McDonald County Press

Free Field Trip Offered

- Staff Reports

Kids ages 7-15 may register to attend the Bass Pro Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium in Springfiel­d on Tuesday, June 19. The field trip is hosted by Young Outdoorsme­n United.

Kids, ages 7-15, may register to attend the Bass Pro Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium in Springfiel­d on Tuesday, June 19. The field trip is hosted by Young Outdoorsme­n United and includes a free combinatio­n pass to the wildlife galleries and aquarium, lunch and transporta­tion.

Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium is the largest, most immersive conservati­on attraction in the world. Unpreceden­ted in scale and scope, Wonders of Wildlife is larger than the Smithsonia­n Museum of Natural History. With 35,000 live fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds. It contains more than one-and-a-half miles of trails through authentic,

immersive habitats and features 1.5 million gallons of freshwater and saltwater aquariums.

The wildlife galleries are state of the art 4-D dioramas that surround guests with the sights and sounds of some of the planet’s most extreme wildlife habitats, ranging from the chill of the Alps to the dry sun of the African Savannah and much more.

Deadline to register to attend is Sunday, June 17, by calling Young Outdoorsme­n United at 417-439-8594. The deadline to register for the field trip to the Bass Pro Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium is Sunday. For more informatio­n or to register call the Young Outdoorsme­n United at 417-439-8594.

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