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Event	Location
October
Cooking in Nature Dutch Oven Registration Opens "10/1/2025" 20 of 20 seats remaining Saturday, 10/18 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM	Runge Conservation Nature Center Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns Batty Bats Registration Open 9 of 15 seats remaining Saturday, 10/18 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM	Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield, MO 65804
Orienteering and GPS Geocaching: Trek or Treat Registration Open 22 of 24 seats remaining Saturday, 10/18 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM	Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station Saint Louis, MO 63110
Special Event Trek-N-Treat: Underground Saturday, 10/18 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM	Cape Girardeau Nature Center Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Special Event HOWLoween Saturday, 10/18 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Kansas City, MO 64110
Wildlife 2025 Swamp Needlers: SOCC Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available Monday, 10/20 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife 2025 Swamp Needlers - VIRTUAL: SOCC Registration Open 191 of 200 seats remaining Monday, 10/20 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM	Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife 2025 Swamp Needlers - VIRTUAL: SOCC Registration Open 114 of 200 seats remaining Monday, 10/20 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM	Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife 2025 Swamp Needlers: SOCC Registration Open 5 of 10 seats remaining Monday, 10/20 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM	Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Puxico, MO 63960
Special Event Homeschool Day Tuesday, 10/21 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Kirkwood, MO 63122
Little Acorns Leaf Explorers Registration Open 24 of 30 seats remaining Tuesday, 10/21 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM	Rockwoods Reservation Wildwood, MO 63038
Mammals Bats of Missouri - Virtual Registration Open 182 of 200 seats remaining Tuesday, 10/21 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature Art Behind the Lens the Photographers Perspective Registration Open 199 of 200 seats remaining Tuesday, 10/21 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Kirkwood, MO 63122
Little Acorns Spiders Registration Open 12 of 15 seats remaining Wednesday, 10/22 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM	Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns Spiders Registration Open 15 of 15 seats remaining Wednesday, 10/22 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM	Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield, MO 65804
One Health Yoga at the Nature Center Registration Open 12 of 15 seats remaining Wednesday, 10/22 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM	Cape Girardeau Nature Center Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking Walk in the Park: Willmore Park Registration Open 23 of 30 seats remaining Thursday, 10/23 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Willmore Park Saint Louis, MO 63109
Historic & Primitive Skills Leather Crafting Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available Thursday, 10/23 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Puxico, MO 63960
Hiking Monthly Hiking Group: Thinking Ecologically Registration Open 26 of 30 seats remaining Friday, 10/24 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM	Rockwoods Reservation Wildwood, MO 63038
Special Event Trek or Treat: Critter Crawl Registration Open 298 of 300 seats remaining Friday, 10/24 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Kirkwood, MO 63122

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