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 29, 2016

This Bud's for You

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This time of year could be hard on a squirrel. The last of the stored nuts are gone as are their favorite fruits and berries. To find food...

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Bloodroot Bleeding

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Sap oozing from cut leaf surface - Christine Chiu On the Master Naturalist/Missouri Native Plant Society Wildflower Walk at Bull Creek w...

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Pawpaw Egg

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I began searching for the first butterfly eggs last week, focusing on the Zebra Swallowtail. Unlike many other species, the Zebra lay their...

Thursday, April 21, 2016

High Hopes

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Behind our house on the gravel I came across an ant determined to transport a dead fly back home. I followed it 15 feet, trying to get ahe...

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Snake Strike

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Waiting to come inside - REK This spring snake season open with the mid-March appearance of our resident Western Rat Snake stretched out...

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Semi-smooth Green Snake

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While working on a trash cleanup at Valley Water Mill I saw a long piece of pale green cable draped across some shrubs and green briar. ...

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Skull Identification

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I received a plastic bag with a "gift," a skull with a request for identification. Some one else might have considered this a ...

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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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