Thanks to everybody who attended the 2021 MPFC Annual Meeting!
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East Central PBA
Counties: Franklin, Gasconade, St. Louis, Warren & Washington
East Central PBA was organized in 2015. Equipment was purchased via a cooperative agreement between Missouri Department of Conservation, National Wild Turkey Federation, and the MO River Valley Chapter of Quail Forever located in Washington, MO. The grant was used to purchase the trailer and burn equipment.
President: Scot Mikols, 636-751-8250, landstewardservices@yahoo.com
Technical Advisors:
Wesley Hanks, Quail Forever Wildlife Biologist, whanks@quailforever.org
Lia Heppermann, MDC Private Land Conservationist, lia.heppermann@mdc.mo.gov
Foothills PBA
Counties: Portions of Perry, Bollinger, and surrounding counties
The Foothills PBA was organized in 2021 by a group of local landowners wanting to work cooperatively with the community to increase the responsible use of prescribed fire on the local landscape. A trailer and prescribed burn equipment were purchased via a cooperative grant between Missouri Department of Conservation and Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever in Missouri through the Missouri Prescribed Fire Council.
President: Leo Loehnig, 314-620-5604, leoloehnig@msn.com
Vice President: Paul Breitenstein, 573-238-7554, firehouse3@wildblue.net
Secretary/Treasurer: Nathan Winter, 573-694-4671, newinter65@gmail.com
FPBA email: foothillspba@gmail.com
Mark Twain PBA
Counties: Monroe and surrounding counties (Macon, Shelby, Marion, Ralls, Audrain & Randolph)
Mark Twain PBA was started in 2015. The equipment was purchased via a cooperative agreement between Missouri Department of Conservation, National Wild Turkey Federation, and the Mark Twain Quail Forever Chapter located in Paris, MO. The grant was used to purchase the trailer and burn equipment available to its members.
President: Dave Harmon, (314) 307-8746, dave5075e@gmail.com
Technical Advisors:
Courtney Nicks, Quail Forever Wildlife Biologist, cnicks@quailforever.org
Jamie Ebbesmeyer, MDC Private Land Conservationist, james.ebbesmeyer@mdc.mo.gov
Ozark PBA
County: Carter
Ozark PBA was started in 2015 by a group of landowners who, after experiencing difficulty completing prescribed burn projects on their own properties, joined forces and formed the Ozark PBA.
President: Donny Foerster, 573-593-4335, donaldfoerster@gmail.com
Technical Advisor:
Devin Wood, MDC Private Land Conservationist, devin.wood@mdc.mo.gov
Upper Osage PBA
Counties: Bates, Vernon, Cedar, St. Clair & Henry
Upper Osage PBA was started in July, 2018 by local landowners that live in and around the Upper Osage Grassland priority geography in West Central Missouri.
President: Drew Coates, 816-591-8106, jdrewcoates@gmail.com
Contact: Len Gilmore, 417-839-0635, lenegilmore@gmail.com
Technical Advisors:
Aimee Coy, MDC Private Land Conservationist, aimee.coy@mdc.mo.gov
Josh Cussimanio, MDC Private Land Conservationist, josh.cussimanio@mdc.mo.gov