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Event Location
   April
Wild Edibles
Frugal Foraging Folks: Finding the Fungus Among Us
  Registration Open    20 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    198 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/9   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
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
Special Event
Nature Trivia Night! (April)
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 4/10   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Birds
Birds & Brew
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Wild Edibles
Learning to Hunt: Wild Edibles
  Registration Open    3 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Andy Dalton Shooting Range
Ash Grove, MO 65604
Wild Edibles
V- Learning to Hunt: Wild Edibles
  Registration Open    150 of 200 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Little Acorns
Flutter By, Butterfly
  Registration Opens "3/21/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Flutter By, Butterfly
  Registration Opens "3/21/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Flutter By, Butterfly
  Registration Opens "3/21/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Birds
Hooray for Hummingbirds!
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Conservation Families
Forest Friends Story Time
Tuesday, 4/14   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Babes in the Woods
Petals and Pals
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/14   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wildlife
Nature Knows No Borders
Tuesday, 4/14   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Hiking
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/15   8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
Camdenton, MO 65020
Hiking
Mid-week Trekkers: Mina Sauk Falls
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/15   8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Petals and Pals
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/15   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109

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