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Springfield’s Sequiota Park, once a Fish Hatchery

Springfield’s Sequiota Park, once a Fish Hatchery

Domino Danzero photograph, circa 1922, of his family picnicking at Sequiota Park. In spite of changes in name, ownership, and utilization, the cave and spring at Sequiota Park still retain a natural ambience that visitors find picturesque. In 2011 the Springfield-Greene County Park Board held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the completion of a $1.8 million “facelift to the much-needed natural water…

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This picture was taken at Sequiota Park in Springfield, MO. This rock formation is also covered in moss. It is also near a water source and in a shady place. You can also see that there is a tree breaking through a part of the rock wall. This is an example of physical weathering called root wedging. There was an existing crack in it that made it possible for a tree grow in and break the rock apart. Reference: http://teach.albion.edu/jjn10/physical-weathering/

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This rock wall is also located in Sequiota Park in Springfield, MO. You can see that there are many places on this rock wall where there are patches of moss. In order to grow, moss needs water. Since there is so much moss on this wall, you can assume that it is in a place where it gets water regularly or near a body a water. This rock wall is near a lake and a creek area. That is most likely why there is moss growing on it. Also, the fact that this is a vertical structure, it lets you know that this rock formation is in a shady place.  Reference: https://www.naturalnavigator.com/the-library/the-truth-about-moss/

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This formation is at Sequiota Park her in Springfield, MO. This a rocky outcropping that is overlooking a small waterfall. Since this is a park, it is possible that they were placed like this by people. They also seem to be built into the cliff side, so it is also possibly natural. An interesting feature about this outcropping is that it is pretty jagged. But if you happen to look a bit to the left, you see that the rocks have a bit of moss on them and are smoother. Water weathers rock sediments that have been taken from other rocks. The sediments run over the other rocks, weathering them and making them smoother. By comparing the two pictures, you can see how much the sediments in the water have weathered down the rocks.  References: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/weathering/ ;https://sciencing.com/river-rocks-formed-5471789.html  

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A Pup Beyond Pavement.

Brenda-Jae (her name: an affectionate marriage of J-Law and Don't Trust the B) has been born and raised as a city dog. Living in a loft in the heart of downtown Springfield often means that her main source of recreation is jogging over the Martin Luther King Bridge and puppy-eyeing strangers for treats at pet friendly festivals.

An 80° weekend in October was the ideal time to let her get in touch with her wild-wolf roots. My boyfriend and I took her to one of our favorite parks in the city, Sequiota Park to free run the trails behind its pond.

Scaling puppy cliffs, weaving in and out of trees and prowling for tasty leaves everything stopped when there was a loud rustle in the woods. I snapped this photo while these two surveyed the woods, my back to the suspect crepitation. The culprit . . . a chipmunk. With a timid 'woof' Brenda declared herself queen of the Sequiota woods and resumed her puppy play.

kiloww via Instagram.