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The water comes from the surrounding mountains, rain and snow soak through the ground and is heated below the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/391e9f3a-3b79-4a93-b9d5-d4097761bd28/20240515mammoth%26lamarvalley_AS357.jpg Photography - Wildlife and Environment A yellow-bellied marmot rests on a rocky hill in Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. These marmots eat grasses, flowers and forbs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/a57e5f09-5f16-496f-b53a-c2adea2be955/20241103mississippiriver_AS0176.JPG Photography - Wildlife and Environment The Chain of Rocks beach is seen through a gap in metal on an abandoned river infrastructure on the Mississippi River on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2024. Fishermen gathered on the Illinois side to catch blue catfish and shovelnose sturgeon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/c63b1a86-4447-4fe5-bdf1-44e1be018e6f/20240515mammoth%26lamarvalley_AS376.jpg Photography - Wildlife and Environment A uinta ground squirrel chews grass near Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2025. They hibernate as early as mid-July through March and breed in early spring; one litter of 6–8 young per year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/1712246291992-IPU0ZI0U4KAZEAWX7C6V/DSC_9298.JPG Photography - Wildlife and Environment A crack in a tree stump extends near a trail at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park in Columbia, Mo. on Friday, March 22, 2024. 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Grizzly bears eat fleshy roots, fruits, berries, grasses, and forbs, and if they are on the hunt, their prey can include fish, rodents, carrion, and hoofed animals like moose, elk, caribou, and deer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/6098cb4f-8932-407c-999f-865b400881c8/20240518mammoth%26lamar%26geyers_AS140.jpg Photography - Wildlife and Environment An elk rests at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Elk comprise about 85% of winter wolf kills and are a food source for bears, mountain lions, and at least 12 scavenger species, such as bald eagles and coyotes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/263d4c0d-542e-451e-8393-3bd3de1f497c/20240519moregeyers%26wildlife_AS014.jpg Photography - Wildlife and Environment A hot springs lets of steam at Yellowstone National Park on Monday, May 20, 2024. 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Beilsmith searched for untapped sugar maples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/9c1a6007-b8db-4c51-92af-27e905385a46/DSC_3779.JPG Photography - Pass the Sap Erin Stevens, an intern at the Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Center, drills into a tree and assists other students Saturday in Ashland. Her internship includes research on sap output and tree data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/85422862-05fa-42b7-a3f9-79474eafd2e7/DSC_3790.JPG Photography - Pass the Sap Alex Kalisz, left, and Erin Stevens place a spile into a sugar maple tree Saturday at the Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Center in Ashland. Tubing is placed to guide the sap into a bucket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/17d3fee0-6970-4096-8920-84dd2fd35a04/DSC_3794.JPG Photography - Pass the Sap A tree is marked with a green string and metal ID tag Saturday at the Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Center in Ashland. Students are instructed to tap trees with a markers on them. Roughly 200 sugar maple trees will be tapped by the end of the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/6c94057f-5d45-40a6-b229-814c281e7e3b/DSC_3742.JPG Photography - Pass the Sap A refractometer and jars of different grades of maple syrup sit on a table Saturday at the Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Center in Ashland. A refractometer is used to measure the sugar content in the syrup. “The early boils in sap runs create the lighter grade,” professor Benjamin Knapp said. “Light A is going to be really sweet but not have the richer flavor.” https://audreystanard.com/photography/portraits monthly 0.5 2025-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/464bb718-191c-442c-80f6-5f30dc072956/image.jpeg Photography - Portraits In reference to the Crown Act, Dinah West shares her favorite hairstyles Saturday, March 6, 2023 in Columbia, Mo. “I really liked locs,” West said. “They were the most expressive hairstyle that I’ve had. I felt so free.