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Posted by Jo, on June 7th, 2013
The Missouri State Museum will host Civil War Day on Saturday, June 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Missouri State Capitol.
Visitors will be able to discover Missouri’s Civil War history through period games, dress and artillery drills. Members of the Missouri Irish Brigade of Civil War Re-enactors will interact with [...]
Posted by Jo, on May 30th, 2013
Four of the Missouri state park beaches will be closed for this weekend. Every week, the official swimming beaches are tested for E. coli, and other bacteria, and the results are reported at: http://dnr.mo.gov/beaches/index.html This webpage is available to anyone.levated bacteria may be as a result of floods bringing them overland, or drought, concentrating a [...]
Posted by Jo, on May 24th, 2013
By Tom Uhlenbrock
Missouri State Park Stories
TRENTON, Mo. – Tucked into the farmlands of the northwest corner of Missouri, Crowder State Park is a rich refuge of forested hills and river bottoms that holds the mystery of Leatherwood Hollow.
The popular north loop of the Thompson River Trail leads down the steep hills to the river. Detour [...]
Posted by Jo, on May 15th, 2013
Missouri State Park Stories
Text and Photos by Tom Uhlenbrock
PATTERSON, Mo. – Hope for the best, but plan for the worst. That advice proved wise on a recent hike into one of the most pristine and scenic landscapes in Missouri – Mudlick Hollow at Sam A. Baker State Park.
The hike was in celebration of Missouri [...]
Posted by Jo, on April 24th, 2013
More than 150,000 votes were cast in online survey celebrating Missouri’s ‘Year of the Trout’
JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that Roaring River State Park near Cassville has been selected by Missourians, through an online poll on Missouri’s state website, MO.gov, as their favorite state park for trout fishing. Out of more [...]
Posted by Jo, on February 2nd, 2013
This is the time of year when state and federal agencies are looking for both paid and unpaid summer staff. Announcement for National Park Service, US Forest Service – Mark Twain, Missouri Division of State Parks and Missouri Department of Conservation are below:
National Park Service is looking for seasonal rangers and for volunteer tourist [...]
Posted by Jo, on January 25th, 2013
Cave to remain open during tour season; visitor precautions to be put in place.
(Missouri Department of Natural Resources News release)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri State Parks has received confirmation that a bat found in the entrance of Onondaga Cave at Onondaga Cave State Park in Crawford County has tested positive with white-nose [...]
Posted by Jo, on December 27th, 2012
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Begin 2013 in a healthy and invigorating way by participating in America’s State Parks First Day Hikes in one of 13 Missouri state parks. The free guided hikes on Jan. 1 offer individuals and families an opportunity to begin the New Year connecting with the outdoors and getting great exercise.
“Hiking is [...]
Posted by Jo, on December 26th, 2012
State Park Stories
By Tom Uhlenbrock
There are more than 230 trails in the state parks of Missouri and – for the first time – a guide to hiking all of them.
“Trails of Missouri State Parks” is a 422-page, full-color book that lists trails in 58 state parks and historic sites. Each trail is summarized with a [...]
Posted by Jo, on December 10th, 2012
By Tom Uhlenbrock
Missouri State Parks
Four birders on an outing last December to Ha Ha Tonka State Park focused their binoculars on a green tag attached to the wing of one of 28 roosting turkey vultures. The tag said E43.
They reported their finding to the Bird Banding Laboratory operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. The center [...]
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