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Missouri student archer takes home top NASP World honors
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Ally Nordell, an eighth grader at Sarcoxie Middle School, took top honors at the NASP All-Star Championship. She won overall female champion after placing first in the bull’s-eye competition and third in the 3D Challenge. Photo courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation. Ally Nordell, an eighth grader from Sarcoxie Middle School, and... READ MORE
Missouri student archers take top honors at NASP World Tournament
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Sophomore Kamryn Twehus, Blair Oaks High School, Missouri, dominated the NASP World Tournament, taking first in the girls’ division and was named overall individual champion, with a score of 299 out of 300. Photo courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation. More than 10,000 friends and family, 180 volunteers, and exactly 4,967 student... READ MORE
Bradford Pear Trees—The beautiful menace
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Beautiful blossoms on beautiful trees have an ugly, invasive impact on native trees. Spring tree-planting is a great family activity, and it’s fun to watch the tree you’ve planted grow through the years. You may even know the kind of tree you want. It’ll be the first to flower in the spring, its leaves will turn into a fant... READ MORE
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a cloud! Take a photo!
By Joe Atkinson, NASA Langley Research Center
Photo: You can make up to 10 cloud observations per day using the GLOBE Observer app. – Image courtesy NASA. Citizen scientists and cloud watchers of all ages, get your phones ready! Stay alert to join the GLOBE cloud observation challenge. From March 15 through April 15, citizen scientists of all ages can make up to 10 cloud observations pe... READ MORE
13-year-old Casey Kaufhold zaps adult archery records with Olympic bow and arrow
By Sarah Bernstein, USA Archery
Photo: Archer Casey Kaufhold, 13, has set the highest score of any woman in U.S. history at any age, breaking the senior, junior and cadet national records: – Photo Courtesy Rob Kaufhold. At the U.S. National Indoor Championships in Lancaster, Penn., 13-year-old Casey Kaufhold shot the highest score of any woman in U.S. history at any a... READ MORE
Icy temperature drop—dangerous for people and sea turtles
By Buckmasters Online
Sudden storms are as common during late winter as hopeful thoughts of warm weather and spring. For anyone who spends time outdoors, seasonal transitions such as unexpected temperature drops should be treated with caution, especially during cold water season. In Minnesota, for example, it’s a good time to talk about the dangers of thin ice. &... READ MORE