Our summer programs offer close encounters with nature and fun hands-on activities.
NOTE: These programs can also be conducted at our sites.
Take a close look at a bird's wings, feet, and beak. Learn how these body parts and other adaptations are essential for a bird to survive in the wild. After a short bird discussion, we will use wings, feet, and beaks to practice bird survival techniques.
It's time for turtles! How are turtles different from other animals? Where do they live? What do they eat? This fun and interactive program will answer these questions by introducing participants to the ancient reptile that carries its home on its back.
Discover Missouri's frogs and toads! Let's learn about the life cycle of frogs and toads, meet some live animals, and make a frog chorus.
Lizards and turtles and snakes. Oh my! What makes an animal a reptile? Find out the answers to this question and touch live reptiles in this fun program.
Buildings, cars, trucks...and coyotes? Which animals call the city their home? Discover how and where many of our furry, feathered, and scaly city residents live. Touch real mammal pelts.
Find out about the interesting lives of black bears in Missouri, play the "Bear Necessities" survival game, and learn to be "Bear Aware" to help keep both bears and people safe.
314-301-1500 | 11715 Cragwold Rd. Kirkwood, MO 63122
Roots, trunk, branches, and leaves, these are all the parts of a tree. From seed to sapling to a mature tree, it grows like you and me. Become a tree and learn its lifecycle through movement and exploration.
Let's get outside, explore, and discover nature! Both people and animals depend on all their senses to understand their surroundings. Look, listen, touch, and smell while we explore nature in the forest.
Discover how an insect lives. Explore the awesome adaptations and lifestyle of an insect. Experience the world through the eyes of an insect and join in a six-legged relay race.
Play a variety of nature-related games such as: Bat/Moth, Turtle Troubles, and Animal Charades. The Naturalists will determine the game or games played based on available time.
636-458-2236| 2751 Glencoe Wildwood, MO 63038
636-441-4554| 2360 Highway D St. Charles, MO 63304
Explore an aquatic habitat to sample and identify the animals who live there. Learn about food chains and how aquatic ecosystems depend on humans to remain clean and healthy.
Naturalist-led hikes are a great way to learn more about our sites and the animals and plants that live there. Groups that are interested in a guided hike can request a specific trail or get a recommendation from our Naturalists.
All animals need food, water, shelter, and space for survival, and different habitats support different types of animals. We will compare two different habitats on site and talk about what they can offer animals.
*Presentation may include a live animal.
What is a pollinator and how do they pollinate flowers? Discover a few of Missouri's pollinators, and learn about ways you can "bee-friend" native pollinators. Use nets to explore insect habitat and catch them to observe.
314-301-1500 | 4257 Northeast Dr. St. Louis, MO 63110
Let's get outside, explore, and discover nature! Both people and animals depend on all their senses to understand their surroundings. Look, listen, touch, and smell while we explore nature in the park.
Explore the topic of trees in Tower Grove Park. The content of this program varies based on age group
Play a variety of nature-related games such as: Bat/Moth, Turtle Troubles, and Animal Charades. The Naturalists will determine the game or games played based on available time.
What is a pollinator and how do they pollinate flowers? Discover a few of Missouri's pollinators, and learn about ways you can "bee-friend" native pollinators. Use nets to explore insect habitat and catch them to observe.