Threats to Missouri

Issues threatening the environment, ranging from specific projects to our treasured statewide conservation heritage, are brought forward each legislative session in Jefferson City.

Land clearing for houses

Shrinking the space wildlife needs to thrive

Habitat loss, fragmentation, and development of forest and farmland

The 2025 legistlative session showed progress when lawmakers passed an invasive species bill, thanks to the persistence of many groups working together.

Feral Hogs destroy

Invasive species

Feral hogs destroy farmland and habitat. Bush honeysuckle and Callery pear choke out native growth. 

Flood<br />

Climate change

Weather patterns, river levels, flash flooding, and altered ecosystems cause environmental harm.

Water pollution

Air and water pollution

Threats to both human health and natural systems

Private interest

Private interest incursions into parks and public places

Attempts to shift Missouri’s shared treasures into the control of special, private interests.

“I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.”

~ the Lorax