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  • A large bluff partly covered by trees and vines stands tall winding a similar path as the flowing river next to it. Both fade around a bend blocked by a thick canopy of trees.

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    Pathway to the Past

    One of Missouri’s grandest portals to rare lifeforms can be found on the highest point overlooking the Meramec River.

  • The exterior of a new building with large rows of windows and metal siding viewed from the ground set against a clear sky.

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    Service Through Science

    For five Missouri state agencies, some of the most important public services they provide are performed not by front-line teams, but by scientists in laboratory settings complete with test tubes, microscopes and high-tech analytical equipment. For…

  • A lush field with higher grass to the left is divided by a wired fence hung on T-posts.

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    Saving Our Soil

    The Missouri Department of Natural Resources Soil and Water Conservation Program continues its efforts toward helping farmers save soil while improving the state’s water quality.

  • The interior of a two-tiered dome viewed from below. Fresco paintings embellish the lower tier. The upper tier features carved stone walls with geometric patterns, accented by more fresco paintings.

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    Blue Star Museums

    Missouri State Parks’ Blue Star Museums program covers the fees at participating sites for active-duty service members, including those in the National Guard and Reserves, and their families. Service members need only show their military ID…

  • A person stands in front of a state park sign in an open area, the sign reads "Katy Trail, State Park, Missouri Department of Natural Resources."

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    Making Hiking Friends

    While waiting for my next job opportunity in 2024, I decided it was the perfect time to do the next One Hard Thing. I wanted to push my limits physically, mentally and emotionally, but wondered if…

  • A large old tree and wooden slat fence frame a large brick four story building in the background.

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    Missouri’s State Historic Preservation Office

    While the United States had passed earlier laws to foster historic preservation, such as the Antiquities Act of 1906 and the Historic Sites Act of 1935, the National Historic Preservation Act has been the most comprehensive…

  • Several cows graze in an open field, contained within a smaller area by fencing.

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    Paying it Forward

    Missouri’s Soil and Water Conservation Program provides cost-share funding for practices that assist landowners in all of Missouri’s 114 counties with conserving their soil and improving their water quality. This is accomplished through the one-tenth-of-one-percent Parks,…

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