Weekend Botany Walks

2027 Schedule
Saturdays and Sundays at 10:00

Come walk with us on these free weekend Botany Walks in our beautiful St. Louis.
Help us make sense of our natural world as we walk in the great open classroom.

Our schedule is posted below, but there may be some last-minute changes as we try to make it all work out. (Be sure to get on our weekly email list to receive the most current information. Sign-up at stlnaturestudy@gmail.com)

DATENAME OF NATURAL AREA /
GPS LOCATION		TRAIL MAPS
FLOWER LISTS
SATURDAY
Apr 03		Al Foster / Rock Hollow Trail
38.54236,-90.62468		Bedrock Map
01a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Apr 04		Powder Valley Conservation Area
38.55570,-90.42829		Bedrock Map
01b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Apr 10		Reifsnider State Forest
38.76852,-91.09950		Bedrock Map
02a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Apr 11		Washington State Park
38.08538,-90.68399		Bedrock Map
02b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Apr 17		Amidon (Castor River Shut-Ins)
37.56892,-90.15500		Bedrock Map
03a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Apr 18		Young Conservation Area
38.44729,-90.66311		Bedrock Map
03b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Apr 24		Engelmann Woods (from Lake)
38.58068,-90.77316		Bedrock Map
04a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Apr 25		St. Francois State Park
37.97039,-90.53316		Bedrock Map
04b-Flower List
SATURDAY
May 01		Pickle Springs Natural Area
37.80173,-90.30145		Bedrock Map
05a-Flower List
SUNDAY
May 02		Hawn State Park
37.82975,-90.23031		Bedrock Map
05b-Flower List
SATURDAY
May 08		Graham Cave State Park
38.90298,-91.57614		Bedrock Map
06a-Flower List
SUNDAY
May 09		Victoria Glades Conservation Area
38.20316,-90.54311		Bedrock Map
06b-Flower List
SATURDAY
May 15		Matson Hill Park
38.62375,-90.81501		Bedrock Map
07a-Flower List
SUNDAY
May 16		Forest Park
38.63766,-90.28023		Bedrock Map
07b-Flower List
SATURDAY
May 22		Onondaga Cave State Park
38.06136,-91.22663		Bedrock Map
08a-Flower List
SUNDAY
May 23		LaBarque Creek Natural Area
38.42253,-90.69885		Bedrock Map
08b-Flower List
SATURDAY
May 29		Vilander Bluff Natural Area
38.09780,-91.13093		Bedrock Map
09a-Flower List
SUNDAY
May 30		Cliff Cave County Park
38.45865,-90.28822		Bedrock Map
09b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Jun 05		Meramec State Park
38.20637,-91.10229		Bedrock Map
10a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Jun 06		Hickory Canyons Natural Area
37.87219,-90.30232		Bedrock Map
10b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Jun 12		Hughes Mountain
37.81071,-90.71540		Trail Map
11a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Jun 13		Ellis Island
38.87808,-90.18491		Bedrock Map
11b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Jun 19		Bootleg Access
37.81489,-90.77077		Bedrock Map
12a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Jun 20		Glassberg Conservation Area
38.43573,-90.67564		Bedrock Map
12b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Jun 26		Illinois Caverns State Natural Area
38.23675,-90.13688		Bedrock Map
13a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Jun 27		The Gardens at SIUE
38.80221,-89.99211		Trail Map
13b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Jul 03		Pere Marquette State Park
38.97299,-90.54308		Bedrock Map
14a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Jul 04		Sunfish Lake (Spanish Lake Park)
38.80262,-90.19958		Bedrock Map
14b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Jul 10		Cuivre River (Blazing Star Trail)
39.03882, -90.91992		Bedrock Map
15a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Jul 11		Faust Park
38.66553,-90.54001		Trail Map
15b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Jul 17		Danville Conservation Area
38.86536, -91.50479		Bedrock Map
16a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Jul 18		Lower Meramec Park
38.46074,-90.39310		Trail Map
16b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Jul 24		Taum Sauk Mountain S.P.
37.57258,-90.72808		Bedrock Map
17a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Jul 25		Olin Nature Preserve
38.91810,-90.22429		Trail Map
17b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Jul 31		Royal Gorge (Ketcherside)
37.54874,-90.67976		Bedrock Map
18a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Aug 01		Salt Lick Point
38.30355,-90.30912		Trail Map
18b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Aug 07		Riverlands / Audubon Trails
38.86872,-90.18425		Bedrock Map
19a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Aug 08		Watershed Nature Center
38.81695,-89.97493		Trail Map
19b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Aug 14		Wightman Subterranean N.P.
38.20059,-90.13600		Bedrock Map
20a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Aug 15		Heartland Prairie
38.91280,-90.10364		Trail Map
20b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Aug 21		Millstream Gardens (Tiemann)
37.57889,-90.46352		Bedrock Map
21a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Aug 22		Rockwoods Reservation
38.56625,-90.66881		Trail Map
21b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Aug 28		Missouri Mines S.H.S.
37.83682,-90.50833		Bedrock Map
22a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Aug 29		Fort Belle Fontaine
38.82461,-90.21752		Trail Map
22b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Sept 04		Babler State Park (Woodbine Trail)
38.62214,-90.69858		Bedrock Map
23a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Sept 05		Don Robinson State Park
38.39201,-90.69507		Bedrock Map
23b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Sept 11		Elephant Rocks State Park
37.65242,-90.68935		Bedrock Map
24a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Sept 12		Busch Greenway to Katy Trail
38.69467,-90.68457		Trail Map
24b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Sept 18		Greensfelder County Park
38.53566,-90.67004		Bedrock Map
25a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Sept 19		Shaw Nature (Whitmire Garden)
38.48225,-90.82408		Trail Map
25b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Sept 25		Johnson’s Shut-Ins (Scour Trail)
37.55635,-90.83930		Bedrock Map
26a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Sept 26		Creve Coeur Park (Stiltgrass Trail)
38.70076,-90.49724		Trail Map
26b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Oct 02		Castlewood S.P. (Lone Wolf)
38.55000,-90.54004		Bedrock Map
27a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Oct 03		Valley View Glades Natural Area
38.25549,-90.62728		Trail Map
27b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Oct 09		Snake Road – North Gate – (12:00)
37.58391,-89.44008		Bedrock Map
28a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Oct 10		Fults Hill Prairie
38.15595,-90.18971		Trail Map
28b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Oct 16		Missouri Botanical Garden
38.61602,-90.25802		Garden Map
29a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Oct 17		Meramec Community College
38.56765,-90.42353		Tree Map
29b-Flower List
SATURDAY
Oct 23		Klondike Park
38.58216,-90.83238		Trail Map
30a-Flower List
SUNDAY
Oct 24		Tower Grove Park
38.60651, -90.25765		Tree Map
30b-Flower List


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 no small feat.

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 an email with the latest trail information, our “Family-of-the-Week”, our “Topic-of-the-Week” and a checklist of the plants we’ll be looking for.  To sign up, just send a request to: “STLnaturestudy@gmail.com“.

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​Want even more? 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.