Join us for a day of celebrating Girls Scouts and Cub Scouts. Lunch on your own from 12:00 to 12:30. Activities will focus on badges and adventures for scouts 6-12 years of age. $10 admission fee, registration is required. Event has a cap of 100 scouts. Scouts will receive a ‘fun’ patch and be able […]
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.
Volunteers will remove invasive species, plant natives and maintain/improve the Fox Hollow trail system. Please email ruth.stephens@kcmo.org  if you are planning to attend and if you need tools or will bring your own. These workdays are weather dependent. You will be emailed if the day is cancelled due to inclement conditions. We will be meeting […]
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 […]
Volunteers are welcome to join this native garden work day to plant, weed and deadhead the native gardens around Lakeside Nature Center. Please gather at the Nature Center front doors before work begins. The following are recommended: • wear work gloves, sturdy shoes, long pants and long sleeves, if weather allows, • apply insect/tick repellent […]
To prepare for the Trunk or Treat event, the Nature Center and Fox Hollow Trails will by closed to the public at 3 p.m.
The first 250 treaters will begin their adventure by receiving a bag containing some animal trading cards and a scavenger hunt game (complete it for a prize.) As you drive through, we'll be handing out a variety of Halloween goodies. And you'll also meet some of our friendly animal ambassadors. This event is free but […]
Participate in the scheduled, guided hike and come inside the center to learn all about many of Missouri's nocturnal wildlife while also doing arts and crafts. For more information on the guided hike, go here. Meet a great-horned owl and a Virginia opossum.
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 […]
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 ain't your granny's church basement bingo! Go here to reserve your table now for bingo night at Hamburger Mary's. Prizes include wine, photography, art, ceramics, t-shirts and more. Portion of proceeds benefit Lakeside Nature Center and Fox Hollow Trail. Contact KCAAZK@yahoo.com for more information.
