We conserve Missouri's natural resources
through outreach, restoration, and research.

The Chert Glades Chapter of the Missouri Master Naturalists welcomes you to our site.  Please look around.  Here you will find information about what is happening now in nature, chapter activities, and  upcoming events around the area.  We have links to our Facebook page and our chapter sponsors, Missouri Department of Conservation and Missouri University Extension.  Our blogs are full of timely information about natural communities in Missouri.. 

Click on "Projects" to see the latest information our Monarch Projects, Redings Mill Glade Restoration Project, and our Stream Team Initiative at Cardinal Valley.

 

Chert Glades Chapter had a great time racing their cardboard boat "KatyDidNotLitter" in the 2023 Shoal Creek Water Festival. We even took home a prize!
Chert Glades Chapter had a great time racing their cardboard boat "KatyDidNotLitter" in the 2023 Shoal Creek Water Festival. We even took home a prize!
Maddie gave an incredibly interest talk on wasps this evening. We will definitely repeat this presentation! Very engaging & informative.
Maddie gave an incredibly interest talk on wasps this evening. We will definitely repeat this presentation! Very engaging & informative.
Master Naturalist Nancy shared info about Missouri fish at Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center with Camp WIldcat kids today.
Master Naturalist Nancy shared info about Missouri fish at Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center with Camp WIldcat kids today.
Master Naturalists are teaching kids at Camp Wildcat Critters at the Creeek this afternoon.
Master Naturalists are teaching kids at Camp Wildcat Critters at the Creeek this afternoon.
Thanks to Billie, Julie, and especially Emily…most of the spiderwort has been cut back,and most of the hedge parsley has been removed from the Waystation at Cunningham Park!
Thanks to Billie, Julie, and especially Emily…most of the spiderwort has been cut back,and most of the hedge parsley has been removed from the Waystation at Cunningham Park!
A few of our chapter members took advantage of a class offered by our sponsor, Jeff Cantrell yesterday at Chute Ridge. It was a beautiful evening.
A few of our chapter members took advantage of a class offered by our sponsor, Jeff Cantrell yesterday at Chute Ridge. It was a beautiful evening.
Tortoise beetle found by Master Naturalist Maddie. Pretty cool, hugh?
Tortoise beetle found by Master Naturalist Maddie. Pretty cool, hugh?
Chert Glades Chapter had a great time racing their cardboard boat "KatyDidNotLitter" in the 2023 Shoal Creek Water Festival. We even took home a prize! Maddie gave an incredibly interest talk on wasps this evening. We will definitely repeat this presentation! Very engaging & informative. Master Naturalist Nancy shared info about Missouri fish at Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center with Camp WIldcat kids today. Master Naturalists are teaching kids at Camp Wildcat Critters at the Creeek this afternoon. Thanks to Billie, Julie, and especially Emily…most of the spiderwort has been cut back,and most of the hedge parsley has been removed from the Waystation at Cunningham Park! A few of our chapter members took advantage of a class offered by our sponsor, Jeff Cantrell yesterday at Chute Ridge. It was a beautiful evening. Tortoise beetle found by Master Naturalist Maddie. Pretty cool, hugh?
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Missouri's Native Champions
Missouri's Native Champions
The Wonders of a Wetland
The Wonders of a Wetland

Celebrate World Wetlands Day on Feb. 2nd! Wetlands are one of nature’s most fascinating ecosystems.  They are distinctive habitats full of hidden treasures ready to be discovered. Wetlands are important enough to have their holiday.

No Flying Monkeys in the Ozarks; We have Barred Owls!
No Flying Monkeys in the Ozarks; We have Barred Owls!
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Plant a Native Garden
Monarch Migration - Venturesome Voyage
Monarch Migration - Venturesome Voyage

Look to the sky, all around SW Missouri, and in your own garden for evidence of Monarch Migration!

Creek Caretakers Unite
Creek Caretakers Unite

Chert Glades Chapter hosted a Center Creek litter pickup this week.

Unveiling the American Burying Beetle’s Coolness!
Unveiling the American Burying Beetle’s Coolness!
...they don’t just feed on dead animals, they save them for a special purpose...
In Celebration of our Valuable Pollinators!
In Celebration of our Valuable Pollinators!

“Without pollinators, we would be missing 1 out of every 3 bites of food we eat.  Pollinators provide their pollination services to over 180,000 different plants as well as 1,200 crops.”

Empty Those Water Containers!
Empty Those Water Containers!

Kickstart mosquito prevention now by emptying those water containers!

Chapter Ice Cream Social
Chapter Ice Cream Social
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Earth & Arbor Day
Pollinator Week
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Pollinator Week
Carver Days
Annual Water Festival
Prairie Days
Monarch Festival
Prairie Jubilee