What is DNR

[Rusty]

"Mission Statement for the MO-DNR

The mission of the Soil and Water Conservation Program is to administer the policies and general programs developed by the Soil and Water Districts Commission for the saving of Missouri soil and water through the soil and water conservation districts in their work with landowners. Please accept our invitation to let the Soil and Water Conservation Program help you to understand about soil erosion control. This home page will help you to find out more about the services available to help you protect the environment. Please let us know if you have any questions or if you have any ideas about how we can better work together."

Notice that they work with the landowners and not with the general public. In other words, they won't do anything until a complaint is filed. What good is a program if they are not pro-active.

Who are the people who write the policies for DNR? Politicians, farmers, contractors? I am going to research this and could really use some help on this matter.

Lets not argue about who's right or wrong, lets try to figure out what we (the general public) can do to rewrite the policies. If that is even possible. Crippled Caddis, you help here will be appreciated.

This is a spinoff of the topic I started about the Spring River E-coli topic. All state DNR's are under this topic, not just Missouri.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Link= State Water Plan

[davekeim]

DNR? Democrats Not Responsible?

Signed,

Cardiac

[Thom]

Dave:

If you check the majority of both houses and the Chief executive branch is actually made up of

DNR "Dose Nasty Republicans".

I just couldn't resist.

[davekeim]

I love it! I'm not Dem or Rep. I just like to get it stirred up a little!

Signed,

Cardiac

[Kansas Fly Fisher]

"DNR" DO NOT RESUSCITATE!

John

[jdmidwest]

Democrats Need Retreat! Dems Not Right?

Rusty, I feel you may have dealt with DNR on that issue. I know how you feel, I contacted the MDC a few years back on a water quality issue on the Big River near Highway 8. Cattle and Fences across the stream, and alot of S__t in the stream. Water quality went from great smallmouth water to stuff a catfish would gag in. They suggested I contact DNR, without a fish kill they had no beef. Weeks later their investigation turned up nothing, they could not find the problem area. Did I mention I give them the GPS locations of the affected area along with accurate descriptions. You can file all of the complaints you want. Most are just good buddy locals and you are a tourist. Just another government agency that wastes my hard earned tax dollars without any effect.

No offense to the parks division of DNR, they generally do a good job.

[Dutch]

The Soil and Water Conservation people work with farmers who may live several miles from a stream but whose land is part of the water shed. They assist in planning and implementing programs to cut down on erosion, chemical use and establish habitat for wildlife.

They really are helping MO water ways out even though you may not be able to see the results for yourself.