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, June 28, 2013

Exploring a Glade

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While most of the people at the Missouri Native Plant Society trips are looking for rare plants, sedges and grasses, some of us on the fr...

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Hairstreaks

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When it comes to glamorous butterflies, large swallowtails and fritillaries get all the attention. It is easy to overlook some of the tiny ...

Monday, June 24, 2013

Shedding Snakes

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Like a fish picture, it probably isn't that long. We commonly find snake skin sheds in and around our Bull Creek house, usually cont...

Friday, June 21, 2013

Vultures In The Tree

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The last three years we have been posting stories following the progress of black vultures which nest in a stall in our century old barn. P...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Tale of a Skink

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Male five-lined skink- Patrick Coin This time of year, five-lined skinks, Eumeces fasciatus , run daily around on our deck. Most sourc...

Monday, June 17, 2013

Dog Vomit

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A while back Gala Solari sent me the picture above, asking what it is. Her description: "Goopy mushroom thingy. Grows on the mu...

Friday, June 14, 2013

Mason Bees

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Hornfaced bee Osmia cornifrons- from Wikimedia -By Jennifer Ailor, Springfield Master Naturalist Mason Bee "house"...

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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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