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 Enjoy viewing live native animals at Lakeside Nature Center. Built in 1999, the center has beautiful exhibits featuring an eagle, owls, hawks, snakes and more. A short nature trail winds through an oak/hickory forest.
Your class or group can participate in one of our many wildlife programs. If you are looking for a facility to rent for your special occasion, we may have the ideal spot.
Children at Lakeside Nature Center enjoy the activity area. This interactive display allows children to match furs and tracks and identify hidden animal artifacts.
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What's happening at Lakeside
 Celebrating Urban Birds
Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 Gregory Blvd.
Saturday, May 23
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FREE
Cornell University has identified 15 species of birds that are found in urban environments, ranging from European Starling through Peregrine Falcons to Black-crowned Night Herons. Visitors will learn about the birds, take part in bird-identifying walks, help with the census reports to be returned to Cornell - as well as making a flying bird craft to take home. We will be part of a nation-wide research project (like Project Feeder Watch).
 WOW (Wonders of Outdoor Wildlife)
Camp Lake of the Woods in Swope Park
Sept. 25-26
$10 per person or $25 per family
WOW: National Outdoor Recreation and Conservation school is designed to teach participants how to enjoy a wide range of outdoor recreation activities while practicing prosonal safety and outdoor responsibility. Camping, hiking, archery, canoeing, fishing and more, all with the family. For more information, call1-800-334-6946.
 Magic Woods
Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E. Gregory Blvd.
Oct. 9, 6-9 p.m.
Oct. 10, 5-9 p.m.
Watch the forest come alive at Lakeside Nature Center's annual Magic Woods for a safe, family-friendly event. Admission is $5; children 3 and under are free. Activities include face painting, tattos, games, crafts and live animal presentations, actors from Coterie Theatre and Eco Elvis. For more information, call (816) 513-7530.
2009 Hike with a Naturalist Schedule
Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E. Gregory Blvd.
May 23, 10:30 a.m. to noon, meet at Lakeside Nature Center
June 27, 10:30 a.m. to noon, meet at Lakeside Nature Center
July 11, 10:30 a.m. to noon, meet at Lakeside Nature Center
July 18, 10:30 a.m. to noon, meet at Lakeside Nature Center
Aug. 22, 10:30 a.m. to noon, meet at Lakeside Nature Center
Sept. 12, 10:30 a.m. to noon, meet at Lakeside Nature Center
Oct. 10, 10:30 a.m. to noon, meet at Lakeside Nature Center
Nov. 21, 10:30 a.m. to noon, meet at Lakeside Nature Center
This FREE event, uses various trails in Swope Park. Some trails require a short drive from Lakeside Nature Center to the trailhead. For more information, call (816) 513-8960.
Mother Nature reads
Saturday
Bring your children for a morning of fun each Saturday. Mother Nature tells stories about the center's "Animal of the Month." Make a craft and take it home. Call the center for more information at (816) 513-8960.
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