| Name
|
Location
|
County
|
Region
|
Summary
|
| Audubon Center at Riverlands |
West Alton |
St. Charles |
East Central |
website, located inside the 3,700-acre Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, operated by the National Audubon Society
|
| August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area |
|
St. Charles |
East Central |
6,987 acres, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation
|
| Bennett Spring State Park |
Bennett Springs |
Laclede |
Mid-Missouri |
3,216 acres, exhibits interpreting Missouri's springs and the park's natural environment
|
| Big Oak Tree State Park |
East Prairie |
Mississippi |
Southeast |
1,029 acres, exhibits on area natural history, logging, drainage of Missouri's bootheel, 1812 New Madrid earthquake
|
| Bonebrake Center of Nature and History |
Salem |
Dent |
Mid-Missouri |
website, 12 acres, operated by the Bonebrake-McMurtrey Foundation
|
| Burr Oak Woods Nature Center |
Blue Springs |
Jackson |
West Central |
website, 1,067 acres, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation
|
| Burroughs Audubon Nature Center and Sanctuary |
Blue Springs |
Jackson |
West Central |
website, nature library and bird viewing center, education programs, located in 7,809-acre Fleming Park, operated by the Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City
|
| Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center |
Cape Girardeau |
Cape Girardeau |
Southeast |
website, hands-on exhibits including Native American artifacts, freshwater aquariums, located in North County Park, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation
|
| Cave Spring |
Kansas City |
Jackson |
West Central |
website, 39-acre urban nature center and historic area, formally known as William M. Klein Park
|
| Earth's Classroom |
Rosebud |
Gasconade |
Mid-Missouri |
website, 179 acres, experiential environmental education center
|
| George Owens Nature Park |
Independence |
Jackson |
West Central |
website, 86 acres, operated by the City
|
| The Green Center |
University City |
St. Louis |
East Central |
website, arts and environmental education organization, located in Kaufman Park
|
| Gorman Discovery Center |
Kansas City |
Jackson |
West Central |
website, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation in 37-acre Kauffman Legacy Park
|
| Kemper Outdoor Education Center |
Blue Springs |
Jackson |
West Central |
website, operated by the County in the 7,809-acre Fleming Park
|
| Knob Noster State Park |
Knob Noster |
Johnson |
West Central |
3,934 acres, visitor center exhibits, nature programs
|
| Lakeside Nature Center |
Kansas City |
Jackson |
West Central |
website, operated by Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Department, located in 1,800-acre Swope Park, also performs wildlife rehabilitation
|
| Lewis & Clark Boathouse and Nature Center |
St. Charles |
St. Charles |
East Central |
website, includes exhibits relating to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Native American displays and the Missouri River ecosystem
|
| Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary |
Liberty |
Clay |
Northwest |
website, 53 acres, adjacent to the state-owned 40-acre Rush Creek Conservation Area
|
| Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center |
Kirkwood |
St. Louis |
East Central |
website, 116 acres, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation
|
| Prairie Oak Nature Center |
Leawood |
Newton |
Southwest |
website, operated by the City in 115-acre Ironwoods Park, exhibits, live native animals
|
| Remington Nature Center of St. Joseph |
St. Joseph |
Buchanan |
Northwest |
website, operated by the City, natural, Native American and cultural history of Northwest Missouri
|
| Roaring River State Park |
Cassville |
Barry |
Southwest |
4,093 acres, Ozark Chinquapin Nature Center open seasonally
|
| Rockwoods Reservation |
Wildwood |
St. Louis |
East Central |
1,843-acre state forest and wildlife conservation area, Conservation Education Center
|
| Runge Conservation Nature Center |
Jefferson City |
Cole |
Mid-Missouri |
website, 107 acres, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri habitat exhibits and displays, barn and farm exhibits, aquarium, cave exhibit
|
| Sam A. Baker State Park |
Patterson |
Wayne |
Southeast |
5,323 acres, seasonal programs in the nature/visitor center building
|
| Science City at Union Station |
Kansas City |
Jackson |
West Central |
Science museum, includes nature center with live animals
|
| Shaw Nature Reserve |
Gray Summit |
Franklin |
East Central |
2,400 acres, run by the Missouri Botanical Garden as an extension
|
| Springfield Conservation Nature Center |
Springfield |
Greene |
Southwest |
website, 80 acres, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation
|
| Twin Pines Conservation Education Center |
Winona |
Shannon |
South Central |
website, 462 acres, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation
|
| Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center |
St. Charles |
St. Charles |
East Central |
website, operated by the U.S. Department of Energy, history and clean-up of the Weldon Spring Ordnance Works, 150-acre seeded prairie
|
| Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center |
Joplin |
Newton |
Southwest |
27 acres, partnership project of Audubon Missouri, the City of Joplin and the Missouri Department of Conservation
|
| World Bird Sanctuary |
Valley Park |
St. Louis |
East Central |
website, 305 acres, sanctuary for birds of prey, nature center, seasonal shows, nature trails, educational programs and picnic pavilions
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