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Upcoming Events:
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Event Location
   April
Wild Edibles
Edible Blooms of Spring
  Registration Open    23 of 24 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/18   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Conservation Kids
Wild about Wildflowers
  Registration Opens "4/4/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/18   3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Night Hike
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/18   7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area
Saint Charles, MO 63301
Insects
Save the Bees at East Forty Brewing
Sunday, 4/19   1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Historic & Primitive Skills
Paper Making
  Registration Open    13 of 30 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/21   10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Tuesday, 4/21   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Adaptations
Virtual- Strange but True: Earth Day Edition
  Registration Open    100 of 100 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/21   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Native Plants
Wildflower ID Webinar
  Registration Open    179 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/21   6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature Art
Nature at Night: Light and Life Under the Stars
  Registration Open    186 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/21   7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Trees
Earth Day Seedling Giveaway
Wednesday, 4/22   8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Birds
Intro to Birding
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/22   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Scenic Regional Library - Union Branch
Union, MO 63084
Aquatics
What Else Lives in the Water? (Virtual)
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    100 of 100 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/22   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Wildlife
From Birds to Bees: Nature's Rules of Attraction
  Registration Open    195 of 200 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/22   12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Hiking
Backpacking Basics
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/22   12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Scenic Regional Library - Union Branch
Union, MO 63084
Birds
Spring Birding at Runge
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Birds
Homeschool: Warbling Warblers
  Registration Opens "4/9/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Birds
Homeschool: Warbling Warblers
  Registration Opens "4/9/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wild Edibles
Learning to Hunt: Mushrooms
  Registration Open    7 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Andy Dalton Shooting Range
Ash Grove, MO 65604
Wild Edibles
V- Learning to Hunt: Mushrooms
  Registration Open    137 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature & Health
Nature Yoga
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    14 of 14 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109

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