Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.
Discover camping and outdoor skills in St. Louis’ Forest Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and other partners have joined to offer an affordable way for families to discover the outdoors.
Photo by Holly Shanks
Prairie Day is a family-friendly celebration of the nature and culture of our grassland heritage. Shaw Nature Reserve’s 250-acre restored prairie is the backdrop for a day of fun and educational activities for the whole family where visitors can relive the days of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
The biennial event is Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is located at Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit. (directions are listed below) The event is presented by the Missouri Department of Conservation and Shaw Nature Reserve.
Advanced reservation is not required. The Shaw Nature Reserve admission fee is $6 for adults, $2 for children (ages 15 and under) and $3 for Missouri Botanical Garden members. For more information CLICK HERE or call 636-451-3512.
To find more information, or to register for the Urban Sustainability series, click continue reading below.
The Sierra Club and Washington University’s Global Health Center at the Institute for Public Health are hosting an event on August 18, 2016, to highlight the public health impacts of climate change, including the expansion of vector-borne illnesses, like Zika. Also, the topic of heat deaths – the Harvard School of Public Health has generated estimates of the increase in heat deaths in metro St Louis due to rising temperatures.
WHERE: Washington University Institute for Public Health, 600 So. Taylor Avenue Building, STL MO 63110 – Room 2131
WHEN: Thursday, August 18, 2016, starting at 12 Noon to 1 p.m.
Peanut the Turtle photo courtesy MDC.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) brings nature to the State Fair, August 11 – 21, 2016, held in Sedalia, Mo. Families can “enjoy conservation-related demonstrations at the Department’s outdoor pavilion.”
Peanut the Turtle will be absent this year at the State Fair. He has been retired and is living life at Powder Valley Nature Center in Kirkwood, Mo.
Continue reading to see what the MDC will offer at the State Fair, including schedules and times. Also, find more information about Peanut the Turtle’s condition.
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Escaping to the great outdoors does wonders for your health physically and mentally so switch up your routine and take your cardio outside!
Join us every Tuesday morning for the month of August for an easy going run as we explore a different area of August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area each week! (12 and up) Event hosted by Missouri Department of Conservation.
Location: August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area, 2360 Hwy D, St. Charles, Mo 63304
Date: August 02, 2016 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Reservations begin July 26, please call 636-441-4554, Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Reserve by July 31, 2016.
Fireflies caught in action. Photo courtesy MDC.
Looking for a family night out? No need to look further than Rockwoods Reservation in Wildwood, Mo. Come hang out with the fireflies and experience a natural light show on July 26, 2016!
The event is presented by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
Learning to use the ATLATL. Photo courtesy MDC.
What predates the bow and arrow? The Atlatl, of course!
Now is your chance to learn the art of the ancient Atlatl. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering a “Beginning Atlatl” seminar on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Busch Shooting Range.
Gateway Greening, St. Louis’ expert in community gardening, is helping backyard and community gardeners find the perfect vegetables and herbs for their gardens this season through the “Perfect Picks” program, a retail produce line that began in 2015 and features vegetables and herbs that are “Gateway Greening Approved.”
Find out where you can purchase Gateway Greening’s “Perfect Picks” and how to register for an upcoming Perfect Pick Autumn Garden Workshop at the Science Center’s GROW Exhibit below.
