Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

Winter may not be everybody’s favorite time of year, but many might be surprised to learn that trees are actually pretty sweet on it.

For about six weeks, from mid-January to the end of February, Mother Nature cooks…[more]

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center is holding a special day of activities on Saturday, Oct. 22, to commemorate its 20th anniversary. The nature center first opened in October 1991. Its year-long anniversary celebration will…[more]

Each October, as summer’s warmth ebbs and Missourians unpack sweaters, the Show-Me State’s forests kindle leafy fires to usher in autumn. This year, the fires will burn brightest in the Ozarks.

Poets wax eloquent about the impending season…[more]

The Missouri Department of Conservation website provides updates to fall colors as autumn creeps across the state. Little color is evident right now across the Ozarks region, but a few areas further north are beginning to display autumn brilliance.

It’s not every night you can camp out and enjoy a night of fun and adventure at the confluence of two of the world’s largest rivers. That’s what makes this year’s Discover Nature Families: Confluence Campout unique.

The…[more]

Despite their association with fall colors, you’ll want Jack Frost and Indian Summer to stay away if you’re hoping for vivid autumn leaves.

According to folklore, Jack Frost turns leaves red and purple when he pinches them with…[more]

Where you find clusters of white, blue, pink or purple flowers, you’ll find nectar-seeking butterflies fluttering about—and one of those places is the botanical gardens and arboretum at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park in Springfield, Missouri. It’s the natural setting for…[more]

Looking for ways to save time and money on outdoor-adventure vacations this summer? Let the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) help you discover nature through a “staycation” in Missouri. Birdwatcher, geocacher, hunter, angler, camper, paddler, backpacker, day hiker, cyclist, horseback…[more]

If you are among the many Missourians who take long drives in April to see hillsides painted pink and white by flowering dogwood and redbud trees, fill your gas tank. The big bloom is on its way.

Dave…[more]

It’s October, when leaves blaze yellow, orange and red. Foresters with the Missouri Department of Conservation say this should be a good year for autumn color.

Warm, sunny days and cool nights favor the development of brilliant foliage.…[more]