Upcoming Signature Events

All About Babies – Wildlife That is
Saturday, Feb. 15,
10 am – 2 pm

A native wildlife event about Missouri wildlife babies and their families.

Animal Homes
Saturday, March 5,
10 am – 2 pm

Learn about native wildlife building activity ranging from beaver dams to eagle nests.

Project Blue River Rescue
Saturday, April 5,
9 am – 1 pm

Help to pick up storm drain trash along banks and illegal dumps on adjacent roads.   

Wildlife Assistance

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

Celebrate your birthday with us!

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

Explore Fox Hollow Trail

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


Fox Hollow Volunteer Event

Saturday, February 22, 2 – 4 pm
Help remove invasive species during monthly Fox Hollow volunteer events.


Hike with a Naturalist

Saturday, March 1, 10:30 – 11:30 am
This guided hike focuses on habitats around Lakeside Nature Center.

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.

Native Animal Displays

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

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.

Mother Nature Reads

A fun morning of storytelling for children, given by “Mother Nature.”
The next event is Saturday, March 1, 10 am.

Native Garden Volunteer Events

Our next event is Saturday, March 15, 9-11 am.
Help maintain the native gardens and learn about native gardening.

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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