Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. The prize was established by John and Alice Tyler to recognize individuals who contributed in an outstanding manner to the scientific knowledge and public leadership to the preservation of the worldÍs environment. Former awardees include Charles Elton, E. O. Wilson, Bruce Ames, Peter Raven, and Jane Goodall. The prize includes a joint $200,000award. The 2003 winners of the Tyler Prize are:

Sir Richard Doll - for contributions on the association between a range of environmental agents and cancer, especially for establishing beyond question the link between cigarette smoking and cancer. He also linked lung cancer to asbestos exposure, lung and other cancers to nickle exposure and leukemia to radiation exposure.

Hans R. Herren - for identifying and introducing a parasitic wasp for the control of a mealybug attacking African cassava crops. The implementation of this biological control program prevented widespread famine and the deaths of an estimated 20 million people without having to resort to widespread pesticide applications.

Yoel Margalith - for discovery in 1976 of the new microbial subspecies Bacillus thruingiensis israelensis (Bti). This strain of Bt is lethal to most species of mosquitos and black flies (which vector many diseases of humans) but does not significantly affect many other aquatic organisms.

Goldman Environmental Prize. The Goldman Environmental Prize is given each year to six environmental heroes - one from each of six continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Island Nations, North America and South/Central America. Past recipients include Lois Gibbs, whose exposure of hazardous waste in Love Canal, New York led to the passage of Superfund legislation. Each recipient receives $125,000. The 2003 Goldman Prize winners are:

Odigha Odigha - Nigeria (Africa) - for getting Nigerian forest policy managers to accept the involvement of forest community members in developing forestry practices that are sustainable. Von Hernandez - Philippines (Asia)- for leading a nationwide campaign against waste incinerators that release cancer causing dioxins into the environment.

Pedro Arrojo-Agudo - Spain (Europe)- for organizing a campaign to prevent dam construction on SpainÍs last remaining free-flowing rivers and for developing sustainable water policies using conservation and recycling.

Eileen Kampakuta Brown and Eileen Wani Wingfield - Australia (Island Nations) - for taking the lead on a campaign to prevent using their desert homeland as a nuclear waste dump.

Julia Bonds - US (North America) - for leading a campaign against mountain top removal to reach underlying coal seams.

Maria Elena Foronda Farro - Peru (South/Central America)- for spearheading a campaign to clean up the fishmeal industry, whose industrial waste contributed to cholera outbreaks.

MU Peter H. Raven Environmental Leadership Award. The Raven Award is given annually to a student or student group that has demonstrated leadership in addressing environmental issues on or related to the MU campus. The award includes a $250 prize. This yearÍs awardee is the Mizzou Tigers for Tigers (MT4T) Student Organization. Their mission is to raise public awareness about the status of wild tigers, educate others about tiger conservation efforts and issues surrounding wild tigers, and assist fundraising for wild tiger conservation efforts. Their fundraising efforts have contributed substantially to the $8,000 raised by Tigers for Tigers that will go directly to wild tiger conservation efforts in Asia, and their most recent project is a 4th grade curriculum on wild tigers that will be used in Marshall Missouri schools.

Bio Regional Quiz: What large carnivores roamed Missouri before European settlement?

Job of the Month: Biological Science Technician GS-404-04/07 - US Fish and Wildlife Service. Conduct wildlife, habitat, or natural resource investigations and monitoring (e.g., wetland and upland communities). Apply technical judgement and interpretation of experimental results and effectively provide written reports with minimal review and editing. Apply technical interpretation of research findings to refuge staff and other agencies. Assist Lead Biologist in planning, providing recommendations on management, and ability to get along well with others and function as a team player. Salary $22,762 - $41,011. Duty Location many vacancies, southeastern U.S. Temporary Appointment - not to exceed 1040 hours in a service year, excluding overtime. Education and Trainging for GS-4: Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in any combination of scientific or technical courses such as biology, chemistry, statistics, entomology, animal husbandry, botany, physics, agriculture, or mathematics. At least 6 semester hours of courses must be directly related to the position to be filled.Vacancy Announcement Number: FWS4-03-TP16CM. Announcement at http://jsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/ftva.asp?OPMControl=IM3105

