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Event Location
   December
Nature Art
December Artist Spotlight
Monday, 12/15 to Wednesday, 12/31   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wildlife
2025 Swamp Needlers: SOCC
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Monday, 12/15   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife
2025 Swamp Needlers - VIRTUAL: SOCC
  Registration Open    191 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 12/15   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife
2025 Swamp Needlers - VIRTUAL: SOCC
  Registration Open    113 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 12/15   5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife
2025 Swamp Needlers: SOCC
  Registration Open    5 of 10 seats remaining
Monday, 12/15   6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Hiking
Tuesday Trekkers
  Registration Open    15 of 20 seats remaining
Tuesday, 12/16   9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Tuesday, 12/16   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
One Health
Nature Energy and Soul Qi (Qigong and Tai Chi)
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Tuesday, 12/16   3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Wildlife
Virtual Program: Animals in Winter
  Registration Open    76 of 100 seats remaining
Tuesday, 12/16   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Hiking
Scrivner Road Conservation Area
  Registration Open    17 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 12/17   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Scrivner Conservation Area
Russellville, MO 65074
Little Acorns
Little Acorns: Night Tree
  Registration Open    17 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 12/17   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Nature Art
Homeschool: Nature Crafts
  Registration Open    6 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 12/17   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Owl Pals
  Registration Open    7 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 12/17   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
Homeschool: Nature Crafts
  Registration Open    9 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 12/17   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Nature Art
Busch Craft Series-Leaf-StainedGlassCandle Holders
  Registration Open    3 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 12/17   3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Birds
VIRTUAL: Winter Backyard Bird Watching
  Registration Open    181 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 12/18   8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Birds
Visitors from the Arctic: Snow Geese (Virtual)
  Registration Open    180 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 12/18   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature Art
2025 Nature Needlers: Species of Conservation Conc
  Registration Open    7 of 30 seats remaining
Thursday, 12/18   3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
One Health
Nature Energy and Soul Qi (Qigong and Tai Chi)
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Thursday, 12/18   3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Nature Art
2025 Nature Needlers: Species of Conservation Conc
  Registration Open    22 of 30 seats remaining
Thursday, 12/18   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

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