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Summer 2010; Academie Lafayette, Kansas City, Stream Class; Sustain Mizzou
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Jan Weaver
weaverjc@missouri.edu
MEEA
P. O. Box 13
Columbia MO 65205-0013
Calendar of Outdoor, Nature, Environment and Sustainabilty Events in
Missouri and nearby areas
March 10 - Missouri Parks Foundation: Waterfowl Viewing at Massasauga
Flats - 10:00 am, Fountain Grove Conservation Area Headquarters, 5 mi
south of hwy 36 at Meadville junction, wear rubber boots, dress for 2
hour hike - info@moprairie.com
March 24 - Spring into Spring Hike - 9:00 am to Noon, Crowder State
Park, Shelter 3 Parking Lot, Trenton - http://mostateparks.com/event/59289/spring-spring-hike
February 6 - Knee High Naturalists: The Giving Tree - 10:30 am to 11:30
am, MDC Northeast Regional Office, Kirksville, ages 3 to 5, registration
required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/region/04/heading/Northeast
March 28 - Creature Feature: Go Fish - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, MDC Northeast
Regional Office, Kirksville, put fishing skills to test, ages 6 to 11,
registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/region/04/heading/Northeast
April 3 to April 12 -Discover Nature Families:Families on Target -
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, Adair County YMCA 1708 S. Jamison, Kirksville, class
following National Archery in Schools program, class size limited, ages
9 and up - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/region/04/heading/Northeast
May 12 - Discover Nature Families: Crappie Clinic - 9:00 am to 4:00
pm, MW Boudreaux Memorial Visitor Center, Mark Twain Lake, learn basic
fishing skills, bring your own fishing equipment or borrow equipment,
bait and lunch provided - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/region/04/heading/Northeast
Fourth Wednesdays
- Green Business Networking Meetup - 1:00 pm, Californos at Westport,
KC
February 4 - Nature's Nursery: Not in My Yard! - 10:00 am to 11:00
am, Burr Oak Woods Nature Center, Blue Springs, discouraging animals
from turning your home into their nursery, Adults - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Burr%20Oak%20Woods
February 4 and Feburary 7 - Hunter Education - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday
and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Tuesday, MDC/DNR Conservation Center, 4750 Troost
Ave, KC, 11 and up, ages 11 to 13 accompanied by adult, required for
anyone born after 1966 who wants to hunt in Missouri, both sessions!
bring sack lunch, registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Discovery%20Center/heading/Discovery%20Center
February 7 - Conservation Kids' Club: Dr. Nutcase - 6:30 pm to 8:00
pm, Burr Oak Woods Nature Center, Blue Springs, learn about scientific
method, unlock science mysteries, ages 7 to 13, registration required
- http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Burr%20Oak%20Woods
February 8 - LIttle Acorns: We Love Nature - 10:00 am to 11:00 am or
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, Burr Oak Woods Nature Center,Blue Springs, conserving
beauty and wonder of nature, ages 3 to 5, registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Burr%20Oak%20Woods
February 8 - Homeschool: We Love Raptors - 10:00 am to 11:30 am to
ages to 18 or 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm for ages 6 to 8, Burr Oak Woods Nature
Center Blue Springs, registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Burr%20Oak%20Woods
February 8 - KCEEN Monthly Meeting - 4:00 to 6:00 pm, location tba