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/e080da05-c035-46ef-b8c8-be3e35fcba5e/20241012doubleexposurepractice_AS074+copy.jpg Photography - Portraits A self portrait made on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Columbia, Mo. Double exposure was used to create the special effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/bd8e930e-a191-4337-910f-e21ca857de57/DSC_2062_Original.jpg Photography - Portraits Thomas Austin looks into the camera in his home on Friday, May 19, 2023 in Coral Gables, Fl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/9a1bbe98-9ea9-4291-9c04-3717071c803a/DSC_2485.JPG Photography - Portraits Tyler Clayton finds the best eggs at Hy-Vee on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in Columbia. "You gotta give them a tiny shake just to be sure," Clayton said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/ed7e5a36-74c5-4392-a260-a6925663d002/20240330miami_AS021+copy.jpg Photography - Portraits Thomas Austin smiles during an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at his home in Coral Gables, Fl. Austin recently turned 3 years old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/f24d796f-b3e1-4aa8-8db1-6cb6d81441ac/20250119reporterportraits_AS_0010.JPG Photography - Portraits Max Quinn stands for a portrait on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025 at Lee Hills Hall in Columbia. Quinn is a student in the Missouri School of Journalism studying reporting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/d754553a-1008-49c4-953f-89b0af8c1731/N_02142022BuffaloeProfile.jpg Photography - Portraits Barbara Buffaloe sits in Uprise Bakery on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 in Columbia, Mo. Buffaloe was the former sustainability manager and is running for mayor of Columbia. https://audreystanard.com/photography/sports monthly 0.5 2024-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/9ad578ba-50c5-46de-a5fd-e1baa6eda11c/4.JPG Photography - Sports Mizzou and Arkansas players grapple for the ball Sunday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Arkansas defeated Missouri with a score of 88-71. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/ef4ec6d3-9b94-464e-af56-eb0442fbc940/20250117mutf_AS0451A.jpg Photography - Sports The men take off for the 800-meter dash at the Show-Me Showdown on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Hearnes Center in Columbia. Cole Reiners won with a time of 1:51:39. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/f9300407-9691-4054-9447-086da3a16476/20250117muwrestling_AS0310.jpg Photography - Sports Mizzou redshirt sophomore Zeke Seltzer attempts to pin Smokey McClure of Utah Valley in the 149-pound match Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 at the Hearnes Center in Columbia. The Tigers beat the Wolverines 18-16. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/082a2555-8173-44d7-b8a4-164a83cdf627/image.jpeg Photography - Sports Columbia College guard Mallory Shetley drives the ball to the basket at Southwell Complex in Columbia. The Cougars defeated Stephens 72-37. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/b152bea0-9d6d-4ed4-819c-c1639c5d4482/20250119tennis2_AS_0214.jpg Photography - Sports Mizzou graduate Lailaa Bashir, left, and Gian Octa play against the Northern Illinois Huskies on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at the Green Tennis Center in Columbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/28ee3c6d-2772-41ef-a364-e7d6efb29c17/20250119tennis_AS_0070.jpg Photography - Sports Mizzou senior Mary Brumfield serves during the No. 2 doubles match against South Dakota on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025 at the Green Tennis Center in Columbia. Brumfield and junior Andrea Artimedia lost the match 6-0, but the Tigers won the dual against the Coyotes 5-2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/febcbf5a-b84e-471e-a4a0-196ec79ece78/20250117muwrestling_AS0077.jpg Photography - Sports Mizzou true freshman Gage Walker throws down Bridger Ricks of Utah Valley in the 125-pound match Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Hearnes Center in Columbia. Walker defeated Ricks 6-3 by decision. