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Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center

201 W Riviera Drive, Suite A
Joplin, MO 64804
(417) 782-NATR

Welcome to Wildcat Glades

The Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center, located in Wildcat Park, Joplin, Missouri, is adjacent to some of the last remaining chert glades, a globally unique habitat found only in this area and the biologically rich Shoal Creek an important place for migratory birds and other wildlife.

The Audubon Center is a partnership project of Audubon Missouri, the City of Joplin and the Missouri Department of Conservation. Opened in 2007, the Center itself is a celebration of nature. Innovative "green" technologies create a truly distinctive building in keeping with our mission of appreciating, conserving and understanding our natural world. The local Missouri Department of Conservation offices are also located on site.

NEW!
Autumn Adventures at the Glades
Saturday, October 4
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wildcat Park, Joplin

The family fun day will include conservation and wildlife programs and demonstrations, nature hikes, and more than 20 interactive vendor booths. Highlights of the day will be a children’s puppet show at 11:00 a.m., presented by StoneLion Puppet Theatre of Kansas City, and a live animal program at 12:15 p.m., presented by Wonders of Wildlife. Other activities include a Chautauqua-style program by John James Audubon; programs on snakes; demonstrations on extraction of honey from hives; outdoor cooking; and guided bird, wildflower and chert glade hikes

For information, contact the Audubon Center at (417) 782-6287.


Click HERE for more details!