Newton

Region
Southwest
FIPS code
145
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Little Acorns

Spring is a wonderful time of year when lots of babies are hatching from their eggs! Join us for Little Acorns: Eggcellent Eggs to learn more about the eggs our local animals lay, and the babies that come out of them! Also, make a fun eggy craft to take home with you!

Recommend for ages 3-7

Wildflowers

Signs of spring can be seen everywhere from birds migrating back to Missouri to blooms on the forest floor. Let’s explore the beauty and uniqueness of ephemeral wildflowers. Join Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center staff to learn how to identify spring wildflowers and which ones you may see in your own backyard.

Wildflowers

Join us to explore what wildflowers are in bloom on the trails and around the center along with how to identify them. This mile long walk is rated easy but does contain uneven surfaces.

Stream Team Programs

Naturescaping is simply utilizing native flowers, vines, shrubs, and other plants that share our environment for our landscaping needs. Naturescaping fits the MO Stream Team mission for it helps reduce the use of lawn chemicals and pesticides in our watersheds. The landscaping may be as manicured as a formal garden or have a little wild space in a backyard corner. The benefits of a purposeful flowerbed or landscape will be covered from the roots up, including starting with a new space to rehabbing an existing flowerbed.

Stream Team Programs

Native plant rain and water gardens have many community and wildlife benefits. MO Stream Team program promotes them because they slow water runoff after a storm or high intensity rainfall event; come and see what might work on your site. This naturescaping style does not use lawn chemicals, fertilizers, or pesticides so it helps protect our watersheds. An additional advantage is it can provide a beautiful habitat for a variety of beneficial pollinators, amphibians, hummingbirds and several songbirds. We will introduce some easy steps to get started.

Little Acorns

Salamanders are on the move this spring! Join us in the classroom at Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center to learn all about our slippery amphibian friends and make a craft to take home!

Pond to Plate

Cooking outdoors is a great complement to many other outdoor activities. Whether you are camping, fishing, hunting, or enjoying your backyard, this program will add another element to your outdoor experience. This session will focus on the common equipment needed for cooking any fish and different cooking methods.

Pond to Plate

Cooking outdoors is a great complement to many other outdoor activities. Whether you are camping, fishing, hunting, or enjoying your backyard, this program will add another element to your outdoor experience. This session will focus on frying fish, including the different types of oil, seasonings, and methods.

Pond to Plate

Cooking outdoors is a great complement to many other outdoor activities. Whether you are camping, fishing, hunting, or enjoying your backyard, this program will add another element to your outdoor experience. In this session, we will discuss different methods, techniques, and ingredients to grill or bake fish.