- contact mriggs @ marc.org
February 11 - Naturally from the Heart - 10:00 am to 11:00 am, Burr
Oak Woods Nature Center, Blue Springs, Valentine from natural materials,
all ages, registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Burr%20Oak%20Woods
February 21 - Babes in the Woods: Furry Winter Fun - 10:00 am to 11:00
am, Burr Oak Woods Nature Center, Blue Springs, winter active animals,
0 to 36 months, registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Burr%20Oak%20Woods
February 25 - Rockin' & Readin' Nature Tales - 11:00 am to Noon,
Burr Oak Woods Nature Center, Blue Springs, butterflies, birds and other
creatures, ages 2 and up, walk in - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Burr%20Oak%20Woods
February 25 - Discover Nature Families: Maple Sugaring - 1:00 pm to
3:00 pm, Burr Oak Woods Nature Center, Blue Springs, families with children
of all ages, registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Burr%20Oak%20Woods
February 25 - International Polar Bear Day - Kansas City Zoo
February 26 - Birding Trip to Powell Gardens - 9:00 am to Noon, Visitor
Education Center, Powell Gardens 1609 NW US-50, Kingsville - http://www.burroughs.org/field.htm
March 31 - Puppets for the Planet Festival - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Westport
Roanoke Community Center, 3601 Roanoke Rd, Kansas City MO - http://www.stonelionpuppets.org/calendar.html
April 21 - Lee's Summit Earth Day Activities - 8:00 am to 4:00 pm,
North Recycling Center, Lee's Summit, recycle sneakers, redbud seedlings,
coloring books and prizes to the first 100 kids (14 and under) to recycle
- http://cityofls.net/Environment/Earth-Day.aspx
April 21 - Missouri Parks Foundation Annual Spring Plant Sale - 8:00
am to 1:00 pm, Kansas City
April 21 & 22 - Earth Day Activities at Knob Noster State Park
- Knob Noster, Litter Scavenger Hunt, Trail Trekkin' Nature Programs,
Dutch Oven Cooking, preregistration recommended - http://mostateparks.com/event/59281/celebration-earth-day
May 25 thru 27 - Photo Scavenger Hunt - Knob Noster Sate Park, pick
a list of things to photograph at the visitor center starting Friday
morning, use a digital camera to shoot photos and have them verified
by a naturalist, drawing for prizes on Sunday - http://mostateparks.com/event/59278/photo-scavenger-hunt
July 11 - KCEEN Monthly Meeting - 4:00 to 6:00 pm, location tba
- contact mriggs @ marc.org
August 8 - KCEEN Monthly Meeting - 4:00 to 6:00 pm, location tba
- contact mriggs @ marc.org
September 12 - KCEEN Monthly Meeting - 4:00 to 6:00 pm, location tba
- contact mriggs @ marc.org
November 14 - KCEEN Monthly Meeting - 4:00 to 6:00 pm, location tba
- contact mriggs @ marc.org
December 12 - KCEEN Monthly Meeting - 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, location
tba - contact mriggs @ marc.org
Central (Booneville, California, Camdenton,
Columbia, Fayette, Fulton, Hermann, Jefferson City, Linn, Marshall, Mexico,
Montgomery City, Osage Beach, Rocheport, Tuscumbia, Versailles, Vienna)
Ongoing - Boone's Lick Master Naturalists seeking volunteer projects
- do you need volunteers with naturalist credentials? contact Meredith
Donaldson mjdonlsn(at) aol.com for information on qualifying for a master
naturalist project
Ongoing - Cache/Sparks Birding Trips - Wednesdays,
7:30 am to 4:00 pm, meet at the southwest corner of the Parkade Center
Parking lot on Business Loop 70 - Call Bill Clark at 573-474-4510 to
confirm you are attending or to get more information.Call Bill Clark
at 573-474-4510 to confirm you are attending or to get more information.
