Discover Nature Educational Trunks

Discovery Trunks are trunks filled with hands-on teaching tools, video tapes and reference materials to assist in the instruction of conservation for children.

Central Region:

Location to Pickup:

  • MDC Columbia Regional Office 3500 Gans Road, Columbia, MO 65201.
  • To reserve a trunk, call Ethan Regan at 573-815-7901 ext. 2866
Trunk Suggested Grade Level
Mammals Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Aquatic Habitat Trunk For grades 3-12 to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed, Nature Unhooked and Nature Unbound
Whitetail Deer and Bear Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Missouri Birds Trunk For grades 3-5, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed
Insects Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Forestry Trunk For grades 6-12, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unhooked and Nature Unbound
Fishing Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum

Kansas City Region:

Location to Pickup

  • Anita B Gorman Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64110
  • To reserve a trunk, contact: Kathy Kottemann 816-759-7305 ext. 1126. trunks can be checked-out for up to 2 weeks.
Trunk Suggested Grade Level
Preschool Trunk For preschool to supplement DNS Nature Revealed
Picture Book Trunk For preschool to supplement DNS Nature Revealed
Nature Stamps Trunk For grades K-2, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unfolds
Primary Mammal Trunk For grades K-2, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unfolds
Foot Molds Trunk For grades K-2, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unfolds
Sounds of Nature Trunk For grades K-2, to support DNS Nature Unfolds and DNS First Grade: Exploring Missouri
Amphibians and Reptiles Trunk For grades 3-5, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed
Bat Trunk For grades 3-5, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed
Bird Trunk For grades 3-5, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed
Black Bear Trunk For grades 3-5, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed
Prairie Ecosystem Trunk For grades 3-5, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed
Lewis and Clark Elementary Trunk For grades 3-5, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed
Mountain Lion Trunk For grades 3-5, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed
Orienteering Trunk For grades 3-5, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed
Secondary Mammal Trunk For grades 3-5, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed
Forest Ecosystem Trunk For grades 3-5, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed
Pond Ecosystem Trunk For grades 3-5, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed
Lewis and Clark Secondary Trunk For grades 6-12, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unhooked and Nature Unbound
Rocks, Minerals and Fossils of Missouri Trunk For grades 6-12, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unhooked and Nature Unbound
Tree Trunk For grades 6-12, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unhooked and Nature Unbound

Northeast Region:

Location to Pickup

  • MDC Hannibal Office, 8965 Highway 36, Hannibal, MO 63401
  • To reserve a trunk, contact MDC Hannibal office, 573/248-2530
Trunk Suggested Grade Level
Discover Nature Schools Prairie Habitat Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Schools Forests Habitat Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Schools Urban Nature Trunk For preK-5 grade, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Revealed, Nature Unfolds and Nature Unleashed
Aquatic Habitat Trunk For grades 3-12, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed, Nature Unhooked and Nature Unbound
Wetlands Habitat Trunk For grades 3-12, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Unleashed, Nature Unhooked and Nature Unbound
Caves Habitat Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Schools Mammal Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Schools Black Bear Trunk For preK-2 grade, to supplement DNS curriculum: Nature Revealed, DNS Kindergarten Bears Through the Seasons and Nature Unfolds
Discover Nature Schools Bird Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Schools Reptiles and Amphibians Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Schools Insect Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Beaver Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Schools Turkey Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Schools Owl Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Schools Plaster Cast Food Molds Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Schools Positive Track Stamps Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Schools Lewis and Clark Expedition Trunk For grades preK-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum

Northwest Region:

Location to Pickup

Trunk Suggested Grade Level
Mammals Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Reptile and Amphibian Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Raptor Discovery Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Bird Discovery Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Forestry Discovery Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Insect Discovery Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Paint Discovery Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum

Ozark Region:

Location to Pickup

  • MDC Ozark Regional Office, 551 Joe Jones Blvd, West Plains, MO 65775
  • To reserve a trunk, call 417/256-7161, trunks can be checked out for up to two weeks

