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Upcoming events in Kansas City and surrounding areas.

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Wild Edibles Hike

Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center 1401 NW Park Rd, Blue Springs

Join the Missouri Department of Conservation for a Wild Edibles Hike near the Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area on the Little Blue Trace Trail. Participants will learn to forage for early summer wild edible plants. Bring your cameras, smart phones, ID books, and water bottle. Gather at the 24 Highway shelter house. There are no […]

Foraging Summertime Mushrooms – Virtual

If you enjoy mushrooms, look beyond spring morels to summer when various other edible mushrooms appear. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free virtual Foraging Summertime Mushrooms program from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23. Mike Snyder, a certified mushroom identification expert, will talk about mushrooms that appear in summer. […]

Tree Identification Class

Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center 1401 NW Park Rd, Blue Springs

Do you ever wonder what the tree species are growing on your property? The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering a free Tree ID class from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at the Burr Oak Woods Nature Center in Blue Springs. Participants will learn how to identify Missouri trees. Nikki King, […]