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Missouri

Volunteers in the glades
Volunteers in the glades
©Harold E. Malde
Event: Geocarpon Count
Where: Corry Flatrocks Preserve
When: Late April
Volunteers will help count the globally rare geocarpon minimum flowers found only on channel sandstone glades in southwest Missouri.

Open to the public.
Dunn Ranch
Dunn Ranch
©Frank Oberle
Event: Prairie Chicken Booming
Where: Dunn Ranch
When: Early April
Each year, male prairie chickens concentrate on their leks to begin their flamboyant mating rituals. The mating rituals include a strutting courtship dance, drumming on the ground with the feet and a loud booming call that can be heard across the prairie.
Butterflies on black-eyed susans
Butterflies on black-eyed susans
©Tom Pawlesh
Event: Butterfly Census
Where: Victoria Glade
When: Early May, mid-June, late August
Volunteers will help to identify and count butterflies.

Open to the public.
Bald eagle
Bald eagle
©Jack Mills
Event: Bald Eagles Wintering
Where: Sandy Island Bald Eagle Sanctuary
When: November through March
Hundreds of bald eagles take up winter residence at Sandy Island Bald Eagle Sanctuary along the Mississippi River. From a lookout platform visitors can watch them hunt for fish in the river.

Open to the public. Facilities available: viewing platform.

For additional information on a particular location, click on the name of the preserve associated with the event or visit the Missouri site.