Ah-ten-hut! I am Sergeant Sand. You will address me as drill sergeant, not ma’am or miss. My mission is to train recruits to follow orders, respect superiors, and serve with honor. I demand excellence. Understood?

Ah-ten-hut! I am Sergeant Sand. You will address me as drill sergeant, not ma’am or miss. My mission is to train recruits to follow orders, respect superiors, and serve with honor. I demand excellence. Understood?
Missouri’s ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers are swimming with fishes! More than 200 different kinds lurk under the water’s surface, from the well-named least darter that’s not much longer than your thumb to the lake sturgeon that can grow as long as a sofa and weigh more than 200 pounds.
Nature abounds nearly everywhere — if you know how to look for it.
The Show-Me State doesn’t have sandy, cactus-filled deserts, but it does have rocky, sun-scorched sites where plants and animals must be tough to survive. These hot spots are called glades. And while glades indeed get toasty, the plants and animals that live there are super cool.
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