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Welcome to the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center!

The Missouri Department of Conservation invites you to explore our new Nature Center web pages. These pages will be updated periodically so check back soon.

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Powder Valley
Conservation Nature Center

Missouri Department of Conservation
11715 Cragwold Road
Kirkwood, MO 63122-7015
(314)301-1500


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map graphic Hike the three miles of paved trails through 112 acres of majestic forest. Our sloping rocky woods are a haven of beautiful wildflowers, towering trees and tangled vines. Each season renews the landscape and a frame of mind as you wander the trails. (Click here)

Building Hours: Open year-round, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week.
Closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Area Hours: Daylight Savings Time: open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Standard Time: open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Directions: From the intersection of Interstates 44 & 270, take Watson Rd. to Geyer Rd. Turn north on Geyer for 200 yds. to Cragwold Rd. Go west on Cragwold for 1 mi. to nature center entrance on right.
Regulations: Closed to pets, collecting of any kind, fishing, hunting, trapping and alcoholic beverages. No jogging, bicycling, rollerblading or skiing on the trails.

Events for Tuesday, May 13 - Thursday, June 12, 2008
Event and Date Location Reserve by:
Nature's Niche: Real Life Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Tuesday, May 13
Missouri Mollusks
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Saturday, May 17
Missouri Mollusks
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Saturday, May 17
Toad, James Toad: Double Life Agent
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Wednesday, May 7
Toddler Tales
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Wednesday, May 28
Fiddles and Forests
Friday, May 30, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Friday, May 30
Hunter Education
Saturday, May 31 – Sunday, June 1, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Friday, May 30
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Tuesday, June 3
Babes in the Woods
Monday, June 9, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Monday, June 9
Babes In the Woods
Monday, June 9, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Monday, June 9

Reserve your place for these upcoming events:

Events for Thursday, June 12 - Friday, September 12, 2008
Event and Date Location Reserve by:
Lovable Ladybugs
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Saturday, June 14
Lovable Ladybugs
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Saturday, June 14
Teeny, Tiny Tadpoles
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Tuesday, June 24
Adaptable Insects
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Thursday, June 26
Volunteer Hunter Education Instructor Training
Friday, June 27 – Saturday, June 28, 2008
Powder Valley Monday, June 16
It's a Creek Crawl
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Monday, July 7
Getting Antsy
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Friday, July 11
Getting Antsy
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Friday, July 11
Nature's Niche: Grow It and They Will Come
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Thursday, July 17
1 - 2 - 3 Name That Tree
Friday, July 18, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Thursday, July 17
Backyard Reptiles
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Powder Valley Conservatio Nature Center Friday, July 18
Forest Art
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Saturday, July 26
Forest Art
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Friday, July 25
If You Care, Leave Them There
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Wednesday, July 30