Nature Center Fun in Cape Girardeau
MDC on Chronicle discussing fun activities for everyone - even women and families! Looking for more family fun in Cape Girardeau? Visit:
This is a segment of Cape Chronicle, a television program produced by Southeast Missouri State University, KRCU's Jacob McCleland, and the City of Cape Girardeau. Find other segments on this channel or view it in its entirety on television: KBSI Sundays at 6 a.m., KFVS-Weather 6:30 p.m., randomly on WQWQ and 7 a.m. and p.m. daily on CG-993.
2015 Year in Review - Missouri Conservation
A YEAR TO REMEMBER --
The success of conservation in Missouri has grown through the work and support of our citizens and partners.
Here are just a few conservation milestones and accomplishments from 2015.
RESTORATION:
Maintaining healthy fish and waters is important to Missourians. For 30 years, MDC has worked to restore the ancient Lake Sturgeon. This year, they were found naturally reproducing in the Mississippi river near St. Louis – a great success story for a fish nearly extinct in our state.
In lakes and streams around the state, anglers celebrated breaking nine state records with their big catches.
CONSERVATION CENTERS:
More than a million people visited Conservation centers this year. Exhibits, trails and programs offer new ways to discover nature.
From hiking to learning how to go frog-gigging, there’s something for everyone—maybe even a New Year’s resolution.
“It’s exciting for scientists…”
In 2015, our Cape Girardeau Nature Center made national news when a snake there was considered to have its second “virgin birth”.
HUNTING SUCCESS AND OUTDOOR SKILLS:
There was success afield this year as deer and turkey harvest numbers were up.
Deer and turkey hunters can now Telecheck their harvests using the new MoHunting App on their mobile devices.
Programs and events help first timers and veterans enjoy shooting sports.
To help hone outdoor skills, construction began on a new state of the art shooting range at Busch Conservation Area near St. Louis and completed on a new archery range there.
MONASP:
This year, a fifth grader in the Missouri National Archery in the schools program, took first place in a national 3-D Challenge. The MONASP archery program serves 135,000 students in 500 schools statewide and those involved say it helps build confidence and self-esteem.
TECHNO WILDLIFE:
Some of our wildlife has gotten “geeked-out” this year. GPS and satellite technology is helping our scientists study and learn more about white-tailed deer and black bears.
DEALING WITH WEATHER EVENTS:
Some natural events like floods and fires call for an emergency response. When flash floods hit northwest Missouri this year, three conservation agents responded to help rescue eight stranded motorists. They received the Medal of Valor, Missouri’s highest honor, from Governor Jay Nixon for their heroic efforts.
MDC helped Missouri fire departments suppress nearly 3,000 wildfires this year. The department along with the U.S. Forest Service helps provide matching grants to rural fire departments. Excess equipment and training are also provided.
HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS:
Many times, fire is the remedy for improving the landscape. Prescribed burns as well as plantings and other work, helps landowners improve their land for healthier habitats that attract wildlife. Our Private Land Services program provides advice and assistance to more than 29,000 landowners each year.
These are just a few conservation highlights for this year. Missourians helped to shape them and share in their success. The Missouri Department of Conservation wishes you a Happy New Year full of opportunities to discover nature.
Back in Time in Cape Girardeau
Step back in time in Cape Girardeau, Missouri - to Mark Twain's Mississippi River, Lewis and Clark's frontier market place & more. VisitCape.com/BackinTime for additional information.
Discover Fishing on Cape Chronicle
Kamaria Pearson Wants You to be As Excited About Fishing as She is...
Kamaria is an Angler Education Assistant working out of the Cape Girardeau Missouri Conservation Center in North Cape County Park.
She's talking about her own love of fishing in a way that hopefully inspires you to DISCOVER FISHING!
More about their programs at:
Cape Chronicle is a monthly public affairs program that airs on KBSI and CG-993 produced by the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Mass Media, River Radio, and the City of Cape Girardeau.
Cape Chronicle, September 2013 - Chris Kennedy, Missouri Department of Conservation
Alligator Gar, once an endangered species, are back in our southern Missouri waterways. Fisheries Regional Supervisor Chris Kennedy discusses the history of the species in our area, it's depletion and re-population.
Cape Chronicle is a monthly news magazine television program produced in conjunction with the City of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Mass Media.
Welcome to Cape Girardeau Missouri
Welcome to Cape Girardeau Missouri
Family Fun in Cape Girardeau
Discover the fun you’ll have with your family here in Cape Girardeau! VisitCape.com/FamilyFun for more info.
Hooting for Habitat
Owl calls were just one of many skills students at Reynolds County Southern and Centerville Elementary Schools learned about Thursday from Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) naturalists, like Jeremy Soucy, who usually works out the Cape Girardeau Nature Center.
According to Soucy, the owl calls are a fun way to motivate the students to care about wildlife and help to conserve healthy habitats. Animal adaptations and the food chain were also on the lesson plan when the naturalists brought materials and expertise right to the schools.
