Great Rivers Environmental Law Center
Lawyers for the Environment
Category: Land Use Program
Missouri Bans Destructive Commercial Trapping of Wild Turtles
The Missouri Department of Conservation today banned commercial collection of the state’s wild freshwater turtles, in response to a petition filed by Great Rivers and the Center for Biological Diversity.
Read MoreGreat Rivers Rejects Forest Service’s “Forest Health Initiative”
Great Rivers opposes Forest Service’s plan to open 45,000 acres of Mark Twain National Forest to logging
Read MoreMissouri Proposes Ban on Commercial Trapping of Wild Turtles
In response to a petition filed by the Center for Biological Diversity and Great Rivers Environmental Law Center, the Missouri Department of Conservation yesterday proposed a ban on commercial collection of the state’s wild freshwater turtles — following a national trend of ending unsustainable turtle harvesting.
Read MoreGreat Rivers’ Suit Requesting Court to Prohibit St. Louis County From Selling a Portion of Sylvan Springs Park to the Department of Veterans Affairs for Use as a Cemetery Moves to the Court of Appeals
The lawsuit alleges the sale is illegal because the federal government dedicated the park to the County when it originally sold it to the County, and illegal because the County used bonds and taxes dedicated to parks that St. Louis County residents approved at the ballot box. The County has maintained it and the public has enjoyed it as a park for 65 years.
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