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More than 1,800 members now belong to The Missouri Forestkeepers Network. The program is free and open to any interested individual, family or group. Members receive a starter kit, quarterly newsletter, and information about additional training opportunities. Like the nationally-recognized Missouri Stream Team program, Forestkeepers is a volunteer-driven effort. In 2006, network members and those who participated in activities with them, volunteered a total of 22,438 hours.
Currently, two-thirds of the participants in the network are from rural areas of Missouri and one-third live in the larger, urban areas. They include educators, various groups such as scout troops and neighborhood associations, and even some forestry and horticulture professionals. Members are active in all but five counties in the state. In 1998, The Missouri Forestkeepers Network was awarded one of three Education Awards from the National Arbor Day Foundation. 2007 Annual Forestkeepers Report For more information, contact:
Nancy von Brecht,
Executive Director
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The
Missouri Forestkeepers Network is a program of the 
Forestkeepers
determine their own level of involvement in the program. Activities
can range from simple observations of a backyard or private forest
tract, to service projects on public lands such as school or park
grounds. Once a year, generally in the fall, members are asked
to report on their activities. Although the program was initially
conceived to be primarily a forest health-monitoring network, the
members have stretched that concept in recent years by expanding their
involvement to include tree planting, advocacy, and educational activities.