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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   March
Native Plants
NatureScaping
  Registration Open    64 of 125 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/28   8:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Hiking
Spring Beauty at Saint Francois State Park
  Registration Opens "3/14/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/28   9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Spotted Sallies
  Registration Opens "3/14/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/28   9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking
Spring Ephemerals at Fort Belle Fontaine
  Registration Open    18 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/28   9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Fort Belle Fontaine County Park
Saint Louis, MO 63138
Little Acorns
Spotted Sallies
  Registration Opens "3/14/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/28   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Native Plants
Grow Native! Plant Sale
Saturday, 3/28   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wild Edibles
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/28   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Nature Art
Nature Crocheters: Rabbits
  Registration Open    16 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/28   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Tower Grove Park-Stupp Center
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Little Acorns
Spotted Sallies
  Registration Opens "3/14/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/28   11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Native Plants
Native Plant Sale
Saturday, 3/28   12:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Nature Art
Egg Carton Rabbits
  Registration Open    18 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/28   1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Tower Grove Park-Stupp Center
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Conservation Kids
Let's Fly a Kite
  Registration Opens "3/14/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/28   3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Mushrooms
Virtual: Mushroom Hunting
  Registration Open    276 of 300 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/31   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
   April
Historic & Primitive Skills
Atlatl (Spear Thrower) Basics!
  Registration Open    9 of 10 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/1   5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Jay Henges Shooting Range
Eureka, MO 63025
Cooking in Nature
Wild Teas
  Registration Open    10 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/1   6:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Mushrooms
Virtual: Mushroom Hunting
  Registration Open    298 of 300 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/7   12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Wild Edibles
Frugal Foraging Folks: Finding the Fungus Among Us
  Registration Open    23 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
Birds
Birds & Brew
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960

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