Springfield Plateau

Springfield Plateau Chapter of the Missouri Master Naturalist™ is a community based natural resource education and volunteer program. Its purpose is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Missouri.

Missouri Master Naturalists- Springfield Plateau Chapter

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Friday, April 30, 2010

I Like Galls

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I enjoy tree galls. Maybe it is their diversity of colors and shapes. Maybe it is the mysterious way an insect's egg makes the tree pr...

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Turkeys Gone Wild- Part I

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I was attacked by a turkey while vacationing in Turkey. Yes, I know that turkeys are native to North America. No, I don't know how t...

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Cedar Apple Rust Gall

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When I arrived home Sunday night, my neighbor Harry came over, anxious to once again play "Stump the Master Naturalist" Another n...

Rocky Barrens in the Rain

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Mike Skinner of MDC graciously offered to lead a field trip to Rocky Barrens CA to look at the Missouri Bladderpod. Glades were described i...

Friday, April 23, 2010

Tent Caterpillars

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When we see a web like this in the crotch of a tree, we attack it with a stick to destroy the nest before the caterpillars strip the leave...

Stone Fly

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I had one of the creatures pictured here land on my lap last week. When I tried to catch it, it ran away each time, and its only attempt to...

Thursday, April 22, 2010

WOLF School

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Our Master Naturalists have had three opportunities in the last week to make presentations to WOLF school students. The name WOLF is perfec...

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Bob and Barb: We are a retired physician and nurse, writing to advance the cause of nature through education. We are active in Missouri Master Naturalists as well as a wide variety of like minded Conservation organizations.

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