The L-A-D Foundation

Starting in 1951, before he began his work conserving these special areas, Drey assembled more than 150,000 acres in the Missouri Ozarks, which he operated as a demonstration forest called Pioneer Forest. After decades of heavy logging, the areas he acquired had been heavily cut over and the land degraded. Deforestation was causing erosion and sedimentation of the area’s rivers, and habitat for native animals such as deer, turkey, elk, mountain lions, and black bear was all but lost.

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Starting in 1951, before he began his work conserving these special areas, Drey assembled more than 150,000 acres in the Missouri Ozarks, which he operated as a demonstration forest called Pioneer Forest. After decades of heavy logging, the areas he acquired had been heavily cut over and the land degraded. Deforestation was causing erosion and sedimentation of the area’s rivers, and habitat for native animals such as deer, turkey, elk, mountain lions, and black bear was all but lost.

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