MDC Tagged - Ozarks Walkabout https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/tagged/mdc/ Getting out and about in the Ozarks Mon, 04 Sep 2017 19:42:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-site-badge-600x600-32x32.jpg MDC Tagged - Ozarks Walkabout https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/tagged/mdc/ 32 32 33170296 How did we get here, and where are we headed? https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/how-did-we-get-here-and-where-are-we-headed/ https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/how-did-we-get-here-and-where-are-we-headed/#comments Mon, 04 Sep 2017 19:42:44 +0000 http://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/?p=7560 Back in 2010 our outdoor recreation goals very quickly evolved. Within three months of our first weekend camping trip we’d bought kayaks to get out on the lakes, and in less than six months we went from car camping to backpacking and hiking. From the start we had difficulty finding campgrounds and sites as they […]

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]]> https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/how-did-we-get-here-and-where-are-we-headed/feed/ 1 7560 The bare essentials of staying safe in Black Bear country – link https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/the-bare-essentials-of-staying-safe-in-black-bear-country-link/ https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/the-bare-essentials-of-staying-safe-in-black-bear-country-link/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 00:43:55 +0000 http://ozarkswalkabout.com/?p=6416 With Memorial Day weekend upon us MDC re-issued a link to their article on staying safe when hiking in black bear country.

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]]> https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/the-bare-essentials-of-staying-safe-in-black-bear-country-link/feed/ 2 6416 Visit a wildlife area and check out the animal tracks in the snow https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/visit-a-wildlife-area-and-check-out-the-animal-tracks-in-the-snow/ https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/visit-a-wildlife-area-and-check-out-the-animal-tracks-in-the-snow/#respond Sat, 02 Mar 2013 04:45:33 +0000 http://ozarkswalkabout.com/?p=6114 The Missouri Department of Conservation suggested on Facebook today that it is a good time to get out and visit a wildlife area to look for animal tracks in the snow.

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]]> https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/visit-a-wildlife-area-and-check-out-the-animal-tracks-in-the-snow/feed/ 0 6114 Report Any Signs of Feral Hogs – MDC https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/report-any-signs-of-feral-hogs-mdc/ https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/report-any-signs-of-feral-hogs-mdc/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:00:11 +0000 http://ozarkswalkabout.com/?p=5962 The MDC's Feral Hog Eradication Plan encourages the public to report sightings of feral hogs to their local MDC office, which will then dispatch personnel to investigate the report, bait and dispose of the hogs.

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]]> https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/report-any-signs-of-feral-hogs-mdc/feed/ 0 5962 Glassberg Family Conservation Area Opens https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/glassberg-family-conservation-area-opens/ https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/glassberg-family-conservation-area-opens/#respond Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:23:35 +0000 http://ozarkswalkabout.com/?p=5606 The Glassberg Family Conservation Area in Jefferson County has been formally opened. The conservation area is located south of the I-44 near Eureka and St. Louis.

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]]> https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/glassberg-family-conservation-area-opens/feed/ 0 5606 Trip report: Hercules Glades day hike with MDC https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/hercules-glades-day-hike-with-mdc/ https://www.ozarkswalkabout.com/hercules-glades-day-hike-with-mdc/#respond Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:10:28 +0000 http://ozarkswalkabout.com/?p=2103 We wanted to backpack in the Hercules Glades Wilderness, but we’d never been there. We decided to reconnoiter the Wilderness first, in preparation for our first ever backpacking trip. We found out that  MDC’s Springfield Nature Center was organizing a ‘Hiking Club’ trip to Hercules Glades, so we signed up to go. The group is limited […]

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