Ozark Natural Science Center

There is a fantastic, optimistic vibe brewing in the Bear Hollow Natural Area. Call me Pollyanna, but it is the best energy I’ve seen since being most fortunate to join this team in October 2009.  We have an amazing and talented team of people who have really hit their stride working together, and it shows. [...]

In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we created, but what we refused to destroy.  (John Sawhill) Read more about Monday Muse, Naturalist Notes and Wordless Wednesday features.

Feb. 15th: All winter spring peepers (small tree frogs) have been hibernating under logs, leaves, and under shallow soil. Because frogs are cold blooded their body temperature drops below freezing in winter. When the winter world freezes, about 65% of frog’s body also freezes. It stays alive by producing glucose which acts like anti-freeze and [...]

Go to the winter woods: listen there, look, watch… and the “dead months” will give you a subtler secret than any you have yet found in the forest.  ( Fiona Macleod: Where the Forest Murmurs) Read more about Monday Muse, Naturalist Notes and Wordless Wednesday features.

Feb. 7th – Snow Geese have been seen flying north as warm weather arrives. Last week, while watching the snow geese, an immature bald eagle was spotted attacking the flock in mid flight. Bald eagles are predators and will eat other large birds if they can catch one. This young eagle was trying to single [...]

We’ve been rolling out a lot of weekly features here on the ONSC blog, and we hope you’re enjoying them!  Our Naturalist Notes will help you experience the best of the Ozarks right along with our team of talented Teacher Naturalists, and Wordless Wednesday highlights the beauty of the Bear Hollow Natural Area.  One more [...]

Every week teachers and students at the Ozark Natural Science Center spot something unique and interesting. Every week something new is happening for the first time this year, especially during spring. We at ONSC want to share these observations with you. Therefore, we are excited to announce the creation of Weekly Naturalist Notes! You can [...]