The Missouri Department of Conservation will begin its 2026 Callery Pear Buyback Program to stop the growth of the invasive ...

Bradford Pears are invasive to Missouri and pose problems for property owners and wildlife ...

Callery pear trees are one of six invasive species noted in state legislation, advancing efforts to limit sales.

Have invasive Callery (Bradford) pear trees? Cut them down and get a free native tree! The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is partnering with the Missouri ...

The University of Missouri Extension and the Department of Conservation are enlisting landowners to plant and care for white oak seedlings. The tree species is essential for wildlife and industry, but ...

COLUMBIA — The Missouri Department of Conservation and other organizations are combating invasive trees by hosting the annual Callery Pear Buyback event. The Callery pear tree, otherwise known as a ...

Harper Norton, 7, picks up a tree to give away on April 26 at the Columbia Farmers Market. Harper and her mother, Danielle, came as part of Columbia’s Cub Scout Pack 704. Throughout the month of April ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Conservation’s Cape Girardeau Nature Center will hold its 20th annual native plant sale and seminar March 12-15. Programs about native planting ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation is starting to purchase seed in Columbia, according to a news release. The seed is ultimately used to grow bare root seedlings at the George O. White Forest ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Conservation is partnering with Forest ReLeaf of Missouri to bring free trees to southeast Missouri. According to the MDC, this is part of the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Conservationists are set to host a sale in Kansas City for residents to beautify and fortify their gardens with native plants ahead of the fall season. The Missouri ...