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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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Summer Fishfly

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Last week's mystery critter is the summer fishfly, Chauliodes pectinicornis , neither a fish or a fly. Flies are in the order Diptera w...

Monday, August 27, 2012

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease

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MDC When I was a kid, a common phrase to describe your cold or virus was "a case of the epizootic" or "epizootie." ...

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Mystery Critter

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Several of these flew to our deck light last night, a common behavior for this species which is found around water. They have pectinate a...

Friday, August 24, 2012

Trees Are Like Friends

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Bull Creek Valley- Jennifer Ailor Jennifer Ailor* wrote a beautiful article published in the Springfield News-Leader. For those o...

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Black Widow Spider

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There is more than one reason to have you wife do the weeding of the garden. In addition to being lazy, I am always looking for i...

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Osage Orange

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The drought has choked the wildflowers and muted the usual summer colors, leaving lots of gray and straw colored grass as well as yellowing ...

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Spider Nursery

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Side view of egg case- Click to enlarge "I get by with a little help from my friends" * - Lennon / McCar...

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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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