Conservation Partnership Projects

Partnering with Government

Funding Application

Beginning in 2005 with the first CACHE agreement, the MBS receives funds for these efforts in supporting partnership bird habitat projects and other bird-related projects and activities. Missouri Birding Society (MBS) has partnered with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and later the Missouri Division of Natural Resources (DNR) to provide high quality bird monitoring data on MDC and DNR lands and in the surrounding areas throughout Missouri. Through this citizen science effort Missouri land managers get a better understanding of bird populations and habitat use throughout the seasons. Each year MBS provides a list of targeted areas where there is a need for an enhanced understanding of bird populations and habitat usage.

2022 - Committed/Spent: $9,713/$4,213

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
2022 Missouri River Adventure Camp	Missouri River Relief, Columbia Missouri Parks & Recreation, Columbia Housing Authority, Missouri River Bird Observatory, Missouri Department of Conservation, and Boone County Stormwater Management	$2,000	$2,000	CACHE/SPARKS	In preparation for summer 2022
Club Kid Connect Nature Camp (binoculars)	United Community Builder's, MDC, DNR	$1,713	$1,713	CACHE	Ongoing (2022 into future years)
Motus Fund Challenge from MoBCI	MoBCI, Ameren Missouri, CFM	$500	$500	CACHE	Ongoing
Wetlands Restoration Phase II.NAWCA project NWR, Loess Bluffs	Ducks Unlimited, MoBCI, Ameren Missouri, CFM, et al.	$500	$0	CACHE	Pending NAWCA Funding Request Approval
Cerulean Warbler tagging & monitoring	USFWS, MDC, SELVA, et.al.	$5,000	$0	CACHE/SPARKS	pending proposal approval

2021 - Committed/Spent: $5,000/$5,000

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
GLADE Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems	GOAS, et al., (see previous lists)	$3,000	$3,000	CACHE/SPARKS	Ongoing
Camp in a box	Missouri River Relief, et al. (see below)	$2,000	$2,000	CACHE/SPARKS	Program completed

2020 - Committed/Spent: $6,968/$4,668

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
Vault toilet screens for state parks	Teton Raptor Center, Missouri State Parks	$2,800	$2,500	CACHE	ongoing
Missouri River Relief Program Support	Missouri River Relief (see below for additional partners)	$1,685	$1,685	CACHE/SPARKS	Funds used for program support
Teton Raptor Center's Poo-Poo Project Vault Toilet Screens	Teton Raptor Center, Ozark National Scenic Riverways (NPS)	$483	$483	CACHE/SPARKS	underway
Watershed Expeditions at Home	Missouri River Relief, et al.	$2,000	$0	CACHE/SPARKS	approved and underway

2019 - Committed/Spent: $13,185/$13,185

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
MOTUS Tower System	Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation, et al.	$9,000	$9,000	Combination	On-going
GLADE Green Leadership Academy for Divirse Ecosystems	GOAS, MSI, MDC, et al.	$2,500	$2,500	CACHE	2020 session cancelled due to COVID-19, funds to be used 2021
Missouri River Academy 2019	Missouri River Relief (see below for additional partners	$1,685	$1,685	CACHE/SPARKS	Academy held 2019

2018 - Committed/Spent: $8,300/$7,300

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
Missouri Young Birders Club	Missouri River Bird Observatory, MDC, etc.	$3,500	$3,500	SPARKS	Underway
GLADE Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems	GOAS, MDC, Community Foundation of the Ozarks	$3,000	$3,000	CACHE	Academy held summer 2019
Missouri River Academy	Missouri River Relief, et al. (see below for additional partners)	$800	$800	SPARKS	Academy held 2018
Loess Bluffs NWR NAWCA Water Management	MoBCi, DU, WWTF, River Bluffs and Columbia Audubon Societies	$1,000	$0	CACHE	Grant application approved spring 2019

