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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   October
Conservation Families
Forest Play Date
  Registration Open    33 of 40 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/31   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Mammals
Nature Center Saturdays: Bats of MO
Saturday, 10/31   12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
   November
Nature Art
Exhibit: Greg Renner's Historic Decoy Collection
Sunday, 11/1 to Monday, 11/30   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Hiking
Walk in the Park: Compton Hill Reservoir Park
  Registration Open    5 of 20 seats remaining
Monday, 11/2   9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Compton Hill Reservoir Park
Saint Louis, MO 63104
Mammals
Bat Chat - Virtual
  Registration Open    188 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 11/2   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Hiking
Fall Colors Walk
  Registration Open    22 of 25 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/3   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Carondelet Park
Saint Louis, MO 63116
Conservation Families
Forest Friends Story Time
Tuesday, 11/3   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Special Event
Powder Valley Homeschool Day
  Registration Open    29 of 150 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/3   10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Tuesday, 11/3   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Food Chain
Critter Feeding
Tuesday, 11/3 to Friday, 11/27   2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Conservation Teens
Night Hike
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/3   5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Babes in the Woods
Fall Scavenger Hunt
  Registration Open    11 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 11/4   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Historic & Primitive Skills
Timber Reimagined: Carving Wood Bowls
  Registration Open    4 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 11/4   12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Lost Valley Hatchery
Warsaw, MO 65355
Historic & Primitive Skills
Timber Reimagined: Carving Wood Bowls
  Registration Open    7 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 11/4   3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Lost Valley Hatchery
Warsaw, MO 65355
Hiking
Walk Before Work Club
  Registration Open    20 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 11/5   6:45 AM to 7:30 AM
Tower Grove Park- Roman Pavilion
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Outdoor Skills
Archery for Homeschoolers
  Registration Open    18 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 11/5   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Birds
The Basics of Birding (Virtual)
  Registration Opens "10/22/2026"    200 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 11/5   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Outdoor Skills
Archery for Homeschoolers
  Registration Open    15 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 11/5   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Hiking
Henning Conservation Area
  Registration Open    7 of 10 seats remaining
Friday, 11/6   9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Birds
Beginner Bird Walk
  Registration Open    20 of 24 seats remaining
Friday, 11/6   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110

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