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Read MoreDirector’s Message – Fall 2016
Promoting state parks is one of the best parts of my job because when I’m not visiting parks, I‘m reading up on the biodiversity in caves, prairies, and wetlands and gazing at scenic photographs of natural landscapes. I find these images breathtaking; they convey the serenity that comes with being in nature and the complex…
Read MoreFrom Sales Tax to Soil Conservation: How Your Tax Dollars Are Applied
With so much government waste being exposed by the media, it’s right to wonder how your tax dollars are getting spent. Naturally, while working to promote the Parks, Soils, and Water Sales Tax, I wanted to know how much of that money made it to its intended targets. I’ve cited earlier on the blog that…
Read MoreCelebrate Our State Parks with a New Challenge
by Heather B. Navarro and Emily Piontek September 30, 2016 Missouri opened its 88th state park with the unveiling of Echo Bluff State Park on July 30, 2016. The park is situated near Sinking Creek, a tributary of the Current River, on the site of the former…
Read MoreTiny House Hunters – A Binge-Worthy Break
Tiny House Hunters – A Binge-Worthy Break By Caitlin Zera September 30, 2016 Ever wanted to…
Read MoreVegan: Everyday Stories Explores Diversity in Veganism
“You don’t have to be vegan to try vegan food,” says a customer at a vegan food truck says in the new film Vegan: Everyday Stories directed by Glenn Scott Lacey. This is just the jumping off point for the film which is divided into four segments that are interwoven – a vegan ultra-marathon runner, a cattle rancher’s wife who…
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