Summer is an adventurous and scenic time to hike at one of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) remnant native prairies. Several wildflower types are in bloom and the warm season grasses such as big bluestem are sending up seed stalks. Grasses and wildflowers are tall in places. Whether an easy walk on a…
I am visiting my daughter and her family in Pennsylvania right now. My grandsons are celebrating their birthdays and I always like to be with them, if at all possible, during that week. They are 10 and 12 and are just so tall. I just don’t get how they could go from those sweet, cuddly little two-year-olds to preteens so quickly! …
Cute critters by day, gardeners’ worst enemies by night. Most gardeners know the frustration of having a beautiful garden decimated by wildlife, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. “Our four-legged ‘friends’ can be more formidable garden foes than insects, diseases and weeds,” said Trinklein. “Because of their size and our inability to control…
POTOSI, Mo. — A new boat dock has been placed at the Council Bluff Lake Recreation Area, located in Iron County, of the Mark Twain National Forest. The site, referred to as Wild Boar Hollow, is a popular location for launching fishing boats onto Council Bluff Lake. Just a short drive or walk from the…
The Missouri Conservation Commission met July 13 for a strategic planning workshop and closed executive session at Orscheln Business Center in Columbia. The Commission met July 14 for its regular open meeting at Boone County Electric Cooperative in Columbia. Commissioners attending the open meeting in person or online were: Mark L. McHenry, chair; Steven D….
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MARYVILLE, Mo. – It’s early according to nature’s timetable, only the second growing season since the seeds went into the soil. But already prairie grasses and wildflowers are reclaiming sod on 600 acres of the Bilby Ranch Conservation Area in Nodaway County. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is restoring a tract on the area…
Summertime brings a complimentary mix of heat, humidity and the splash of cool, flowing river waters as folks get off the beaten path near Cassville, Missouri, in the heart of Barry County: one of southwest Missouri’s crowning jewels. While some might enjoy the instant retreat offered by the rippling river and the shade of the…
