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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   May
Conservation Families
Story Time with Ms. Ladybug
Wednesday, 5/13   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Wild Edibles
Frugal Foraging Folks: Bees and Teas
  Registration Open    18 of 25 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/13   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Native Plants
Come See Our Gardens: May Flowers
  Registration Open    12 of 12 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/13   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Kids
You and me under the Canopy: Spring Flowers
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/14   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Citizen Science
Intro to Community Science-Virtual
  Registration Open    182 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/14   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Hiking
Introduction to Hiking in Central Missouri
  Registration Open    36 of 40 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/14   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Hiking
Monthly Hiking Group: Green Green Rock!
  Registration Open    15 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 5/15   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Nature Art
Bench Journaling
Friday, 5/15   9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns
Sensational Snails
  Registration Open    3 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 5/15   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns
Sensational Snails
  Registration Open    7 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 5/15   11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Nature Art
Needle Felt Songbirds
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Friday, 5/15   2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Conservation Kids
Stream Team Clean Up
  Registration Open    16 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 5/15   5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Birds
Evening Birding at Beckemeier
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Friday, 5/15   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
August G. Beckemeier Conservation Area
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Wildlife
Bat Mist Netting
  Registration Open    50 of 50 seats remaining
Friday, 5/15   7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Birds
Warbler Migration Field Day
  Registration Open    29 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   7:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Big Creek Conservation Area
Kirksville, MO 63501
Birds
Springtime Birding at Burr Oak Woods
  Registration Open    4 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Little Acorns
Paddling Pals
  Registration Opens "5/2/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Nature Art
Bench Journaling
Saturday, 5/16   9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
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
Birds
Tote Bag Printing: Spring Migration
  Registration Open    11 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122

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