Find events near you

Conservation Programs
  • Adaptations
  • Amphibians and Reptiles
  • Aquatics
  • Babes in the Woods
  • Birds
  • Camping
  • Caves
  • Citizen Science
  • Conservation Adults
  • Conservation Careers
  • Conservation Families
  • Conservation Kids
  • Conservation Teens
  • Conservation Tour
  • Cooking in Nature
  • Decomposers
  • DNS - Field Experience (DNS Use Only)
  • DNS - Lesson (DNS Use Only)
  • Endangered Species
  • Food Chain
  • Habitats
  • Hiking
  • Historic & Primitive Skills
  • Insects
  • Invasive Species
  • K9 Program
  • Little Acorns
  • Mammals
  • Mushrooms
  • Native Plants
  • Nature & Health
  • Nature Art
  • Orienteering and GPS
  • Outdoor Preparedness
  • Outdoor Skills
  • Paddle Sports
  • Sensory Exploration
  • Special Event
  • Spiders
  • Trees
  • Wild Edibles
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife Code
Fishing
Hunting and Trapping
Shooting Sports
Hunter Education Skills Session
Hunter Education Knowledge Session
Bowhunter Education Certification Course
Community & Private Land Conservation
Affiliate Volunteer Programs

Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

Click on a title in the "Event" column below for description, registration details and contact information.

Event Location
   May
Paddle Sports
Paddling Sampler at Binder Lake
  Registration Opens "5/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 5/22   5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Binder Lake Boat Ramp
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Habitats
Amazing Race: Natural Communities Edition
Saturday, 5/23   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Native Plants
Spring Native Plant Sale
Saturday, 5/23   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Conservation Kids
Growing Up Wild
  Registration Opens "5/9/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/23   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Historic & Primitive Skills
Candle Making
  Registration Open    20 of 30 seats remaining
Tuesday, 5/26   10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Tuesday, 5/26   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Conservation Adults
Ladies Night Out at Burr Oak Woods
Wednesday, 5/27   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Conservation Adults
Yoga at the Nature Center
  Registration Opens "5/13/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/27   6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wild Edibles
Shoots and Stalks
  Registration Open    17 of 35 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/28   10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Native Plants
Restoring Home—The Journey Back to Native
  Registration Opens "5/1/2026"    60 of 60 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/28   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Outdoor Preparedness
Beginning Map and Compass
  Registration Opens "5/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/28   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Kids
Salamander Slide
  Registration Open    21 of 30 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/28   6:30 PM to 7:45 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns
Terrific Trees
  Registration Opens "5/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 5/29   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns
Beautiful Blooms
  Registration Opens "4/24/2026"    30 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 5/29   10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Little Acorns
Little Acorns: Clever Beavers!
  Registration Open    14 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 5/29   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Nature Art
Watercolor Wildflowers
  Registration Opens "5/15/2026"    9 of 9 seats remaining
Friday, 5/29   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Adults
Camp Series: Kayaking the Black River
  Registration Opens "4/15/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/30   7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking
Clifty Creek Conservation Area
  Registration Opens "5/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/30   8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Clifty Creek Conservation Area
Dixon, MO 65459
Nature & Health
Nature Destress Yoga and Mindfulness Walk
  Registration Open    36 of 40 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/30   9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Little Acorns
Egg-squisite Eggs
  Registration Open    10 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/30   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804

Page 11 of 13