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Cyndi Cogbill, Missouri Department of Conservation public service assistant, talks about lichens, pioneer plants and birds with Kelly Mooney, of Columbus, Kan., and her daughters Lily Mooney, 7, and Katy Mooney, 4, during a walk along the main trail at the Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center in Joplin for the "A Day on the Chert Glade" event.

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