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/5c03c686-c708-4385-883a-1c9d0f40a0e6/20250119tennis_AS_0143.jpg Photography - Sports The Missouri Tigers host the South Dakota Coyotes on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at the Green Tennis Center in Columbia. The Tigers defeated the Coyotes 5-2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/e781cc71-68d2-49bb-ad50-faf1f3bc085b/20250116rbgbb_AS0197.jpg Photography - Sports Rock Bridge junior Jayda Porter pauses to make a basket on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2024, at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia. Porter is ranked the 19th player in the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/5b7c316d-2b6e-4fa9-8c6d-2e1230452381/20250116rbgbb_AS0298.jpg Photography - Sports Rock Bridge girls basketball coach Jill Nagel talks to the team on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2024, at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia. Nagel has coached for Rock Bridge since 2005. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/fbedaaac-7cb7-420f-9a4f-57a4df80c95b/20250117mutf_AS0590.jpg Photography - Sports Mizzou hosts the Show-Me Showdown on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Hearnes Center in Columbia. The Show-Me Showdown included 16 track events and 12 field events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/1731799880489-7BG3TPZZ1IMGS5Q6333N/20240920fns_AS096.jpg Photography - Sports Macon player Skylar Reed takes down Hallsville player Isaac Stinson on Friday at Macon High School in Macon. Both players are seniors this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/92140651-c202-40fb-9f09-aa7d1f8c34c4/20250119tennis_AS_0230.jpg Photography - Sports Mizzou graduate Lailaa Bashir prepares to hit the ball on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at the Green Tennis Center in Columbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/b5d421a1-38e5-4dd0-8208-a57edd89b550/image.jpeg Photography - Sports Makayla Daniels, left, tries to block Hayley Frank’s shot Sunday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Arkansas beat Missouri 88-71. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/1731799842116-VM0JUGBOJPPJGH4TW7TL/20220315_mubasb326_AS.jpg Photography - Sports Ty Wilmsmeyer remains safe on first base on Tuesday at Taylor Stadium in Columbia. Kyle Fitzgerald caught the ball too late. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/bcff309f-0a8d-48bb-a6f3-569e85f4d35f/image.jpeg Photography - Sports Battle High School’s Hayden Hicks exits the field with an injury after taking a hard tackle on Friday in Columbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/d8432d7a-cbd5-48d9-8820-50faca625de9/20250117mutf_AS0296A.jpg Photography - Sports Mizzou freshman Allison Geen pole vaults at the Show-Me Showdown on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Hearnes Center in Columbia. Geen tied for third with a height of 11 feet, 1¾ inches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/17658544-8d69-477e-b1ca-2b0cdc6e6f8c/20250119tennis2_AS_0378.jpg Photography - Sports Mizzou graduate Lailaa Bashir serves the ball on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at the Green Tennis Center in Columbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/c41fdaa9-0d7a-4b5f-9dbd-a3be515eaba4/image.jpeg Photography - Sports Sasha Goforth runs with ball Sunday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Goforth scored 18 points against Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/89bdb8bd-fd1b-4ad4-9d67-e75f337488b6/image.jpeg Photography - Sports Missouri’s Holden Phelps pitches the ball against Saint Louis on Tuesday at Taylor Stadium in Columbia. The Tigers won 18-4 in seven innings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/4fa912f9-adee-4768-b0c7-5965ebd48208/image.jpeg Photography - Sports Luke Mann gets a home run Tuesday at Taylor Stadium in Columbia. Mann celebrated with teammate Isaiah Frost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/c44a1b7e-223c-4b21-94d9-9aa2e601de5f/image.jpeg Photography - Sports From left, Allison Stiers, Makenzie Schierding and Elizabeth Alanach reach for the ball Tuesday at the Southwell Complex in Columbia. Columbia College beat the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis 77-69 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/b29d67d0-980e-4b89-9e6e-c647ca5310f1/20250116rbgbb_AS0386.jpg Photography - Sports Rock Bridge sophomore Brooklyn Reichard drives to the basket on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia. The Bruins next face St. Joseph’s Academy at noon Jan. 25 at Rock Bridge High School. https://audreystanard.com/photography/latinoconservationweek monthly 0.5 2024-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/289b7a31-640f-4b36-aceb-ca705692d8b4/20230722_LatinoConservationWeek_AS266.jpg Photography - Latino Conservation Week A child reaches to pollinate the flowers on Saturday