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  • A Forest Has Many of Uses
  • Acorn to Oak
  • Adult Summer Camp
  • Amazing Adaptations
  • Amazing Amphibians
  • Animal Adaptations
  • Animal Bingo
  • Animal Wrappers (ages 3-5)
  • Animal Wrappers (ages 4-6)
  • Animals In Winter
  • Aquatic Studies
  • Are You my Mother?
  • Babes in the Woods
  • Babes in the Woods
  • Backyard Birds
  • Backyard Neighbors
  • Balance Of Nature
  • Bats
  • Beginning Map and Compass
  • Birds
  • Black Bears
  • Blue River
  • Book Club for Adults
  • Broadfoot
  • Budding Biologists
  • Build a Bat House
  • Build a Bluebird House
  • Building Bird Feeders
  • Busy Birds
  • Buttefly Gardening
  • Camouflage
  • Camping
  • Candlelit Wood Walk
  • Careers in Conservation (ages 13-25)
  • Careers in Conservation (ages 7-12)
  • Caves
  • Caves & Karst
  • Christmas Bird Count
  • Cold-blooded Critters
  • Composting with Worms
  • Conservation Destination
  • Conservation in Science
  • Conservation Keepers
  • Conservation Kids
  • Conservation Kids
  • Conservation Scene Investigation
  • Conservation TEENS
  • Cowbird Capers
  • Creature Feature
  • Creatures of Habitat
  • Creepy Crawly Critters
  • Crossing Missouri
  • CSI: Critter Scene Investigation
  • Cycle of Life
  • Cycle of Seasons
  • Day on the River
  • Decomposers
  • Discover Nature
  • Discovery Days
  • Duck Decoy Carving
  • Dutch Oven (ages 12+)
  • Dutch Oven (ages 7-11)
  • Eagle Days
  • Eagles
  • Earth Day
  • Ecology Days
  • Elk of Missouri
  • Emerald Ash Borer
  • Endangered Species (ages 0-99)
  • Endangered Species (ages 11-25)
  • Engineering In Nature
  • Evening Stroll
  • Every Tree for Itself
  • Exploring Your Watershed
  • Fall Fantasy
  • Fall Festival
  • Fall Weather
  • Fantastic Frogs
  • Farewell To Summer Hummers
  • Feathered Fliers
  • Feathered Friends
  • Feeding Frenzy
  • Fill the Bill
  • Fireside Tales
  • Fishing
  • Floatin' on the River
  • Flutter and Fly
  • Food Chains
  • Food Chains: Links Of Life
  • Food Web Scramble
  • Food Webs
  • Forest
  • Forest History & Management
  • Forest Products (ages 6-8)
  • Forest Products (ages 8-12)
  • Frogs
  • Frogs, Dragonflies, and Metamorphosis
  • Furbearers of Missouri
  • Furry, Feathered, Scaly or Smooth?
  • Furs, Feathers and Scales
  • Furs, Feathers, and Scales (ages 5-9)
  • Furs, Feathers, and Scales (ages 6-17)
  • Genetic Diversity
  • Geocaching
  • Get a Life Cycle
  • Going Batty
  • Gone Frogging
  • Great American Backyard Campout
  • Great Backyard Bird Count
  • Great River Road Adventure
  • Green Fire - Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic
  • Growing Up Wild
  • Habitat Hunt
  • Habitats
  • Habitats: Nature’s Neighborhoods
  • Halloween Happening
  • Hatchery Tour - Guided
  • Hatchery Tour - Unguided
  • Have a Rotten Day
  • Heritage Day
  • Hibernation
  • Holiday Happenings
  • Homeschool
  • Homeschool (ages 11-17)
  • Homeschool (ages 6-10)
  • Hot or Cold
  • I Like to Move it Move it
  • Incredible Insects
  • Incredible Mammals of Missouri
  • Insect Inspectors
  • Insect Intrigue
  • Insect-a-mania
  • Insects
  • International Vulture Awareness Day
  • Introduction to Conservation
  • Introduction to Nature Center
  • Invasive Species
  • Just Like Lewis & Clark
  • Just Like Lewis & Clark: How Native Americans Used the Bison
  • Just Like Lewis & Clark: Hunting & Trapping-Then & Now
  • Karst Topography
  • Karst Topography (ages 11-13)
  • Kids for Conservation
  • Knee High Naturalists
  • Landscaping With Native Plants
  • Lessons from the Forest
  • Let's Go Fishing
  • Life in a Pond
  • Life in the Forest
  • Limiting Factors
  • Little Acorn Plus
  • Little Acorns
  • Little Acorns
  • Little Ones
  • Little Stinkers
  • Live with Fire
  • Living with Wildlife
  • Longbow Making Workshop
  • MAD Wildlife
  • Making Changes
  • Making Tracks
  • Mammal Mysteries
  • Mammals of Missouri
  • Mammology for Minis
  • Map & Compass (ages 12+)
  • Map & Compass (ages 7-11)
  • Maple Sugaring
  • MDC Success Stories
  • Meet the Artist
  • Missouri Mammals
  • Missouri Snakes
  • Missouri State Symbols
  • Missouri’s Creepiest Residents
  • Mountain Lion CSI
  • Mountain Lions
  • Mudpuppies
  • Mushrooms & Fungi
  • Name That Tree (ages 8-12)
  • Name That Tree (ages 9-11)
  • Name That Tree (ages 11-13)
  • Native Plant & Garden Seminar
  • Natural Communities (ages 11-13)
  • Natural Communities (ages 9-11)
  • Naturally Sensational
  • Nature All Year
  • Nature Art
  • Nature Crafts
  • Nature Deficit Disorder
  • Nature Detective
  • Nature Journaling
  • Nature Journaling (ages 7-18)
  • Nature Nuts
  • Nature Photography
  • Nature Study
  • Nature Tales
  • Nature's Connections
  • Nature's Neighborhoods
  • Nature's Recyclers
  • Nature’s Hide and Seek
  • Nature’s Naming Game
  • Natures Needlers
  • No Place Like Home
  • Nocturnal Animals
  • Outdoor Adventure Camp
  • Outdoor Adventures
  • Outdoor Cooking (12+)
  • Outdoor Cooking (7-11 yrs old)
  • Outdoor Hazards
  • Outdoor Sensation
  • Outdoor Skills Camp (ages 12-18)
  • Owls
  • Ozark Animals
  • Ozark Birds
  • Ozark Fishes
  • Ozark Mammals
  • Ozark Mountain Hiker
  • Pollinators
  • Pond Ecology
  • Pond Life
  • Prairies
  • Predator & Prey
  • Primitive Skills Day
  • Primitive Skills Series
  • Quail 101
  • Raptors of Missouri
  • Reptiles And Amphibians
  • Reptiles Rock
  • Riddle of the Woods
  • Salamanders of Missouri
  • Seasons of Change
  • Seeds on the Move
  • Sensory Adventure
  • Shape of Things
  • Skin, Scales, Feathers, and Fur
  • Snake Slither (ages 3-5)
  • Snake Slither (ages 7-9)
  • Snakes
  • Snappers
  • Specialized Structures
  • Spider Safari
  • Spiders
  • Spring Has Sprung
  • Spring Weather
  • Staying Alive
  • Stormwater
  • Story Time
  • Story Time With Ms.Ladybug
  • Stream Exploration
  • Striking Directions
  • Sum of all Parts
  • Summer Camp
  • Super Seeds
  • Symbiotic Relationships
  • Tadpoles
  • Take A Hike
  • Take A Hike
  • Teens for Conservation
  • That Makes Perfect Sense
  • The Cycle of Life
  • The Living Lake (ages 11-13)
  • The Living Lake (ages 9-11)
  • There is No Way
  • Through Their Eyes
  • Toddler Tales
  • Tools of the Trade
  • Trail Trivia
  • Trees
  • Venomous Snakes of Missouri
  • Vertebrate Challenge
  • Vulture Venture
  • Walking Wild
  • Water Quality & Water Sheds
  • Water Quality? Ask the Bugs!
  • Waterfowl Identification
  • Watershed Wonders
  • We Proceeded On
  • Web of Life
  • Wetland Ecology
  • Wetland Investigator
  • What's for Dinner?
  • Whitetail Deer
  • Who Am I
  • Who Will Survive?
  • Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Ladybug?
  • Who's for Lunch?
  • Who's Hiding Here?
  • Who’s For Lunch?
  • Whose Clues
  • Why Natives?
  • Wiggly Worms
  • Wild Backyard
  • Wild Edibles
  • Wildflowers
  • Wildheart
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife In Winter
  • Wildlife Management
  • Woodcarving
  • Woodcarving
  • Woodworking for Wildlife
Hunter Education Skills Session
Hunter Education Classroom Session
Bowhunter Education Classroom Session
Outdoor Skills/Activities
Shooting Range
Fishing Programs
Discover Nature Fishing
Landowner Workshops