Februrary 6 - Hi Lonesome Master Naturalist Orientation -
6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Methodist Church in Cole Camp, Training continues
Monday nights, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, March 5 thru May 8, includes three
Saturday field sessions, $75 - http://extension.missouri.edu/masternaturalist/training.aspx
February 11 - Wild and Scenic Film Festival - Columbia - www.riverrelief.org
February 13 - Lake of the Ozarks Master Naturalist Orientation - 6:00
pm to 8:00 pm, MDC Office in Camdenton, Training continues Monday nights,
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, February 27 thru May 21, includes three Saturday
field sessions, $100 - http://extension.missouri.edu/masternaturalist/training.aspx
March 19 - Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance Public Meeting - 6:30
pm, Sunrise Beach Fire Building Lake Rd 5-32 - http://www.soslowa.org/NEWS.html#coming
March 21 - Envirothon Central Region Competition - Runge Nature Center,
Jefferson City - Topic: Nonpoint Source Pollution - http://www.maswcd.net/envdates.htm
April 18 - What You Can Do for Missouri Bird Conservation, Edge Wade,
Veteran Birder - 7:00 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church,
2615 Shepard Boulevard, Columbia - http://columbia-audubon.org/meetings.php#5
April 22 - Columbia Area Earth Day Festival - Noon to 5:00 pm Kids'
Area, Noon to 6;00 pm Street Fair, Noon to 7:00 pm, Peace Park Stage
- http://columbiaearthday.org/
April 24 - Lecture by Rob Cahill: Community Cloud Forest Conservation
- Missouri United Methodist Church, Columbia
St. Louis (St. Louis, St. Louis Co Cities, Sullivan, Washington)
February 2 and 3- Discover Hunting: Youth Pheasant Clinic and Hunt
(Saturday) - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday night, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday,
Busch Shooting Range, ages 11 to 16, youth must be Hunter Ed Certified
and must attend the clinic on Friday - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Busch/heading/Busch_Conservation_Area
February 4 - Maryland Heights Residents for Responsible Growth's 5th
Annual Trivia Night - 6:15 pm, Maryland Heights Community Center, 2344
McKelvey Road, $25 per individual, $160 per table of 8 - http://openspacestl.org/events
February 4 - Eagle Watch Weekend - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Audubon Center
at Riverlands, 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, live eagle show, kids'
activities, hikes to river's edge - http://riverlands.audubon.org/events/2744
February 4 - REI "Get Involved" - 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, St. Louis REI,
1703 S. Brentwood Blvd, booths from various environmental groups, chance
to volunteer - http://mostreamteam.org/Whats_Happening.asp
February 4 - Polar Bear Pickup, North Riverfront Park - 10:00 am to
2:00 pm, North Riverfront Park, 1/4 mile south of I 270 on Riverview
Blvd, St. Louis, gloves and bags provided, but bring own gloves if you
have them, back up date is February 11, dress for weather - http://mostreamteam.org/Whats_Happening.asp
February 7 - Fish, Forest and Wildlife Conservation in Urban Areas
- 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, O'Fallon OASIS Senior Center, 106 N. Mail Street,
$9, registration required, space is limited - http://academyofsciencestl.org/events/
February 9 - Discover Nature: Women's Pheasant Clinic and Hunt(Saturday)
- 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday night, 9:00 am to 3:00pm Saturday, Missouri
Gun and Quail Club near Wright City, must be Hunter Ed Certified and
must attend the clinic on Friday - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Busch/heading/Busch_Conservation_Area
February 9 - Rainwater Harvesting Seminar - 6:00 to 7:00 pm, Bevo-Long
Community Education Full Service School, 5028 Morgan Ford Road, St. Louis
- http://mostreamteam.org/Whats_Happening.asp
February 9 - Greening Your Future for 6th to 8th Grade - 9:00 am to
1:00 pm, Missouri Botanical Garden, registration required, for groups
of 6th to 8th grades, bring sack lunches, drinks and sharpened pencils
- http://academyofsciencestl.org/events/
February 11 - The Mating Game - 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, Babler Memorial
State Park, Wildwood, experience the mating game from the perspective
