The Lorax of the Ozarks Has Died

R.I.P.

Leo Drey, the most important conservationist you’ve never heard of, was a tireless protector of forests even as he managed them for timber.

Published May 30 2015 6:45AM EDT

articles/2015/05/30/the-lorax-of-the-ozarks-has-died/150529-mckie-leo-drey-tease_ycj8n0 — MO Dept of Conservation

Leo Drey was a lumber tycoon who became Missouri’s largest private landowner; indeed, until he began giving it away, he owned more acres than the entire state park system.

Andrew McKie

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The Lorax of the Ozarks Has Died

Leo Drey, the most important conservationist you’ve never heard of, was a tireless protector of forests even as he managed them for timber.

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Andrew McKie