The 20th Annual Meeting of the Missouri Herpetological Association was held on 29 - 30 September 2007 at Bull Shoals Field Station near Kirbyville, Taney County, Missouri.
A total of 41 "members", representing 15 institutions, attended the meeting. Eleven paper sessions were presented during the regular meeting. A brief introduction to the Bull Shoals Field Station followed the break and a short business meeting followed the last regular presentation. Business meeting discussion topics included the date and location of the 2008 spring field trip and 2008 fall meeting. After dinner, the keynote presentation, entitled From the Ozarks to Mount Ararat: The Saint Louis Zoo's role in amphibian and reptile conservation was given by Jeff Ettling, Curator of Reptiles and Aquatics at the Saint Louis Zoo. Abstracts from presentations will be published in the 2007 newsletter, which will be published this winter.
Presentation and candid photos as well as a group photo from the meeting are available. Several from the group spent Sunday at the field station to participate in the Sunday morning field trip effort. The original announcement will remain available on-line for historical purposes.
The MHA would like to extend a special appreciation to Alicia Mathis for waiving the overnight charge for everyone that stayed Saturday night at the field station.