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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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Splendid Tiger Beetle

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Barb spotted this bug on the floorboard of her Ranger and it held still just long enough for me to get the camera for a quick shot before f...

Monday, March 27, 2017

Cedar Quince Rust

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Well shut my mouth! When Jane Troup sent me a picture of her "alien invasion," I confidently diagnosed it and sent her this ...

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Bristletail in the Moss

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We spent several hours on Tuesday exploring the mosses of Bull Creek with Nels Holmberg, a bryophytologist, but more on that in the next ...

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Opossum Freeloader

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Today we had a first, an opossum at our bird feeder. We have a constant battle of wits with gray squirrels (last count, squirrels-8, Bob...

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Missouri Gooseberry

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Toothed leaves of MF - Illinoiswildflowers There is not much new to see while hiking in the valley and what there is shows little ...

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

They're Baaack!

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Black Vulture eggs For the 7th year in a row the black vultures have chosen to raise a family in our barn along Bull Creek. Barb had se...

Friday, March 3, 2017

Liverwort

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Back in November, Chris Barnhart send me pictures of a large patch of liverwort that he had been watching. Initially it was a dull mass, ...

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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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