http://freshare.net/article/ en bobk@freshare.net Copyright 2012 2012-05-18T16:36:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/proposed_striped_bass_stocking_proposal_for_bull_shoals_lake_on_hold/ http://freshare.net/article/proposed_striped_bass_stocking_proposal_for_bull_shoals_lake_on_hold/#When:15:12:00Z Over much of the past two years, the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission have been working together to collect public input on a proposed stocking plan that would enhance the striped bass fishery in Bull Shoals Reservoir along the Arkansas-Missouri border. The proposed stocking plan has been placed on hold. The proposed… News, Newsworthy 2012-05-18T15:12:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/sportsmen_have_opportunity_to_donate_to_ahfh_through_license_sales/ http://freshare.net/article/sportsmen_have_opportunity_to_donate_to_ahfh_through_license_sales/#When:15:10:00Z Beginning this week, sportsmen will have the option to donate $1 to Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry when they purchase their Arkansas Game and Fish Commission license. AHFH is a nonprofit organization that helps Arkansans in need of food. AHFH also is designed to partner with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to provide a healthy,… News, Newsworthy 2012-05-18T15:10:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/land_boom/ http://freshare.net/article/land_boom/#When:15:07:01Z Farmland prices appear to be entering an economic bubble that could end in a rapid price decline as happened in the 1980s. A dozen agricultural economic experts discussed the possibility at the 2012 Breimyer Seminar sponsored by the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) and University Extension at the University of Missouri. Ron Plain, the D.… News, Newsworthy 2012-05-18T15:07:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/quail_symposium_to_discuss_declining_populations/ http://freshare.net/article/quail_symposium_to_discuss_declining_populations/#When:14:13:00Z For anyone who has an interest in Northern bobwhite quail and their declining populations across Oklahoma and the United States, the Mini-symposium on Northern Bobwhites is the place to be. Free and open to the public, the meeting features a star-studded lineup of experts in the field discussing various topics related to the birds. “The meeting… News, Newsworthy 2012-05-18T14:13:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/a_little_luck_nabs_new_state_largemouth_bass_record/ http://freshare.net/article/a_little_luck_nabs_new_state_largemouth_bass_record/#When:22:14:00Z A little luck nabbed a record size largemouth bass for 20-year-old Dylan Gilmore of Perry. Gilmore and his friend, Austin Lake, had set their trotline on April 27 using goldfish as bait, hoping to catch some catfish at Ka-Tonka Lake, located in Ka-Tonka Game Preserve and Sporting Clays Club in Ralls County. When they returned the next day to check… News, People 2012-05-16T22:14:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/mdc_conservation_agent_receives_missouri_state_employee_award_of_distinctio/ http://freshare.net/article/mdc_conservation_agent_receives_missouri_state_employee_award_of_distinctio/#When:22:04:01Z The Missouri Office of Administration, Division of Personnel, recently announced winners of the 2012 Missouri State Employee Awards of Distinction in the categories of Public Service, Leadership, Safety and Heroism. Winners were recognized and awarded at a special ceremony on Thursday, May 10, in the Governor’s Office. Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) agent Michael Abdon of Cooper County… News, People 2012-05-16T22:04:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/sign_up_for_cape_g_nature_center_outdoor_adventure_camp/ http://freshare.net/article/sign_up_for_cape_g_nature_center_outdoor_adventure_camp/#When:21:58:01Z Parents can sign up their children for one of four Outdoor Adventure Camps hosted by the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. The two-day camps are free and scheduled for June 5-6, June 7-8, June 12-13 and June 14-15. Each camp is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days and will feature programs led by… News, Newsworthy 2012-05-16T21:58:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/young_arkansas_artists_capture_titles_in_fish_art_contest/ http://freshare.net/article/young_arkansas_artists_capture_titles_in_fish_art_contest/#When:01:50:00Z Wildlife Forever has announced the winners of the 2012 State-Fish Art Contest. A panel of fish artists and honorary judges selected 142 winners from a field of thousands to be “the best of the best” in their state and grade category and for the international entries in each grade category. “Wildlife Forever is pleased to honor the talented… News, People 2012-05-10T01:50:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/curiosity_leads_to_new_state_goldeye_record/ http://freshare.net/article/curiosity_leads_to_new_state_goldeye_record/#When:15:17:00Z Rachel Davis, 35, of Climax Springs was enjoying an evening of fishing on the shores of Lake of the Ozarks April 14 with her husband, David, and a friend when