Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

Many signs of spring in Missouri are a welcome sight. Green shoots and flowering trees and bulbs promise warmer weather ahead. Unfortunately, other sights during spring aren’t so welcome, such as litter along roads and highways, in our communities and…[more]

The Family and Community Fisheries Program is presenting some unique angling opportunities at each of the four Arkansas Game and Fish Commission nature centers around the state. Hundreds of rainbow trout and channel catfish are being stocked to provide some…[more]

Land a lunker for loot. Boat a bluegill for bucks. Catch a crappie for cash. Anybody can win big bucks in the first-ever $50,000 Hot Springs Fishing Challenge, which begins May 1 on Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine at Hot…[more]

The disconnection of today’s children from the natural world is a growing concern among parents, educators and mental and physical health professionals throughout the country. “Nature Deficit Disorder” is a condition identified by author Richard Louv in his book Last…[more]

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City will hold its eighth annual native plant sale on Saturday, March 24, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Learn about and purchase native flowers, shrubs and trees from…[more]

Fishing for largemouth bass and the problems feral hogs are causing for Arkansas’s wildlife management will be the topic of AETN’s “Outdoor Hotline.” Biologists from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be on hand to provide information and answer…[more]

Landscape professionals and gardening enthusiasts are invited to attend upcoming workshops in Columbia on landscaping with native plants. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and Grow Native!, “Landscape Design with Missouri in Mind” workshops will be held from…[more]

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Burr Oak Woods Nature Center at Blue Springs is hosting its annual photo contest. Visitors hiking the trails or walking through the woodlands and prairie take photographs through the changing seasons. This contest is…[more]

Confirmed sightings of mountain lions in Missouri have been on the rise for over a year, prompting curiosity, concern and fascination for these elusive big cats. In response, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the University of Missouri/St. Louis…[more]

Teenagers can apply now to attend the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s annual Wildlife Youth Camp slated for June 24-29 at Oklahoma University Biological Station at Lake Texoma.

The free camp increases awareness of conserving and managing Oklahoma’s…[more]