologia 104:272- 279
Stephen Pallardy	Forestry	impacts of water stress and CO2 enrichment on forests	Pallardy, S. G., J. S. Pereira, and W. C. Parker. 1991. The State of Water in Forest Trees. Pp. 28-75. In: Lassoie, J. P. and T. M. Hinckley. (eds.) Techniques in Forest Eco-physiology, Vol. II. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida.
Kevin Bradley	Plant Sci	cost effective and environmentally sound weed management	.
Johann Bruhn	Plant Sci	ecology, management of oak root fungi, cultivation of fungi	Bruhn, J.N., and Mihail, J.D. 2003. Opportunistically pathogenic root rot fungi - Armillaria species. Pages 337-346 In: Hanson, P.J., and Wullschleger, S.D. (eds.), North American Temperate Deciduous Forest Responses to Changing Precipitation Regimes. Springer-Verlag, New York.
Georgia Davis	Plant Sci	identifying genes, mech resp for insect, fungal resist in maize	.
James English	Plant Sci	env benign methods of disease control using resistance in plants	.
Harlan Palm	Plant Sci	precision agriculture	.
Peter Scharf	Plant Sci	optimizing nutrient uptake, minimizing nutrient movement	.
Reid Smeda	Plant Sci	alternative weed management systems	.
Chris Starbuck	Plant Sci	composts from sawdust, manure, other organic residues	.
David Trinklein	Plant Sci	biological control of greenhouse pests	.
Bill Wiebold	Plant Sci	cropping systems with reduced impacts, grower education	.
James Wrather	Plant Sci	integrated disease management	.
Stephen Anderson	SEAS	effects of soil management on soil processes and properties	Rachman, A., S.H. Anderson, C.J. Gantzer, and A.L. Thompson. 2004. Influence of stiff-stemmed grass hedge systems on infiltration. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 68:2000-2006.
Neil Fox	SEAS	rainfall and soil erosion	Fox, N.I., 2004: The representation of rainfall drop-size distribution and kinetic energy. Hydrology & Earth Systems Sciences, 8, 1001-1007
Peter Motavalli	SEAS	effects of organic materials/wastes as soil amendments	Motavalli, P.P., R.J. Kremer, M. Fang and N.E. Means. 2004. Impact of genetically-modified crops and their management on soil microbially-mediated plant nutrient transformations. J. Environ. Qual. 33:816-824.
Ranjith Udawatta	SEAS	quantifying environmental benefits of agroforestry	Udawatta, R.P. , P.O. Nygren, and H.E. Garrett. 2005 Growth of three oak species during establishment in an agroforestry practice for watershed protection. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35: 602-609

