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ForestKeeper Workshops

Winter 2024 Opportunities

Upcoming Classes

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 10:00am-12:00pm
 
Location: Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area
Caldwell Drive
Washington, MO 63090
Improve your tree identification skills while enjoying a short, guided hike at Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area. Join MDC Forester Cody Bailey as he explores the unique identifying characteristics of more than 20 of Missouri’s most common tree species. Learn about the important benefits each provides to people as well as animals and habitat. Perfect for families, hikers, and nature lovers. Reserve your spot today and connect with the forest in a whole new way!
 
 
Date: Saturday, April 8th, 2025,  4:00pm- 5:00pm
 
Location: Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
11715 Cragwold Rd
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Join an MDC naturalist on a hike on Powder Valley’s Broken Ridge Trail. Some of our native trees produce eye-popping masses of blooms in the spring. On this hike we will be looking for native flowering trees like dogwoods and red buds. Broken Ridge Trail is a 2/3-mile paved trail.
 
 
 
Date: May 10, 2025 , 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Location: Kress Farm Garden Preserve, 5137 Glade Chapel Road, Hillsboro, MO 63050

Join the Missouri Chapter of Women Owning Woodlands for a casual, women-focused hike to learn about identifying trees in the springtime! 

The event is free, and all are welcome to join! We will hike about one mile while making frequent stops to observe trees. Our hike will proceed rain or shine but will be postponed in the event of severe weather. Be prepared for the weather and moderate hiking. 

For questions or accommodations, contact Sarah Higgins at sarah.higgins@missouri.edu or 636-797-5391, ext. 5057.

 

 

 
 
 

 

Landowner Workshops

Date: February 15, 2025 10:00am-12:00pm
Location: Platte County COmmunity Center South/ YMCA 8875 Clark Ave Parkvile MO 64152

Pruning workshop designed to give participants the knowledge to prune their fruit and landscape trees to make them more productive and healthier. The program will begin with a classroom overview of pruning at the YMCA and then conclude with an onsite pruning demonstration at the Platte County Community Garden.

Participants should dress for being outdoors for approximately an hour.

There is no fee for this event.

For more information, contact the Platte County Extension Office at 816-270-2141.

 

Prescribed Burn Workshops

Locations (Click for registration):

 
 
Prescribed burning can be a valuable tool for managing native plant diversity and controlling undesirable vegetation, but it can be dangerous and ineffective when not used properly. This workshop will provide basic information about how to plan and execute a prescribed burn for grassland management.

Upon registration, participants will be emailed a link to the virtual/online portion of the prescribed burn course. The online course is a mandatory prerequisite which requires a $25.00 fee to a third-party host (not MDC). Registrants will need to successfully complete the online course and quiz to attend the field day event. Please bring your certificate of completion and mileage record.

Other Opportunities: Take a Hike!

Date: Saturday, March 16, 2025 12:00 pm – 3:00pm

Location: Carondelet Park
3900 Holly Hills Boulevard
Saint Louis, MO 63116

Hike through St. Louis’s third largest park: Carondelet Park. Throughout the hike, we’ll observe the native flora and fauna, as well as discuss the cultural and historical aspects of the park and surrounding neighborhoods. Stops along the way will include the Carondelet Park Bird Sanctuary and Boathouse Lake. This hike will be approximately two miles and will depart from and return to the Carondelet Park Rec Complex.
 
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025 1:00 pm – 3:00pm

Location:Steyermark Wood Conservation Area
8965 Hwy 36, Suite 1
Hannibal, MO 63401

Celebrate the spring season with an educational hike through Steyermark Woods. The hike will be led by Ashley Johnson with the Missouri Department of Conservation, and trained Missouri Master Naturalist volunteers, participants will observe and learn about the conservation area, woodland habitat, flowering trees and spring ephemeral wildflowers in bloom.
 
 
Date: Saturday, April 5th, 2025 12:00 pm – 1:30pm
Location: Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
11715 Cragwold Rd
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Spring has sprung and so have the flowers! Join an MDC naturalist for a hike centered around spring ephemerals. Learn about the different species, their historical uses, and enjoy the beauty that nature has to offer. This hike will take place on the Hickory Ridge trail on the long loop, which measures to be about 1.25 miles long. Wear good walking shoes, dress for the weather, and be prepared for some inclines and declines. Meet the naturalist at the frog statue in front of the nature center.
 
 
 
Date: Saturday, April 12th, 2025 10:00am – 12:00 pm
Location: Springfield Conservation Nature Center
4601 S. Nature Center Way
Springfield, MO 6580
 
Plants have always been important to humans for food, medicine, and other purposes. Ancestral Skills Specialist Don Brink will explore the folklore and modern uses of several Missouri plants during a guided hike. Ages 15 and up. Registration required.
 
 
 

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