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Learn just the right way to swish a net, snap a pic and upload it to Xerces Society scientists hungry for information about the bumblebees near you.
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Bradford pear trees — an invasive species that chokes out native plants — are blooming all across Kansas and Missouri right now, so it’s the perfect time for biologists to track them down and kill them. Plus, why a Missouri prison is training incarcerated men in computer programming.
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Nearly 1,000 people who chop down a Bradford or other Callery pear in their yards this spring will get to pick a free native tree.
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The region has plenty of places and resources for the beginning or experienced birder, including field guides, websites and clubs. Here are some ways to connect with our feathered friends.
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Throughout Kansas City and its neighboring communities, you can find hundreds of miles of wooded trails, waterways and other outdoor escapes.
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An invasive sapsucking insect is endangering one of America’s most beloved Christmas trees. To help conserve it, the Missouri Botanical Garden is collecting data on how best to grow it.
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Wild turkey populations in Missouri have taken a nosedive in the past 15 years. Biologists say the declines are connected to dwindling numbers of baby turkeys statewide.
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Until she died this past July, Krazy was a full-time resident at the Kauffman Memorial Garden — protecting beautiful blooms from Brush Creek vermin by night, befriending visitors by day. But the gardener who tamed her remembers that, when Krazy arrived almost 18 years ago, "she was just mean."
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The brown-headed nuthatch was extirpated from Missouri more than 100 years ago due to extensive logging of their habitat, short leaf pine forests.
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If you've taken up hiking — or want to, but don't know where to start — we've got some favorite spots around the Kansas City metro to share, with options for all kinds of hikers.
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At one time, Missouri had approximately 15 million acres of prairie, which have have some of the richest soils on Earth and are important habitat for wildlife.
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This week, hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies explore a diverse program evocative of nature, the outdoors and nocturnal adventure. We'll hear the Kansas City Symphony perform works by Haydn, Smetana, Schoenberg, Milhaud, Ives and Ginastera.