Nature center manager, Sara Turner, said the Conservation Department realizes that, especially in the current state of the economy, many folks in the outlying areas of the region cant afford to drive the hour or more to experience what the nature center in Cape Girardeau has to offer. So the naturalists are visiting schools to try and inspire students to get involved in conservation where they already are.
Soucy said the lesson starts at the bottom of the food chain with the cricket eating the grass, and the mouse eating the cricket. The chain will continue in such as way as to have the owl at the top of the food chain, being prey to no other animal, he said.
Soucy said as the food chain lesson progresses, he and the other naturalists point out to students the differences between producers and consumers, and that decomposers will come into the picture when any one of the organisms dies.
After students understand why they should care about wildlife habitat, they discuss actions the students can do themselves like pick up trash, dont litter, plant trees, let fence rows grow, plant native species, leave wild animals wild, and recycle.
Turner says naturalists are able to make these visits from November through March. For more information on school programs or events at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, call 573-290-5218 or go online to missouriconservation.org.
St. Louis MO Scenic Landmarks Aerial Video - Short Version
St. Louis MO Scenic Landmarks Aerial Video
Locations Shown in this Video: Gateway Arch, Busch Stadium, Edward Jones Dome, Old Court House, Union Station, Mississippi River, Alton Mo, Jefferson Barracks, JB Bridge, SEMO, Southeast MO State University, Cape Girardeau MO, Page Extension Bridge, Forest Park Hospital, Ameristar Casino, St. Charles MO
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Flooded River Scene Trail
The quiet sounds of birds, bugs and water on the flooded River Scene Tail in Castlewood State Park Saturday, June 20, 2015.
Virgin water snake gives birth for second year in a row at Missouri conservation center
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI — A captive yellow-bellied water snake at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center in Missouri has reproduced again this summer, Missouri Department of Conservation naturalist Jordi Brostoski said. The water snake, which has not been held with any other water snakes in the last eight years, also reproduced without a male counterpart in 2014.
An intern of the center discovered the membranes in the snake's cage and thought it was a joke someone played on him.
I thought, 'what joker put tomatoes in here for the snake', intern Kyle Morton said in a release, according to the Washington Post.
The process of reproducing without a sperm donor is called parthenogenesis, where cells known as polar bodies behave like sperm and fertilize an animal's egg. According to the conservation department, there have been no other documented cases of parthenogenesis by a yellow-bellied water snake, which usually give birth to live snakes rather than lay eggs.
Scientists have contributed such phenomena to sperm that has been stored within the snake from when it was in the wild. However, stored sperm usually dies within a year, according to MDC herpetologist Jeff Briggler.
Two of the offspring the snake gave birth to in 2014 survived, but none that were reproduced this year lived, Brostoski said. This type of virgin birth can be seen in some insects, fish, amphibians, birds and reptiles, including some snakes, but not mammals, according to Briggler.
[The snake is] at that age where she's completely able to reproduce ... It seems like a reproductive survival technique, Brostoski said in a news release. Without a male, she wants to go ahead and produce offspring. That's what she's driven to do.
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Top 10. Best Tourist Attractions in Saint Charles - Missouri
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Top 10. Best Tourist Attractions in Saint Charles - Missouri: St. Charles Historic District, Ameristar Casino St. Charles, Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature Center, Fast Lane Classic Cars, First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site, The Family Arena, Jaycee Park, August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area, Missouri Artists on Main Gallery, Katy Trail State Park
CHRONICLE: Director of the Center for Faulkner Studies
One of four Faulkner collections in the world are right here in Cape Girardeau, Mo. KRCU News Producer Jacob McCleland and the Director of the Center for Faulkner Studies (CFS) Dr. Chris Rieger discuss the Southeast Missouri State University collection on Cape Chronicle. Read more on our blog:
Twin Pines Conservation Education Center - Winona (:30)
Discover nature at the Twin Pines Conservation Education Center in Winona.
Waterfalls joplin mo
Beautiful waterfalls joplin missouri
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY-WAC CAP Grant Video
E-ticketing, Crime Targeting, More from PD PIO - Cape Chronicle April 2014
City of Cape Girardeau Police Department Public Information Officer Darin Hickey discusses e-ticketing, new crime targeting initiatives in the city and other issues on Cape Chronicle April 2014.
An excerpt from the public affairs television show hosted by KRCU/Chronicle News Producer Jacob McCleland and produced by staff and students at the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Mass Media. The show airs on KFVS-Weather, KBSI, and the City's channel 993. Find more on our YouTube channel or our blog at:
Family Hike - Painted Rock - Missouri
Tag along on a family hike at Painted Rock Conservation Area located east of Jefferson City, MO.
Learn more about this conservation area:
DAY 3| A Little Missouri--June 25, 2013
There was not a shortage of trees, flies and love in Missouri. Please stay tuned for vlogs covering all the events of the week.
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Kayaking With Missouri Wildlife
Missouri has an amazing variety and abundance of wildlife...which I enjoy observing from the water, in my trusty kayak. The evening that this video was shot was absolutely amazing! It's been a long time since I've gotten so much footage! I've edited and condensed it down to the very best that I saw. I hope that you enjoy it.
Location: West Central Missouri - August 5, 2012