her newly purchased Zebco 202 fishing pole snagged something. “When I caught it, I thought I had a 20-pound fish. I yelled to my husband to fetch a… News, People 2012-05-08T15:17:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/warm_temperatures_continue_through_april_may_rainfall_uncertain/ http://freshare.net/article/warm_temperatures_continue_through_april_may_rainfall_uncertain/#When:15:12:00Z It’s too close to call yet, but April temperatures this year look to be cooler than March’s. “It’s rare, but occasionally it occurs where March is warmer than April,” said Pat Guinan, extension climatologist with the University of Missouri Commercial Agriculture Program. “The numbers are indicating it’s going to be very close, with both months averaging about 58… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2012-05-08T15:12:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/bacteria_likely_cause_of_harris_brake_fish_kill/ http://freshare.net/article/bacteria_likely_cause_of_harris_brake_fish_kill/#When:15:11:00Z A microorganism known as columnaris bacteria is the likely cause of a fish kill on Harris Brake Lake in Perry County. Biologists with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission tested the fish on Thursday and found the bacteria. On Tuesday, a property owner on the 1,300-acre lake first reported about 10 fish floating near his dock. After biologists… News, Newsworthy 2012-05-08T15:11:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/deer_management_provides_healthy_herd_habitat_income/ http://freshare.net/article/deer_management_provides_healthy_herd_habitat_income/#When:15:06:00Z Did you know that deer management in Arkansas began in 1916? According to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the first deer hunting season was established with only about 2,000 deer remaining in the state. Maintaining a beneficial habitat, instituting hunting seasons and keeping deer herds as healthy as possible were vital components to re-establishing deer on private lands in… News, Newsworthy 2012-05-08T15:06:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/dutch_oven_basics_workshop_offered_at_withrow_springs_state_park/ http://freshare.net/article/dutch_oven_basics_workshop_offered_at_withrow_springs_state_park/#When:21:01:01Z Cooking outdoors in a Dutch oven has long been a tradition at Withrow Springs State Park. It’s not as hard as it looks! Park Interpreter Natalie invites you to take part in this easy and enjoyable tradition. Learn how to use the oven and then eat your own creation. Workshop begins at 10 am on Saturday May 12; cost is… News, Newsworthy 2012-05-04T21:01:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/two_prize_fish_landed_on_first_day_of_hot_springs_fishing_challenge/ http://freshare.net/article/two_prize_fish_landed_on_first_day_of_hot_springs_fishing_challenge/#When:14:36:01Z Two of the 53 prize-winning fish were caught Tuesday on the first day of the $50,000 Hot Springs Fishing Challenge on Lakes Hamilton and Catherine. The first prize-winning fish, worth a $250 prize, was caught at around 4 p.m. Tuesday off of the dock at the Andrew Hulsey Fish Hatchery on Lake Hamilton. News, Newsworthy 2012-05-04T14:36:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/one_million_observations_to_natures_notebook/ http://freshare.net/article/one_million_observations_to_natures_notebook/#When:14:18:01Z Thanks to citizen-scientists around the country, the USA National Phenology Network hit a major milestone this week by reaching its one millionth nature observation. The millionth observation was done by Lucille Tower, a citizen-scientist in Portland, Ore., who entered a record about seeing maple vines flowering. Her data, like all of the entries, came in through USA-NPN’s online… Nature and Wildlife, Science 2012-05-04T14:18:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/earbones_accurately_record_a_fishs_life_travels/ http://freshare.net/article/earbones_accurately_record_a_fishs_life_travels/#When:15:05:00Z Studying the earbones of trout can reveal their lifetime movements in a large river system, according to a study released in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Researchers correlated the natural variation in strontium isotopes found in stream waters against those recorded in the earbones (otoliths) of cutthroat trout. This enabled the scientists to examine fish movements during… Nature and Wildlife, Science 2012-05-02T15:05:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/rabies_in_arkansas/ http://freshare.net/article/rabies_in_arkansas/#When:14:23:00Z There have been higher than normal reports of rabid animals in Arkansas this year, according to Dr. Dustan Clark, extension veterinarian with the University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service. Rabies is a fatal disease transmitted when infected animals bite another animal or human. Clark said the primary carriers are wild animals such as bats, skunks,… News, Newsworthy 2012-05-02T14:23:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/frohna_man_pleads_guilty_to_wildlife_violations/ http://freshare.net/article/frohna_man_pleads_guilty_to_wildlife_violations/#When:14:22:01Z Frohna resident Eldon E. Luckey, 22, plead guilty this week to 17 charges of taking wildlife illegally in the 32nd Circuit Court with the Honorable Judge Michael Bullerdieck presiding. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the charges stem from a December 2011 investigation conducted by conservation agents. The guilty plea included two counts of hunting wildlife… News, Newsworthy 2012-05-02T14:22:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/do_genes_rule_behavior/ http://freshare.net/article/do_genes_rule_behavior/#When:18:50:01Z Age determines stereotypical roles worker honeybees assume. When they are only a few days old, they take on the tasks of feeding the brood and producing beeswax to seal cells in the hive where larvae develop. After a week, she moves on to other tasks, such as grooming other bees and packing pollen in the nest. Only as her life… Nature and Wildlife, Science 2012-04-26T18:50:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/john_heckmann_named_2011_missouri_tree_farmer_of_the_year/ http://freshare.net/article/john_heckmann_named_2011_missouri_tree_farmer_of_the_year/#When:14:41:01Z John Heckmann of Bear Valley Tree Farm near Hermann was recently named the Missouri Tree Farm Program’s 2011 Tree Farmer of the Year. The Tree Farm Program provides help to landowners on woodland management for wildlife and timber production, and helps connect participating landowners to others with similar interests. A member of the program for four years, Heckmann… News, People 2012-04-26T14:41:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/antibiotic_resistance_flourishes_in_freshwater_systems/ http://freshare.net/article/antibiotic_resistance_flourishes_in_freshwater_systems/#When:14:36:00Z Dr. Seuss may have been on to something when he imagined that microscopic communities could live and flourish on small specs of dust, barely visible to the naked eye. In fact, such vibrant communities actually exist in a material with a delightfully Seussical sounding—yet scientific—name: “floc.” McMaster University researchers discovered that floc, a “goo-like” substance occurring suspended in… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2012-04-26T14:36:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/oz_hawksley_named_master_conservationist/ http://freshare.net/article/oz_hawksley_named_master_conservationist/#When:14:26:01Z Oscar “Oz” Hawksley, known to thousands of Missourians whom he taught about the outdoors during a six-decade career, received the title of “Master Conservationist” at a ceremony in Jefferson City April 11. Hawksley, 91, is Missouri’s 59th Master Conservationist. The award is among the highest honors given by the Conservation Commission. The Commission established the award in 1941… News, People 2012-04-26T14:26:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/hot_springs_fishing_challenge_starts_may_1/ http://freshare.net/article/hot_springs_fishing_challenge_starts_may_1/#When:14:07:00Z Crank up your fish-finders, try Grandpa’s favorite vintage lure, dig a bucket of worms from that leaf pile in the corner of the back yard, buy yourself some crickets or minnows. Then set your sights on No. 22. That’s the tag number that will bring you a cool 10 grand if you land “Big Al” in… News, Newsworthy 2012-04-26T14:07:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/comment_period_for_proposed_agfc_fishing_regulations_opens_may_1/ http://freshare.net/article/comment_period_for_proposed_agfc_fishing_regulations_opens_may_1/#When:14:06:01Z The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be compiling feedback from anglers on the 2013 fishing regulations beginning May 1. This year, anglers will be able to provide input on the AGFC’s annual fishing regulations process by going to the agency’s website, writing a letter or by sending an email. In the past, the AGFC has… News, Newsworthy 2012-04-26T14:06:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/fight_against_cancer_may_hold_lessons_for_battling_aquatic_invasive_species/ http://freshare.net/article/fight_against_cancer_may_hold_lessons_for_battling_aquatic_invasive_species/#When:14:02:00Z Lessons learned from the medical community’s progress in fighting cancer can provide a framework to help prevent the introduction and spread of harmful aquatic invasive species, according to a study released in American Scientist. With more than 6,500 harmful non-native species causing more than 100 billion dollars in economic damage each year in the United States, more effective… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2012-04-25T14:02:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/may_events_taking_place_in_the_arkansas_ozarks1/ http://freshare.net/article/may_events_taking_place_in_the_arkansas_ozarks1/#When:13:47:01Z Eureka Springs celebrates the creative side of its culture during the entire month of May with the 25th annual May Festival of the Arts. The city highlights art in all of its forms and features dozens of exhibits, artist’s receptions and demonstrations, gallery strolls, free concerts and the annual White Street Studio Walk. A popular event during the month-long festival… News, Newsworthy 