March 18th  1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The Wildcat Village.  For families.  Spring is just around the corner and we will have some crafts to help you get ready to move those winter days out!  Bunnies, and spring flowers will be arriving soon and making a wreath with pretty ribbons and bows will help […]

Pictures with Joplin's Most Famous Rabbit, Trevor, has become a tradition for many families. This is an annual fund raiser for Wildcat Glades Friends Group. The cost is $ 35 and you will leave with a thumb drive and a photo release allowing you to print your photos at your favorite print shop. Registration is […]

This event is for anyone who wants to learn about hammock camping. Please join us as we cover Hammock Camping and the gear needed for a comfortable night sleep. We will demonstrate what gear is best and the proper way to set it up. There will be several different hammocks to setup and try. You […]

We will be cleaning Silver Creek behind MDC education center. Please bring gloves and work clothes. We will need a few kayaks in the water for the lake area. However, most of the creek and be cleaned from foot.

Wildcat Glades Education team will be working on grant compliance with the local head start classes. 15-30 kids will be learning all about our Missouri Mammals; building a beaver damn, feeling pelts, then creating our very own mammals with pipe cleaners, tooth pick claws, fur, sequin scales, and wiggly eyes.

Village. Ages 3 to 6. The Busy Tree, will take us into the woods looking for a special tree and all that it provides us!  Maybe our tree will be the home for a family of birds with new babies that just hatched from their eggs, or the home for a spider and its web, […]

Pictures with Joplin's Most Famous Rabbit, Trevor, has become a tradition for many families. This is an annual fund raiser for Wildcat Glades Friends Group. The cost is $ 35 and you will leave with a thumb drive and a photo release allowing you to print your photos at your favorite print shop. Registration is […]

Village. Ages 3 to 6. The Busy Tree, will take us into the woods looking for a special tree and all that it provides us!  Maybe our tree will be the home for a family of birds with new babies that just hatched from their eggs, or the home for a spider and its web, […]

Gatherings of all our Wildcat Glades Friends Group volunteers! We will update the volunteers on the current happenings and have a s'mores bar for a gooey outdoor snack. Gathering will be at the Wildcat Village

Wildcat Glades Education team will be working on grant compliance with the local head start classes. 15-30 kids will be learning all about our Missouri Mammals; building a beaver damn, feeling pelts, then creating our very own mammals with pipe cleaners, tooth pick claws, fur, sequin scales, and wiggly eyes.