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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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Regal Moth and the Devil

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The pictures above were sent to me by a dear friend who shall remain anonymous except to say that she is a real Trouper. In case you ...

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Lone Star Tick Revenge

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Lone Star Tick on tape Memorial Day Special for those who have encountered ticks this weekend. Ticks are thriving at Bull Mills. I ha...

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Rattlesnake

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Yesterday I hooked up the brush hog to the tractor and drove about 6 feet, then looked back to check its elevation and glimpsed somethi...

Monday, May 22, 2017

Blackberry Seed Gall

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5-sided stem At a scouting camp out Saturday, Dave Shanholtzer gave me this gall puzzle. It was a dried stem with tiny sharp thorn...

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Trees on the Move

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Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane, I cannot taint with fear. - Macbeth- William Shakespeare Not since Shakespeare has there been tal...

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Swamp Darner

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Female Swamp Darner* - Tonya Smith From Tonya Smith, MN As our group of wildflower enthusiasts were identifying native flowers in the...

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Beetles in Chicken Mushroom

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Mark Bower called to give me with directions to this beautiful sulfur Chicken of the Woods mushroom. These are large, firm and delicious...

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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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