at Columbia College Amphitheater. This is one of the many activities available to help educate children on the importance of conservation efforts at the Latino Conservation Week Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/51ec80f8-edee-4c53-ab8d-f62c3ced328b/20230722_LatinoConservationWeek_AS222.jpg Photography - Latino Conservation Week A group of Columbia College and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service workers set up poster boards for the The Latino Conservation Week Festival on Saturday at the Columbia College amphitheater. The Latino Conservation Week Festival was the first of its kind in Columbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/a64f3d66-7e62-43e7-8729-ffc3ccb48e73/20230722_LatinoConservationWeek_AS175.jpg Photography - Latino Conservation Week Giveaways for participants included fishing lures, bracelets, pocket first aid kits and milkweed plants. The Latino Conservation Week Festival also had educational pamphlets at their table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/4383054c-c967-4808-8ca2-4cf8b285bf99/20230722_LatinoConservationWeek_AS234.jpg Photography - Latino Conservation Week Children and parents gather around a temporary pond to fish for toy animals at the Latino Conservation Week Festival on Saturday at the Columbia College amphitheater. Participants engaged in conversations about Latino voices in conservation while playing games, crafting, receiving giveaways and participating in a story time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/84ce692a-19d8-4187-9ef2-684a943a81b7/20230722_LatinoConservationWeek_AS198.jpg Photography - Latino Conservation Week Animal furs dangle off of a table with games on it on Saturday at the Columbia College amphitheater in Columbia. Festival participants could touch the furs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/702957a3-72d8-4edb-8551-65c5901ee919/20230722_LatinoConservationWeek_AS259.jpg Photography - Latino Conservation Week Sajoelis Abdallah-Colon, left, and Gabriela Wolf-Gonzalez “pollinate” flowers with paint dust on Saturday at the Columbia College amphitheater. “We really want to let the community know there is a Latino presence here and we want to build relationships; so that they can tell us what they want or need,” Abdallah-Colon said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/dbdb528d-41f7-450d-ab3c-09e331ada549/20230722_LatinoConservationWeek_AS180.jpg Photography - Latino Conservation Week Educational opportunities were available at the Latino Conservation Week Festival on Saturday at the Columbia College amphitheater in Columbia. 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King will go on to compete at The Miss Gay Missouri America pageant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/e497e21c-a9e9-4e7c-8290-0969b2b2e24e/20220301_TFprep064_AS.JPG Photography - Features The True/False Film Fest begins on Thursday, March 3, 2022 in downtown Columbia. It is a weekend-long experience of films, art exhibits and musicians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/e5cdc650-85eb-4229-950d-d6374e314a39/20250109CarsDonation_AS0061.JPG Photography - Features Cars 4 Missouri Program Director Anthony Conway pops confetti Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, with Giving Branch administrator Erica Bressman, left, and Jasmine Dusenberg, holding her daughter Harlo, after Dusenberg received a car at Flat Branch Home Loans in Columbia. “This will get us a better life,” she said. “We’re starting from scratch.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/34262afa-adaa-4710-9caa-cce07ddc57a8/image.jpeg Photography - Features Friends Stella Chegwidden and Kathryn Myers embrace at the Hickman-Capital City football game Friday, September 10, 2021 at Alumni Stadium in Columbia. The two seniors played pit percussion instruments during halftime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/1287dade-9f88-4617-91a4-13d3ced4c193/20240920fns_AS577.JPG Photography - Features Case Wyman, 5, plays games on a phone at the Macon vs. Hallsville football game Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at Macon High School in Macon. When asked what his favorite part of football is, Wyman said “the hike.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/397f79c5-7b93-4a14-8448-5c80a2ab583e/DSC_6388.JPG Photography - Features Audrey Stanard takes a detail-focused self portrait in December of 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/17255ab1-7254-4869-a2e2-c48d15f8566e/20250116studentsreturn_AS0150.jpg Photography - Features Freshman Noah Shirrell unloads his car Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in front of Gillett Hall in Columbia. “We over-enrolled, at least in the Class of 2028," Shirrell said. "Parking is hard, especially around sporting events. It can be very frustrating.