Botany Walks for Teachers
2025 Schedule
Saturdays at 9:00 or Sundays at 10:00
Come join us on our free, weekly Botany Walks – even if you’re not a teacher.
Help us make sense of our natural world as we walk in the great open classroom.
| DATE | NAME OF NATURAL AREA / GPS LOCATION | TRAIL MAP / FLOWER LISTS |
| Apr 05 Apr 06 | Powder Valley Conservation Area 38.55570, -90.42829 | Trail Map 01-List 01-TTT |
| Apr 12 Apr 13 | Washington State Park 38.08554, -90.68349 | Trail Map 02-List 02-TTT |
| Apr 19 Apr 20 | Young Conservation Area 38.44729, -90.66311 | Trail Map 03-List 03-TTT |
| Apr 26 Apr 27 | St. Francois State Park 37.97030, -90.53322 | Trail Map 04-List 04-TTT |
| May 03 May 04 | Beckemeier Conservation Area 38.67734, -90.52803 | Trail Map 05-List 05-TTT |
| May 10 May 11 | Victoria Glades Conservation Area 38.20316, -90.54311 | Trail Map 06-List 06-TTT |
| May 17 May 18 | LaBarque Creek Natural Area 38.42253, -90.69885 | Trail Map 07-List 07-TTT |
| May 24 May 25 | Forest Park 38.63668, -90.26826 | Trail Map 08-List 08-TTT |
| May 31 Jun 01 | Cliff Cave County Park 38.45865, -90.28822 | Trail Map 09-List 09-TTT |
| Jun 07 Jun 08 | Hickory Canyons Natural Area 37.87219, -90.302320 | Trail Map 10-List 10-TTT |
| Jun 14 Jun 15 | Ellis Island 38.87808, -90.18491 | Trail Map 11-List 11-TTT |
| Jun 21 Jun 22 | Glassberg Conservation Area 38.43573, -90.67564 | Trail Map 12-List 12-TTT |
| Jun 28 Jun 29 | The Gardens at SIUE 38.80221, -89.99211 | Trail Map 13-List 13-TTT |
| Jul 05 Jul 06 | Sunfish Lake (Spanish Lake Park) 38.80262, -90.19958 | Trail Map 14-List 14-TTT |
| Jul 12 Jul 13 | Faust Park 38.66553, -90.54001 | Trail Map 15-List 15-TTT |
| Jul 19 Jul 20 | McDonnell Park Prairie 38.71204, -90.40231 | Trail Map 16-List 16-TTT |
| Jul 26 Jul 27 | Marais Temps Clair 38.89380, -90.41563 | Trail Map 17-List 17-TTT |
| Aug 02 Aug 03 | Salt Lick Point 38.30355, -90.30912 | Trail Map 18-List 18-TTT |
| Aug 09 Aug 10 | Watershed Nature Center 38.81695, -89.97493 | Trail Map 19-List 19-TTT |
| Aug 16 Aug 17 | Heartland Prairie 38.91280, -90.10364 | Trail Map 20-List 20-TTT |
| Aug 23 Aug 24 | Rockwoods Reservation 38.56625, -90.66881 | Trail Map 21-List 21-TTT |
| Aug 30 Aug 31 | Fort Belle Fontaine 38.82461, -90.21752 | Trail Map 22-List 22-TTT |
| Sept 06 Sept 07 | Don Robinson State Park 38.39201, -90.69507 | Trail Map 23-List 23-TTT |
| Sept 13 Sept 14 | Busch Greenway to Katy Trail 38.69467, -90.68457 | Trail Map 24-List 24-TTT |
| Sept 20 Sept 21 | Shaw Nature Reserve 38.48225, -90.82408 | Trail Map 25-List 25-TTT |
| Sept 27 Sept 28 | Creve Coeur (Mallard Lake Trail) 38.70014, -90.49711 | Trail Map 26-List 26-TTT |
| Oct 04 Oct 05 | Valley View Glades Natural Area 38.25549, -90.62728 | Trail Map 27-List 27-TTT |
| Oct 11 Oct 12 | George Winter Park Prairie 38.50643, -90.42540 | Trail Map 28-List 28-TTT |
| Oct 18 Oct 19 | Meramec Community College 38.56765, -90.42353 | Trail Map 29-List 29-TTT |
| Oct 25 Oct 26 | Tower Grove Park 38.60651, -90.25765 | Trail Map 30-List 30-TTT |
There are some things in life that you just can’t learn well from books. Field Botany is one of them. You have to “walk the walk” as they say. So you might as well walk with us. You’ll find that botanizing with a group is usually more productive than botanizing alone. More eyeballs. Plus you get to meet others who share the same enthusiasms, which is so important for the road ahead.
Please join our email list because sometimes we have to change our schedule at the last minute (due to trail closures, flooding, heavy tick or mosquito outbreaks, etc.). A couple of days before each walk you’ll receive the latest trail information and a checklist of the plants we’ll be looking for. To sign up, just send a request to: “STLnaturestudy@gmail.com“.
Want even more? For the general public, the Webster Groves Nature Study Society is well known for their excellent nature programs, including their popular Monday Morning Botany Walks led by teacher and botanist John Oliver.