Spotlight on Science: Scott Woodbury
Scott WoodburySupervisor, Horticulture – Shaw Nature Reserve After higher than 30 years at Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit, Missouri, Scott Woodbury retired this summer season from a protracted career…
Protected Areas
Shaw Nature Reserve and Route 66
Rolling prairies and wildflowers most definitely aren’t the first images your ideas conjures up when pondering of Route 66. Further likely you’re picturing neon indicators, fundamental vehicles, drive-ins, motor-court motels,…
The next step throughout the native plant movement
If you happen to occur to’re inquisitive about environmentally-friendly gardening or landscaping, you’ve attainable heard the time interval rewilding. You might need even tuned into the Yard’s Member Speaker Sequence…
Endangered Bats Highlight Biodiversity at Shaw Nature Reserve
Appropriate safeguarding and stewardship of our flora has the very meant affect of moreover benefiting our fauna. Equivalent to folks, animals depend on crops for points like meals and shelter.…
Purple Passionflower Plant Profile
Purple passionflower, Passiflora incarnata, blooms at Shaw Nature Reserve. Image by Bailie Fischer. Whereas most passionflowers are native to the Neotropicos, the showy blooms of the Missouri-native purple passionflower can…
The Glades of Shaw Nature Reserve: A Coneflower Cornucopia
Followers of coneflowers (Echinacea sp.) and completely different wildflowers might want to plan a go to to Shaw Nature Reserve this summer season to see the a complete lot of…
Strategies and Strategies for Greater Tree ID
Plant identification is probably going one of many commonest questions acquired by the Horticulture Reply Service on the Missouri Botanical Yard. And it’s an essential one, too. Sooner than you…
Woodlands and Forests of Shaw Nature Reserve
An important habitat of Shaw Nature Reserve consists of woodlands and forest. This habitat affords beautiful sights all yr spherical, nonetheless is perhaps at its most magical throughout the fall.…
St. Louis Crops – Uncover + Share
First opening its gates in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Yard has a rich historic previous of connecting St. Louis with crops. Nonetheless have you learnt St. Louis’ ties to crops…
How Shaw Nature Reserve saved the Yard’s orchid assortment
The Missouri Botanical Yard has an intensive assortment of orchids with over 5,000 explicit particular person crops and 700 distinctive species. Nearly 1 in 10 species inside the assortment are…