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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   January
Hiking
First Day Hike
  Registration Opens "12/1/2025"    35 of 35 seats remaining
Thursday, 1/1   11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Birds
Owl Prowl
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 1/9   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
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 Open    14 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 Open    18 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"    55 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
   February
Birds
St. Louis Eagle Days
Saturday, 2/7   9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Audubon Center at Riverlands
West Alton, MO 63386
   April
Wild Edibles
Learning to Hunt: Wild Edibles
  Registration Open    44 of 45 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Andy Dalton Shooting Range
Ash Grove, MO 65604
Wild Edibles
V- Learning to Hunt: Wild Edibles
  Registration Open    200 of 200 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Wild Edibles
Learning to Hunt: Mushrooms
  Registration Open    45 of 45 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Andy Dalton Shooting Range
Ash Grove, MO 65604
Wild Edibles
V- Learning to Hunt: Mushrooms
  Registration Open    199 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center

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