Are you ready to plant natives in your yard this year? Join us on May 18th to purchase some locally grown plants. We will have [...]

Join the author of Missouri’s Wild Mushrooms, Maxine Stone, to learn all about mushroom identification! This program will begin with an indoor presentation and end [...]

Transformers, those robots in disguise,  turn 40 this year, so cozy up with a blanket for a movie on the lawn and celebrate these films [...]

Tiny Trekkers is a once a week drop off program for ages 3 - 5. Registration is offered by the month only, single class registrations [...]

Discovery Nature Club is an after school drop-off program for elementary students (1st - 5th grade). This fall, students will meet bi-weekly to explore the [...]

Calling all homeschool families! This new program offering takes place the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 10 - 11:30 am. Lessons may include hikes, [...]

One of the best ways to learn about the natural world is through your own quiet observations. Join The Nature Institute for a series of [...]

FULL MOON HIKE Join us on a night hike through the woods. On the trails of the Mississippi Sanctuary and Olin Nature Preserve the terrain [...]

Join TNI to learn the basics of Wilderness First Aid (WFA). This two day intensive course covers essential principles and skills necessary for backcountry and [...]

Join us at Heartland Prairie at Gordon Moore Park in Alton for these bimonthly hikes, held on every second and fourth Tuesday April through October. [...]