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Event Location
   May
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
Little Acorns
Saturday, 5/16   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Little Acorns
Paddling Pals
  Registration Opens "5/2/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Paddling Pals
  Registration Opens "5/2/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Insects
Tiny Worlds, Big Lens: Insect Photography
  Registration Open    28 of 35 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Little Acorns
Saturday, 5/16   11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Birds
Tote Bag Printing: Spring Migration
  Registration Open    9 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Invasive Species
Virtual Non-native Invasive Species
  Registration Open    130 of 200 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Native Plants
Tasty Wild Teas
  Registration Open    6 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns
Storybook Saturday: Butterflies
  Registration Open    22 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Birds
Hummingbirds of Summer
  Registration Open    6 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Conservation Adults
Conservation Trivia
  Registration Open    48 of 60 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Sunset Hills Community Center
Saint Louis, MO 63127
Mammals
Mammals Alive! Trap Night
  Registration Open    10 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/16   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area
Hazelwood, MO 63042
Mammals
Mammals Alive! Mammal ID
  Registration Open    10 of 15 seats remaining
Sunday, 5/17   8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area
Hazelwood, MO 63042
Caves
Caving at Hunter’s Cave
  Registration Open    5 of 10 seats remaining
Monday, 5/18   9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Three Creeks Conservation Area
Columbia, MO 65201
Birds
Spring Birding at Runge
  Registration Open    45 of 45 seats remaining
Tuesday, 5/19   7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns
Terrific Trees
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Tuesday, 5/19   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Tuesday, 5/19   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Wild Edibles
It's a Tea Party
  Registration Open    14 of 24 seats remaining
Tuesday, 5/19   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Insects
Bees of Missouri - Virtual
  Registration Open    191 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 5/19   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center

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