Nature

Available Topics

Animals
Backyard wildlife
Diseases
Endangered species
Invasive species
Landscaping
Use Missouri's native plants to attract wildlife to your backyard
Natural Areas
Information about Missouri's natural areas
Natural communities
Plants and fungi
Trails

Available Articles

Calendar of Nature Events
Nature events across the state
Eagle Days (710KB)
Eagle Days activities around Missouri.
Eagle Days
Eagle Days activities around Missouri
Google Earth
Imagine floating high over Missouri with the ability to view conservation areas near your home. Now imagine being able to zoom in for a closer look at area facilities. With the availability of Google Earth, you don't have to imagine anymore.
How to Build a Rabbit Live Trap II (179KB)
Plans and instructions for building a simple rabbit live-trap.
Missouri Outdoor Women
This hands-on program offers women (ages 14 and up) opportunities to explore and enhance their outdoor skills.
Missouri's Web of Life
The Missouri Department of Conservation works constantly and vigilantly to protect and manage our remaining natural communities and, whenever possible, to restore habitats that have completely disappeared.
Photographic Print Order Form
Order form for photos from the MDC publications.
The MDC Nature Page
Every living thing depends on other creatures. Together they form a community, a living web, in which all strands contribute to the stability of the whole.

External Links

Illinois Natural History Survey
The Illinois Natural History Survey isn the guardian and recorder of the biological resources of Illinois
Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary
A private, non-profit organization dedicated to providing habitat for wildlife and natural history education to the public in Liberty, Missouri.