Fall Seed Dispersal in the Missouri Ozarks
Fall seed dispersal keeps the Ozarks moving—waxwings strip the dogwoods, squirrels forget their acorns, and that’s how forests plant themselves.
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The Little Bird With the Hidden Ruby Crown Is Passing Through Missouri Right Now
Ruby-crowned Kinglets are passing through the Ozarks right now, and I want to tell you about the hidden red crown I’ve only seen three times.
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The Flower That Bleeds: What Bloodroot Taught Me About Showing Up Before You’re Ready
A White Square on the Forest Floor I found my first bloodroot of the season yesterday morning, tucked against the base of an oak where the leaf litter had pulled back just enough. Eight white petals, arranged in that odd square shape that makes you do a double-take. By the time I walked back that…
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Napoleon’s Secret and the Dirt Beneath Your Feet: How Missouri Became America
Napoleon Bonaparte was losing. This struggle would eventually be tied to the Louisiana Purchase and Missouri history, setting the stage for a fascinating chapter in America’s past. By the spring of 1803, his dream of a French empire in the Americas was already in ruins. A slave rebellion in Saint-Domingue — the island we now…
