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

Counties:   Putnam, Sullivan & Adair 

Green Hills PBA was founded in 2017.  GHPBA attained their burn trailer from Grand River PBA, which was purchased via a cooperative agreement between Missouri Department of Conservation and National Wild Turkey Federation. 

President: Errol Hooper, 660-626-5156, ehooper@marktwain.net

Technical Advisor: 

Josh Marshall, Quail Forever Wildlife Biologist, jmarshall@quailforever.org

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

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

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.org

Technical Advisors:   

Aimee Coy, MDC Private Land Conservationist, aimee.coy@mdc.mo.gov

Josh Cussimanio, MDC Private Land Conservationist, josh.cussimanio@mdc.mo.gov