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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   March
Native Plants
Less Lawn, More Life: Plan the Rewilding
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Sunday, 3/8   1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Flora & Forge
Springfield, MO 65803
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers:MO Streams
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Monday, 3/9   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers Kids
  Registration Open    5 of 10 seats remaining
Monday, 3/9   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers - VIRTUAL:MO Streams
  Registration Open    185 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 3/9   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers - VIRTUAL: MO Streams
  Registration Open    112 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 3/9   5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Babes in the Woods
Making Sense of Nature
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Tuesday, 3/10   9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Conservation Families
Forest Friends Story Time
Tuesday, 3/10   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Kids
Making Sense of Nature
  Registration Open    8 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/10   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Little Acorns
Frog Friends
  Registration Open    19 of 40 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/10   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Tuesday, 3/10   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Conservation Tour
Spring Break Hatchery Tours
Tuesday, 3/10 to Saturday, 3/21   11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Conservation Adults
Nature Book Club
  Registration Open    11 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/10   1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Outdoor Skills
Useful Knots for the Outdoors
  Registration Open    13 of 50 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/10   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Aquatics
VIRTUAL: Mighty Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
  Registration Open    178 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/10   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Wildlife
Story Time with Ms. Ladybug
Wednesday, 3/11   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Wild Edibles
Frugal Foraging Folks ID That Tree Need That Weed?
  Registration Open    17 of 25 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/11   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Outdoor Skills
Women's Outdoor Skills Lesson
  Registration Open    6 of 35 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/11   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Babes in the Woods
Go With the Flow
  Registration Opens "3/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/12   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
Wild about Watercolor: Foxes
  Registration Open    5 of 13 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/12   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Birds
VIRTUAL: Birding for (and with) Kids
  Registration Open    139 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/12   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center

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