ForestKeeper Workshops
Winter 2024 Opportunities
Upcoming Classes
Wildwood, MO 63038
Location: Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Whether it’s used for smothering waffles or dipping French toast sticks, maple syrup has found its way onto many Missouri breakfast tables. This lovely, sugary syrup is harvested from sugar maple trees. Participate in the process of transforming maple sap into syrup in this program. Participants will collect maple sap from trees and observe and learn about the boiling process. To complete this program, participants will sample some of the maple syrup harvested from trees on nature center grounds.
Location: Online event
Location: Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center; 11715 Cragqold Road, Kirkwood, MO, United States
Location: Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Location: Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Join a conversation led by Sustaining Ash Partners Network, an east coast focused organization focused on protecting and restoring ash trees in a post EAB environment.
This kick-off webinar will lay the foundation for exploring the importance and prioritization of ash seed preservation. Our speakers will:
- Provide a regional status update on ash and emerald ash borer (EAB) infestations in the Northeast
- Teach ash ID basics (i.e., bark, bud, leaf, seed)
- Explore western scientific and Indigenous perspectives on ash preservation
- Share diverse values on the importance of collecting ash seeds
Landowner Workshops
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):
March 1, 2025 9:00 am- 2:00 Pm Lost Valley Hatchery 28232 Hatchery Ave Warsaw MO 65355
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!
Location: Powder Valley Conservation Center 11715 Cragwold Rd, Kirkwood, MO 63122
Location: Valley View Glades Trailhead