• MONEP Intro

    We’re MONEP – the Missouri Nature and Environmental Photographers, based in the Metro St. Louis (Missouri) region. Our group provides a space, in person and online, for individuals to gather and share photos and ideas about photography and nature.

    Take a look around our site to find out more about us and then please consider joining us for one of our monthly meetings.

    Our mission is to provide a forum for individuals interested in the field of nature photography and the environment, provide education, gather and disseminate information, and promote nature photography as an art form and medium of communication.

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September Meeting

Date: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024

Time: 6:45 p.m.

Location: Powder Valley Nature Center

Topic: Creating a Mini Shaw Nature Reserve in Your Backyard

James Trager is formally trained as an entomologist (Ph. D., Univ. of Florida, 1984), but has long had a great interest in Midwestern native plants, due to the influence of a particular professor during his undergraduate studies. After nearly ten years as an ant researcher, he moved to St. Louis, and eventually joined the staff of Shaw Nature Reserve (SNR) as the naturalist and native habitats manager. There he developed a strong interest in the insects attracted to native plants. He will share some thoughts and photos of these insects from SNR and of his attempt to recreate SNR in his own backyard in Pacific, Missouri.

Photo is of a carpenter bee, (Xylocopa virginica) visiting passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)in James’s backyard.


August 2024 Show and Share

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