of native fauna - http://mostateparks.com/events?park%5B%5D=51048
February 11 - Water Quality Monitoring Level 2 Workshop - 8:30 am to
5:00 pm, Powder Valley Nature Center, must have completed Level 1 workshop,
submitted stream discharges, water chemistry and invertebrate data for
two seasons, focue on quality control procedures - http://mostreamteam.org/Whats_Happening.asp
February 12 - Maline Creek Monitoring - 1:00 pm, Forestwood Park basketball
court, Ferguson, come out and learn about monitoring - http://mostreamteam.org/Whats_Happening.asp
February 15 thru March 31 - Spring Peepers - 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm, Shaw
Nature Reserve Wetland, Gray Summit, families, kids 5 and up, you will
be contacted when peeper start, $5 Members, $6 Nonmembers, registration
required- https://www.mobot.org/iebms/coe/coe_p1_all.aspx?oc=10&cc=EDUCLASSES
February 16 - Greening Your Future for 6th to 8th Grade - 9:00 am to
1:00 pm, Missouri Botanical Garden, registration required, for groups
of 6th to 8th grades, bring sack lunches, drinks and sharpened pencils
- http://academyofsciencestl.org/events/
February 18 - Great Green Adventures: Sweet Smells of Indoor Gardens
- 10:30 am to 11:30 am or 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, Doris I Schnuck Children's
Garden Ticket Fort, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, ages 6 to 12,
free for Members, $3 Non-members, per child, registration required- https://www.mobot.org/iebms/coe/coe_p1_all.aspx?oc=10&cc=EDUCLASSES
February 18 - Overwhelmed with Trash Baumgartner Litter Pickup - 8:00
am to Noon, registration at Baumgatner Wastewater Treatment Lagoon at
5294 Baumgartner Road, Mehlville - http://mostreamteam.org/Whats_Happening.asp
February 21 - Visions of Common Ground: Land Use Evolution in Metropolitan
St. Louis - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, MIssouri History Museum, Lindell and
DeBalivviere in Forest Park, St. Louis - http://academyofsciencestl.org/events/
February 24 - Salamander Breeding Grounds - 6:00 pm to 8;30 pm, Earth's
Classroom Pavilion, Earth's Classroom, south of Rosebud, Members $6,
Nonmembers $8, First 10 Family partiipants from Gasconade Co R-2 Schools
are free, bring flashlight, warm clothes and scope out spotted salamander
- http://www.earthsclassroom.org/family.html
February 25 - Girl Scout Open House - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, Columbia
Bottom Conservation Area, Daisies and up, girl scouts of all ages, visit
displays, go for a hike, pack a lunch and discuss environmental careers
with a Naturalist, badge help - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Columbia_Bottom/heading/Columbia_Bottom
February 25 - 10th Annual Cabin Fever Hike - 8:00 am to 9:00 am check
in, Al Foster Trailhead, 6 or 9 mile hikes round trip - http://openspacestl.org/events
March 4 - Live Green, or Die: Water Food and Energy for Missouri's
Future, 44th Annual Missouri Votes Conservation Meeting- 3:00 pm, Cicero's
6691 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis - http://www.moenviron.org/2011/12/mce-annual-meeting/
March 6 - Driving Tour of the Mississippi River Confluence: More than
Eagles - 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Registration required, space limited, $20,
lunch not included but lunch stop in Grafton - http://academyofsciencestl.org/events/
March 7 - Journey Through the Arctic - 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, St. Louis
Zoo Living World Auditorium, lecture and book signing - http://academyofsciencestl.org/events/
March 10 - Sandy Creek Watershed Water Quality Monitoring - 8:00 am,
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge parking lot, to head out to 6 sites to net,
count inverts, take photos and measure flowrates - http://mostreamteam.org/Whats_Happening.asp
March 15-17 - Junior Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium
- University of Missouri, St. Louis, juried papers by 250 Missouri High
School students, $145 - http://www.umsl.edu/~sep/programs/jsehs.html
March 23 - Cougars in Missouri - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, MDC Powder Valley
Nature Center, 11715 Cragwold Road, St. Louis, lecture and book signing
- http://academyofsciencestl.org/events/
March 24 - Laser Night Hike 2.0: New Route, New Challenge - 5:00 pm
