Prairie State Park Educators will spend the weekend with a park naturalist and a Missouri Department of Conservation education consultant to discover the tallgrass prairie. Hands-on activities will include wildflower walks, nature observation, star gazing and much more. There will be plenty of handouts and activities available to share with your students.
College credit is available and pre-registration is required.
See a live otter show, canoe on the Big River or plant a tree. June 2 Bone Saws and Whiskey , Battle of Lexington State Historic Site Civil War hospital activities will be portrayed by Civil War medical re-encactors and the Friends of the Anderson House. Tonka State Park Get your feet wet learning about the hidden life in an Ozark creek. You'll be amazed at the number of critters that call a gravel stream bed home. June 2 Wescoat Picnic , Trail of Tears State Park Join park staff as they honor John Wescoat and many others who helped establish the park.