Saint Louis

Join us at Tower Grove Park for Day 2 of Camp Hellbender-no newts allowed! This summer camp is designed to let adults feel like a kid again and have some fun in the outdoors while exploring some of the best conservation areas in the region that MDC has to offer! At Tower Grove Park, we will be enjoying some time geocaching, tree id and leaf printing art, followed by a Tower Grove Park Historic Tour! Please bring a water bottle and a lunch. Refrigeration will be available if needed. Sunscreen and a hat are recommended.

For this field trip portion, we will survey different cave biology as well as learn about the history of Cliff Cave. Please dress in layers and dress appropriately for the weather.

Bring an extra change of clothes, water, and snacks.

Helmets, knee pads, and one headlamp will be provided.

Please wear rubber boots as well as bring 2 additional sources of light (such as headlamps or flashlights).

***Field trip portion will be canceled in heavy rain.

Join us virtually as we discuss the caves and cave life of Missouri and why we need to protect this unique ecosystem.

This will be the virtual portion before we meet at Cliff Cave at Cliff Cave County Park in South County for a in cave field trip on August 9th.

You MUST attend the virtual portion before you attend the in-person portion. Registration for the in-person portion is separate.

Join us at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center for Day 3 of Camp Hellbender-no newts allowed! This summer camp is designed to let adults feel like a kid again and have some fun in the outdoors while exploring some of the best conservation areas in the region that MDC has to offer!

These photos represent a portion of a collection of photos taken by Paul Moffett. Over the past eight years, Paul has turned this hobby into a passion and has photographed birds along twenty miles of the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers through all the seasons of the year. This includes the areas along Columbia Bottom Conservation Area and the Audubon Center at Riverlands. Paul has also observed and photographed birds at Horseshoe Lake, throughout Calhoun County, and between Alton and Grafton in Illinois.

Join us at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area for Day 5 of Camp Hellbender-no newts allowed! This summer camp is designed to let adults feel like a kid again and have some fun in the outdoors while exploring some of the best conservation areas in the region that MDC has to offer! At Columbia Bottom CA, we will be meeting at the Visitor's Center to carpool to the trailhead for a guided walk to the Confluence, where we will do some birding and take in the views of the rivers. This will be followed by a Bumblebee Survey in the famous Sunflower Field.