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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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Sassafrass Hands

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Click to enlarge The sassafras trees are bright yellow this time of year, making it easier to find their distinctive leaves. Their most ...

Friday, October 29, 2010

Carp Fear

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From News-Leader An interesting story on Asian Carp is in today's News Leader. The U.S. Geological Survey's Columbia Environment...

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Fall Fungi

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Last week we had incredible luck finding edible and delicious mushrooms hanging on dead logs. Click to enlarge --> Oyster Mu...

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Fruits of Fall- Part I

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Click to enlarge Flowering dogwood ( Cornus florida ) is well known for its showy white flowers in the spring, but it has a dramatic sec...

Monday, October 25, 2010

European Hornet

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Click to enlarge I received a call from a Bull Creek neighbor who was concerned about a wasp or bee species which appeared to be boring ...

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Is Nitrogen, the New CO2?

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An article in Science Daily highlights the possible cause and effects of human associated nitrogen buildup, and the news isn't good. ...

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Strongest Silk Yet

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From LiveScience The island of Madagascar has a creature that would put Spiderman's web spinner to shame. Darwin's bark spider ...

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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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