AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Peculiar Missouri. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/peculiar-mo 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/peculiar-mo https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:57:43 -0500 Program will include online chat in which participants can submit questions. SPRINGFIELD, MO – Amphibians provide a number of benefits https://www.americantowns.com/news/learn-about-amphibians-at-mdc-virtual-program-on-april-20-2022-31338713-springfield-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/learn-about-amphibians-at-mdc-virtual-program-on-april-20-2022-31338713-springfield-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- Join Prairie State Park team members for Nature Bingo at 10 a.m. This interactive board game will focus on the Missouri's https://www.americantowns.com/news/prairie-state-parks-hosts-nature-bingo-on-april-30-2022-31345684-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/prairie-state-parks-hosts-nature-bingo-on-april-30-2022-31345684-jefferson-city-mo.html Sports and Recreation Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Workshops will help teachers with classroom lessons for grades 3-8 Kansas City, MO -- Pollinators such as butterflies and bees are important to https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-offers-free-virtual-buzz-into-pollination-workshops-for-teachers-with-various-dates-available-31345720-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-offers-free-virtual-buzz-into-pollination-workshops-for-teachers-with-various-dates-available-31345720-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- Visit Thousand Hills State Park for an evening of night sky exploration. Join park team members, Truman State University faculty https://www.americantowns.com/news/thousand-hills-state-park-hosts-night-sky-events-april-through-october-2022-31345731-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thousand-hills-state-park-hosts-night-sky-events-april-through-october-2022-31345731-jefferson-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- Take a stroll with volunteer caretaker Meredith Donaldson at 9:45 a.m. and learn what volunteers are doing to care for the https://www.americantowns.com/news/jewell-cemetery-state-historic-site-hosts-jewell-cemetery-stroll-on-april-23-2022-31345756-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/jewell-cemetery-state-historic-site-hosts-jewell-cemetery-stroll-on-april-23-2022-31345756-jefferson-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- Enjoy the beauty of spring wildflowers on a guided walking tour with the park naturalist at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park from https://www.americantowns.com/news/rock-bridge-memorial-state-park-hosts-spring-wildflower-walk-april-23-2022-31345831-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rock-bridge-memorial-state-park-hosts-spring-wildflower-walk-april-23-2022-31345831-jefferson-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Young animals are rarely orphaned and it’s important to leave them be. JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- As many head outside to enjoy the longer days https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-urges-public-to-leave-wildlife-wild-31345822-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-urges-public-to-leave-wildlife-wild-31345822-jefferson-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Parma Woods Shooting Range staff will teach ways to identify and understand birds Kansas City, MO -- Birding is an outdoor avocation that can be as https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-offers-free-birding-4-beginners-class-on-april-28-at-parkville-31345962-parkville-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-offers-free-birding-4-beginners-class-on-april-28-at-parkville-31345962-parkville-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- Join volunteer caretaker Linda Vogt from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on a guided hike of the Clark's Hill/Norton State https://www.americantowns.com/news/clarks-hillnorton-state-historic-site-hosts-hike-on-april-23-2022-31345963-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/clarks-hillnorton-state-historic-site-hosts-hike-on-april-23-2022-31345963-jefferson-city-mo.html Sports and Recreation Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Plant natives in your yard and become a wildlife hotspot! JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Lawnmowers aren’t the only buzzing people will hear https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-encourages-missourians-to-beefriend-pollinators-this-spring-31346474-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-encourages-missourians-to-beefriend-pollinators-this-spring-31346474-jefferson-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- Team members at Weston Bend State Park invite the public to crack the case of "whodunit?" from 3-4:30 p.m. Tracks were seen https://www.americantowns.com/news/weston-bend-state-park-hosts-whodunit-event-on-april-23-2022-31346481-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/weston-bend-state-park-hosts-whodunit-event-on-april-23-2022-31346481-jefferson-city-mo.html Sports and Recreation Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- Spend the day outdoors and help one of Missouri's most scenic state parks by volunteering at the 29th annual "Keep Baker https://www.americantowns.com/news/keep-baker-beautiful-day-needs-volunteers-at-sam-a-baker-state-park-on-april-30-2022-31346511-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/keep-baker-beautiful-day-needs-volunteers-at-sam-a-baker-state-park-on-april-30-2022-31346511-jefferson-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Log Your Burn through the MPFC website at moprescribedfire.org. JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-and-mpfc-ask-those-doing-prescribed-burns-to-log-your-burn-31346517-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-and-mpfc-ask-those-doing-prescribed-burns-to-log-your-burn-31346517-jefferson-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Portion of park will be reserved for veterans' fishing. LEBANON, MO – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites veterans to fish https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-invites-veterans-to-fish-for-free-at-bennett-spring-state-park-on-april-23-2022-31346523-lebanon-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-invites-veterans-to-fish-for-free-at-bennett-spring-state-park-on-april-23-2022-31346523-lebanon-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- Join team members at Thousand Hills State Park at a reptile program held each month April through October in the Campground 1 https://www.americantowns.com/news/thousand-hills-state-park-offers-reptile-programs-from-april-through-october-2022-31346559-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thousand-hills-state-park-offers-reptile-programs-from-april-through-october-2022-31346559-jefferson-city-mo.html Sports and Recreation Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500