Natural Resource Trustees Agencies Seek Public Comment on Proposed Restoration Projects in Southeast Missouri. This is the second meeting and it will take place from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, June 26, 2025, at High Ridge Fire District, 2842 High Ridge Blvd., High Ridge, Missouri, 63049.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, acting as trustees for the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration, are seeking public input on a draft restoration plan for the Big River in St. Francois and Southwest Jefferson counties. The agencies invite the public to informational meetings to learn about the trustees’ proposed natural resource restoration projects in the Big River watershed. The meetings will be held from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in the Sarah Barton Murphy Community Room at the Farmington Public Library at 101 N. A Street, Farmington, Missouri, 63640, and Thursday, June 26, 2025, at High Ridge Fire District, 2842 High Ridge Blvd., High Ridge, Missouri, 63049.
Agency representatives will be on hand to discuss proposed restoration projects described in the draft Big River Stream and Riparian Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment, which will be available beginning June 19, 2025, at the Southeast Missouri Lead Mining Sites Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration website