Free Learn about all things water-related including how water quality affects wildlife AND humans. Visitors participate in scheduled hike. Inside the center, visitors observe fly tying. Info tables provide information […]
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Free Learn cool things about bugs including life cycles. Also find out how to support pollinator species. Visitors can participate in scheduled hike. In the Center, observe a working beehive
Fox Hollow Fest will be returning this year again to help promote local trails. The event is scheduled to coincide with National Trails Day. Come out and enjoy guided hikes,
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Free Visitors participate in scheduled hike. Inside the center, info tables give information about the 15 species of interest to Cornell. People will be encouraged to participate in Cornell Lab
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Free Lakeside Nature Center is participating with CNC by hosting an event on Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. – Noon. Join a Naturalist from 10 -10:30 a.m. at our
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Free Learn about the habitats of Swope Park and the animals living there. StoneLion Puppets will present two shows. 11 a.m. – StoneLion Puppets Noon – Opossum 1 p.m. –
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Free Learn about where animals live and how they build their houses 11 a.m. – Mole Noon – Architecture, It’s Not Just for Humans Speaker 1 p.m. – Eagle. Talk
Free Learn about common Missouri Wildlife babies and how you can help to keep families together. 11 a.m. – Screech Owl (baby bird season) Noon – Raptor Task Force 1
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Free Learn how animals deal with extreme temperatures from hot to cold – migration, hibernation, enduring, and sometimes having fun. 10:30 a.m. – Turtle (Wilma) and Snake (Brumation) 11:30 a.m.
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Join us in honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through acts of service and community connection. Let’s come together to make a difference and uplift one another.
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