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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   November
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers - VIRTUAL: MO Streams
  Registration Open    113 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 11/9   5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Native Plants
Virtual Winter sowing for springtime sprouts!
  Registration Open    177 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 11/9   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Babes in the Woods
Let's do the Turkey Trot
  Registration Open    4 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/10   9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Conservation Kids
Let's do the Turkey Trot
  Registration Open    6 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/10   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Conservation Families
Story Time with Ms. Ladybug
Tuesday, 11/10   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Birds
Virtual: Backyard Bird Feeding
  Registration Open    92 of 100 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/10   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Native Plants
Virtual Winter sowing for springtime sprouts!
  Registration Open    194 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/10   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Conservation Adults
Nature Book Club
  Registration Open    12 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/10   1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Nature Art
The Science and Art of Soap Making-Virtual 1
  Registration Open    95 of 100 seats remaining
Wednesday, 11/11   12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Little Acorns
Wonderful Whitetails
  Registration Opens "11/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 11/12   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wild Edibles
Frugal Foraging Folks: Sampling Nature's Bounty
  Registration Open    17 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 11/12   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Historic & Primitive Skills
Virtual: Part Two
  Registration Open    140 of 150 seats remaining
Thursday, 11/12   7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Babes in the Woods
Wonderful Whitetails
  Registration Opens "11/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Friday, 11/13   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Hiking
Seniors Hike Together
  Registration Open    15 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 11/13   10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Myron and Sonya Glassberg Family Conservation Area
Pacific, MO 63069
Nature Art
Nature’s Needlers: Bobcat
  Registration Open    44 of 60 seats remaining
Friday, 11/13   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns
Wonderful Whitetails
  Registration Open    27 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 11/13   10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Nature Art
Cross-Stitching: Fall Color
  Registration Open    10 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 11/13   2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Hiking
Friday the 13th Night Hike
  Registration Open    10 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 11/13   4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Birds
Creature Feature: Bobwhite
  Registration Open    85 of 100 seats remaining
Friday, 11/13   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature Art
Cross-Stitching: Fall Color
  Registration Open    5 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 11/14   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122

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