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Nature Conservancy snags ex-DNR chief
(Note: Language Deception holds center stage here.)
June 17, 2005
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Former director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Steve
Mahfood of Columbia has accepted a post with the Nature Conservancy in
Missouri.
He will be coordinating government and
community relations for the not-for-profit
organization, based in Jefferson City. As part of his position,
Mahfood will work to affect government policy and legislation,
secure public funding, and develop partnerships with public and
private agencies to help further the Nature Conservancy’s mission
of preserving biological diversity.
Susan Harris, state director of the Nature Conservancy in Missouri,
said Mahfood brings valuable insight
from his seven years as director of DNR. "He is passionate in his
commitment to preserving Missouri’s
natural resources while enhancing Missouri’s economy," she
said.
In one of his last official acts as DNR director, Mahfood gave his
support to the restoration of the 73-year-old Boonville railroad
bridge by exercising a contractual claim to the bridge for use
as a trail.
His decision was reversed this spring by new DNR Director Doyle
Childers, who agreed to turn the bridge over to Union Pacific
Railroad, which wants to dismantle it for parts.
In May, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon sued Childers and DNR,
saying they did not have authority to relinquish the state’s right
to the old bridge.
The Nature Conservancy in Missouri works
with landowners and government entities to preserve natural
communities.
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