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.

 

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Fireflies: Nature’s Flashlights
Fireflies: Nature’s Flashlights

I'm here. Where are you?  It might be a matter of the timing of the flashes, the duration, or even the color, but a firefly of the same species and of the opposite sex gets the message and flashes an answer that, in essence, says, I'm here.   

Grounding Kids to the Earth
Grounding Kids to the Earth

April is the threshold month of taking kids outside. 

INSECTS ARE IMPORTANT!
INSECTS ARE IMPORTANT!

If insects disappeared, many other species would also be wiped out. 

Wonderful, Wacky, Water Critters
Wonderful, Wacky, Water Critters

To discover some of the tiny water critters that reside in local streams and what they can tell us about water quality, join us at 12:00, April 27th,  at the  Earth & Arbor Day celebration in Landreth Park for a sample Biological Water Quality Testing Demo on the bank of Joplin Creek!

BATS- Nature’s Bug Busters
BATS- Nature’s Bug Busters

They eat up to half their body weight in insects each night. 

Little Brown Myotis (Little Brown Bat) Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation. 

Don't Let Spring Be Silent - An Earth and Arbor Day Discussion - Pollinators
Don't Let Spring Be Silent - An Earth and Arbor Day Discussion - Pollinators

WHICH CAME FIRST…THE POLLINATORS OR THE PLANTS…

AND WHY CARE?

The Colors of March, a Harbinger of Spring
The Colors of March, a Harbinger of Spring

There are events in the environment that may just immerse us as we take it all in.  

Urban Reds
Urban Reds

Choose the town and I can probably tell you where a red fox family is camped out.

Yes, You Can Enjoy Nature in Winter! by Brandi Petty
Yes, You Can Enjoy Nature in Winter! by Brandi Petty

You never know what kind of weather you might get in the wonderful Show-Me state; especially in the southwest corner. 

Festival of Eagles
Festival of Eagles

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

The Festival of Eagles is scheduled for Saturday, January 26 , 2019.