to 9;00 pm, Busch Memorial Conservation Area, ages 10 and up, 2 miles,
through the woods, following the straight-line path you create with a
compass - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Busch/heading/Busch_Conservation_Area
March 24 & 25 - Cougar Ecology, Behavior & Verification Workshop -
8:30 am to 4:30 pm both days,MDC Powder Fally Nature Center, 11715 Cragwold
Road, Kirkwood, registration required, $125 + $12.50 for course workbook,
population, biology, behavior and ecology of cougars, cougar/human interactions,
cougar pet trade, locating tracks and signs, verifying presence and collecting
quality evidence and more - http://academyofsciencestl.org/events/
March 26 - Revenge of the Electric Cars - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Missouri
History Museum, Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park, documentary and
panel discussion - http://academyofsciencestl.org/events/
March 26 - Yellowstone Wolves: Restoration, Science, Management and
the Future - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Belleville East H.S. Performing Arts
Center, 2555 West Boulevard, Belleville, IL, lecture and book signing
- http://academyofsciencestl.org/events/
March 30 thru April 1 - Girl Scout Weekend - YMCA Trout Lodge & Camp
Lakewood, to assist scouts 4th grade and up in gaining skills that will
help them earn their badges at some future time - http://www.ymcaoftheozarks.org/calendar/1998-girl-scout-weekend
April 3 - Whitney Harris Lecture: Towards a New Conservation, Broadening
the Constituency and Rejecting False Metaphors - 7:30 pm, Shoenberg Auditorium,
Ridgeway Center, Missouri Botanical Garden Center - http://icte.umsl.edu/about/events.html
April 14 - Free the Forest in U-City (Ruth Park Woods and Urban Bird
Corridor)- 9:00 am to Noon, Brittany Woods Middle School, 8125 Groby
Road - http://mostreamteam.org/Whats_Happening.asp
April 26 thru 28 - EE Association of Illinois 2012 Conference: Confluence
of Progress - Four Rivers EE Center, Channahon, Will County, Ill - http://eeai.net/annual_conf.htm
June 23 and 24 - Plein Air Prairie Paint-Out, Art Show and Botany Walks
- 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Bethany Springs Farm, Berger (near Hermann), register
in advance - http://www.moprairie.org/Events.html
September
28 and 29 or 30- Effective Wingshooting for the Hunter Workshop - 6:00
pm to 8:30 pm, Friday, and 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday or 8:00 am to
4:00 pm, Sunday, ages 15 and up, must attend Friday to join Saturday
or Sunday workshops - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Busch/heading/Busch_Conservation_Area
February 2 - Better Living Through Trails Presentation and Subaru Club
Care - 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm, Springfield Brewiing Company, features the
International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) - http://www.ozarkgreenways.org/eventcalendar.html
February 4 - Better Living Through Trails Workshop - 9:00 am to Noon,
Class at Springfield Conservation Nature Center, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm,
Hands-on Trail work at Busiek State Forest (must attend class portion
to do trail work) http://www.ozarkgreenways.org/eventcalendar.html
February 7 - Badge Bonanza - 6:30 pm to 8;00 pm, Springfield Conservation
Nature Center, work on badges for bird migration and identification,
all ages, registration requried - 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Sprinfield/Green
County Botanical Centerhttp://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Springfield%20Conservation%20Nature%20Center
February 18 - Sweet Tweets - 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Wildcat Glades Nature
Center, Joplin,make a treat you can put outside for birds to eat, all
ages, free - http://wildcatglades.audubon.org/
February 18 - Geocaching for Beginners - 9:00 am to Noon, GPS for Beginnersclass
required if you don't have working knowledge of units, 1:00 pm to 4:00
pm carpooling to Geocaching sites, Springfield Conservation Nature Center,dress
for outdoors for both classes, ages 12 to adult, registration required
- http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Springfield%20Conservation%20Nature%20Center
February 18 - Great Backyard Bird Count and Discover Birds Program
- 10:00 amt to Noon, Wildcat Glades Audubon Center, Joplin, ages 7 and
