Missouri Department of Conservation

In this segment of "Sense of Community: Climate Change in the Ozarks," we look at how more intense rains are causing more flooding and depositing nutrients in our waterways and how some are looking to mitigate algal blooms fueled by those nutrients.

Seedling bundles will be offered from September 2 to April 15.

HD or hemorrhagic disease in deer, is almost always fatal, but deer populations can rebound quickly.

Some people are concerned after claiming to see fewer fireflies at night.

Severe winds and dry weather have impacted the region for the last week. They continue to cause trouble in the Ozarks today.

The catch-and-keep trout season will begin at 6:30 a.m. on March 1.

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.

Construction started last week and will go through late fall.

The cicadas, also known as Brood XIX, emerge only every 13 years.

CWD was found in eight new counties, but MDC said prevalence remains "exceptionally low."