Missouri Department of Conservation Director Jason Sumners sees engaging with a community that is technologically more disconnected with nature as a challenge to the goals of conservation.

The site near Jana Elementary is one of many the Army Corps of Engineers is cleaning up along the 14-mile Coldwater Creek, the waterway contaminated with radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project.

The lawsuit claims PFAS from the 3M plant in Springfield are ending up in area waterways.

Meanwhile, Springfield City Council wants to consider revamping the city’s patchwork of 17 privately-owned trash haulers.

Construction started last week and will go through late fall.

Solar power is the fastest growing source of electricity in the U.S., but some new solar installations are taking over productive farm ground. Scientists are trying to develop ways to get both calories and kilowatts from the same land, but that’s not as easy as it might seem.

The eaglet was one of 2 that fell out of a tree, along with their nest, in recent storms.

Last Monday's vote was the latest development in the ongoing Renew Jordan Creek project.

Tallamy is the author of Bringing Nature Home, Nature's Best Hope and The Nature of Oaks.

The Missouri Department of Agriculture is setting traps for spongy moths and monitoring for other pests throughout the season.