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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   April
Hiking
  Registration Open    16 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/4   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Meramec Conservation Area
Sullivan, MO 63080
Hiking
Nature Journaling Walk
  Registration Open    14 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/4   10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Nature Art
Nature Printmaking
  Registration Open    11 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/4   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Nature Art
Wild Creativity: Ephemeral Embroidery
  Registration Opens "3/15/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/4   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns
Petals and Pals
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/7   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Mushrooms
Virtual: Mushroom Hunting
  Registration Open    295 of 300 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/7   12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Nature Art
Ozark Needlers
  Registration Open    5 of 22 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/7   4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
MDC Ozark Regional Office
West Plains, MO 65775
Babes in the Woods
Climbers
  Registration Open    14 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/8   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Babes in the Woods
Petals and Pals
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/8   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wildlife
Story Time with Ms. Ladybug
Wednesday, 4/8   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Wild Edibles
Frugal Foraging Folks: Finding the Fungus Among Us
  Registration Open    18 of 25 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/8   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Wildlife
Feeding Frenzy
Thursday, 4/9   10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Birds
Is That a Car Alarm or a Bird? (Virtual)
  Registration Opens "3/19/2026"    150 of 150 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/9   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Wildlife
VIRTUAL: Are You My Mother? Wild Animal Babies
  Registration Open    190 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/9   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Hiking
Monthly Hiking Group: Wildflower Walk
  Registration Open    28 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 4/10   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Nature Art
Nature's Needlers: American Badger
  Registration Opens "3/15/2026"    65 of 65 seats remaining
Friday, 4/10   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Kids
Alien Invasion
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 4/10   5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Families
Nature Fun Fridays: Archery
  Registration Open    14 of 14 seats remaining
Friday, 4/10   6:00 PM to 6:45 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Special Event
Nature Trivia Night! (April)
  Registration Open    23 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 4/10   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Conservation Families
Nature Fun Fridays: Archery
  Registration Open    14 of 14 seats remaining
Friday, 4/10   6:45 PM to 7:30 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015

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