On June 20th, Osage Trails Master Naturalists visited the Richard L. Sutton Museum of Geosciences located in Miller Nichols Library on the UMKC campus. Our tour of the library was hosted by James Murowchick, professor emeritus of GeoChemistry. The library has a large collection of rocks, agates, crystals, fossils and petrified wood. It includes the…

By Lindsay Hoyt (2025) The Snowball Hill Prairie tour was an absolute hit! The weather was perfect and there was so much in bloom. We had 9 participants attend. Two brothers in the group really knew their birds, which was incredibly helpful since I am more of a plant person! They were sure they spotted…

As A Girl Who Grew Up in New York By Sarah Mayerhofer (2025) Earlier this month, I traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, for the 2026 Midwest Climate Summit held at Case Western Reserve University. This was my second time attending the conference. Last year, I had such a great experience in Madison, Wisconsin, so I was excited…