ShareJim Smith of Eminence’s CCTR and Wild Horse League, and the wild horses themselves have made the Wall Street Journal Online in an article about the problem of horse dumping in rural areas, and the controversy over establishing horse slaughterhouses in the U.S.
It’s a problem with no easy solution. Animal rights advocates believe horse [...]

Share The second annual Sustainable Backyard Tour is set for Sunday, June 24 from 11 to 4 p.m. in private backyards throughout the St. Louis area.
“This self-guided tour will open the gates to private yards and gardens so that attendees can ask and learn, pick up new ideas, and share inspiration,” says Terry Winkelmann, owner of [...]

Share(Jo found this short essay on the Dept. of Conservation website, and thought it needed a wider audience. Enjoy.)
Posted by Bill White, Missouri Dept of Conservation
When I was growing up Blackberry Winter was a rock band from Nebraska. Some of you may know Blackberry Winter as the band from West Plains, Missouri, who had several [...]

ShareThe Southeast Missourian this morning has a very good round up article on how communities across Missouri manage deer within city limits. The Cape Girardeau city council will be meeting tonight to discuss what action will be taken to deal with increasing numbers of deer in the city.
Jo saw this, and thinks it [...]

ShareBy Jo Schaper
Tomorrow morning, when Michael Clark of Big Muddy Adventures, John Ruskey of Quapaw Canoe Company, David Hanson, adventure journalist, and Mark Peoples, a 1Mississippi River Guide intern, put their paddles into the Bourbeuse River at the Union, Missouri boat ramp, after having begun in Washington, MO, and [...]

ShareSpence Turner, a retired MDC fisheries biologist and outdoor writing friend, keeps himself busy these days as an outdoor sports columnist for the Columbia (Mo.) Tribune.
Most Missouri outdoor people have a vague notion about chronic wasting disease (CWD), a neurological condition in white-tailed deer. Since CWD showed up on a private deer farm [...]

ShareBluff City Beer, Subway lend a hand
The third annual Castor River clean-up has secured corporate sponsorship from Bluff City Beer Co. and Subway Restaurants. These companies have offered to provide volunteers with food and refreshments on the day of the clean-up.
he clean-up will take place on Sunday, March 25. Volunteers will meet at the [...]

Share(The Nature Conservancy news release.)
The Asian longhorned beetle could put an end to an American staple at the breakfast table
February 22, 2012—As winter begins to wane, the maple sugaring season begins in the Midwest.
The centuries-old tradition of tapping maple trees for sap to make syrup is threatened by the spread of the Asian [...]

ShareThere are some stories give you cold shivers when you hear them. You either internally or out loud say “YES!” and then they gnaw around inside your brain until you either have to write it or go insane.
This is one of those stories. I’m not sure if it is really a Traveler story, [...]

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A state senator has introduced legislation clarifying that anyone in Missouri may kill a mountain lion, according to an AP story forwarded to us by writer Doug Smith.
Republican Sen. Bill Stouffer, of Napton in mid-state Missouri, offered the proposal Thursday. His bill says anyone who kills a mountain lion would have to report it [...]