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April Kids in Nature Photo Contest Winner

A young child expresses Excitement at seeing a caterpillar
Rebecca Bunn took this photo of her two-year-old daughter, Nora, expressing excitement over a caterpillar found in their backyard in Hillsboro, Missouri. Nora’s brother, Carter, looks on. “The caterpillars were a daily nature study for our family in the spring,” said Bunn. “We enjoy exploring the wonders of our backyard, watching birds at birdfeeders, finding turtles under bushes and listening to woodpeckers pound away on trees. I love sharing nature with my kids, especially at this age. Through their eyes, I really appreciate how something so simple can inspire such awe and inspiration.” More

Arbor Day 2011 Poster Winner

arbor day 2011 postser winner
Leah Pieper presented Gov. Jay Nixon with a copy of her winning Arbor Day poster at a recent Arbor Day proclamation ceremony at the State capitol. Pictured l-r: MDC Forestry Division Chief Lisa Allen, Conservation Commissioner Chip McGeehan, Leah’s mother Suzanne Pieper, Leah Pieper, Conservation Commissioner Don Bedell, Governor Nixon, Leah’s father Mark Pieper, Conservation Commissioners Becky Plattner and Don Johnson and MDC Director Bob Ziehmer. More

Arborist Ryan Russel has a Wild Job

Arborist Ryan Russell goes out on a limb to keep trees healthy.
Arborist Ryan Russell has a wild job.  He climbs trees for a living. More

Archers at 2012 MoNASP State Tournament

Archers at 2012 MoNASP State Tournament
Arrows flew all day as almost 1,200 student archers competed at the 2012 MoNASP state tournament at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Winners and those with qualifying scores advanced to the national tournament. More

Archery at MDC Outdoor Skills Camp for Hearing Impaired

Archery at MDC Outdoor Skills Camp for Hearing Impaired
Jordan Ingrham (left), 8, of St. Louis, nocked an arrow as she prepared to shoot at the archery target range during the MDC Discover Nature Families Outdoor Skills Camp for the Hearing Impaired at H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation on Aug.11. Her brother, Jacob Ingrham, 5, got some tips from volunteer Mike Smith of Moscow Mills. More

Archery in the Schools

Photo of students at national archery in the schools tournament.
Photo of students at national archery in the schools tournament. More

Arriving at Cupola Pond

The trail above Cupola Pond offers a good view of the pond.
The trail above Cupola Pond offers a good view of the entire pond before the trees leaf out. More

Artist Conk

Photo of an artist conk, a woody, semicircular, brownish bracket fungus
The artist conk is a woody, semicircular, brownish bracket with a white underside that bruises dark gray to black. It grows on dead wood or in wounds of living deciduous trees. More

Artist Conk

Photo of artist conk, woody bracket fungus on tree shown from side
Artist conks grow singly or in groups of up to several on dead wood or in wounds of living deciduous trees. This species takes nourishment from rotting wood or as a parasite on living wood. More

Artist Conk

Photo of artist conk, a woody, tan bracket fungus, shown from top
Artist conks can be seen year-round. The cap is shelflike, semicircular, and brown to grayish black. The texture is woody and they can be warty or zoned. They are very hard and are not shiny. More