Special Events/Classes/Programs/Talks
THE IMPACTS OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT: Sustainability report released April 21, 2003 by the MU Environmental Affairs Council. Access the full report at: http://www.missouri.edu /~jesse105/committees/pages/environmental.htm
MISSOURI RIVER CLEAN UP: Saturday May 3, CooperÍs Landing near Easley (south on Providence, left at 163, west on N, north 1.5 miles from Easley on the River Road). 10-4 clean up river and Katy Trail, 4-6 trash sort. For more information or to register - http://www.riverrelief.org/aboutcl.html
WILD FLOWER HIKE: Wednesday May 7 5:30 pm DevilÍs Ice Box Parking Lot at Rock Bridge
MU ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ANNUAL MEETING: Friday May 9, 3:30 pm 123 ABNR (Natural Resources Meeting). Update on this past yearÍs activities, goals for next year. All interested MU students, faculty and staff are invited. Refreshments will be provided.
PARKWAY WILD FLOWER PLANTING PARTY: Saturday May 10, 10 am at Parkway and Broadwy (~.5 mi west of Library). Bring gloves and tools if you can. For more information contact Wild Ones at http://wildones.missouri.org/calendar.html
MAYOR'S CHALLENGE BIKE, WALK, AND WHEEL WEEK: May 11-18 - get to your destination under your own power! Bike or walk or wheel at least once this week. Sunday May 11, Kick Off at Flat Branch Park (MKT Trailhead), Friday May 16 7-9 am breakfast stations around town. register at: http://www.pednet.org/
CYCLE RECYCLE: Saturday May 17, Intersection, 7 E. Sexton Road. Donate your unused bike! http://www.pednet.org/newscr2003.html

MU Organization Meetings and Contact Information
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: next meeting in the fall
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES EXEC COM: 882-7116 - Annual Meeting, Friday May 9, 3:30, 123 ABNR
FORESTRY SEMINARS: http://www.snr.missouri.edu/forestry/schedule.html/
SOIL SCIENCE/ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE SEMINARS: http://web.missouri.edu/~soilwww/soilsem.html
RECYCLING COMMITTEE; 882-3091
STUDENT SIERRA CLUB: 882-7116, Wednesdays 5:30 pm, 105 General Classroom Bldg

Organization Meetings and Contact Information
AUDUBON SOCIETY; 874-3904 / columbia-audubon.missouri.org Meet 3rd Wed 7:30 pm, USGS, 4200 New Haven
BONNE FEMME WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP; 874-1637 or email phoeniwolf@yahoo.com
BOONE COUNTY SMART GROWTH COALITION; http://smartgrowth.missouri.org/, 1st Wednesdays 7:15 Boone Co Govt Ctr. CHOUTEAU GROTTO; http://chouteau.missouri.org/, Meet 1st Wed, 7 pm, Community Room of the Boone Electric Coop
COLUMBIA FOOD CIRCLE; 882-7463 or email hendricksonm@missouri.edu for information.
COLUMBIA PUBLIC WORKS VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS; 874-6271 or http://www.ci.columbia.mo.us/dept/pubw/
COMMUNITY STORMWATER PROJECT: http://www.GoColumbiaMo.com/PublicWorks/StormWater/cswp.html
ENV EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES: http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/teacher/workshops/
FRIENDS OF ROCK BRIDGE STATE PARK; 474-7429 or http://rockbridge.missouri.org/ Meet 4th Tuesdays, 7 pm
GREENBELT COALITION; 442-4789 or http://greenbelt.missouri.org Meet 1st Tuesdays, 7 pm, Outdoors Bldg, 200 Old 63 S.
MISSOURI HEARTWOOD; 443-6832 or http://www.heartwood.org/MO/ Meet Tuesdays, 7:30 pm -1027 E. Walnut.
MISSOURI NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY; npshawth@hotmail.com Meet every other second Monday (Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov) at 7:00 p.m., usually at MDC Fish and Wildlife Research Center, 1110 S. College Ave., Columbia, MO.
MISSOURI RIVER COMMUNITIES NETWORK; 443-0292 or http://mrcn.missouri.org/
PEDNET COALITION; email: pednet@pednet.org or http://www.pednet.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; 443-4401 or http://sierra.osage.missouri.org Meet 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 pm Hillel Foundation, 1107 University Ave
SMART GROWTH COALITION; tomvmoran@yahoo.com Meet 1st Wednesdays, 7:15 pm, Boone County Government Bldg.
WILD ONES; 499-3749 or email wildonesmo@yahoo.com, http://wildones.missouri.org Meetings 2nd Saturdays. Call for location

Answer to BioRegional Quiz: Mountain Lion, Grey Wolf, Red Wolf, Black Bear. These species were present in Missouri until the mid-1800s. After years of conservation efforts, some individuals of these species are showing up from surrounding states.