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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   October
Conservation Adults
Nature Book Club
  Registration Open    10 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 10/14   1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Historic & Primitive Skills
Bushcraft Skills Series: Advanced Friction Fire
  Registration Open    27 of 50 seats remaining
Tuesday, 10/14   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Hiking
Rock Bridge State Park
  Registration Opens "10/1/2025"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 10/15   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Rock Bridge State Park
Columbia, MO 65201
Little Acorns
Owls
  Registration Open    13 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 10/15   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Little Acorns
Spider Superheroes
  Registration Opens "10/1/2025"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 10/15   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Birds
Birding at Runge
  Registration Opens "10/1/2025"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/16   7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
Wild Creativity: Fall Leaf Printing
  Registration Opens "10/1/2025"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/16   5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Native Plants
Curious by Nature Pop Culture Aesthetic Gardening
Thursday, 10/16   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Nature Art
Nature's Needlers: Bat
  Registration Open    55 of 65 seats remaining
Friday, 10/17   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Adults
Conservation Adults: Fall Paint and Sip
  Registration Open    24 of 24 seats remaining
Friday, 10/17   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Tower Grove Park-Stone Shelter
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Hiking
Brainrot Trot: A Guided Unplug & Unwind Hike
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 10/17   6:15 PM to 7:15 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Hiking
Intro to Backpacking - Current River Challenge
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Saturday, 10/18 to Sunday, 10/19   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Carr's Canoe Rental
Eminence, MO 65466
Conservation Families
Ghosts of Rockwoods Past
  Registration Open    31 of 40 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/18   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
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    10 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    24 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

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