Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

The Hawthorn and Equestrian Trail are fully reopened. There may be some smoking logs still inside the unit, however, starting tomorrow the rain should put those fully out by next week. #happyhiking

For safety reasons the Hawthorn trail and western section of the Equestrian Trail will remain closed until Wednesday.

South end of the Alta Central Unit being lit off the fireline.

All roads are reopened. The western section of the equestrian trail and the hawthorn trail will remain closed to users until Monday. We will reevaluate the trails Monday for reopening.

The valley below Hawthorn is still firing slowly downhill. This slow fire progression will help to kill off invasives and dense woody vegetation. #burnbushhoneysuckle

Park staff are hard at work again today clearing cedars out of a new glade. Be aware that we will be burning piles this afternoon, so you may see smoke.

We hope you enjoy our reading of Tall Tall Tree by Anthony D. Fredericks and illustrated by Chad Wallace.

This week museum staff installed a new short term display connected to the Missouri Bicentennial. Missouri State Parks staff and volunteers spent 2020 creating... one of a kind quilt blocks representing each of the state's 91 parks and historic sites. The blocks were assembled to create a quilt and lap blanket in honor of the Missouri's bicentennial celebration in 2021. The textiles are now on display in the State Museum's History Hall through the end of January. After that the quilt and blanket will travel to various parks and sites throughout the rest of the year. We encourage everyone to stop by and check out the display. The museum located in the State Capitol building is open daily 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public. For more information please call 573-751-4127. #ItsYOURHistory #Missouri2021 #MoBicentennial #missouristateparks #Quilting

Babler State Park will be CLOSED at the end of business day on Friday, December 11th through Sunday, December 13th. The park will be conducting a managed deer hunt the weekend of the 12th & 13th to bring down the high population of deer inside the park. This helps to restore balance to the park's plant life that is being decimated by the high browse rates that the deer have developed. The park will reopen to guests on the following Monday, December 14th for normal operations.

Just a friendly reminder that Babler State Park will be CLOSED to the public this weekend for our managed deer hunt. The park will close at 6pm tonight and the gates will reopen at 7am on Monday morning.

STRANGE BUT TRUE: Oh, grow up! Although baby bald eagles grow flight feathers just a few months after they’re born, it takes young eagles about five years to ge...t the crisp white head and tail of an adult eagle. Learn more about these birds of prey at https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-n/field-guide/bald-eagle See more

We are so lucky here in Hermann to be near Katy Trail State Park so we can #HikeLocal. Today is your last chance to participate in the virtual First Day Hikes C...hallenge by exploring a trail at a state park or historic site near you. Take a selfie or photo at the trailhead and share photos or videos of your experience on social media using #MOFirstDayHikes. Once you’ve completed your hike, visit https://mostateparks.com/FirstDayHikes and enter for a chance to win a $25 Missouri State Parks gift card. See more

We hope you enjoy our reading of Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner.