Governor of Missouri
Michael L. Parson
Department Executive Team
Department Director Dru Buntin
Deputy Director Mike Sutherland
Deputy Director Hannah Humphrey
Director, Division of Administrative Support Jennifer Eddy
Director, Division of Energy Craig Redmon
Director, Division of Environmental Quality Kyra Moore
Director, Missouri Geological Survey Carey Bridges
Director, Missouri State Parks David Kelly
Executive Director, Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority Joe Boland
Missouri Resources Magazine Team
Communications Director Connie Patterson
Deputy Communications Director Susan Bloomer
Editor Andrew Richmond
Art Director Ben Nickelson
Associate Designer Mark Gordon
Photographers Ben Nickelson, Andrew Richmond
Assistant Editors Jennifer Bunselmeyer, Esmeralda De Santiago, Tisha Holden
Website Coordinator Heidi Rice
Editorial Board
Connie Patterson
Susan Bloomer
Andrew Richmond
Brian Quinn
Tisha Holden
Matt Connor
Andrew Sheeley
Our Mission
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources protects our air, land, water, and mineral resources; preserves our unique natural and historic places; and provides recreational and learning opportunities; while promoting the environmentally sound and energy-efficient operations of businesses, communities, agriculture and industry, for the benefit of all Missourians.
Missouri Resources is printed on recycled paper through the Missouri Office of Administration’s State Printing Center at MU Print and Mail Services in Columbia, Mo.