Conservation – River Hills Traveler

Restoring prairie at Bilby Ranch

River Hills Traveler2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

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…

Join a Stream Team & do more than pick up litter

Francis Skalicky2 months ago2 months ago01 mins

Perhaps the most important thing to remember about a stream is that, here in southwest Missouri, we all live near one. That means we all play a part in either making it better or worse for all the creatures that live in and around a stream – including we humans. The more each of us…