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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
Conservation Adults
Yoga at the Nature Center
  Registration Open    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 Open    10 of 12 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/30   7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Birds
Hummingbirds of Missouri (VIRTUAL)
  Registration Open    180 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/30   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
   May
Nature Art
Exhibit: Rock Painting by Janet Bonnot
Friday, 5/1 to Sunday, 5/31   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
Exhibit: Nature Printmaking by Pat Whalen
Friday, 5/1 to Sunday, 5/31   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
Exhibit: Art by Christine Doerr
Friday, 5/1 to Sunday, 5/31   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Birds
Beginner Bird Walk
  Registration Open    21 of 24 seats remaining
Friday, 5/1   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Birds
Our Migrating Birds
  Registration Open    10 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 5/1   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Food Chain
Critter Feeding
Friday, 5/1 to Friday, 5/29   2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Nature Art
Needle Felt Songbirds
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Friday, 5/1   2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Birds
Warblers for Newbies (Virtual Program)
  Registration Open    977 of 1000 seats remaining
Friday, 5/1   3:30 PM to 4:45 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Conservation Adults
S'Troll into Nature
  Registration Opens "4/17/2026"    8 of 8 seats remaining
Friday, 5/1   5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Birds
Birds & Brew
  Registration Open    19 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/2   7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
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
Conservation Kids
Storybook Saturday: Because of an Acorn
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/2   9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Birds
Birds & Brews
  Registration Open    29 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/2   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Special Event
Get Outdoors Day
Saturday, 5/2   10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Cooking in Nature
Campfire Cooking 101
  Registration Open    17 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/2   1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Wild Edibles
Spring Foraging
  Registration Open    6 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/2   1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
Gyotaku: the Japanese art of fish printing
  Registration Open    11 of 25 seats remaining
Sunday, 5/3   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
St. Joseph Museums Inc.
Saint Joseph, MO 64506

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