Wildlife Assistance

If you’ve found an injured or potentially orphaned animal in Missouri,
we can help.

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Upcoming Signature Events

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Celebrating Scouts
Saturday, September 12

10 am – 3 pm

Celebrating Girls Scouts and Cub Scouts, activities will focus on badges and adventures for scouts 6-12 years of age.

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Wilma’s Birthday Party
Saturday, September 19

10 am – 2 pm

Celebrate Wilma the box turtle’s 87th birthday. Learn cool facts about reptiles and how you can support them in the wild.

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Truck or Treat
Sunday, October 11

3 pm – 5 pm

Drive through our parking lot where you can stop at the various ‘trunks’ for treats and meet our animal ambassadors.

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Native Garden Volunteer Events

Our next event is Saturday, September, 12, 9-11 am.
Help maintain and improve the native gardens and learn about native gardening.

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More about our native gardens

The Dangers of Soccer Nets

Soccer nets pose a significant risk to birds, particularly raptors like great horned owls. 
The easiest way to avoid incidents like this is to remove or take down soccer nets after practice or when games are over.

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Hike with a Naturalist

Saturday, September 5, 10:30 – 11:30 am
This guided hike focuses on habitats around Lakeside Nature Center.

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Explore Fox Hollow Trail

The trail meanders along limestone bluffs, beside the scenic Fox Hollow Creek and through old riparian forest.

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Learn and Have Fun

Educational Programming

With several different types of programming available, we can customize an event for your audience at one of our locations or yours.

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Native Animal Displays

Our award-winning facility houses about 60 animals including bald eagles and other birds of prey, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish. 

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Facility Rentals

Spaces within the Center are available for meetings or gatherings up to 300 people. Lake Lodge is a rustic dining hall with kitchen.

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Mother Nature Reads

A fun morning of storytelling for children, given by “Mother Nature.”
The next event is Saturday, September 5, 10 am.

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Celebrate your birthday with us.

Packages include a 2 ½-hour rental with a 30-minute live animal presentation by a Nature Center naturalist.

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Be a Friend.

Join Friends of Lakeside Nature Center and help with wildlife rehabilitation, events, educational programming, trail and native garden maintenance and much more. 

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