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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   October
Conservation Families
Nature School after Dark
  Registration Open    188 of 200 seats remaining
Friday, 10/30   5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Boone County Nature School
Columbia, MO 65201
Hiking
A Spooky Little Night Hike
  Registration Opens "10/16/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 10/30   7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking
Midnight Hike
  Registration Open    13 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/31   12:00 AM to 1:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Hiking
Lewis Trail Hike: Fall Colors
  Registration Open    22 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/31   9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Conservation Families
Forest Play Date
  Registration Open    34 of 40 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/31   9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Nature Art
Track or Trees
Saturday, 10/31   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Amphibians and Reptiles
Meet Our Education Animals: Snappers
Saturday, 10/31   10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Mammals
Nature Center Saturdays: Black Bears of MO
Saturday, 10/31   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Wildlife
Lobby Activity: Not so Scary Sights
Saturday, 10/31   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Families
Forest Play Date
  Registration Open    35 of 40 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/31   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Mammals
Nature Center Saturdays: Bats of MO
Saturday, 10/31   12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
   November
Hiking
Walk in the Park: Compton Hill Reservoir Park
  Registration Open    6 of 20 seats remaining
Monday, 11/2   9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Compton Hill Reservoir Park
Saint Louis, MO 63104
Mammals
Bat Chat - Virtual
  Registration Open    194 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 11/2   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Conservation Families
Forest Friends Story Time
Tuesday, 11/3   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Special Event
Powder Valley Homeschool Day
  Registration Open    48 of 150 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/3   10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Conservation Teens
Night Hike
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/3   5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Babes in the Woods
Fall Scavenger Hunt
  Registration Open    13 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 11/4   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Historic & Primitive Skills
Timber Reimagined: Carving Wood Bowls
  Registration Open    4 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 11/4   12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Lost Valley Hatchery
Warsaw, MO 65355
Historic & Primitive Skills
Timber Reimagined: Carving Wood Bowls
  Registration Open    8 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 11/4   3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Lost Valley Hatchery
Warsaw, MO 65355
Hiking
Walk Before Work Club
  Registration Open    20 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 11/5   6:45 AM to 7:30 AM
Tower Grove Park- Roman Pavilion
Saint Louis, MO 63110

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