MLNA Member GROW NATIVE recieves Green Leader Recognition

MLNA member Grow Native is a cooperative program sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Department of Agriculture. It recieves this Green Leader recognition for its recently held informative workshop and membership meeting held at Jefferson City's beautiful Runge Conservation Center.

Over 80 participants from all over the state were able to benefit from this Grow Native workshop. Attendees walked walk away at the end of a full day with valuable updates on the current focus with native plant use in Missouri, including growing information and supply contacts. It also featured green industry recycling options.

The speakers presented with passion the importance of promting and protecting Missouri's valuable resourses. There was vision sharing as well as factual data that was inspiring and encouraging including the proposed draft form and plant list details as it applies to the new MSD native plant recomedations.

Partnerships like these need to be recognized as shaping the future of our land and industry.

Congratulations and a special thank you to Tammy Bruckerhoff and Barbara Fairchild of Grow Native and Scott Woodbury of Missouri Botanical Garden's Shaw Nature Reserve for their percerverance and their cooperative efforts with so many stakeholders that are striving to protect our water and land while encouraging the future of the green industry.

We need the valuable participation and assistance Grow Native provides. MLNA is very proud to have Grow native as a active participating member in our association- congratulation GROW NATIVE- MLNA's GREEN LEADERfor Novemeber 2008- keep up the great work!