Discover Nature Notes

Discover 2025 full moons and how nature cycles inspired familiar names from Native American and early European settlers. Along with super moons and total lunar eclipses, find out what you may see and hear each month this year while outdoors. The Sturgeon, Buck, and Beaver moons are wild.

Looking to escape the big city for some big nature. Enjoy an immersive experience at Amidon Conservation area along granite shut-ins underneath shortleaf pines. This landscape inspires in every season and is an easy day trip from St. Louis.

What does James Earl Jones have to do with the tallgrass prairie, America's OG landscape? It's a great story. Discover more as well as where you can view and what you can do to help Missouri's prairie species in this Discover Nature Note.

Cruise the Meramec River and discover nature and incredible scenery along the way.

Discover elevated nature at Rockwoods Reservation. Through a unique conservation partnership with BETA FUND, sport climbing routes were created at on old limestone quarry. Experienced climbers can discover elevated nature views, essential safety and responsible climbing tips in this Discover Nature Note.

Buffleheads are must-see nature! These small beauties are speedy divers and fliers. See Buffleheads in action and discover more about where to see and how to photograph them in this Discover Nature Note.

If wildlife put on a Fashion Week, they might show off a versatile winter collection of fur and feathers, displaying their form and function on the runways they use to survive the great outdoors. Discover how they "work it" in this Discover Nature Note.

Explore Missouri's wild landscapes at night through Starscape Photography which blends earthy and celestial elements. Get stargazing and night photography tips in this Discover Nature Note.

Discover wildlife journeys, and outdoor activities this holiday season and beyond in this Discover Nature Note.

Time to serve up a healthy slice of thankfulness for our native bees who help pollinate our favorite foods. It's un-BEE-lievable how much we need bees for our nutrition. Bee populations are in decline, and we grow it to ourselves to help out in some simple ways. Check out some Bob's Burgers style fun and puns to BEE kind to our bees in this Discover Nature Note.