A national park just outside of Springfield is getting a makeover thanks to funding from the Great American Outdoors Act. “It ...

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield's Hallowed Ground Speaker Series will be at 1 p.m. Sundays starting July 6 and continue ...

The This Hallowed Ground Speaker Series is presented at 1 p.m. each Sunday through Aug. 3 at Wilson's Creek National ...

Credit: Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. Around 70% to 90% of a bald eagle's diet is fish. The birds, however, are opportunist feeders, according to the American Eagle Foundation.

Entrance to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is free. For more information or to request program accommodations, please call the visitor center at (417) 732-2662.

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. Although VCA Animal Hospitals reports that Amazon parrots, budgerigars, cockatiels, and macaws are birds that typically struggle with obesity.

Activities to commemorate the Battle of Wilson's Creek start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, with an outdoor ceremony on the Visitor Center lawn.

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Visitor Center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day of the week. Park grounds are currently open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (November 1 – March 14).

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is located 10 miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri, at the intersection of Highway ZZ and Farm Road 182. Admission to the park is free.

Credit: Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. Around 70% to 90% of a bald eagle's diet is fish. The birds, however, are opportunist feeders, according to the American Eagle Foundation.