2017 - Committed/Spent: $8,300/$8,300

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
MRBO Educator Support	MRBO, Friends of Arrow Rock, Audubon chapters, et al.	$3,500	$3,500	CACHE/SPARKS	Educator on the job
GLADE Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems	GOAS, MDC. Community Foundation of the Ozarks. supporting 2 students	$3,000	$3,000	CACHE/SPARKS	Academy held 2018
Birds of Honduras Spanish Translation	Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation	$1,000	$1,000	CACHE	Completed 2018
Missouri River Academy	Missouri River Relief, EPA, USFWS, MDC, MEEA, Katy Land Trust, MRBO, Hermann Sand & Gravel, Avant Gardens, Eastern Missouri Dark Sky Observers, and more	$800	$800	CACHE	Academy held 2017

2016 - Committed/Spent: $5,000/$4,947

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
GLADE Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems	Greater Ozarks Audubon Society, MSU, MDC, Community Foundation of the Ozarks 2 students	$2,500	$2,500	CACHE/SPARKS	GLADE seesion held summer 2017
Rock Bridge Information QR Panel	DNR	$1,500	$1,447	General Fund	Project complete
Schell-Osage CA Renovation NAWCA Grant	MoBCI, MO Heritage Foundation, et al.	$1,000	$1,000	CACHE	In Development

2015 - Committed/Spent: $7,500/$5,000

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
Elm Spring Branch restoration	Mill Creek Watershed Coalition (MCWC), US Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife Foundation, MDC	$5,000	$2,500	CACHE	Payment in June 2015, project not begun as of May 2017, awaiting additional funding
GLADE (Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems)	Greater Ozarks Audubon Society, MSU, MDC, Community Foundation of the Ozarks 2 students	$2,500	$2,500	SPARKS	GLADE session held 2016
Current River SP Bird Surveys 2015	Missouri Dept of Nautral Resources, in-kind ASM volunteer surveyors, planned event	$0	$0	General Fund	Survey event held and survey reports submitted, 2015

2014 - Committed/Spent: $8,775/$8,375

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems (GLADE) 2014 2 students	Greater Ozarks Audubon Society, MSU, MDC, Community Foundation of the Ozarks	$2,500	$2,500	SPARKS	2015 academy held
Jerry Wade Memorial Fund (YHEP)	MoBCI, et al.	$2,000	$2,000	CACHE/SPARKS	Paid, YHEP providing funds for habitat projects
Point Count Survey, Mississippi R. Floodplain	Audubon Center at Riverlands, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cornell Ornithology Lab, University of Missouri-St. Louis	$1,500	$1,500	CACHE	Completed work in May and June, 2014
Marsh Bird Surveys April-June 2014	Missouri River Bird Observatory; Natural Resources Conservation Service State Office; Univ. Central MO	$1,200	$1,200	CACHE	Surveys completed
Mystic Plains COA Private Lands Bird Surveys	Missouri River Bird Observatory, MDC, USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife, National Audubon Society	$1,175	$1,175	CACHE	2014 work completed
SW MO Prairie Monitoring Volunteer Expenses	Missouri Prairie Foundation, MDC	$400	$0	CACHE	completed, summer 2014
Rolla Nature Center Prairie Brush Removal	Ozark Rivers Audubon Society	$0	$0	CACHE	$1800 request withdrawn after approval because clearing work was done gratis
CAS Nature Sanctuary Prairie Restoration	MoBCI, CAS	$0	$0	General Fund	Bird monitoriing, 7/1/15-6/30/16. 215 hrs., 148 eBird lists.

2013 - Committed/Spent: $7,838/$5,053

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
Development of Library of Missouri Bird Recordings	Missouri River Bird Observatory	$2,388	$2,388	CACHE	Equipment purchased 2/2013, recording underway
Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems (GLADE) 2014 1 student	Greater Ozarks Audubon Society, MSU, MDC, Community Foundation of the Ozarks	$1,250	$1,250	CACHE	2014 Academy held
Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems (GLADE) 2013	Greater Ozarks Audubon Society, MSU, MDC, Community Foundation of the Ozarks	$1,200	$1,200	SPARKS	2014 Academy held. $1,200 paid
ABA Youth Birder Camp Attendance Assistance	Columbia Audubon Society	$500	$215	General Fund	Paid October, 2013
Current River SP Bird Surveys	Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, in-kind ASM volunteer surveyors, planned event	$2,000	$0	General Fund	In-kind volunteers available,MoBCI has approved grant; volunteers surveyed park and reports were submitted, 2014
Prairie Bird Monitoring volunteer support	Missouri Prairie Foundation, MDC	$500	$0	SPARKS	ASM Board approved funding Jan. 2013

2012 - Committed/Spent: $10,200/$10,132

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
Locust Creek Wetland Restoration Zell tract, Pershing SP	Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources	$5,000	$5,000	CACHE	Paid, work completed 2013
Savannah/Prairie restoration, Rolla	Ozark Rivers Audubon Society; City of Rolla	$3,600	$3,600	CACHE	ASM approved; work ongoing 2012
Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems (GLADE) 2012	Greater Ozarks Audubon Society, MSU, MDC, Community Foundation of the Ozarks	$1,000	$1,000	SPARKS	Academy was held in 2012
Bird Survey Volunteer & Expenses, Golden Grasslands COA	Missouri Prairie Foundation	$600	$532	SPARKS	complete, expenses paid Aug. 2012

2011 - Committed/Spent: $3,500/$3,450

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
Woody growth removal, Stillwell Prairie	Missouri Prairie Foundation, USFWS, MDC	$1,500	$1,500	CACHE	ASM Board approved funding Nov. 2011
Internship: Bird Monitoring, Van Meter SP	Missouri River Bird Observatory	$1,000	$1,000	SPARKS	ASM Board approved funding Nov. 2011
Bauer Graduate Research Scholarship fund	Individual donors	$1,000	$950	SPARKS	$50 remains committed for future scholarships
Revitalization of SW Missouri Prairies	Missouri Prairie Foundation, et al.	$0	$0	SPARKS	ASM Board approved Volunteer Monitors

2010 - Committed/Spent: $15,247/$15,247

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
Mingo Basin (Duck Creek CA) Phase 3	Partnership for North American Wetlands Conservation Grant, Lead: Ducks Unlimited	$5,000	$5,000	CACHE	Completed. ASM funds sent 1/25/2016
Oak Savanna Restoration in Thousand Hills CA and Union Ridge CA	National Wild Turkey Federation	$3,000	$3,000	CACHE	Paid 2011
Mingo Basin Restoration Project Phase 2	Partnership for North American Wetlands Conservation Grant, Lead: Ducks Unlimited	$2,500	$2,500	CACHE	Paid May, 2012
Bird Survey Work in Mystic Area	US Fish and Wildlife Service	$2,500	$2,500	SPARKS	Paid Nov 2013 Survey Completed
Iatan/Weston MO River Corridor Area	Audubon MO	$2,000	$2,000	SPARKS	Paid 2011
Bird Survey Work in Confluence Area	US Fish and Wildlife Service	$247	$247	SPARKS	Paid in 2012 & 2013. $2,500 authorized, but prpject ended with $247 expended.
Ruffed Grouse Restocking	Ruffed Grouse Society	$0	$0	CACHE	Proposal Withdrawn 2012

2009 - Committed/Spent: $1,400/$790

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
Bird Survey: St. Francois County	Missouri Dept. of Conservation & Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources	$800	$400	SPARKS	Paid 2011
Bird Survey: Barton/Vernon Counties	MO Prairie Foundation	$600	$390	SPARKS	Paid 2011

2008 - Committed/Spent: $5,500/$5,500

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
Mingo Basin Restoration Project Phase 1	Partnership for North American Wetlands Conservation Grant, Lead: Ducks Unlimited	$5,000	$5,000	CACHE	Project complete, paid Feb 2013
3 Projects within Teaming with Wildlife Mini-grant Program	Conservation Federation of MO and Audubon MO	$500	$500	CACHE	Paid 2009

2007 - Committed/Spent: $5,000/$5,000

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
Montrose Wetland Restoration Project	MO Conservation Heritage Foundation	$5,000	$5,000	CACHE	Paid 2011

2006 - Committed/Spent: $7,600/$7,600

Project	Partner(s)	Commitment	Expenditure	Fund Source	Status
Welsch Tract Prairie Restoration, Dade Co.	MO Prairie Foundation, USF&WS, MDC, Hamilton's Native Outpost	$4,600	$4,600	CACHE	ASM Board approved Oct. 2011; final payment Feb 2013
Runge Prairie purchase (48 acres in southwest Adair Co.)	MO Grasslands Coalition (26 Member Organizations)	$3,000	$3,000	CACHE	Paid 2007