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The treasures of the HorseThief - Belleville News Democrat

17.04.09

While some excavation had been done at the location more than 20 years ago, last year's dig revealed significant amounts of new information and provided insight into the Native American culture dating back 1,000 years ago, Jones said.

According to cultural preservation laws established by the Army Corps of Engineers, before construction of the dam for the 440-acre recreational lake could begin, it had to be fully determined that there wouldn't be any damage to archaeological resources on the land.

About 15 years ago, archaeologists from the State Historical Society dug around the centerline of the dam, and a second site upstream, and found evidence that warranted further investigation, said Ron Allen, Pawnee Watershed District manager.

"If it weren't for the construction of Horse Thief Reservoir and cultural resource preservation laws, this site might have been lost to the meandering of Buckner Creek," said Jones, whose team from Missouri State won the bid for the excavation project.

Source: Belleville News Democrat,  USA

Landscape Design with Missouri in Mind Workshop


A few of the Missouri native plant suppliers attended an after hours workshop on internet communication opportunities with Dave Tylka and myself. This shows such dedication! All were in attendance because of a two day workshop for professionals as well as gardening enthusiasts sponsored by the Grow Native program. Devin and Merv’s pages coming soon! For contact information now visit these links: Prairie Hill Farm
Missouri Wildflowers Nursery

This was a wonderful practical application workshop sponsored by Grow Native that focused on natural communities, matching plants to property conditions, establishing a prairie plantings as well as tree selection. As the final presenter, I had the opportunity to showcase the most doorstep appropriate Missouri natives for cultivated spaces. For a list of the plants I discussed contact me at maryann@maryannfink.com . As soon as I have a few minutes I will post my handout here on my webpage!
Visit these website links to learn more about these environmentally focused people:
http://www.grownative.org/about/events.asp
http://www.grownative.org/buyers/
http://www.grownative.org/documents/landscapedesign_agenda.pdf

Speakers: Greg Gremaud-MDC
Keith Jackson
To reach John Pinkowski or other specialist in the region click here
For contact information for Yvette Amerman and other members of the Executive Council for the Missouri Community Council click here

http://mdc.mo.gov/areas/neast/ Information on Northeast Regional Office campus

Dave Tylka , author of MDC books and pamplets- ( to read my favorite butterfly host information click here: http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/Documents/8274.pdf...

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