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American White Pelican

Discover these large, impressive birds fishing Missouri’s big rivers, reservoirs and wetlands.

THE AMERICAN WHITE Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) with its 9-foot wingspan and huge yellowish-orange pouched bill is one of North America’s most impressive water birds. Clad in white with black wing tips and a neck that is permanently fixed in an S-shape, pelicans are striking but a bit awkward in appearance.

White Alloe Creek CA

Enjoy a day of history and nature at this area northwest of Kansas City

MAKE UP A picnic basket and grab your camera for a day at White Alloe Creek Conservation Area. Indistinguishable from the Parkville Nature Sanctuary, to which it is leased, the 66-acre White Alloe Creek CA offers hiking, nature viewing, Saturday morning interpretive programs and a glimpse of local cultural and natural history.

What is it?

Our photographers have been busy exploring the intricacies of the Missouri outdoors. See if you can guess this month’s natural wonder. The answer is revealed on the inside of this back cover.

Walleye

Conservation = Summer Fun

As I write this editorial, summer is upon us. The cycle of the four seasons, and the notable vast diversity each season brings, makes Missouri a great place to live. This fact combined with our high quality and abundant natural resources including productive water, healthy forests, abundant fish and wildlife, and rich soils provides almost unlimited opportunities for outdoor activities.

Promising Duck Season, Quick Draw on the Horizon

Missouri hunters have reason for optimism about the upcoming waterfowl season, and those who plan to hunt at three of Missouri’s most popular managed wetland areas will be trying a new reservation system designed to optimize hunting opportunities.