up, $6 per person, registration required - http://wildcatglades.audubon.org/
February 23 - Conservation Kid's Club: Creatures of the Night - 6:30
pm to 7:45 pm, Springfield Conservation Nature Center, dress for weather,
ages 7 to 12, no younger sibs and only one adult per group of kids, registration
required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Springfield%20Conservation%20Nature%20Center
February 25 - Hiking Club: Stockton Lake (meet at nature center) -
8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Springfield Conservation Nature Center, dress for
weather, pack a sack lunch, bring water, 5 miles moderate difficulty
ages 18 and up - registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Springfield%20Conservation%20Nature%20Center
April 21 - Earth Day at Roaring River - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Roaring
River State Park, Cassville, Smokey Bear, Forest Service Foresters, videos
and children's activities - http://mostateparks.com/event/59248/earth-day
May 19 - Spring Kid's Fishing Day - 6:30 am to 8:15 pm, Roaring River
State Park, Cassville, anglers under 16 can obtain a free trout tag,
instruction in fishing, cleaning, etc. - http://mostateparks.com/event/59253/spring-kids-fishing-day
June 9 - River Rescue and Dam Jam Downtown Celebration - check-in 8:00
am to 9:00 am, celebration 3:00 pm with family activities and booths
$12 - http://www.jamesriverbasin.com/Events/view/5
June 9 and 10 - 3rd Annual Schwartz Prairie BioBlitz - 2:00 pm on the
9th through the 10th, check site for registration - http://www.moprairie.org/Events.html
October 5 to 7 - Wonders of Wildlife National Outdoor Recreation and
Conservation School - Roaring River State Park Cassville, caving, rappelling,
canoeing, black powder and shotgun safety, shooting sports, fly casting
and fishing, trapping, archery, etc, registration required. - http://mostateparks.com/event/59246/wow-national-outdoor-recreation-and-conservation-school
Ozark (Cabool, Eminence, Huston, Mountain Grove, Rolla, Saint James,
Salem, Waynesville, West Plains, Willow Springs, Winona)
February 1 and 2- Turkey Call-Making Workshop - 6:00 pm to
8:00 pm, Friday and 8:00 am to when work finishes on Saturday, Twin
Pines Conservation Education Center, Winona, ages 12 and up,
numbers limited, registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Twin_Pines/heading/Twin_Pines
February 18 - The Earth Moves Under Our Feet - 10:30 am, Ononandaga
Cave State Park, Leasburg, program and displays on earthquakes and earthquake
preparedness - http://mostateparks.com/events?park%5B%5D=51677
March 2 - Day Shift/Night Shift: Missouri's Raptors - 10:00 am , 1:00
pm, and 6:00 pm, Twin Pines Conservation Education Center, day time programs
are for area schools, evening program is for the public, registration
required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Twin_Pines/heading/Twin_Pines
March 15 - Little Stinkers Storytime: Something Fishy - 9:30 am to
10:30 am, Twin Pines Conservation Education Center, Winona, trip to the
Mill Pond, story, fishy craft and game, registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Twin_Pines/heading/Twin_Pines
March 17 - Birding at the Nature Center - 8:00 am to 9:30 am, Nature
Center, Meriweather Rd, Rolla, hike the woodlands, stream-side and prairie
of the Tanager Trails - http://www.ancienttiger.com/audubon/calendar/
March 17 - Discover Nature Families: Soaring Seed Balls - 1:00 pm to
3:00 pm, Twin Pines Conservation Education Center, Winona, learn about
seeds, design and construct a catapult to plant your seed, registration
required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Twin_Pines/heading/Twin_Pines
March 30 thru April 1 - Girl Scout Weekend - YMCA Trout Lodge & Camp
Lakewood, to assist scouts 4th grade and up in gaining skills that will
help them earn their badges at some future time - http://www.ymcaoftheozarks.org/calendar/1998-girl-scout-weekend
April 14 - Heritage Days - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Twin Pines Conservation
Education Center, Winona, demonstrations, workshops, music and a fish
fry (11:00 am to 1:00 pm or while supplies last - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Twin_Pines/heading/Twin_Pines
April 19 - Little Stinkers Storytime - 9:30 am to 10:30 am, Twin Pines