Pollution

Willard Bowns	Ag Syst Mgmnt	air quality and other environmental issues	.
Trig Veum	Animal Sciences	reducing excretion of nutrients in hogs by managing diets	Liu, J., D. W. Bollinger, D. R. Ledoux and T. L. Veum. 2000. Effects of dietary calcium:phosphorus ratios on apparent absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the small intestine, cecum, and colon of pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 78:106-109
Dennis Lubhan	Biochemistry	environmental estrogens	Watanabe H, Suzuki A, Goto M, Lubahn DB, Handa H, Iguchi T. Tissue-specific estrogenic and non-estrogenic effects of a xenoestrogen, nonylphenol. J Mol Endocrinol. 2004 33:243-252.
Judy Wall	Biochemistry	using bacteria to clean up hazardous waste	Pattarkine, M.V., J.J. Tanner, C.A. Bottoms, Y.-H. Lee, and J.D. Wall. (2006) Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20 tetraheme cytochrome structure at 1.5 Å and cytochrome interaction with metal complexes. J. Mol. Biol. (In press).
Frederich vom Saal	Biology	reproductive system development and estrogenic compounds	Richter, C.A., Timms, B.G. and vom Saal, F.S. 2005. Prostate Development: Mechanisms for opposite effects of low and high doses of estrogenic chemicals. In: R.K. Naz, ed. Endocrine Disruptors (2nd Edition): Effects on Male and Female Reproductive Systems. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 379-410
Baolin Deng	CEE	fate and transport of contaminants in drinking water	.
Hirotsugu Yasuda	Chemical Eng	corrosion protection of metals	H. K. Yasuda, Q. S. Yu, C. M. Reddy, C. E. Moffitt, D. M. Wieliczka, "Adhesion of spray primers to plasma polymer coatings", Journal of Applied Polymer Sciences, 85, 1387-1398 (2002)
Qinsong Yu	Chemical Eng	corrosion protection using green processes	Q.S. Yu, J. Deffeyes, H. K. Yasuda, "Corrosion protection of ion vapor deposition (VD) Al-coated Al alloys by low-temperature plasma interface engineering: Part II: DC cathodic polymerization under conditions of IVD", Progress in Organic Coatings, 43, 243 (2001)
Sylvia Jurisson	Chemistry	detection, separation of radiometals for waste minimization	Extraction of Pertechnetate and Perrhenate from Water with Deep Cavity [CpFe(arene)]+ Derivatized Cyclotriveratrylenes, J.A. Gawenis, K.T. Holman, J.L. Atwood, S.S. Jurisson, Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 6028-6031.
Susan Lever	Chemistry	chelating agents to remove heavy metals from living organisms	S. Z. Lever and T. L. Parsons. The Presence of Lead Decreases the Availability of meso-2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid in the Monobromobimane Assay. Chem Res Toxicol, 1999, 12, 1057-1065.
David Robertson	Chemistry	source and potential health risks of fine airborne particulates	F. E. Huggins, G. P. Huffman and J. D. Robertson. Speciation of Elements in NIST Particulate Matter SRMs 1648 and 1650. J. Hazard. Mater. 2000, 74, 1-23
Sheryl Tucker	Chemistry	separation of PHAs from streams, lakes and rivers	C. Mao, K.E. McGill and S.A. Tucker*. Optimization of Micellar Liquid Chromatographic Separation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with the Addition of Second Organic Additive J. Sep. Sci. 2004, 27, 991.
Cheryl Kelley	Geology	carbon cycling and greenhouse gas emissions	Kelley, C. A. 2003. Methane oxidation potential in the water column of two diverse coastal marine sites. Biogeochemistry, 65, 105-120
Carol Wicks	Geology	ground water contamination in Karst, sediment in streams	Peterson, E. W., Wicks, C. M. (in press), Fate of 17 beta -estradiol in waters and sediment from karst streams: Environmental and Engineering Geology
Clark Gantzer	SEAS	factors affecting soil erosion	Blanco-Canqui, H., C. J. Gantzer, S. H. Anderson, E. E. Alberts, and A. L. Thompson. 2005. Grass barrier and vegetative filter strip effectiveness in reducing runoff, sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus loss. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 68:1670-1678.
Keith Goyne	SEAS	environmental soil chemistry	Goyne, K.W. , J. Chorover, J.D. Kubicki, A.R. Zimmerman, and S.L. Brantley. 2005. Sorption of the antibiotic ofloxacin to mesoporous and nonporous alumina and silica. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 283: 160-170.
Randall Miles	SEAS	on-site waste water treatment and disposal	Miles R.J., D.M. Sievers, J. Gaughan and P. Johnson. 2004. A Certification Program for the Inspection and Evaluation of Existing Onsite Wastewater Systems for Loan Transactions. Pp. 59-67. Onsite Wastewater Treatment X Proceedings of the Tenth National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems. K. Mankin, editor. American Society of Agricultural Engineers.

Special Events/Programs/Classes/Talks

HISTORY OF THE MISSOURI RIVER: Tuesday Feb 12, Bryant Cabin. Hear Jim Denny, co-author of the Atlas of Lewis and Clark in Missouri. http://www.friendsofbigmuddy.org/program.htm

CLIMATE CHALLENGE - COLUMBIA'S RESPONSE: Feb 13, 7 pm, Friends Room Public Library. Panel: Darwin Hindman, Barbara Hoppe, Frank Cunningham, Barbara Buffaloe, Assistant City Manager Tony St Romaine. Refreshments 6:30 pm. LWV and Columbia Public Library

GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT: Feb 15 to Feb 18. Volunteers count the total number of birds seen at a given point for 15 minutes or on a short walk. Can be in the back yard or in a park. http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/

MASTER NATURALIST TRAINING: Feb 25, March 3, 10, 17, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12 with field trips March 15, April 12 and May 3 . http://extension.missouri.edu/masternaturalist/columbia/

COLUMBIA AQUATIC RESTORATION PROJECT- CARP: Classes March 3, 10, 17 at the Parks Management Center at 1507 Business Loop 70 West, with projects on Saturdays.

