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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   August
Conservation Kids
Nectar Ninjas
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/15   3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Special Event
Nocturnal by Nature
Saturday, 8/15   7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Outdoor Skills
Stay Sharp: Knife Sharpening Workshop
  Registration Opens "8/4/2026"    8 of 8 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/18   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Adults
Adult Summer Camp: Tomahawk Tossers
  Registration Opens "7/13/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/18   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Native Plants
Native Plant Identification Workshop Series
  Registration Open    23 of 30 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/18   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Wallace State Park
Cameron, MO 64429
Little Acorns
Beetlemania
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns
Beetlemania
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Nature & Health
Rooted in Nature
  Registration Opens "7/8/2026"    25 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/22   8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Amphibians and Reptiles
Discover Our Twin Ratsnake
Saturday, 8/22   10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Birds
Hummingbirds of Summer
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/22   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Wild Edibles
Seed Savvy
  Registration Open    33 of 35 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/25   10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Trees
Aw Nuts!
  Registration Opens "8/11/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/25   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking
Urban Hike: River Market/Columbus Park
  Registration Opens "7/20/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/25   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Aquatics
Homeschool: Stream Study
  Registration Opens "8/12/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/26   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape LaCroix Creek
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Amphibians and Reptiles
Live Animal Encounter
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/26   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Aquatics
Homeschool: Stream Study
  Registration Opens "8/12/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/26   2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Cape LaCroix Creek
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Aquatics
Crayfish
  Registration Open    296 of 300 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/26   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Outdoor Skills
Using Trees to Find Your Way
  Registration Opens "8/6/2026"    9 of 10 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/27   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Nature Art
Blooms and Bugs Beginners' Cross-Stitch
  Registration Open    19 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 8/28   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Nature Art
A Morning with Noppadol Paothong
  Registration Open    148 of 150 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/29   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015

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