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One of the pleasures of Forest Park is the opportunity to observe the natural world and its wide variety of wildlife. The lakes and ponds of the park are magnets for people, water birds, and many aquatic species, while the John F. Kennedy Forest, located in the southwest corner of the park, acts as a migratory resting area for a variety of songbirds and home to wild turkeys. Forest Park Forever is committed to sustaining the ecological balance.
You can do your part to keep the air clean and provide a habitat for wild things: to dedicate a tree in Forest Park, call Forest Park Forever at 314-367-7275, ext. 10.
The Kennedy Woods Oak Savanna is a wonderful new addition to Forest Park. Learn more about this wildlife habitat filled with native Missouri plants.
Counting Warblers: A Timetable for the Spring . . .
By Randy Korotev
Go to the Web site for an article reprinted from Nature Notes, the WGNSS journal. It presents a high-resolution Timetable illustrating when 106 species of migrant birds, mostly passerines, pass through the St. Louis area in April and May. The Timetable is based on 20 years of data collected in the John F. Kennedy Memorial Forest, a migrant trap in Forest Park.
Forest Park Brochures
The following brochures are also available, through Forest Park Forever. Call 314-367-7275. Many of the institutions in the Park have educational materials available; contact the organizations directly or link to their web sites for more information.
- Visitor's Guide
The Visitor's Guide has a map of Forest Park and general information about attractions in the Park.
- Fish
At least 25 species of Fish are present in the lakes and linear waterways of Forest Park.
- Insects
Learn more about Insects and identify Forest Park's tiniest inhabitants.
- Land Birds
Land Birds lists many of the varieties of birds and indicates good locations for birdwatching.
- Mammals
Mammals will help you locate, identify, and appreciate a variety of the park's mammals.
- Waterbirds
Waterbirds provides descriptions and pictures of the birds which inhabit Forest Park, as well as a lesson in protecting the fragile balance of nature.
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