We conserve Missouri's natural resources
through outreach, restoration, and research.
The Chert Glades Chapter of the Missouri Master Naturalists welcomes you to our site. Please look around. Here you will find information about what is happening now in nature, chapter activities, and upcoming events around the area. We have links to our Facebook page and our chapter sponsors, Missouri Department of Conservation and Missouri University Extension. Our blogs are full of timely information about natural communities in Missouri..
Click on "Projects" to see the latest information our Monarch Projects, Redings Mill Glade Restoration Project, and our Stream Team Initiative at Cardinal Valley.
Celebrate World Wetlands Day on Feb. 2nd! Wetlands are one of nature’s most fascinating ecosystems. They are distinctive habitats full of hidden treasures ready to be discovered. Wetlands are important enough to have their holiday.
Look to the sky, all around SW Missouri, and in your own garden for evidence of Monarch Migration!
...they don’t just feed on dead animals, they save them for a special purpose...
“Without pollinators, we would be missing 1 out of every 3 bites of food we eat. Pollinators provide their pollination services to over 180,000 different plants as well as 1,200 crops.”