Graham, Miller and Stonner are all to be highly commended for the excellent article in your July issue about how we take our trees for granted and enjoy them without realizing what a financial asset they are to our communities [Street Trees Pay Us Back].
Q: Can you explain the method of predicting the severity of the coming winter by cutting open persimmon seeds?
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.
Brian and Tina Bernskoetter and their son Trent enjoy an evening of fishing at McKay Park in Jefferson City. “Urban lakes are a very convenient and easily accessible option for family entertainment. We always have fun, even when the fish aren't biting. Plus, it is a great way to introduce kids to the outdoors in a familiar setting in town,“ says Bernskoetter.
Visit this pretty, quiet Clark County area for a long weekend of bass fishing and other outdoor fun.
Looking for a great summer fishing trip? Hitch up your boat and head to Fox Valley Lake CA. Just a few miles northwest of Kahoka, this 2,158-acre area in three parcels is scenic and well maintained. However, it is surprisingly underused and harbors a big population of large, feisty bass just waiting to be caught.
Q: Is it true that daddy-longlegs are highly venomous, but their mouthparts or fangs are too small to allow them to harm humans?
Duck hunters who plan to hunt at Grand Pass, Eagle Bluffs and Otter Slough conservation areas (CAs) should remember that reservations for these areas will be handled under the experimental Quick Draw system this year.
Missouri’s great outdoors provides endless opportunities to challenge the imagination, expand knowledge levels, test/grow skills and create lasting memories. A few weeks ago, my youngest daughter, Lauren, and I spent time on a conservation area watching prairie-chickens in the west central portion of our state.
