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BURR OAK WOODS NATURE CENTER 235 
1¼ Miles N. off I-70 on Highway 7 Blue Springs, MO 816-228-3766 ADMISSION: Free HOURS: April-October 8am-8pm, the rest of the year 8am-5pm, Nature Center Mon-Sat, 8am-5pm; Sun, Noon-5pm Closed New Years Thanksgiving and Christmas Over a thousand acres of forest, prairies, ponds and glades. Strolling through large oak and hickory forest, you can discover redbud, pawpaw and a blanket of wildflowers. Listen for gobbling turkeys and see white-tailed deer feeding in the fields at dawn or dusk. In the Nature Center, a 3,000 gallon aquarium is home to native fish and turtles. Hands on exhibits reveal natures wonders and secrets. BURROUGH'S AUDUBON CENTER & LIBRARY 236
Woods Chapel Road (Lake Jacomo) Blue Springs, MO 816-795-8177 ADMISSION: Free HOURS: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 12:30pm-4:30pm The center provides one of the best collections of nature literature in the Midwest. From the viewing room, an interesting variety of birds may be seen at feeders. Exhibits are also features of the center. Bird sanctuary. Wild bird phone number . 816-342-BIRD CAVE SPRING INTERPRETIVE CENTER 237
8701 Gregory Kansas City, MO 816-358-2283 ADMISSION: Adult $2 HOURS: Nature Center, Tuesday-Saturday Children $1 10am-4pm; Trails open Dawn to Dusk Cave Spring is on the National Register of Historic Places. William M. Klein Park is a 36 acre nature preserve. A cave at this site contains a spring that was used by pioneers to fill their water barrels before they crossed into Kansas. By 1877, Solomon Young, Harry Truman's maternal grandfather, owned Cave Springs. EWING AND MURIEL KAUFFMAN MEMORIAL GARDEN 238
4800 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO 816-932-1200 ADMISSION: Free HOURS: May-August, 8am-8pm Sept-April, for groups of 10 or more call for information. Beauty and serenity sweep along the Garden's brick pathways. Stone walls and elegant ironwork surround the garden and allow views of the beauty around the site. Sculptures, fountains, palladium and stained glass windows, teak benches and ornamental furniture accent the design. Garden pavilions provide shade and places to relax. LAKESIDE NATURE CENTER 239
5600 E. Gregory Blvd. Kansas City, MO 816-513-8960 ADMISSION: Free HOURS: Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5pm Here you will find native Missouri wildlife, exhibits and a teaching staff of fun ideas! Lakeside Nature Center is a place where learning goes beyond books and blackboards, or even reading and writing. Children and adults learn through involvement, and self discovery. Take a tour along a nature trail or attend one of the center's weekly mini-courses. OVERLAND PARK ARBORETUM AND BOTANICAL 240
8909 W. 179th Street Overland Park, KS 913-685-3604 ADMISSION: Free under age 6 / $1 ages 6-12 / $3 ages 13+ HOURS: Daily year round, 9am-5pm (Nov-March) 7am-5pm; Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day Tours and educational field trips are available. Now open is the Environmental Education/Visitor Center and 5 gardens. Future expansion will include a 16,000-square-foot conservatory under glass, woodland gardens, water gardens, discovery gardens, celestial gardens and a meadow area. Still in its early phase of development it is expected to take about 20 years. POWELL GARDENS 241
20 miles east of Lee’s Summit on US Highway 50 816-697-2600 ADMISSION: Adults-$5 HOURS: April-Oct, 9am to 6pm Seniors $4; Children (5-12) $2 November-March, 9am-5pm Powell Gardens is a 915 acre botanical garden dedicated to the promotion of horticulture, gardening and the environment. Gardens of annuals, perennials, native plants, ornamental grasses, daylilies and other seasonal plantings. An International vegetable garden, nature trails and year-round educational classes. http://www.powellgardens.org/ |
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