Nature

A grant from the state helped local educators create a grassland prairie for students to learn about conservation at an Oakville elementary school.

Frog gigging — hunting with a three-pronged spear — is a dying art that nevertheless draws thousands to Missouri marshes in search of a tasty treat with deep cultural roots.

Recent John Burroughs graduate and Lake St. Louis resident Shangri-La Hou discusses themes of nature, spirituality, identity and place in her work, and poetry as a tool for self-expression and raising ecological awareness.

In his new book “The Wild Mississippi,” traveler and author Dean Klinkenberg encourages readers to reconnect with the river.

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.

Great Rivers Greenway’s Dallas Adams talks about Greenway Quest, an all-ages scavenger hunt for painted bee rocks hidden along St. Louis region greenways, and how the event activates ongoing greenway efforts.

Debbie Njai, the St. Louis-based founder and president of Black People Who Hike, is being honored with a portrait that's part of a national art exhibition by Robert Shetterly called "Americans Who Tell the Truth."

Charles lost his mate Virginia, as well as their eggs, just before the new year. He’s been courting a new female since January.

Isaiah Maxi went looking for natural splendor in Missouri’s parks. He also found new friends.

Forest preschools have long been popular in Germany. Their perceived benefits are becoming increasingly enticing to American parents and educators.