Junior Ranger Day

Join us at Round Spring on April 24, 2010 for a fun day filled with learning about Nature! We'll have live owls, live snakes, live turtles and other reptiles, a talk on Missouri mammals, a spring and karst walk and lots of fun activities for kids from 6 to 60. You can even see a real forest fire fighting firetruck!

Everyone who participates will receive a Junior Ranger badge.

All activities are FREE. For more information call Bill O'Donnell 573-858-3297, ext 23 or e-mail.  

 

NPS

A Great Horned owl from Springfield's Dickerson Park Zoo will be joining us.

Among the several programs will be a presentation on Missouri's owls by the Dickerson Park Zoo, as well as a presentation on reptiles. They will have live owls and reptiles and tell us all about these fascinating animals. Later the Conservation Department will have a program on Missouri's mammals.

During lunch we'll have a Spring and Karst Walk led by Geologist Jo Schaper. She'll show us things we never imagined about Round Spring and how it fits into the geology of the region.

We will also have various activity tables set up where kids can dissect an owl pellet, learn about animal tracks, play with animal puppets, check out some pelts and skulls, and investigate a possible cougar kill. These will be available all from ten until eleven and again from twelve until one. 

Remember to pack a lunch as there is no food available at Round Spring.

 

Getting up close and personal with a snake.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Hands on Activities 11:00 a.m. to Noon - Owls of Missouri
12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Hands on Activities
12:00 p.m. Round Spring Walk
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 Missouri Reptiles
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Missouri Mammals
3:00 p.m. Swearing in of Junior Rangers


Cave tours will not be offered this year. We apologize for any inconvenience.