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, January 18, 2018

Winter Birds

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"Don't shoot, I'm a bird!"- REK At lunch today we were talking about which birds win at the battles over our bird fe...

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Incredible Walking Sticks

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Giant Walking Stick A WOLF school student's presentation on stick insects, (Phasmatodea aka walking sticks) sent me down a rabbit ho...

Friday, December 29, 2017

Hackberry Birds

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"You got a problem, Bud?" We were visited by a flock of hungry robins this morning. They were drawn to the dwarf hackberr...

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Mussels Lure Fish

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Mussel with "crawfish lure" - Chris Barnhart Dr. Chris Barnhart's videos are featured in a National Geographic posting...

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Cordyceps

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When Christmas approaches, the woods are cold, the leaves are gone and new findings in nature are fewer. Digging back on stories I had for...

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Christmas Break

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Usual activities seem to get pushed aside around Christmas, and my energy for new blog topics fades. Fortunately there is an answer for ...

Monday, December 11, 2017

Mating Snails

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White-lip globe snail We encountered these snails clinging onto a sycamore leaf in the midst of mating last week. Chris Barnhart ide...

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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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