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/d34a9bcf-53b3-4410-a801-f4b6e02a178e/20250116studentsreturn_AS0034.jpg Photography - Features Footprints in the snow lead toward a sidewalk on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2025, near the MU Columns in Columbia. Students have began to return from break, as student housing move-ins open tomorrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/a4c55354-6116-444f-be46-b1b94dc72f66/N_11052024Amendment3_AS0322.JPG Photography - Features Left, Sarah Felts and Michelle Linschoten embrace at the Amendment 3 Watch Party hosted by the Missourians for Constitutional Freedom on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in St. Louis, Mo. Felts said she feels deeply angry that people do not take experts seriously when discussing abortion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/da9dd00e-d030-42c3-89c1-4df1586bd068/3.jpg Photography - Features "Fender classic design" is read inside an acoustic guitar in my home on Tuesday, November 8, 2023 in Columbia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/bef8905f-d1fd-446e-9cc5-d6ff65578d6f/DSC_8605.jpg Photography - Features Isleen Atallah speaks to the crowd during a rally calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on Saturday, March 2, 2024 in Columbia. Atallah and the group walk to City Hall every Saturday for a moment of silence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/7e127a79-0db2-4d23-8fd8-13b0dcb53bdb/N_11052024Amendment3_AS0504.JPG Photography - Features Luz Henríquez and her daughter take the stage at the Amendment 3 Watch Party hosted by the Missourians for Constitutional Freedom on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in St. Louis, Mo. Henriquez is the Executive Director for ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/1712246126992-NZ8W02TZ8XR0T5LVZJLQ/20240324animalsaglow_AS195.jpg Photography - Features The St. Louis Zoo hosts Animals Aglow, a lantern festival, on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Participants were able to see 60 towering lanterns depicting animals, insects, plants, and traditional Chinese elements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/7afcae9c-13e0-4450-a0d1-17fbf5006dbf/DSC_7382.JPG Photography - Features A picturesque scene on Monday, January 1, 2024 in Wildwood, Mo. The first snowfall of the season can be seen out the window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/1663169936919-CQ49AQ7BUY7J92V07ILQ/DSC_2450.JPG Photography - Features Tyler Clayton jokes with friends while grocery shopping at Hy-Vee on February 22, 2022 in Columbia. Clayton runs her own business selling home-cooked egg bites within her sorority house Sigma Sigma Sigma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/0a9f91f9-859d-4348-b11d-ba0ce31d1911/image.jpeg Photography - Features MU’s Vietnamese Student Union Cultural Chair Andrew Ngo, left, holds out a microphone to a contestant at a Lunar New Year event Tuesday, February 10, 2022 in Memorial Union in Columbia. Participants learned about the traditions and history of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, called Tết, through a Jeopardy! game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/f203f873-fc40-45e9-a077-067614378ce1/20220317_councilforum075_AS.JPG Photography - Features From left, Columbia City Council candidates Roy Lovelady, Karl Skala, Nick Foster and Erica Pefferman attend a forum on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Vidwest Studios in Columbia. The candidates discussed topics such as city waste, police training and homelessness. https://audreystanard.com/text-1 daily 0.75 2025-04-12 https://audreystanard.com/text-1/efforts-ramp-up-to-combat-silver-carp-threat-from-local-river monthly 0.5 2025-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/a4fa5c92-6643-45f0-9f40-77ba0e163a51/20240911lamineriver_AS331.JPG Text - Efforts Ramp Up to Combat Silver Carp Threat from Local River Missouri Department of Conservation employees, from left, James Stokes, Caleb Bolin and Mason Deja pull in gill nets with silver carp in them near the De Bourgmont Access on the Lamine River in Cooper County, Mo., on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. An estimated 8,000 pounds of silver carp were captured on the first day of the