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Black-Necked Stilt

Show-Me Shorebirds

Learn to spot these summer visitors when you’re at the lake or on a float trip.

American Bumblebee

Pollination Partners

Plants and animals team up to keep nature abounding with blooms.

Newt

Eft You Only Newt …

Lizard or salamander? Missouri’s only newt can pass for both.

American Burying Beetle

Beetlemania!

No other animals on Earth are more successful than these insects.

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July 2020
June/July 2011 cover shot
June, 2011

In this issue...

Photos With Nop and Dave: When Breakfast Bites Back
You Discover
Wild Jobs: Bat Counter Shelly Colatskie
My Outdoor Adventure
Take a Hike!
Nature's Exclamation Points
Xplor More: Catch a Crayfish
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June 2011
April/May 2011 Magazine cover
April, 2011

In this issue...

Photos With Nop and Dave: Reeling in a Rainbow
You Discover
Wild Jobs: Alligator Gar Wrangler Chris Kennedy
My Outdoor Adventure
Nature's Recyclers
Turkey Hunting School
Xplor More: Make Hummingbird Nectar
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April 2011
Magazine cover with an elk
February, 2011

In this issue...

Photos With Nop and Dave: Cranky Snake
You Discover
Wild Jobs: Bug Detective Rob Lawrence
My Outdoor Adventure
Vulture Culture
Something to Bugle About
Xplor More: Time to Build a Bluebird House
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February 2011
Magazine Cover with a ferrett
December, 2010

In this issue...

Photos With Nop and Dave: Frozen Moments
You Discover
Wild Jobs: Scat Collector Justin Blair
My Outdoor Adventure
Let's Go Rabbit Hunting!
The 8 "Ates"
Outdoor Christmas
Xplor More: It's Time to Make Snow Ice Cream
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December 2010
Magazine cover with a bat hanging upside down
October, 2010

In this issue...

Photos With Nop & Dave: Fall Color at Hickory Canyons
You Discover
Wild Jobs: Snake Charmer Jeff Briggler
My Outdoor Adventure
Missouri's Creepiest Creatures
Slime
Foggy Forest
Xplor More: Make a Milkweed Bracelet
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October 2010
Magazine Cover with Bear
August, 2010

In this issue...

Photos With Nop and Dave: Bell Mountain Sunrise
You Discover
Wild Jobs: Duck Counter Andy Raedeke
My Outdoor Adventure
Migration Sensation
Diary of a Black Bear
Xplor More: Tag a Migrating Monarch
Whose Scat is That?
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August 2010
Magazine cover with child swimming
June, 2010

In this issue...

Photos With Nop and Dave: King Rail
You Discover
Wild Jobs: Fish Shocker Kenda Flores
My Outdoor Adventure
River Runners
Missouri's Fastest
Xplor More: Make a Somersault Cobbler
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June 2010
Magazine cover with wolves
April, 2010

In this issue...

Photos With Nop and Dave: Raindrop Magic
You Discover
Wild Jobs: Wildlife Damage Biologist Jim Braithwait
My Outdoor Adventure
Born to be Wild
Backyard Buffet
More to Xplor: Make a Wooly Bugger Fishing Lure
Which Bird, Which Egg?
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April 2010
Magazine Cover with Turkey
February, 2010

In this issue...

Photos With Nop and Dave: Ice on Bison
You Discover
Wild Jobs: Burn Boss Tom Jingst
My Outdoor Adventure
Love is in the Air
Nature Wakes Up
Xplor More: Make a Bird Feeder
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February 2010

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