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Event	Location
October
Native Plants Come See Our Gardens: Winter is Coming Registration Opens "9/30/2026" 12 of 12 seats remaining Wednesday, 10/14 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM	Cape Girardeau Nature Center Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Families Forest Friends Story Time Thursday, 10/15 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Cape Girardeau Nature Center Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Cooking in Nature Registration Open 12 of 20 seats remaining Thursday, 10/15 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM	Rockwoods Reservation Wildwood, MO 63038
Outdoor Skills Intro to Knot Tying Registration Open 6 of 20 seats remaining Thursday, 10/15 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM	Rockwoods Reservation Wildwood, MO 63038
Conservation Families Bats of Missouri (Virtual Program) Registration Open 497 of 500 seats remaining Thursday, 10/15 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Hiking Compton Hollow Conservation Area Registration Open 10 of 10 seats remaining Friday, 10/16 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM	Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield, MO 65804
Native Plants Come See Our Gardens: Winter is Coming Registration Opens "9/30/2026" 12 of 12 seats remaining Saturday, 10/17 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Cape Girardeau Nature Center Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns Big, Bad Predators Registration Open 35 of 35 seats remaining Tuesday, 10/20 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM	Rockwoods Reservation Wildwood, MO 63038
Little Acorns Busy Beavers Registration Open 15 of 15 seats remaining Wednesday, 10/28 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM	Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns Busy Beavers Registration Open 15 of 15 seats remaining Wednesday, 10/28 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM	Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield, MO 65804
Historic & Primitive Skills Timber Reimagined: Carving wood Bowls Registration Open 15 of 15 seats remaining Wednesday, 10/28 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM	MDC Northwest Regional Office Saint Joseph, MO 64507
Conservation Kids Scary or Cool? Registration Open 25 of 25 seats remaining Thursday, 10/29 6:30 PM to 7:45 PM	Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield, MO 65804
November
Historic & Primitive Skills Timber Reimagined: Carving Wood Bowls Registration Open 15 of 15 seats remaining Wednesday, 11/4 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM	Lost Valley Hatchery Warsaw, MO 65355
Historic & Primitive Skills Timber Reimagined: Carving Wood Bowls Registration Open 15 of 15 seats remaining Wednesday, 11/4 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM	Lost Valley Hatchery Warsaw, MO 65355
Birds Beginner Bird Walk Registration Opens "9/18/2026" 24 of 24 seats remaining Friday, 11/6 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM	Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Kansas City, MO 64110
Birds Birds & Brew Registration Open 25 of 25 seats remaining Saturday, 11/7 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM	Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Puxico, MO 63960
Birds Birding In Kirkwood Park Registration Open 25 of 25 seats remaining Saturday, 11/7 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM	Kirkwood Park - Scout Shelter Kirkwood, MO 63122
Cooking in Nature Primitive Campfire Cooking Registration Open 50 of 50 seats remaining Saturday, 11/7 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM	St. James Park Saint James, MO 65559
Wild Edibles Frugal Foraging Folks: Sampling Nature's Bounty Registration Opens "10/1/2026" 25 of 25 seats remaining Thursday, 11/12 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM	Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Kansas City, MO 64110
December
Birds Beginner Bird Walk Registration Opens "10/23/2026" 24 of 24 seats remaining Friday, 12/4 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM	Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Kansas City, MO 64110

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