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Event Location
   October
Historic & Primitive Skills
Virtual: Part One
  Registration Open    140 of 150 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/15   7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Wildlife
Elk in Missouri (VIRTUAL)
  Registration Open    197 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/15   7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Hiking
Compton Hollow Conservation Area
  Registration Open    3 of 10 seats remaining
Friday, 10/16   8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Hiking
Walk in the Park: Fairground Park
  Registration Open    13 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 10/16   9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Fairground Park
Saint Louis, MO 63107
Nature Art
Nature's Needlers: Flying Squirrel
  Registration Open    47 of 60 seats remaining
Friday, 10/16   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns
Bones, Skulls, & Skeletons
  Registration Open    24 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 10/16   10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Birds
You and Me under the Canopy: Once Upon a Leaf!
  Registration Open    18 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 10/16   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Birds
Introduction to Fall Birding
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   7:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Hartell Conservation Area Classroom
Plattsburg, MO 64477
Little Acorns
Leaf Me Alone I'm Hiding
  Registration Opens "10/2/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Native Plants
Come See Our Gardens: Winter is Coming
  Registration Opens "9/30/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Leaf Me Alone I'm Hiding
  Registration Opens "10/3/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Outdoor Skills
Women in the Wilderness: Intro to Backpacking
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Saturday, 10/17 to Sunday, 10/18   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
Camdenton, MO 65020
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Saturday, 10/17   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Wildlife
Puppet Show: Are You Talking to Me?
Saturday, 10/17   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wildlife
Puppet Show: Are You Talking to Me?
Saturday, 10/17   1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wild Edibles
Fall Foraging
  Registration Opens "10/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Special Event
Trek or Treat: Critter Crawl
Saturday, 10/17   3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Special Event
HOWLoween
Saturday, 10/17   5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers:MO Streams
  Registration Open    3 of 15 seats remaining
Monday, 10/19   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers Kids
  Registration Open    5 of 10 seats remaining
Monday, 10/19   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960

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