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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

Click on a title in the "Event" column below for description, registration details and contact information.

Event Location
   April
Native Plants
Native Plant Garden Workday
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/25   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Hiking
Things You Step on
Saturday, 4/25   11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Families
Kayaking on the Kid's Pond
Saturday, 4/25   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Adults
Yoga at the Nature Center
  Registration Opens "4/15/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/29   6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Birds
Spring Birding at Runge
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/30   7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
   May
Birds
Beginner Bird Walk
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    24 of 24 seats remaining
Friday, 5/1   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Wildlife
Poisonous and Venomous Things Discovery Table
Saturday, 5/2   9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Forest Park Visitor Center
Saint Louis, MO 63112
Nature Art
Gyotaku: the Japanese art of fish printing
  Registration Open    10 of 25 seats remaining
Sunday, 5/3   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
The Wyeth Tootle Mansion
Saint Joseph, MO 64501
Birds
Birds & Brew
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/9   7:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Conservation Families
Forest Friends Story Time
Tuesday, 5/12   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wildlife
Poisonous and Venomous Things Discovery Table
Saturday, 5/16   9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Conservation Careers
MDC Jobs Showcase
  Registration Opens "3/2/2026"    30 of 30 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/21   9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Queeny Park
Saint Louis, MO 63131
Outdoor Preparedness
Compass and Map
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 5/22   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area
Washington, MO 63090
Outdoor Preparedness
Introduction to Knot Tying
  Registration Open    17 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 5/22   1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area
Washington, MO 63090
   June
Paddle Sports
Canoe Skills at Kellogg Lake
  Registration Open    23 of 25 seats remaining
Tuesday, 6/2   8:00 AM to 8:00 AM
Kellogg Lake
Carthage, MO 64836
Birds
Beginner Bird Walk
  Registration Opens "5/1/2026"    24 of 24 seats remaining
Friday, 6/5   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Special Event
Poisonous & Venomous Things Discovery Table
Saturday, 6/6   9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Birds
Birds & Brew
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 6/13   7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960

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