2012-04-25T13:47:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/talking_with_the_animals/ http://freshare.net/article/talking_with_the_animals/#When:01:43:00Z When Dr. Doolittle longed to converse with animals, I’m not sure he had worms in mind. But a team of California Institute of Technology scientists got down in the dirt to discover a communication technique used by nematodes, one of the most abundant animals on Earth. Scientists already discovered that many other animals display means of communicating within… Nature and Wildlife, Science 2012-04-20T01:43:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/pining_for_economic_opportunity/ http://freshare.net/article/pining_for_economic_opportunity/#When:23:52:00Z On a sunny, spring morning, Ray Glendening and his crew at CAFNR’s Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center (HARC) harvested a little-known crop in Missouri—pine straw. The harvest is the result of successful research breeding pitch pines, which have cold tolerance, with loblolly pines, which have long needles necessary for good mulch. Pitch/loblolly hybrid pines offer a market to… Nature and Wildlife, Environment 2012-04-19T23:52:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/nwa_storm_drains_now_colorful_message_bearers/ http://freshare.net/article/nwa_storm_drains_now_colorful_message_bearers/#When:22:01:00Z Three storm drains in Benton and Washington counties are sporting colorful messages, thanks to artists in the UpStream Art program. Eight storm drains in both counties will receive artistic treatment under the education program begun in February with a call for artists, said Jane Maginot, extension urban stormwater educator for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.… News, Newsworthy 2012-04-19T22:01:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/scientists_discover_how_plants_escape_shade/ http://freshare.net/article/scientists_discover_how_plants_escape_shade/#When:17:59:01Z Mild mannered though they seem, plants are extremely competitive, especially when it comes to getting their fair share of sunlight. Whether a forest or a farm, where plants grow, a battle wages for the sun’s rays. A plant’s primary weapon in this fight is the ability to grow towards the light, getting just the amount it needs and… Nature and Wildlife, Science 2012-04-17T17:59:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/sikeston_man_catches_rare_missouri_visitor_in_cape_girardeau_diversion_chan/ http://freshare.net/article/sikeston_man_catches_rare_missouri_visitor_in_cape_girardeau_diversion_chan/#When:17:40:00Z While bowfishing Saturday with friends, Sikeston resident David Warren ended up with an uncommon fish he shot in the diversion channel near Cape Girardeau. “I’d never seen this kind of fish before,” Warren said. “Its fins were placed differently than anything I’d seen and its eyes were different, too.” Dave Knuth, a Fisheries Management Biologist with… News, Newsworthy 2012-04-17T17:40:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/morley_is_home_to_champion_black_oak/ http://freshare.net/article/morley_is_home_to_champion_black_oak/#When:17:38:01Z A black oak tree in Morley has been certified as the largest known tree of its species in the state by the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Forestry Division. Doug Sikes of Morley contacted MDC about the tree after recently purchasing the field it stands in. Sikes said he purchased the property last fall because he wanted his… News, Newsworthy 2012-04-17T17:38:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/wild_edibles_of_missouri/ http://freshare.net/article/wild_edibles_of_missouri/#When:15:13:01Z Ever wonder which plants are edible and which to avoid? The Missouri Department of Conservation has captured a now out of print book, Wild Edibles of Missouri by Jan Phillips, as a set of PDF files free for downloading. To access the files, just click on the book title above to open a new… News, Newsworthy 2012-04-13T15:13:01-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/tent_caterpillar_in_attack_mode_in_the_ozarks/ http://freshare.net/article/tent_caterpillar_in_attack_mode_in_the_ozarks/#When:15:01:00Z This is the time of year when you might find your trees and shrubs under attack from the eastern tent caterpillar, a native defoliator, according to Patrick Byers, horticulture specialist, University of Missouri Extension. Volunteers at the Greene County Master Gardeners helpline inside at the Greene County Extension have received a lot of calls about the… News, Newsworthy 2012-04-13T15:01:00-06:00 http://freshare.net/article/bats_save_energy_by_drawing_in_wings_on_upstroke/ http://freshare.net/article/bats_save_energy_by_drawing_in_wings_on_upstroke/#When:13:06:00Z Whether people are building a flying machine or nature is evolving one, there is pressure to optimize efficiency. A new analysis by biologists, physicists, and engineers at Brown University reveals the subtle but important degree to which that pressure has literally shaped the flapping wings of bats. The team’s observations and calculations show that by flexing their wings… Nature and Wildlife, Science 2012-04-13T13:06:00-06:00