FREE program on Raptors Feb. 10

MDC offering free program on raptors Feb. 10 in Blue Springs and online Photos: MDC’s Burr Oak Woods Nature Center in Blue Springs is hosting an in-person and a virtual session about raptors on Feb. 10. The red-tailed hawk (top photo) and barred owl (bottom photo) both frequent the Kansas City area. Missouri Department of Conservation photos.   Learn about

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Heat-Tolerant Plants That Will Make Your Garden Gorgeous

Baby, it’s hot outside! So hot, in fact, that we’re breaking records. No matter how much you’ve longed for warm days after shivering all winter long, our new climate reality may make you appreciate winter’s chill. Scorching summers and dangerous droughts might make you despair, wondering how you’ll beat the heat and ever grow a gorgeous garden. With climate change

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