Events All attendees are asked to monitor their symptoms before coming to the University of Missouri campus. Please do not come to campus if you are experiencing symptoms or feel unwell. The University of Missouri has temporarily reinstated indoor masking requirements for the start of the fall 2021 semester. Due to space limitations for this indoor event, we ask guests to wear masks for the protection of the community, per CDC recommendations. Please refer to https://renewal.missouri.edu/plan/activities-and-events/ for more information. Bird man Noah Strycker photographing a Swinhoe’s pheasant in Taiwan in 2015 during a 365-day world birding tour during which he visited 41 countries and documented more than half of all the world’s bird species. Friends of the Mizzou Botanic Garden presents the 2021 Jacquelyn K. Jones Lecture Birding Without Borders: An Epic World Big Year Featuring bird man, Noah Strycker Friday, October 15, 2021 at 6 p.m. Monsanto Auditorium, located in MU's Bond Life Sciences Center Noah Strycker will share humorous and inspiring stories and slides detailing his 365-day Big Year of birding, an adventure during which he traveled to 41 countries and documented more than half of all of the world’s bird species, sleeping on the couches of fellow birders and carrying only a pack and a camera. Read more about Strycker and view a pdf detailing the event. (links here). Also on the program — all free and open to the public — will be a presentation by Missouri Department of Conservation about the reintroduction of the brown-headed nuthatch to Missouri, and an introduction to eBird, an online, publicly generated wealth of information about birds. Click here to learn more about the event. We hope you plan to visit the Mizzou Botanic Garden in person soon. These planning resources will make finding your way to campus easier. To schedule a guided tour call either 573-884-6307 or 573-882-1830. For more detailed visitor information, please visit the MU Visitor Relations Web site. Driving directions Parking information If you have any questions that aren't answered regarding visiting campus, try the University's Visitor Relations site.