DeWITT, Mo.-Patrick Jenkins knows what it is like to farm flood-prone land. He also knows how much more profitable it can be to trade chronically wet acreage for higher ground, and he understands that some crops cannot be measured in bushels per acre.
Jenkins’ farming roots run deep into Missouri history. His forebears settled near the Grand River in 1842. From his hunting cabin, he can see the…[more]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The fate of ocean fish larvae has remained a mystery to science until now, but a University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues have used a novel technique to directly explore their journey from egg to adult for the first time. Their findings, which also may help governments and marine…[more]
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to get an up-close look at the ruby-throated hummingbird. You will have four opportunities this summer to join researcher Lanny Chambers at Onondaga Cave State Park near Leasburg as he captures and studies these fascinating little flying machines. On May 5, July 7, Aug. 4 and Sept. 1,…[more]
The last week in March was the warmest in Missouri since record-keeping began 118 years ago. The first week in April was the coldest on record. Caught off guard by the yo-yo weather, some wild plants and animals suffered serious setbacks, but nature experts say the effects will be small and temporary.
Pat Guinan, a climatologist with the University of Missouri, said temperatures across Missouri were 14 to…[more]
The Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) along with the University of Missouri, Columbia have partnered in a 12-state collaborative effort in leading the way for renewable energy, rural development and providing opportunities for Missouri’s producers. The newly formed effort, the North Central Bioeconomy Consortium, is comprised of directors of Departments of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Services and University Agricultural Experiment Stations from Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North…[more]
Poll results released today show American voters are concerned about the consequences of forest loss and support Federal action and conservation programs to help keep privately-owned forest lands intact for future generations.
The newly-launched Forests in the Farm Bill Coalition, the poll sponsor, urges Congress to take immediate action through the Farm Bill to protect forest lands and the significant economic and environmental benefits forests provide.
April 28, 2005—Little Rock, AR. The confirmed sightings of an Ivory billed Woodpecker on an Audubon designated Important Bird Area which encompasses the Cache-Lower White Rivers National Wildlife Refuges is like “finding the Holy Grail of Ornithology,” said Ken Smith, Director of Audubon Arkansas.
“This is terrific news in Audubon’s 100th anniversary year,” he continued. “Audubon has a long history of trying to preserve this and other birds…[more]
Did you help count tarantulas in 2004? Did you look for native bumblebees in 2005 and 2006? Do you enjoy observing nature? Then you could be a citizen scientist and we need you! The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission ANHC) brought citizen-science to a state-wide audience with the Arkansas Tarantula Survey and…[more]
LITTLE ROCK – It’s been many years in the making, but the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission today announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase one of the largest private parcels of land along the Buffalo National River. During the regular monthly AGFC commission meeting, commissioners said they soon will be purchasing 2,761 acres in Searcy County.
The property is southwest of the town of St.…[more]
JEFFERSON CITY-Rex Martensen wasn’t thinking of tick-borne disease when he skinned a raccoon after a hunt on Christmas Day in 2005. He wasn’t thinking of the raccoon when he got sick. He thinks of both now, every time he works with wild game.
Martensen is a private land field programs supervisor for the Missouri Department of Conservation in Jefferson City. As a wildlife expert, he knew that handling…[more]
RSS feeds