Conservation Education Center, Winona, read "Skunk's Springtime Surprise",
enjoy a craft and game, registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/events/location/Twin_Pines/heading/Twin_Pines
April 21 - Birding at the Nature Center - 8:00 am to 9:30 am, Nature
Center, Meriweather Rd, Rolla, hike the woodlands, stream-side and prairie
of the Tanager Trails - http://www.ancienttiger.com/audubon/calendar/
May 11 and 12 - Montauk Mill Celebration - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Montauk
State Park, Salem, cooking, gardeing, tool, hunting, quilt making demonstrations,
historis site tours - http://mostateparks.com/events?park%5B%5D=52720
May 19 - Photo Tour of Onandaga Cave - 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, Onandaga
Cave State Park, Leasburg, an extended cave tour for amateur photographers,
regristration required, fees for cave apply - http://mostateparks.com/events?park%5B%5D=51677
June 10 - Photo Tour of Onandaga Cave - 10:30 am to 1:30 pm,
Onandaga Cave State Park, Leasburg, an extended cave tour for amateur
photographers, regristration required, fees for cave apply - http://mostateparks.com/events?park%5B%5D=51677
June 16 - Solar Picnic - Noon to 3:00 pm, Onandaga Cave State Park,
Leasburg, solar ovens, solar cooked food samples, family friendly sun-related
crafts and activities - http://mostateparks.com/events?park%5B%5D=51677
July 21- Photo Tour of Onandaga Cave - 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, Onandaga
Cave State Park, Leasburg, an extended cave tour for amateur photographers,
regristration required, fees for cave apply - http://mostateparks.com/events?park%5B%5D=51677
August 19 - Photo Tour of Onandaga Cave - 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, Onandaga
Cave State Park, Leasburg, an extended cave tour for amateur photographers,
regristration required, fees for cave apply - http://mostateparks.com/events?park%5B%5D=51677
September 22 - Photo Tour of Onandaga Cave - 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, Onandaga
Cave State Park, Leasburg, an extended cave tour for amateur photographers,
regristration required, fees for cave apply - http://mostateparks.com/events?park%5B%5D=51677
April 7 - Conservation Destination: Amidon Memorial Conservation Area
- 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, hike
through cedar glades, woodlands, and Missouri's pink granite shut-ins,
moderate trail, ages 8 and up - http://mdc.mo.gov/regions/southeast/cape-girardeau-conservation-nature-center
April 27 thru April 28 - Discover Nature Families: Duck Decoy Making
- 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Friday, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, Cape
Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, ages 14 and up, with an adult mentor,
registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/regions/southeast/cape-girardeau-conservation-nature-center
April 28 - Paddle Exploration - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Cape Girardeau
Conservation Nature Center, limited number of canoes are available for
exploring Duck Creek, participants welcome to bring their own, ages 16
and up, registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/regions/southeast/cape-girardeau-conservation-nature-center
April 28 - Bashin' Trash - 8:00 am to Noon, shelter in front of Hutson's
Furniture to get bags and assignments for cleaning up the riverfront,
bring work gloves and wear sturdy shoes and appropriate clothes, all
ages, registration required - http://mdc.mo.gov/regions/southeast/cape-girardeau-conservation-nature-center
March 15-17 - Junior Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium
- University of Missouri, St. Louis, juried papers by 250 Missouri High
School students, $145 - http://www.umsl.edu/~sep/programs/jsehs.html
April 26 thru 28 - EE Association of Illinois
2012 Conference: Confluence of Progress - Four Rivers EE Center, Channahon,
Will County, Ill - http://eeai.net/annual_conf.htm
April 27 to 29 - Audubon Society of Missouri Spring Meeting - Joplin
- http://mobirds.org/
April 15 - 21 - National Environmental Education Week: Greening STEM,
the Environment as Inspiration for the 21st Century - Topics: FrankenClimate,
the Perils of Engineering Our Way Out of Climate Change, Next Generation
Science Education Standards- http://eeweek.org/greening_stem.htm
