Learn how to be an earth keeper and support wildlife and habitats. From 'leaving the leaves' to creating darker skies for wildlife. Events: 10:30 am - Meet the American toad and learn why it's important to leave the leaves 11:30 am - Learn about the Missouri Dark Sky Initiative and how it helps all wildlife […]
Volunteers will remove bush honeysuckle, an invasive species, from the Fox Hollow trail system. Please email foxhollow@lakesidenaturecenter.org if you need loppers and/or a hand saw provided. This workday is weather dependent. It will be canceled if there is any active rain and/or snow or if the temperature is below 40 degrees. Volunteers will gather at […]
Bring your children for a fun morning and hear Mother Nature read a story. Make a craft and take it home. An education animal might make an appearance.
The guided walk/hike, which focuses on habitats around Lakeside Nature Center, typically occurs on the upper Fox Hollow trail which is primarily covered with rock and accessible for most participants. However, depending on the naturalist, another part of the Fox Hollow trail might also be incorporated, which may be a little more challenging for some […]
Volunteers will remove bush honeysuckle, an invasive species, from the Fox Hollow trail system. Please email foxhollow@lakesidenaturecenter.org if you need loppers and/or a hand saw provided. This workday is weather dependent. It will be canceled if there is any active rain and/or snow or if the temperature is below 40 degrees. Volunteers will gather at […]
Learn interesting facts about plants, reptiles, amphibians and insects that lived before dinosaurs. And hear about some animals that you thought lived with dinosaurs, but didn't. Presentations: 10:30 am - Meet a turtle like the ones living with dinosaurs 11:30 am - Talk: "Around Since Dinosaurs" 12:30 pm - Meet an opossum like the mammals […]
Mother Nature Reads is a fun morning of storytelling for children, given by "Mother Nature." Make a craft and take it home. Occasionally, a presentation with one of our education animals is given. For more information on our education animals, go here.
If you are looking for guided hikes in Kansas City, our Hike with a Naturalist focuses on habitats around Lakeside Nature Center. The hikes typically occur on the upper Fox Hollow trail which is primarily covered with rock and accessible for most participants. However, depending on the naturalist, another part of the Fox Hollow trail […]
Join us for a native wildlife event focusing on the different methods wildlife uses to survive frightful weather. Some animals deal with extreme temperatures by using migration, others will use hibernation or brumation and some will simply endure the temperatures. There will also be arts and crafts activities and display tables. Presentations/Animal Encounters: 10:30 […]
Mother Nature Reads is a fun morning of storytelling for children, given by "Mother Nature." Make a craft and take it home. Occasionally, a presentation with one of our education animals is given. For more information on our education animals, go here.
If you are looking for guided hikes in Kansas City, our Hike with a Naturalist focuses on habitats around Lakeside Nature Center. The hikes typically occur on the upper Fox Hollow trail which is primarily covered with rock and accessible for most participants. However, depending on the naturalist, another part of the Fox Hollow […]
This native wildlife event is about common Missouri wildlife babies and how you can help to keep families together. There will also be arts and crafts activities and display tables. Animal Encounters: 10:30 am – Education Animal Presentation. Meet Darwin, screech owl. For more information on our raptor ambassadors, go here. 11:30 am – Presentation. […]
