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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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Brave Little Bagworm

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I found a bag worm that had dropped out of a cedar tree onto a table on our deck. After watching it struggle on the table's edge, I m...

Monday, June 17, 2024

Rough Greensnake

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This weekend, Noppadol Paothong brought his family to the creek and they spotted this Northern Rough Greensnake in a tree right by our house...

Friday, May 10, 2024

Shadbush Spring

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Many years ago, Barb replaced a Bradford pear with a downy serviceberry tree, aka. shadbush. It is the native tree you see in our woods wit...

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

MSU Hawks

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I was at Strong Hall on the MSU campus last week. When I walked out the front door I encountered this red-tailed hawk in the shrubs across ...

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Spring has Sprung

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False indigo shrub ( Amorpha fruticosa) There was no doubt it is spring in the mind of these tiny bees that are swarming our false indigo i...

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Herping at Bull Mills

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Red milksnake - Lampropeltis triangulum (Guest Blog by Dave Shanholtzer) I had a great day Wednesday exploring Bull Mills with Kevin from ...

What is a stream?

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What actually defines a stream? Is it the water flowing on the edge of a bank or a gravel bar? Does it extend below the gravel and into th...

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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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