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Event Location
   July
Camping
Lobby Activity: Come IN to Camp OUT!
Saturday, 7/25   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Families
Creek Exploration
  Registration Open    28 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 7/25   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Tuesday, 7/28   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Hiking
Urban Hike: Forest Hill Cemetery
  Registration Opens "6/26/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 7/28   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Conservation Teens
En Plein Air Watercolor Painting
  Registration Opens "7/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Tuesday, 7/28   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Birds
DIY Hummingbird Feeders
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 7/29   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Babes in the Woods
Life in Color
  Registration Opens "7/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Wednesday, 7/29   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Teens
Snorkeling
  Registration Open    11 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 7/29   10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Insects
Butterflies of Missouri-Virtual
  Registration Open    199 of 200 seats remaining
Wednesday, 7/29   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Hiking
A Summer Morning Walk in Tower Grove Park
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 7/30   9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Tower Grove Park-Stupp Center
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Conservation Kids
You and Me under the Canopy: Life in the Water!
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 7/30   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Wildlife
Nature's Night Shift: Nocturnal Chorus
  Registration Open    96 of 100 seats remaining
Thursday, 7/30   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Mammals
Needle Felting: Opossums
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 7/30   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Caves
Caving at Hunter's Cave
  Registration Opens "7/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Thursday, 7/30   5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Three Creeks Conservation Area
Columbia, MO 65201
Native Plants
Last Light on Living Landscapes
  Registration Open    16 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 7/30   5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Conservation Kids
Explore Outdoors - Fishing
  Registration Opens "7/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 7/31   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Missouri Conservation Commission Headquarters
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Mammals
Virtual: Missouri Black Bears
  Registration Open    199 of 200 seats remaining
Friday, 7/31   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Mammals
Needle Felting: Opossums
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 7/31   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Mammals
Mammals of the Water's Edge (Virtual Program)
  Registration Open    278 of 300 seats remaining
Friday, 7/31   3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature Art
Painting with Nature
  Registration Open    20 of 35 seats remaining
Friday, 7/31   5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Saint Louis, MO 63110

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