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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   December
Little Acorns
Nature's Gifts
  Registration Opens "12/6/2025"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 12/20   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Nature's Gifts
  Registration Opens "12/6/2025"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 12/20   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Amphibians and Reptiles
Feeding Frenzy
Tuesday, 12/23   10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Families
Nature Center @ Night: Winter Candlelit Walk
Friday, 12/26   5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Amphibians and Reptiles
Cider with Snakes
Saturday, 12/27   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
   January
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers
  Registration Open    13 of 15 seats remaining
Monday, 1/12   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Nature Art
2026 Nature Needlers: Missouri Streams
  Registration Opens "11/1/2025"    25 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 1/15   3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Nature Art
2026 Nature Needlers: Missouri Streams
  Registration Opens "11/1/2025"    25 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 1/15   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Birds
Owl Prowl
  Registration Opens "11/15/2025"    25 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 1/16   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Trees
Homeschool Maple Sugaring
  Registration Opens "12/15/2025"    60 of 60 seats remaining
Tuesday, 1/27   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Trees
Homeschool Maple Sugaring
  Registration Opens "12/15/2025"    60 of 60 seats remaining
Tuesday, 1/27   12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Birds
Eagle Days - Public Day
Saturday, 1/31   8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Puxico Activity Center (FEMA Building)
Puxico, MO 63960

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