Hike with a Naturalist
 New hike schedule
Join a Lakeside Nature Center Naturalist to explore the trails around the center.  Dress appropriately for the weather of the day and bring along a water bottle.  The trailhead for the hike will be determined based on weather forecasts and the condition of trail options.  Each hike starts at 10:30 in the morning.
Call (816) 513-8960 or e-mail us at folnc@crn.org for more information.
No fee

Beginner Bird Walks
 New hike schedule
Cancelled for 2011
Join a Lakeside Nature Center Naturalist on a birding expedition.  You'll learn to identify birds by their calls as well as by sight.  Dress appropriately for the weather of the day and bring along a water bottle and your own binoculars.  The route for the hike will be determined based on weather forecasts and the condition of trails.  Birds are most active during the cool hours of the morning; our hikes start progressively earlier each month. Please call the center at (816) 513-8960 or e-mail us at folnc@crn.org to register
No fee

Puppet Shows
 Once a month, Mother Nature Reads will include a puppet show.  Join us in the library to see what the puppet mistress has in store for you. 
Call (816) 513-8960 or e-mail us at folnc@crn.org for schedule.

Breakfast With The Beasts
 Saturday, February 4, 2012
10am - 2pm at Lakeside Nature Center
 Learn what the animals eat for breakfast and share their food.  Have your picture taken with an animal.  $5.00 per child; adults free.
Call (816) 513-8960 for more information or to make reservations.  Feel free to e-mail us at folnc@crn.org.

Project Blue River Rescue
Clean up the River!
 Saturday, March 31st, 2012
8am to 5pm at Lakeside Nature Center
Be part of Missouri's biggest one-day clean-up and help us clean the Blue.  Stop by the water testing stations and see concrete results.
 Call (816) 513-8960 for more information or to make reservations.  Feel free to e-mail us at folnc@crn.org.

Earth Day
 Saturday, April 14, 2012
10am- 4pm at Lakeside Nature Center
 Our theme for 2011 is "What's Out at Night".  Come to the center to learn, watch a puppet show from StoneLion Puppets, make something to take home and see our night-time stars.
 Call (816) 513-8960 or e-mail us at folnc@crn.org for more information.

Celebrate Urban Birds
 Saturday, May 12, 2012
10am- 4pm at Lakeside Nature Center
 How do birds survive in cities -- by using urban green spaces for food, resting sites and shelter.  Come and learn more.  Stroll the mini bird walk.
Call (816) 513-8960 or e-mail us at folnc@crn.org for more information.

BUGS!
 Saturday, June 9th, 2012
10am- 2pm at Lakeside Nature Center
 How do bugs see?  What noises do they make?  What are their lives like?  Lots of cool stuff to see, hear and touch.
Call (816) 513-8960 or e-mail us at folnc@crn.org for more information.

Party In The Park
 Saturday, July 21, 2012
10:00am - 2:00pm
 Join us for a special version of Mother Nature Reads.  We'll read stories, make a craft and have a special touch table from 10:00 till 2:00 in the afternoon.  There will be other special events all day throughout Swope Park.  Call (816) 513-8960 or e-mail us at folnc@crn.org for more information.

Kids, Water, Bugs, Fish
 Saturday, July 21, 2012
10:00am - 3:00pm
 What do Fish Eat? 
Little Blue River Watershed Coalition and Heart of America Fly Fishers invite you to bring your children and learn all about the bugs in our streams, the fish that eat them and what they can tell us about the quality of the water.
Learn from the Heart of America Fly Fishers as they tie flys of those bugs and show you how to cast your fly to attract fish.

Magic Woods
Friday, October 12, 2012,  6pm-9pm
Saturday, October 13, 2012, 5pm-9pm
Take a walk on the wild side with Mother Nature and her friends. A safe, fun activity for the entire family. Walk our Nature Trail and listen to animal characters tell their stories. Enjoy this enchanted evening at Lakeside Nature Center.

See actors from Coterie Theater.  Katie the mule will be there and so will Eco-Elvis

$5.00 per person. Children under 3 are free.

Updated 1/2/7/12