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Conservation Areas Perfect for Celebrating National Trails Day

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On the first Saturday of June each year, the American Hiking Society encourages people to discover the healthy fun of spending time hiking, biking and horseback riding.

National Trails Day falls on June 2 this year, and the…[read further]

By Jim Low, Missouri Dept. of Conservation

A Problem with Patches

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A lawn can be a source of pride when healthy and green, but a front yard full of disease can be an embarrassment.

Dead-looking areas of the lawn can be the first sign of two common fungal diseases.…[read further]

By University of Mo. Extension

Tagged Catfish Are Being Stocked Around the State

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The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community Fisheries Program is continuing their efforts to get families involved in fishing with a tagged catfish campaign. Thousands of channel catfish from the AGFC’s warm-water hatchery facilities are currently being stocked…[read further]

By Arkansas Game and Fish

Thinning Fruit in the Home Orchard

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Sometimes fruit trees try to produce more fruit than is good for the plant. Poor fruit size and flavor, plant stress, and alternate bearing can result when certain types of fruit trees aren’t properly thinned.

“For gardeners with…[read further]

By University of Mo. Extension

Bull Shoals Lake is Incredible Fishery for Bassmaster Elite Anglers, Amateurs or Families

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Bull Shoals Lake is an incredible fishery – just ask a pro, especially those at the recent Bassmaster Elite Series TroKar Quest held April 19-22 on this 60,000-acre impoundment.

“Most definitely this is one of the best lakes…[read further]

By Jill M. Rohrbach, Ark. Dept. of Parks and Tourism

As Temperatures Rise, Gardeners Look to Warm-Season Vegetables

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Home gardeners can finally put their green thumbs back to work on garden mainstays like tomatoes and peppers.

Warm-season vegetables need the milder temperatures of late April and early May to ensure successful growth from seedlings to fruitful…[read further]

By University of Mo. Extension

Benefits of a Well-Drained Soil

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An ideal soil is half solid and half pore space by volume, and that pore space should be equal parts air and water. Gardening practices greatly influence pore space in cultivated soils.

“Most gardeners don’t have an ideal…[read further]

By University of Mo. Extension

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