What do squirrels, rabbits, robins and snakes have in common? Together they make the zoo that exists right in your backyard. Learn more about these backyard animals and simple conservation techniques while celebrating Earth Day at Dickerson Park Zoo’s “Party for the Planet” on Sunday, April 22, from noon to 4 p.m.
“Party for the Planet” activities will include Disney animal face masks, animal origami, animal tattoos and…[more]
Ozark Greenways is bringing the BikeTown concept to Springfield. This bicycle program, designed to educate and encourage Greene County residents to give bicycling a try, is based on the successful similar Bike Town U.S.A established by Bicycling Magazine. With funding assistance from the Federal Highway Administration, Ozark Greenways will give away bicycles to eight recipients based on their application and essay about how the use of this bicycle might affect…[more]
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO.– With the historic Bagnell Dam “Strip” as its backdrop, the 19th annual Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals Car Show will offer visitors to the Lake of the Ozarks a truly memorable experience, May 4-6.
“The Street Meet isn’t your typical car show in a parking lot with rows of cars,” says Alan Sullivan, Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals chairman. “The Strip…[more]
Dust off your clubs and round up your foursome, then register for the Chamber’s Spring Golf Tournament presented by Regions Bank on April 23 at Pinnacle Country Club. Bring your “A” game to this popular scramble featuring tee times at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Teams for the tournament are available for $700.
Your foursome will enjoy a continental breakfast before the morning flight, and a hearty lunch…[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]
Springfield/Greene County Choose Environmental Excellence announces Earth Day 2007, will be celebrated in Springfield by a month of hands-on work projects and educational opportunities.
Here are the confirmed events coming up this month. A complete list of all events will be released as details are final.
This Fourth of July, many Americans – an impressive 74 percent, according to a 2005 survey by the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association – will take time out between rounds of bottle rockets and Black Cats to fire up their barbecue grills. 
Although humans have been cooking meat outdoors for…[more]
Bolingbrook, Illinois: A light breeze ruffles the surface of Kankakee Marsh and suddenly the rustle and flapping of wings taking flight is accompanied by the calling and honking of Canada geese in the pre-dawn light. If you look up you can catch them beginning their journey down the Mississippi flyway to the Southern Illinois Cypress Swamps
In a wooded thicket, possibly in the Golden Triangle, whitetails stop pawing…[more]
While many people believe the Lake of the Ozarks boating season begins on Memorial Day, those in the know consider the Spring Harbor Hop the true start of the season. This year the 10th annual Spring Harbor Hop will greet boaters and visitors to the Lake on Saturday, May 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
This popular, on-the-water poker run is expected to attract more…[more]
A new baby chimpanzee is the newest addition to the troop of chimps at the Tulsa Zoo. Alvin and Jodi are the proud parents of this baby girl born on Saturday, February 17th. This new arrival is now the 11th chimp born at the Zoo!
Father Alvin, who at 15 years…[more]
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