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The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) 2016 holiday closing schedule for their offices, nature centers, and staffed shooting ranges is available. “Trails and other outdoor offerings at MDC nature centers and interpretative centers are still available for public use on most days the facilities are closed.”
Continue reading below for more information and a list of dates from the MDC.
Deer hoof print in the snow. Photo by Holly Shanks.
John Vogel, Missouri Department of Conservation’s Wildlife Regional Supervisor for the St. Louis area, talks to Environmental Echo about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), changes to the upcoming deer hunting season regulations and other issues affecting Missouri’s deer population.
Photo by Holly Shanks
The Missouri Prairie Foundation and its Grow Native! program recognizes “outstanding efforts to conserve prairie and to use and promote native plants” by awarding efforts by individuals around the state. This year, there were 18 awardees.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently released a video of accomplishments and successes from 2015.
Hedge ball. Photos provided by Dan and Sharon Perry.
On the Illinois River summer 2012. Photo by Jill Moon/The Telegraph, Alton, IL
The invasive Asian Carp is the topic of discussion on this week’s “Behind The Editor’s Curtain.” For the last several years, Jill Moon, a reporter and editor for The Telegraph, Alton, IL, has followed the Asian carp issue.
Moon talks with Don Corrigan about the carp invasion, the environmental and economic issues they create, and a few of the efforts underway to curb their spread.
The preliminary concept of a “night zoo” to see nocturnal animals would allow the Saint Louis Zoo and Grant’s Farm to reach more people with conservation messages and provide opportunities for people to connect with nature. Photo credit: Night Safari in Singapore
UPDATE: Article from the Webster-Kirkwood Times with more information on the Grant’s Farm possible acquisition.
Read the article HERE.
Environmental Echo is ecstatic about the idea of the St. Louis Zoo establishing another presence in the St. Louis area at Grant’s Farm.
The St. Louis Zoo has been a leader on so many fronts, from promoting science education to protecting the environment. In recent years, it has been a leader in warning about the impact of climate change and the imperative of addressing global warming.
Knox County, Mo, 2003. Photo provided by St. Louis National Weather Service.
Tornadoes get people’s attention in a way that a discussion of global warming just cannot do. However, what if a hotter climate means more energy in the atmosphere and more violent weather as a result? Like tornadic storms? This is one of the topics I was able to discuss with scientists at the National Weather Service in October. The visit was part of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) Conference and inspired this column in the Webster-Kirkwood Times and South County Times.
Pictured Above: Eddy Harris
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