PARKAPALOOZA: Sunday March 9, 3-7 pm, Unitarian Church 2615 Shepard Boulevard. A benefit for Friends of Rock Bridge Mem St Park Outdoor Education Programs: kids' activities, contest to see who knows the most about the park, silent auction. web.missouri.edu/~umcsnresiwww/parkapalooza2008.html

NATIVE PLANT DRAWINGS: Monday March 10, 7 pm, Unitarian Church 2615 Shepard Blvd. Program on botanical drawings by Dorie Draper

TREE SPECIES ON THE MISSOURI RIVER FLOOD PLAIN: Tuesday March 11, 7 pm. Bryant Cabin Jim Harlan. http://www.friendsofbigmuddy.org/program.htm

INDIAN HILLS PARK CLEANUP: Saturday March 15, call Greg at 573-443-8263 for details

RANDAL CLARK'S WILDFLOWER WALKS: mid March, call Randal at 573-875-0514 for details

KATY TRAIL BIKE RIDE: Saturday March 22, Coopers Landing, call Greg at 573-443-8263 for details

COLUMBIA FARMER'S MARKET OPENS: Saturday March 22, at Clinkscales and Ash

BOONE COUNTY FARMER'S MARKET OPENS: Saturday April 7, at West Blvd and Worley

CLEAN UP COLUMBIA DAY: April 12. Call 874-7499 for details on registering

NATIVE PLANT SALE: April 12, 9-Noon, Bradford Farm http://aes.missouri.edu/bradford/events/

WILD CAVE TOURS: April 15 - May 16, Rock Bridge Memorial State Park. Daylong, adventure-style wild cave tour. Some fees apply. Contact park for brochure and schedule 573-449-7402. http://www.mostateparks.com/rockbridge/cave.htm

COLUMBIA EARTH DAY: Sunday April 20, Peace Park, MU Campus & Downtown Columbia. Booth Registration open. http://www.columbiaearthday.org/

Organization Meetings and Contact Information

AUDUBON SOCIETY: 874-3904 / columbia-audubon.missouri.org Meet 3rd Wed 7:30 pm, Unitarian Church, 2615 Shepard Blvd.

BIG CANOE: 573-875-8590 / bryce_crispies@yahoo.com / http://www.bigcanoemo.org/ - Saturday workdays 10-1 at 406 Sanford

BOONE COUNTY SMART GROWTH COALITION: http://smartgrowth.missouri.org/, 1st Weds 7:15 Boone Co Govt Ctr.

CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING: 875-0539 or http://www.midmopeaceworks.org/sustainableliving.php

CHOUTEAU GROTTO: http://chouteau.missouri.org/, Meet 1st Wed, 7 pm, The Casteel Building, 1518 Business Loop 70 East

COLUMBIA CLIMATE CHANGE COALITION: 573-529-9273, Meet 3rd Thu http://www.columbiaclimatechangecoalition.org/

COLUMBIA FOOD CIRCLE: 882-7463 or http://foodcircles.missouri.edu/sources.htm

COLUMBIA PUBLIC WORKS VOL. PROGRAMS: 874-6271 or http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Volunteer/Opportunities/#PW

COMMUNITY GARDEN COALITION: 875-5995 or cgardenc@yahoo.com or http://cgc.missouri.org

ENV EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES: http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/teacher/workshops/

FRIENDS OF BIG MUDDY: friends@friendsofbigmuddy.org or www.friendsofbigmuddy.org 2nd Tues, 7 pm, Bryant Cabin

FRIENDS OF ROCK BRIDGE M. S. P.: 815-9255 or http://rockbridge.missouri.org/ Outdoors Bldg, 200 Old 63 S.

GET ABOUT COLUMBIA: http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/GetAbout_Columbia/index.php

GREEKS GOING GREEN: new group

GREENBELT LAND TRUST OF MID-MISSOURI: 442-4789, greenbelt.land.trust @gmail.com or http://greenbelt.missouri.org

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE: 815-9836, drop off/ buy 1906 Monroe St. Columbia Mon to Fri 8:30 to 3:30, Sat 8-1 1pm,

MISSOURI ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: www.meea.org

MO NATIVE PLANT SOC.: http://columbianativeplants.missouri.org/, 2nd Mon, odd months, 7 p.m., UU Church, 2615 Shepard

MISSOURI RIVER COMMUNITIES NETWORK: 573-256-2602 or www.moriver.org or moriver@coin.org

MISSOURIANS FOR SAFE ENERGY: http://www.mosafeenergy.org/Content/

PEDNET COALITION: email: pednet@pednet.org or http://www.pednet.org

RIVER RELIEF: http://www.riverrelief.org/

ROCK BRIDGE MEMORIAL STATE PARK: 449-7402 or http://rockbridge.missouri.org

SHOW ME CLEAN STREAMS COALITION: (573) 751-4115 ext 3169 or www.mostreamteam.org

SIERRA CLUB: 875-2916, http://missouri.sierraclub.org/osage/index.htm 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 pm Hillel Found., 1107 University Ave

SUSTAIN MIZZOU: http://students.missouri.edu/~sustainmizzou/

WILD ONES: 573 882-9909, ext 3257 or email wildonesmo@yahoo.com, http://wildones.missouri.org Meetings 2nd Saturdays.

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