Category Archives: Local Events

Photo by Diana Linsley, Webster-Kirkwood Times.

Wondering what topic story time at the Powder Valley Nature Center will be this month? Find out by attending “You & Me Under The Canopy: Oh, Deer!”

Location: Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2017, 10 – 11 a.m.
Ages: 2 – 6

Meet in the nature center lobby for a “nature” adventure. Everyone will hike with the naturalist to a special place in the forest and enjoy a nature story under the tree canopy. Siblings are welcome.

(Reservations required by calling 314-301-1500. Reserve by May 16, 2017) MDC website event link – HERE.

Photo courtesy West End Word.

The National Park Service invites the public to celebrate 101 years of service during Junior Ranger Day and National Park Week, April 15-23, 2017.

FREE, family-friendly, interactive programs focusing on national parks will be available at the Old Courthouse, part of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

See a list of free activities below…

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Kirkwood’s Earth Day has been RESCHEDULED to May 6.

The Healthy Planet Magazine invites everyone to come celebrate Spring at its 33rd Natural Living Expo!

More than 65 exhibitors will share information, goods, and services pertaining to health, wellness, and sustainable living. There will be numerous food and beverage samples including craft beer by Old Bakery Beer and wine tasting by Edg-Clif Winery & Brewery. Attendees will also be able to get free health screenings, chair massages, green products for your home and garden, yourself and your family. Plus much more!

Date/Time: Sunday, April 2, 10 am to 4 p.m.Where: Webster Groves Recreation Center, 33 East Glendale Road in Webster Groves.
Where: Webster Groves Recreation Center, 33 East Glendale Road in Webster Groves.

Continue reading below to find out more about the expo’s giveaways, live music, learning opportunities, and where to get tickets to the event.

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Photo courtesy the Saint Louis Zoo.

The Saint Louis Zoo is celebrating polar bear Kali’s second International Polar Bear Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26 at McDonnell Polar Bear Point. (The official International Polar Bear Day is Feb. 27.)

Read more from the Saint Louis Zoo Press Release about the event times and activities below.

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Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center will present a special program, New Mammals in Missouri: Invasive, Introduced or Interlopers, Friday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. The program is free and open to ages 12 and up. Reservations are required. (See more info below.)

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Keynote speaker Dr. Chip Taylor—founder and director of Monarch Watch—and five local speakers to present. Deadline for registration is March 2, 2017. Cost of the workshop, including a breakfast buffet, is $35 per person and $20 per person for students with a valid student ID.

More details from the GROW NATIVE! press release about event, speakers, and more can be found below.

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