A non-profit citizens organization
--independent and non-partisan--
dedicated to the protection,
enhancement, and interpretation
of Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites
Missouri --
A National Leader
In State Park Support
Post Office Box 30036
Columbia, MO 65205
Citizen Support For State Parks
Is A Model For The Nation
The Missouri system of State Parks and Historic Sites is a model for the nation and has never been rated out of the top three state park systems in the past 20 years. The Missouri system is supported almost entirely by a one-tenth-of-one-cent state sales tax -- support that has been re-affirmed by a two-to-one voter margin every time it comes up for renewal. Currently, this dedicated sales tax will provide for state parks general operations until 2018. But this is not enough to cover a critical backlog in deferred maintenance and rehabilitation of facilities and infrastructure. Several general categories of capital improvements need significant funding and a prioritized list of specific projects has been delineated for possible inclusion in a state bond building fund.
Missouri Parks Association Links
Heritage - Newsletter of the Missouri Parks Association
Johnson's Shut-Ins/Church Mountain Efforts Building a Constituency for State Parks: The Missouri Experience
Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park Update How Missouri Supports Parks and Historic Sites
Missouri Parks & Events Calendars
Missouri Parks News
MPA's Urban Population Outreach Project
Government Links
State Legislature
Missouri House of Representatives
State Agencies
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission
State Historical Society of Missouri
Federal Agencies
FirstGov - Your first click to the U.S. Government
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Division of State Parks Seeks New Director
Non-Government Organization Links
Citizens to Protect State Parks and Historic Sites
Conservation Federation of Missouri
Environmental Links for Missourians
Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation
Missouri Archaeological Society
Missouri Chapter of The Nature Conservancy
Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Missouri Environmental Education Association
National Parks and Conservation Association
Online Highway - a travel guide
Missouri Chapter of the Sierra Club
Webster Groves Nature Study Society
If you have comments or questions about the Missouri Parks Association please contact Terry Whaley, president, at:
terry@ozarkgreenways.org.
If you have comments or questions about this Web site please contact Gary Freeman, webmaster, at:
garymf46@centurytel.net.
Thanks to the Daniel Boone Regional Library for hosting the MPA Web site
