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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   April
Mushrooms
Virtual: Mushroom Hunting
  Registration Open    300 of 300 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/7   12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
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
Wild Edibles
Learning to Hunt: Wild Edibles
  Registration Open    5 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Andy Dalton Shooting Range
Ash Grove, MO 65604
Wild Edibles
V- Learning to Hunt: Wild Edibles
  Registration Open    158 of 200 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Little Acorns
Flutter By, Butterfly
  Registration Opens "3/21/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Flutter By, Butterfly
  Registration Opens "3/21/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Flutter By, Butterfly
  Registration Opens "3/21/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking
Mid-week Trekkers: Mina Sauk Falls
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/15   8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Birds
Missouri Birds and Habitats
  Registration Open    145 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/16   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Conservation Teens
Kayaks & Quacks
  Registration Opens "3/28/2026"    6 of 6 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/18   9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Special Event
Bashin' Trash
  Registration Opens "3/28/2026"    150 of 150 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/18   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Historic & Primitive Skills
Freeform Baskets Discovery Table
Saturday, 4/18   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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   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    15 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    158 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Hiking
Things You Step on
Saturday, 4/25   11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Families
Kayaking on the Kid's Pond
Saturday, 4/25   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Adults
Yoga at the Nature Center
  Registration Opens "4/15/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/29   6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

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