Discover Nature

This week on Discover Nature, take a moment to enjoy the last golden blooms of summer. On roadsides, streambanks, pastures, prairies, and planted flower…

This week on Discover Nature, watch for a swift-flying migratory duck traveling through Missouri from the north. Blue-winged teal breed all across North…

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…

This week along Missouri’s streams, ponds, swamps, wetlands, and ditches, watch for salamanders undergoing a life-changing transformation… Nearly…

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

Take a quiet float trip, or wade around a bend in a Missouri stream this week, and you’ll likely encounter a feathered fishing friend. Green herons…

Discover nature this week, and keep an eye out for one of Missouri’s showiest native wildflowers blooming along roadsides and in tallgrass prairies.…

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,…

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

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