Natural resources

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Bat Blitz nets more than 600

By the end of a three-day Bat Blitz in southeast Missouri, participants had recorded data on 623 bats, including representatives of several endangered, vulnerable or seldom-seen species. Watch the video.

Protecting water quality on the farm

Use of fertilizers and manures on agricultural land, golf courses and lawns increases the amount of nutrients reaching lakes and streams. A nutrient management plan will help you protect water quality on the farm.

Becoming woodland stewards

Missouri landowners need to understand basic ecological and wildlife management principles and practices to communicate effectively with professional resource managers. The Missouri Woodland Steward program reaches landowners statewide who represent about 17,000 acres of forested land.

Energy programs

MU Extension programs on energy conservation and energy alternatives are available for your home, business, industry, farm and community.

News

• MU forestry students selling Christmas trees
  Monday, November 23, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo.– Members of the University of Missouri Forestry Club will be selling Scotch pine and balsam fir Christmas trees during the first two weekends of December.
• Historic Veterans Day freezes highlight need to protect landscape plants from cold
  Tuesday, November 10, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. –Missouri horticulturists remember Veterans Day, Nov. 11, as the date of two massive freeze events that damaged trees and shrubs across the Midwest.
• 12-state e-conference Dec. 1 to promote agriculture’s role in energy production
  Monday, November 9, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. –Universities from 12 Midwestern states will host a virtual conference Dec. 1 aimed at promoting agriculture’s role in energy production.
• October average rainfall tops 10 inches, a near record
  Monday, November 2, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – With statewide rainfall averaging more than 10 inches, Missouri weather records show October was the wettest in 68 years and second wettest in history.
• Despite depressed market, landowners have opportunities to sell their timber
  Thursday, October 8, 2009
  COOK STATION, Mo. – If the trees on your forest property are too small to attract bids from sawmills, you may still find markets for your timber if you’re willing to do the harvesting yourself, said a research specialist for the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry.
  
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• Missouri confirms red imported fire ant mounds in Bootheel
  Wednesday, October 7, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri has its first confirmed report of red imported fire ants, and residents of Missouri’s Bootheel should be on the lookout for fire-ant mounds on their property, said Richard Houseman, University of Missouri entomology professor and state extension entomologist.
  
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• Use gallons per mile to measure fuel efficiency
  Thursday, October 1, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – If you’re in the market for a new car, looking at miles per gallon may not be the best way to compare fuel efficiency, said a University of Missouri Extension financial planning specialist.

Web Sites

The following are general-interest natural resources Web sites from the University of Missouri. Browse the menu on the left for sites on more specific natural resources topics.

• Center for Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Systems
• College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
• Community Policy Analysis Center
• Missouri Master Naturalist

Publications

The following are general-interest natural resources publications. Browse the menu on the left for more specific natural resources publications.

• DVD21, Brazilogy: T-Shirt Cantata, Adventures of the Amazon Queen, and The Hammock Variations DVD

You may be interested in these related publications:

• MP205, Extension Publications Catalog