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Event Location
   October
Wildlife
Virtual Hybrid: Nature's Oddballs and Blooket
  Registration Open    140 of 150 seats remaining
Wednesday, 10/29   12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Mammals
Homeschool: Bats
  Registration Open    3 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 10/29   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wildlife
VIRTUAL: Monstrously Misunderstood Creatures
  Registration Open    193 of 200 seats remaining
Wednesday, 10/29   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Mammals
Fact or Guano?
  Registration Open    97 of 100 seats remaining
Wednesday, 10/29   6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Babes in the Woods
Spider Superheroes
  Registration Opens "10/1/2025"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/30   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Kids
Spooky Critters
  Registration Opens "10/1/2025"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/30   5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Adaptations
Hibernate, Brumate, Migrate
  Registration Open    90 of 100 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/30   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Conservation Teens
Death and Decay in the Forest
  Registration Open    18 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/30   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Little Acorns
Spider Superheroes
  Registration Opens "10/1/2025"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 10/31   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns
Little Acorns: Critter Costumes
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 10/31   10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
   November
Nature Art
Exhibit: Rock Painting by Janet Bonnot
Saturday, 11/1 to Saturday, 11/29   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
Wild about Watercolor: Foxes
  Registration Open    5 of 10 seats remaining
Thursday, 11/6   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Nature Art
Wild about Watercolor for Adults: Foxes
  Registration Open    10 of 10 seats remaining
Thursday, 11/6   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Birds
Birds & Brew
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 11/8   8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife
2025 Swamp Needlers: SOCC
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Monday, 11/10   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife
2025 Swamp Needlers - VIRTUAL: SOCC
  Registration Open    191 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 11/10   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife
2025 Swamp Needlers - VIRTUAL: SOCC
  Registration Open    114 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 11/10   5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife
2025 Swamp Needlers: SOCC
  Registration Open    5 of 10 seats remaining
Monday, 11/10   6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Historic & Primitive Skills
Hand Carved Wooden Bowls
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Thursday, 11/20   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Historic & Primitive Skills
Hand Carved Wooden Bowls for Adults
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Thursday, 11/20   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960

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