ShareRecently I was reading a post by a fellow Mommy Blogger about State Parks in Illinois and bringing fun back to nature. I applaud her for being uniquely different, and speaking out that fun can be focused around real things.
Many of us forget about visiting our State Parks, and even more [...]

SharePrescribed burn January 7 helps beech, and sand forest species on Crowley’s Ridge
By Jo Schaper
(Photos courtesy Missouri State Parks – photographer Eugene Vale)
With cold temperatures and snow on the ground, what is needed to warm up is the memory of a nice warm fire.
About 60 acres of 161-acre Morris State Park underbrush was burned [...]

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ShareIs there any other better way to kick off 2012 than to kick it off with great hike in the woods? Is your New Year’s resolution to get more active, spend more time outdoors, or have more fun as a family?
Trail of Tears State Park in Jackson, Mo., is participating in the First [...]

ShareBy Jo Schaper
I was filing some things today at the office and ran across a little 8.5 x 5.5 inch MDC pamphlet called “Know Missouri’s Trout.” It probably came as a result of Traveler’s recent visit to Bennett Spring State Park, one of the four Missouri state trout parks.
Knowing Missouri trout should be [...]

ShareNeed a new way to wake up on January 1? Nine Missouri state parks are sponsoring guided hikes for the New Year as a way to start off the year on the right foot.
Contact the parks below for further details. No park with you? Gather a few friends and organize your own First Day [...]

ShareAs I sat down to make the list of our favorite “natural” retreats, there were so many in Missouri it is so hard to narrow them down, but I have!
Today our favorite natural retreat is Bollinger Mill State Historic Site in Burfordville, MO. Some will say I chose this place because It [...]

ShareOver the next few weeks or until the end of the year I am going to be sharing with you (our readers) my family’s favorite “nature” adventures of 2011. Each of the places we have visited, fallen in love with, and had a GRAND adventure at. Some are state parks, some are wildlife [...]

Share(Missouri DNR-DSP news release.)
If you want to take your “best friend” along on your best vacation, Missouri State Parks will provide both you and your dog a place to stay the night.
Beginning in January 2012, Missouri State Parks will make lodging units available [...]

ShareBy Jo Schaper
If St. Louis County successfully shuts down county parks from Meramec River mile marker 162 to 180 (West Tyson Park, Sherman Beach, Lone Elk, Simpson, Unger and George Winter parks) one of the shining success stories of riparian management will have gone for naught.
Ask Brittany Barton, project manager of the Open [...]