Volunteers meet to remove invasive species, maintain/improve the native gardens and share knowledge of native gardening. Those new to native gardening are welcome to join and learn. Learn about Lakeside Nature Center’s native gardens here. If you are interested in volunteering or would like to bring a group for a volunteer event, please fill out […]
A technical guide to designing, building, and sustaining ecological landscapes. Native plant communities, rooted in history dating back to the last ice age and beyond, are ancient—but our modern methods for designing and, more importantly, maintaining them are still developing. These ecosystems persist because of human interaction. This course invites you to join a new […]
A technical guide to designing, building, and sustaining ecological landscapes. Native plant communities, rooted in history dating back to the last ice age and beyond, are ancient—but our modern methods for designing and, more importantly, maintaining them are still developing. These ecosystems persist because of human interaction. This course invites you to join a new […]
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 […]
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 […]
Volunteers meet to remove invasive species, maintain/improve the native gardens and share knowledge of native gardening. Those new to native gardening are welcome to join and learn. Learn about Lakeside Nature Center’s native gardens here. If you are interested in volunteering or would like to bring a group for a volunteer event, please fill out […]
Join us for this native wildlife event and observe a working beehive and a caterpillar zoo. There will be information tables that feature insect life cycles, supporting pollinator species and insect predators. 10:30   Hike with a Naturalist. For more information on the guided hike, go here. 11:00   Meet our kestrel 1:00  […]
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 […]
Registration is now open for the 9th annual Run for Raptors Trail Race, a trail walk/run in support of Lakeside Nature Center’s wildlife rehabilitation hospital. For all race information and registration, go here. For questions, email: run4raptors@lakesidenaturecenter.org Rain date is Sunday, August 9. Go here for photos from Run for Raptors 2024.
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 […]