Upcoming Events:
Nature Center

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Event Location
   March
Nature Study
Powder Valley Photo Contest
  Registration Open    499 of 500 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/8 to Thursday, 11/1   8:00 AM to 11:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
   June
Reptiles And Amphibians
Critter Feeding
Saturday, 6/2 to Saturday, 6/30   3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Missouri Mammals
Saturday, 6/23   8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Center
Branson, MO 65616
Tadpoles
Busy, Buzzy Bees
  Registration Open    4 of 10 seats remaining
Saturday, 6/23   9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Fishing
Alternative Fishing Methods
  Registration Open    29 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 6/23   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Parma Woods Shooting Range
Parkville, MO 64152
Nature Art
Design With Nature in Mind
  Registration Closed
Saturday, 6/23   9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Tadpoles
Busy, Buzzy Bees
  Registration Open    4 of 10 seats remaining
Saturday, 6/23   10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wildlife
Rockwoods Reservation's 80th Anniversary
Saturday, 6/23   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
GPP: WGO
Insect Investigation
  Registration Closed
Saturday, 6/23   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
Design With Nature in Mind
  Registration Closed
Saturday, 6/23   1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Trees
Tree Pest Clinic
Tuesday, 6/26   8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Outdoor Adventure Camp
Naturalist Training Camp
  Registration Closed
Tuesday, 6/26 to Wednesday, 6/27   9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Babes in the Woods
Marvelous Monarchs
  Registration Closed
Tuesday, 6/26   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Nuts
Rock Art
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Tuesday, 6/26   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Twin Pines Conservation Education Center
Winona, MO 65588
Insects
Firework Fireflies
  Registration Open    11 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 6/26   1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
August A Busch Conservation Area
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Introduction to Conservation
Wildlife Wednesdays/Fish
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 6/27   9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Saint Louis, MO 63138
Creature Feature
The River in time
Wednesday, 6/27   1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
MDC Northeast Regional Office
Kirksville, MO 63501
Outdoor Adventure Camp
Naturalist Training Camp
  Registration Closed
Thursday, 6/28 to Friday, 6/29   9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Introduction to Nature Center
Volunteer Open House at Columbia Bottom
Thursday, 6/28   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Saint Louis, MO 63138
Little Acorn Plus
Marvelous Monarchs
  Registration Closed
Thursday, 6/28   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109

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