Greenbelt Land Trust of Mid Missouri

10/27/2026

Greenbelt has gone nationwide! No, we’re not expanding our service area. But this wonderfully informative and balanced regional story by KBIA 91.3 FM’s Jana Rose Schleis, featuring Greenbelt along with one of Greenbelt’s agricultural easement donors as well as our friends at American Farmland Trust and Ozark Land Trust, was picked up by NPR’s Marketplace Business News program for national broadcast and distribution. You can enjoy this either by reading the full story (which is well worth it) or by hitting the “play” button to listen to the portion of the story that was broadcast on national radio (which is quite fun) — or both!

A federal program promises to pay for farmland preservation. Few land owners are taking advantage.

10/18/2026

Yesterday was a perfect day to get some much-needed stewardship work done at one of Greenbelt’s nature preserves. We’re very grateful for the assistance of about 20 student volunteers through the Mizzou Office of Student Affairs, as well as refreshments kindly provided by supportive neighbors. Our efforts resulted in well over a dozen giant trash bags full of invasive wintercreeper being removed from Greenbelt’s Spring Valley Nature Preserve. Thanks to all who contributed time and energy to this important, impactful, and fun conservation project!

10/14/2026

Tickets are now available for the 2026 Deep Roots Dinner! Get yours now by visiting https://greenbeltmissouri.org/getinvolved or by clicking the “Tickets to Upcoming Events webpage” link in bio. Looking forward to seeing you there!

10/07/2026

Many thanks to the Columbia Missourian and to Jana Rose Schleis of KBIA 91.3 FM for an excellent, informative article about the opportunities and challenges involved in permanently protecting threatened farmland across Mid-Missouri, and for featuring Greenbelt Land Trust and one of our wonderful conservation easement properties to tell that story!

A federal program promises to pay for farmland preservation. Few land owners in Missouri are taking advantage.

10/05/2026

To brighten your Monday, here’s something to look forward to: Make plans to join us on Saturday, November 7th for this year’s Deep Roots Dinner! It’ll be a wonderful evening of gourmet food, local w**e and craft b**r, live jazz, irresistible silent auction items, good conversation, and more — you won’t want to miss it! Tickets will be available for purchase soon, so be on the lookout for that. In the meantime, please mark your calendars to block off the evening of November 7th, and we’ll look forward to seeing you there!

09/22/2026

HINKSON HAPPY HOUR 2026 is just 3 days away! If you haven’t made up your mind yet about attending, here are some sneak-preview teaser photos of this year’s incredible souvenir pint cup, featuring amazing custom artwork by artist Cody Suddarth-Cheves, to convince you to join us. We look forward to seeing you this Friday, September 25th, from 5-7 pm at Greenbelt’s Hinkson Valley Nature Preserve, 1600 Capen Park Drive in Columbia, for a fun evening with craft b**r (21+) and root b**r, kids’ scavenger hunts, guided nature walks, and a chance to enjoy the wildlife, wildflowers, and woods along the trails, bridges, beaches, and waterways of this beautiful nature preserve. Visit greenbeltmissouri.org/getinvolved to buy your tickets now!

09/15/2026

Very glad to have been able to engage with the local conservation community at the 2026 Conservation EXPO held this past weekend. Lots of great conversations in a beautiful setting along the Katy Trail on the banks of the Missouri River!

09/04/2026

Exactly three weeks from now is Hinkson Happy Hour 2026, which we’re thrilled to be co-hosting with Local Motion and COMOTA! once again this year. Join us for this family-friendly event, which will feature guided nature walks through Greenbelt’s beautiful Hinkson Valley Nature Preserve in central Columbia, a fun learning-while-exploring activity for kids, craft b**r (21+, of course) and root b**r from a favorite local brewery, and this year’s souvenir steel pint cup with incredible (and very different!) custom artwork from a local goth artist which you definitely won’t want to miss! Tickets are now available, so visit greenbeltmissouri.org/getinvolved to buy your tickets now. Looking forward to seeing you there!

08/26/2026

We're just about one month out from Hinkson Happy Hour 2026, which we're thrilled to be co-hosting with Local Motion and COMO Trail Association once again this year. Save the date and plan to join us on September 25th for this family-friendly event, which will feature guided nature walks through Greenbelt's beautiful Hinkson Valley Nature Preserve in central Columbia, craft b**r and root b**r from a local brewery, a scavenger hunt for kids, and this year's souvenir steel pint cup with incredible new custom artwork which you won't want to miss!

06/03/2026

Day One of this year’s annual meeting activities is a wrap, with field trips to Greenbelt Land Trust’s Birch Cove Farm Conservation Easement, Chinkapin Bluff Conservation Easement, and Hinkson Valley Nature Preserve, followed by an evening reception at along the mighty Missouri River. Thanks to all who participated, and thanks to the landowners and the community who made this all possible. Looking forward to getting down to business with Day Two of the MLTC annual meeting tomorrow!