How Brotherhood Economics Regenerates an Ozark Forest
Shannondale Community
Shannon County, Missouri
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Margot and Heather travel to Missouri's beautiful Ozarks to explore the vast sustainable forest located there, and its connection to the history of Shannondale Community Center, the United Church of Christ, and Missouri's broader history of conservation. There, they meet with Kathy Love, former editor of the Missouri Conservationist and contributor to two recent films about Shannondale, about the history of conservation efforts in Missouri. They discuss the founding of Shannondale by the UCC, and efforts to replenish the landscape with trees after the hillsides were left barren by loggers in the 1920s.
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Interested in visiting Shannondale? Start here!
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“Bucher Family Papers, 1931-1964.” Missouri State Historical Society. More information about viewing here.
Films: Brasier, Jason, Director. “Shannondale, By Heart and By Hand" and "Shannondale, A Forest Gospel.”
Flader, Susan, ed. 1992. Exploring Missouri’s Legacy: State Parks and Historic Sites. University of Missouri Press.
Morrow, Lynn, ed. 2013. The Ozarks in Missouri History: Discoveries in an American Region. University of Missouri Press.
“Shannondale, a mission built on ‘brotherhood economics,’ still serving after nearly 100 years.” Ozarks Alive! Accessuble here.
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