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.
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. 

Magic Woods
Friday, October 8, 2010,  6pm-9pm
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 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.

 

Project Blue River Rescue
Clean up the River!
We had a great time, join us next year

Saturday, March 27, 2010
8am to 5pm at Lakeside Nature Center
Call (816) 513-8960 after the first of the year for more information or to make reservations.  Feel free to e-mail us at folnc@crn.org.

Earth Day
We had a great time, join us next year
Saturday, April 24, 2010
10am- 4pm at Lakeside Nature Center
Call (816) 513-8960 after the January 1st for more information or e-mail us at folnc@crn.org

Breakfast With The Beasts
We will do this again in February -- join us then.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
10am - 2pm at Lakeside Nature Center
Learn what the animals eat for breakfast.  Have your picture taken with an animal.  $5.00 per child; adults free.

Rain Garden Class
Saturday, June 12, 2010
9:30am - 1:00pm
Call (816) 513-8960 or e-mail us at folnc@crn.org for more information.

Celebrate Urban Birds
We had a great time, join us next year
Saturday, June 19, 2010
10am- 4pm at Lakeside Nature Center

Call (816) 513-8960 or e-mail us at folnc@crn.org for more information.

Party In The Park
See you next year
Saturday, July 24, 2010
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
See you next yearSaturday, July 24, 2010
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.

Updated 8/7/10