removal effort, with 7,000 pounds the next day, and an approximated 5,000 the third day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/f7a43f82-388b-4576-8f37-280325e04477/20240911lamineriver_AS074.JPG Text - Efforts Ramp Up to Combat Silver Carp Threat from Local River A silver carp jumps out of the water near the De Bourgmont Access on the Lamine River in Cooper County, Mo., on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. Silver carp often get spooked by boat motors and will jump out of the water, putting boaters at risk of being hit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/62ff2a84-7f9f-4348-8c6b-4233867dabfd/20240911lamineriver_AS361.JPG Text - Efforts Ramp Up to Combat Silver Carp Threat from Local River Along with capturing silver carp, Missouri Department of Conservation employees also measure them near the De Bourgmont Access on the Lamine River in Cooper County, Mo., on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. The measurements taken are used in combination with hydroacoustic assessments to estimate the densities of silver carp in the stretch of river they are focused on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/6c2ce8e9-beb2-4007-9748-b3472a8931a9/20240911lamineriver_AS041.JPG Text - Efforts Ramp Up to Combat Silver Carp Threat from Local River Missouri Department of Conservation Fisheries Technician Caleb Bolin sets out a gill net on near the De Bourgmont Access on the Lamine River in Cooper County, Mo., on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. The gill nets are designed to allow the fish to put their head through but not their body, getting their gills stuck when they try to back out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/b4a21bd9-80ba-40b8-bc0c-cc8674c72ad0/20240911lamineriver_AS182.JPG Text - Efforts Ramp Up to Combat Silver Carp Threat from Local River A silver carp is caught in a gill net near the De Bourgmont Access on the Lamine River in Cooper County, Mo., on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. Silver carp are invasive to Missouri and pose a significant threat to native fish species by competing with them for resources, such as feeding on phytoplankton and zooplankton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/8faf8eca-7c17-4fcb-961d-42d68a0cb98d/20240911lamineriver_AS176.JPG Text - Efforts Ramp Up to Combat Silver Carp Threat from Local River Native paddlefish are caught by accident while removing silver carp near the De Bourgmont Access on the Lamine River in Cooper County, Mo., on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. Silver car compete directly with paddlefish for biomass in the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/1731783818949-UW13653UEHY3GGU8PHIJ/20240911lamineriver_AS421.jpg Text - Efforts Ramp Up to Combat Silver Carp Threat from Local River Captured silver carp wait to be picked up to become bait near the De Bourgmont Access on the Lamine River in Cooper County, Mo., on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. Over the course of the removal effort, 43,401 pounds of silver carp (and some bighead carp) were removed from the Lamine River, making it a success. https://audreystanard.com/text-1/the-northern-snakehead monthly 0.5 2025-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/c70d32c1-1c27-43dc-addb-4167b1d11444/IMG_0930.jpeg Text - The Northern Snakehead A northern snakehead rests in an inch of water at the Wappapello Lake Spillway in Wayne County, Mo on Saturday, May 25, 2024. “We threw it up on the pavement and let it sit there for a few minutes while we were Googling, and it didn't act like it was being affected by being out of water like a normal fish . . . He looked like he was slithering like a snake,” said Katerina Thornton, mother of son Avery Thornton, 9, who reeled in the invasive fish. Katerina Thornton/ Courtesy https://audreystanard.com/text-1/a-vibrant-ecosystem-wildlife-of-the-mississippi-river monthly 0.5 2025-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6261de062a869d7cfb42088c/eb388776-817e-490f-9b08-5cffcded7eb7/Screenshot+2025-04-12+at+4.27.53+PM.png Text - A Vibrant Ecosystem: Wildlife of the Mississippi River  A lake sturgeon "porpoising" at the surface—a behavior observed across all life stages of this ancient species. Large adults often exhibit this just before spawning. With a lineage stretching back over 150 million years, the lake sturgeon is a vital part of Mississippi's river ecosystem, safeguarded through dedicated conservation and monitoring efforts. Noppadol Paothong/Missouri Department of Conservation