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Brightside St. Louis Demonstration Garden & Learning Center

The sun shines on native plants at the Brightside St. Louis Demonstration Garden & Learning Center.

Broad Contour Levee

In order to reduce erosion and wildlife burrowing, the new levees will have 10:1 slopes instead of 3:1 slopes. Because these new levees will be broader and shallower than existing levees, floodwaters will be less likely to cause erosion during major flood events.

Broad-Banded Water Snake

People often mistaken nonvenomous broad-banded water snakes for western cottonmouths. In the marsh, these harmless snakes typically eat fish and frogs.

Buford Mountain State Forest

Building Roaring River

The fish hatchery Bruner built included a small hatchery building and several ra

Bunch Hollow Conservation Area

Burr Oak Woods Indoor Play Area

A new children’s indoor play area with larger-than-life critters was added in time for Burr Oak Woods Nature Center’s 30th anniversary in October. Rilee Harris, 4, of Blue Springs enjoyed the area during her recent visit.

Burr Oak Woods Nature Walk

Rilee Harris, 4, of Blue Springs, and her father, Brandon Harris, explore Burr Oak Woods Nature Center’s Discover Nature outdoor classroom, which doubles as a play area in the woods.