They may have the stamina of an endurance athlete, the appetite of a teenager, and possess antics of a trapeze artist. Lastly, the little charmers may hold our attention like a Branson entertainer…they are our resident hummingbirds. Click here to read more………
Dragonflies as Ecological Indicators
Dragonflies Are Masters of Flight! Click her to learn more. Join us and discover some nymph dragonflies and other tiny water critters that reside in our streams. We will conduct a biological water quality demo at 12:00, April 27th, at the Earth & Arbor Day celebration in Landreth Park. We are looking for Wonderful, Wacky Water Critters. Join us at creekside and learn what they can tell us about our water quality.
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
April is the threshold month of taking kids outside.
INSECTS ARE IMPORTANT!
If insects disappeared, many other species would also be wiped out.
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
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
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
Choose the town and I can probably tell you where a red fox family is camped out.