Leaf Zoo Description: Tiny Trekkers is a once a week drop off program for ages 3 - 5. Registration is offered by the month only, [...]

This new program is offered exclusively to 6th – 9th grade students! Critters & Crypts is our weekly Dungeons & Dragons group. Journey on quests [...]

Keepin' It Fresh Learn about limnology – the study of freshwater! Conduct hands-on science by dipping into our vernal pools in search of macroinvertebrates. You’ll [...]

Leaf Zoo Description: Tiny Trekkers is a once a week drop off program for ages 3 - 5. Registration is offered by the month only, [...]

This new program is offered exclusively to 6th – 9th grade students! Critters & Crypts is our weekly Dungeons & Dragons group. Journey on quests [...]

Heartland Prairie Hikes are a long-running volunteer-led hike at Heartland Prairie at Gordon Moore Park in Alton. Join other prairie enthusiasts on the 2nd and [...]

Join us on a night hike through the woods. On the trails of the Mississippi Sanctuary and Olin Nature Preserve the terrain is light to [...]

Little Sprouts Garden Party - Ages 2.5 - 6 are invited to a special spring program! Children will investigate our vermicompost bin, plant their own [...]

May We Move Along the Mississippi Flyway we see many, many spring migrants. Lets look and listen for these tiny birds that are only here [...]

Aquatic Odyssey Description: Tiny Trekkers is a once a week drop off program for ages 3 - 5. Registration is offered by the month only, [...]

Description: Moonbird Yoga is headed to the Nature Institute for a 60-minute hike in nature before connecting more in a 60-minute yoga practice with a [...]

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.  Therefore, we will celebrate by watching various movies [...]

Aquatic Odyssey Description: Tiny Trekkers is a once a week drop off program for ages 3 - 5. Registration is offered by the month only, [...]

Heartland Prairie Hikes are a long-running volunteer-led hike at Heartland Prairie at Gordon Moore Park in Alton. Join other prairie enthusiasts on the 2nd and [...]

Bird Biology Discover what helps birds fly, different wing shapes, and the parts and pieces that make up a bird. Use binoculars to spot our [...]

Stream Science Stomp into some real life aquatic studies. Students will conduct testing on our local aquatic environments through macroinvertebrate samplings and chemical testing. Description: [...]

The Missouri Prairie Foundation will hold a native plant sale on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at The Nature Institute, 2213 S. Levis Ln., Godfrey, IL [...]

Description: Have an old telescope laying around, but never use it?  Always wanted to look at the universe through a telescope, but don’t own one?  [...]

Aquatic Odyssey Description: Tiny Trekkers is a once a week drop off program for ages 3 - 5. Registration is offered by the month only, [...]

Bird Biology Discover what helps birds fly, different wing shapes, and the parts and pieces that make up a bird. Use binoculars to spot our [...]