List of nature centers in Missouri
This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Missouri.
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| 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 |
