The Perseid meteor shower greets stargazers every year from mid-July to late August, with this year’s peak around Aug. 13. Guests are invited to take part in a special overnight camping event at Washington State Park on Aug. 11-12. For this overnight event, guests will camp out in the Big River Day Use Area (near…
Fifty-plus volunteers gathered at the Log Yard Current River gravel bar for the Ozark Heritage Project’s 15th annual cleanup staged there. Another couple of tons of debris were removed from that stretch of river, including more than a dozen large green bags of trash, 15 smaller red-mesh bags, a few blue bags and assorted…
Make your way to Roaring River State Park Saturday, Aug. 19, for Kids Free Fishing Day. Everyone 15 and under will be able to get free tags the day of the event from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. A section of the river, from the first low-water crossing up toward the hatchery, will be specially…
By Melinda Myers Boost your fall garden harvest with some midsummer plantings. Fill vacant spaces left in the vegetable garden after harvesting lettuce, spinach, and other early maturing crops. Expand your edible plantings to other vacant spots in flowerbeds, mixed borders, and containers. Sow seeds of beans, cucumbers, carrots, beets, and other vegetables that will…
By Angela Pierce Nothing says summer like the soft glow of the lightning bug on a summer night. Lightning bugs, also known as fireflies, are not bugs or flies at all. They belong to an order of insects called beetles. These small beetles can be seen lighting up the forests and fields of Missouri all…
After being teased for the last few months by the white blooms of the blackberry vines in yards, pastures, and alongside roadways, the fruit is finally beginning to ripen. Being the only species of blackberry found in Missouri, the common blackberry is easily identifiable. White blooms are witnessed between the months of April and June. …
I was exploring the backroads south of St. Clair a few years ago and stumbled upon Little Indian Creek Conservation Area in Sullivan, Mo. This gem is far from little. Coming in at 4,204 acres, this area packs quite a punch! There are shooting ranges and trails, along with camping options and the creek itself….
