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Event Location
   June
Conservation Teens
Botanical Press Art
  Registration Open    12 of 12 seats remaining
Thursday, 6/18   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Conservation Teens
Summer Camp: Spelunking & Splashing
  Registration Open    4 of 10 seats remaining
Friday, 6/19   8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wildlife
Exhibit Animal Feeding
Friday, 6/19   2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Native Plants
Wild Foraging Hike
  Registration Opens "6/5/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 6/19   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Adults
Camp Series: Lasagna Lizards in Saint Louis
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Saturday, 6/20   8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Sense-sational Nature
  Registration Opens "6/6/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 6/20   9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Sense-sational Nature
  Registration Opens "6/6/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 6/20   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Birds
Purple Martins Discovery "Table"
Saturday, 6/20   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Insects
Lobby Activity: Powerful Pollinators
Saturday, 6/20   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns
Sense-sational Nature
  Registration Opens "6/6/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 6/20   11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Nature Art
Nature Printmaking: Woodcuts
  Registration Opens "6/1/2026"    18 of 18 seats remaining
Saturday, 6/20   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Adults
Camp Hellbender: Summer Camp Series for Adults
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Saturday, 6/20   2:30 PM to 7:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Special Event
Connecting with Nature
  Registration Open    500 of 500 seats remaining
Saturday, 6/20   6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Insects
Nature's Night Lights: Fireflies!
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 6/20   8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Nature & Health
Meditation on the Prairie
  Registration Opens "6/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Sunday, 6/21   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Insects
VIRTUAL - Discover Missouri’s Butterflies
  Registration Open    188 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 6/22   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Conservation Kids
Aquatic Adventure Day Camp
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Tuesday, 6/23   9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Teens
Kayaking the Gasconade River
  Registration Opens "6/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 6/23   9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Kids
Aquatic Adventure Day Camp
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Wednesday, 6/24   9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Babes in the Woods
Mud Matters
  Registration Opens "6/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Wednesday, 6/24   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109

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