What says Spring to you? Daffodil buds swelling up through the snow? A flock of hungry robins lighting on your lawn? That ...

After spending the winter mostly cooped up inside, spring weather feels like a great escape! I just want to load everyone up and get out of the house, but you also have to keep their schooling going.

As we welcome the warm weather and an overdue spring, there is an optimistic feeling from Mother Nature. Everything seems to be awakening to the promise of new growth and a new beginning. It is a ...

Photos by Zachary Clingenpeel Apr 24, 2025 Apr 24, 2025 0 Dr. James Trager, a retired restoration biologist who works with Shaw Nature Reserve and the Missouri Prairie Foundation, holds up the leaf of ...