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Event Location
   October
Little Acorns
Big, Bad Predators
  Registration Open    34 of 35 seats remaining
Tuesday, 10/20   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Camping
Intro to Backpacking - Current River Challenge
  Registration Open    8 of 14 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/24 to Sunday, 10/25   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Round Spring - NPS
Eminence, MO 65466
Mammals
Batty Bats (Virtual Program)
  Registration Open    299 of 300 seats remaining
Tuesday, 10/27   3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
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    14 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    22 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/29   6:30 PM to 7:45 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Mammals
Nature Center Saturdays: Black Bears of MO
Saturday, 10/31   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Mammals
Nature Center Saturdays: Bats of MO
Saturday, 10/31   12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
   November
Historic & Primitive Skills
Timber Reimagined: Carving Wood Bowls
  Registration Open    11 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    14 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    20 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    49 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
Mammals
Nature Center Saturdays: Mammals of MO
Saturday, 11/21   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Amphibians and Reptiles
Nature Center Saturdays: Reptiles of MO
Saturday, 11/21   12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Mammals
Nature Center Saturdays: Reptiles of MO
Saturday, 11/28   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
   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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