Discovery Center bands young peregrine falcon born downtown

  Luke Miller and Micah Glover of USDA Wildlife Services and Joe DeBold (left to right) examine the young falcon. Courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation. Surprised biologists who found a young Peregrine falcon downtown this week had ...

Lichens, art and a puzzle 

A symbiotic mixture of algae or cyanobacteria that live among filaments of fungus: Once you know what to look for, lichens are all over. They grow on almost anything in almost every climate, and now a dozen colonies are hiding in Kansas City ...

Bald Eagles arriving

Photo courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation. Winter in Missouri means opportunities to view bald eagles, birds that appreciate the state’s wet areas and plentiful cuisine. December through February is prime time for seeing the eagles ...

Learn about hunting, fishing, hiking at Urban Outdoor Summit

Conservation, outdoor skills and nature are on the agenda for the Urban Outdoor Summit July 18 and 19 at Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Avenue. It’s a partnership between the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and Urban ...

Cold winter takes toll on fish

Photo used under a Creative Commons license courtesy Hans Hillewaert. This Missouri winter has been the coldest in 35 years, cold enough to cause the popping noise of “frost quakes,” cold enough to kill fish. The Missouri Department of Conservation ...

Sochi has nothing on Missouri wildlife

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s Peg Craft has produced a video takeoff on the Olympics starring Missouri wildlife.

Snowy Owls: give them a brake

Photo by Terry Nicholson courtesy MIssouri Department of Conservation. When the lemming population falls, more of the snowy owls that feed on them go south into Missouri, and this is one of those years. That is big news for birders and the Missouri ...

Time to watch eagles at Smithville Lake

  Photo courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation. For those wanting to watch big aggressive birds, the 19th annual eagle days at Smithville Lake are Jan. 4 and 5. Outdoor viewing stations will offer opportunities to view eagles and ...

Bugs, birds and salamanders – learn about them on Troost Avenue

Photo courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation The bug that has killed millions of ash trees as it worked its way west from Michigan is now in the Kansas City area. On Oct. 15, Wendy Sangster, conservation department forester, will talk ...

Help study Monarch butterflies on Troost

In the something different category, you can soon help study Monarch butterflies in the heart of the city. Monarch Mania activities are Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave. It runs from 10 a.m. to 2:30 ...