Outdoors

People interested in learning how to score antlers can sign up for the Missouri Department of Conservation’s program “Learning to Hunt: Measuring your Trophy.”

The Missouri Department of Conservation encourages experienced Missouri birders to become citizen scientists by helping with the National Audubon Society’s 125th Christmas Bird Count

Only natural holiday trees and greenery are accepted for recycling or can be used for wildlife habitat.

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows deer hunters in the state harvested 68,312 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season on Nov.

LIBERTY — The Annual Hillcrest Hope Giving Thanks 5K starts at 9 a.m.

With fall giving way to winter, natural food sources become scarcer for birds, especially after a particularly dry growing season.

Some cavity-nesting animals provide great opportunities for attracting nature to the backyard.For those looking to learn more about building nesting boxes that could attract cavity-nesting birds and flying squrrels, the Missouri Department of Conservation will present a virtual program, “Birds: Cavity Nesters and Nesting Boxes” from 1 to 2 p.m.

The Missouri Department of Conservation is asks hunters and others to report sightings of key animal species they see when outdoors.

This fall, millions of Americans will purchase a vegetable they, unfortunately, are very unlikely to eat, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein, in an extension press release.In the United States, this colorful member of the gourd plant family is used primarily for decoration, but many people throughout the world use pumpkin as a staple in their diets, Trinklein said.Cultivated since about 3500 B.C., pumpkin rivals corn as one of the oldest known crops in the western hemisphere, said Trinklein.