Discover Nature

This week along Missouri waterways, watch for one of our state’s bright-red wildflowers in full bloom. Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) grows in wet…

This week in the woods, or backyard garden, you’ll likely cross paths with the monarch butterfly. In fact, you’ll find monarchs in a wide variety of…

Discover nature on a warm summer evening this week and watch the sky for Missouri’s only true flying mammals as the stars come out. Flying and feeding,…

Discover nature this week, and watch for baby snapping turtles, hatching from eggs near Missouri’s streams, ponds, and wetlands. Snapping turtles occur…

This week on Discover Nature, find a spot to escape the summer heat in a pond or pool of a cool stream, and you may find one of the largest wildflowers in…

This week on Discover Nature, watch – and listen – for a tiny, feathered pollinator that sings with its wings. Ruby throated hummingbirds (Archilochus…

If you’ve stepped out to enjoy the night air lately, you’ve likely noticed a loud newcomer to the chorus of night sounds. This week on Discover Nature,…

As summer heat settles into Missouri, forage the forest floor for a culinary treat. This week on Discover Nature, search for chanterelle mushrooms…

Discover nature this week along Missouri streams and bottomland woods, and listen for the low, harsh vocalizations of great blue herons. Herons nest in…

This week on Discover Nature, female coyotes wean their pups.Keep an eye and an ear out, especially at dawn and dusk, for these canine scavengers. Coyotes…