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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   September
Little Acorns
Tree Story
  Registration Open    28 of 35 seats remaining
Tuesday, 9/8   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Conservation Families
Story Time with Ms. Ladybug
Wednesday, 9/9   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Wild Edibles
Frugal Foraging Folks: Internally Used Medicinals
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Wednesday, 9/9   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Wildlife Code
Ask an Agent
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Wednesday, 9/9   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Jay Henges Shooting Range
Eureka, MO 63025
Wildlife
Feeding Frenzy
Thursday, 9/10   10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Kids
Agent K-9
  Registration Opens "9/1/2026"    30 of 30 seats remaining
Thursday, 9/10   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Teens
Reptile Art
  Registration Open    15 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 9/10   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Native Plants
Late Blooms-Virtual
  Registration Open    193 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 9/10   6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Hiking
5 Mile Loop Hike
  Registration Open    12 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 9/11   9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Meramec Conservation Area
Sullivan, MO 63080
Little Acorns
Slithering Snakes
  Registration Open    8 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 9/11   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Nature Art
Nature's Needlers: American Beaver
  Registration Opens "8/15/2026"    60 of 60 seats remaining
Friday, 9/11   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Birds
Doves and Pigeons
  Registration Open    281 of 300 seats remaining
Friday, 9/11   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Little Acorns
Slithering Snakes
  Registration Open    13 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 9/11   11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Native Plants
The Fall Garden (Virtual Program)
  Registration Open    288 of 300 seats remaining
Friday, 9/11   3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Birds
Birds & Brew
  Registration Open    22 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/12   7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Little Acorns
Sound the Bugle!
  Registration Opens "8/28/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/12   9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Nature Art
Nature Banner Painting
  Registration Open    16 of 18 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/12   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Saint Louis, MO 63138
Little Acorns
Sound the Bugle!
  Registration Opens "8/28/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/12   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Kids
Conservation Day at New Home Baptist for Kids
  Registration Open    2 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/12   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
New Home Baptist Church
Camdenton, MO 65020
Nature Art
Nature Writing
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/12   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038

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