Our sustainable lands program consists of assisting individuals, citizens’ groups and environmental organizations in their efforts to preserve and protect parks, open space, forests and wilderness areas.
Missouri is home to many beautiful and wild lands which provide recreational space, wildlife habitat, and health benefits to our citizens.
Great Rivers issues comments on proposed rules that may affect environmentally sensitive areas, and as a last resort, represents environmental groups in litigation to enforce the laws.
Over the past 25 years, humans have destroyed one tenth of the Earth’s remaining wilderness. 1 Great Rivers works to protect and preserve Missouri’s remaining wild lands.
1‘Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s wilderness in 25 years – study,’ The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/08/humans-have-destroyed-a-tenth-of-earths-wilderness-in-25-years-study, (accessed 29 June 2021)
Sustainable Lands Program Articles
Challenge of Army Corps’ Mississippi River Plan
Shawnee National Forest Protection
Challenge to Unconstitutional Threat to State Parks
Developer Drops Fight for Silica Sand Mine
Jefferson County Citizens Voice Concerns in Court
Citizens go to Third Court Hearing to Stop Concrete Plant
Franklin County Residents Speak Against Concrete Plant
Developer Abandons Plans to Build Silica Sand Mine
Courts Hear Wisdom of the Lorax
Citizens Challenge Rezoning of Missouri Research Park
State Sued in FIght Over State Parks
Concrete Plant Halted as Citizens are Allowed to Speak at Hearings