Discovery Trunk

Trunk Suggested Grade Level
Mammals Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Birds Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Insects Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Lewis and Clark Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Caves and Karst Experience Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Rocks and Minerals Trunk For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum
Compass Borrow Box For grades K-12, to supplement all DNS curriculum

Southeast Region:

Location to Pickup:

  • Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, 2289 County Park Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
  • To reserve a trunk, contact 573-290-5218, trunks can be checked out for up to two weeks.
Trunk Suggested Grade Level
Aquatics Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Bats Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Birds Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Butterfly Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Forestry Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Insects Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Insects Collection Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Lewis & Clark Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Life Cycle Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Mammal Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Pelts Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Skulls Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Tracks Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Native American Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Nature Revealed Trunk For preschool, to support DNS Nature Revealed
Reptiles & Amphibians Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum

Location to Pickup

  • MDC Piedmont Office, 410 Piedmont Avenue, Piedmont, MO 63957
  • To reserve a trunk, contact 573-223-4525, trunks can be checked out for up to two weeks
Trunk Suggested Grade Level
Bear Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Caves & Karst Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Elk Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Mountain Lion Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
Nature Revealed Trunk For preschool, to support DNS Nature Revealed
Project Learning Tree Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum

Location to Pickup

  • Mingo National Wildlife Refuge, 24279 State Highway 51, Puxico, MO 63960.
  • To reserve a trunk, contact 573/222-3589, trunks can be checked out for up to two weeks.
Trunk Suggested Grade Level
Nature Revealed Trunk For preschool, to support DNS Nature Revealed
Wetlands Trunk For grades K-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum

Location to Pickup

  • Bootheel Youth Museum, 700A N Douglass St, Malden, MO 63863
  • To reserve a trunk, contact 573/276-3600.
Trunk Suggested Grade Level
Nature Revealed Trunk For preschool, to support DNS Nature Revealed

Southwest Region:

Location to Pickup

Trunk Suggested Grade Level
DNS Nature Unbound Field Experience Trunk For grades 9-12 to supplement all DNS curriculum
DNS Nature Unleashed Field Experience Trunk For grades 3-5 to supplement all DNS curriculum
DNS Nature Unhooked Field Experience Trunk For grades 6-8 to supplement all DNS curriculum

Location to Pickup

  • Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center, 201 W Riviera Drive, Joplin, MO 64804
  • To reserve a trunk, contact Jeff.Cantrell@mdc.mo.gov
Trunk Suggested Grade Level
Monarch Butterfly Trunk For 1st-5th grades, to support DNS curriculum: Nature Unfolds and Nature Unleashed
Bats Discovery Trunk For 1st-5th grades, to support DNS curriculum: Nature Unfolds and Nature Unleashed
Missouri Owls Trunk For 1st-3rd grades, to support DNS curriculum: Nature Unfolds and Nature Unleashed
Mammals Tracks Trunk For 1st-5th grades, to support DNS curriculum: Nature Unfolds and Nature Unleashed

St Louis Region

Location to Pickup

  • St. Louis Regional Office, 2360 Highway D, St. Charles, MO 63304
  • To reserve a trunk, contact 636/441-4554.
Trunk Suggested Grade Level
Discover Nature Mammals Trunk For grades PreK – 12 grades, to support all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Forestry Trunk For grades 3–12, to support all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Aquatic Ecosystems Trunk For grades 3–12, to support all DNS curriculum

Location to Pickup

  • Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, 11715 Cragwold Road, Kirkwood, MO 63122
  • To reserve a trunk, contact 314/301-1500.
Trunk Suggested Grade Level
Discover Nature Mammals Trunk For grades PreK-12 grades, to support all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Forestry Trunk For grades 3-12, to support all DNS curriculum
Discover Nature Aquatic Ecosystems Trunk For grades 3-12, to support all DNS curriculum