Center Hours

Tuesday through Saturday, 9 AM to 4 PM. 
Sunday, 11 AM to 3 PM 
Closed Monday

Hospital Hours
The hospital is staffed every day of the week.  You may bring animals
     Monday through Saturday from 8:30 to 4:30
     Sunday from 8:30 to 3:30

Magic Woods
Do you understand what the animals say?
Saturday, October 14th, 2017, 4pm-9pm
Take a walk on the wild side with Mother Nature and her friends. A safe, fun activity for the entire family. Walk our Nature Trail and listen to animal characters tell their stories. Enjoy this enchanted evening at Lakeside Nature Center.  There will be fact painting, craft tables and tattoos,
folnc@crn.org for more information.

What to Do For Injured or Baby Animals
If you have a Missouri animal in need, please call the Center (816-513-8960) and leave a message.  You will contacted shortly and given instructions on what to do.  If you don't receive a call back or the animal is truly needs help, bring it to Lakeside Nature Center by 4:00 pm, (3:30 on Sunday and Monday), or after 9:00 a.m. the following day.

More info here.

Found an animal in Kansas?

Contact Operation Wildlife. 

Phone: 785-542-3625 More info here
 

Upcoming Events here

Mother Nature Reads

     Every Saturday at 10:00

     Jan, the Puppet Lady, will be at the Center on 9/29.

     October 14 at 10:00

We always need bird seed for the feeders, dry & canned dog food, dry & canned cat food

Rehabber's Tales here
     Learn about our current patients here
   

What happens when you bring an animal to the Nature Center click here

Donations needed.
The  Nature Center  needs dog food (both dry and canned), cat food (both dry and canned),  black oil sunflower seed, raw peanuts, and Niger seed. Towels of all sizes are always needed in the hospital.  Please drop off your donations at the center. Check the wish list page for other items the center needs.

Click to see who's at the Feeders
Stop by the center and watch all the birds through our library windows.  We even have binoculars so you can see everything clearly!

Updated 09/20/2017