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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   March
Native Plants
Native Plants for your Yard
  Registration Open    46 of 60 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/26   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Kids
Let's Get Batty
  Registration Opens "3/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/26   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
Nature Poetry Workshop
  Registration Opens "3/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/26   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Kids
Not Gone Yet!
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/26   6:30 PM to 7:45 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Native Plants
Upgrading Your Urban Oasis: Living with Wildlife
  Registration Open    106 of 150 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/26   7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Little Acorns
Box Turtle Tales
  Registration Open    13 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 3/27   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns
Tumbling Timberdoodles
  Registration Opens "2/19/2026"    30 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 3/27   10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Little Acorns
Turtle-ly Awesome!
  Registration Open    14 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 3/27   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Little Acorns
Box Turtle Tales
  Registration Open    11 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 3/27   11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Wildlife
Exhibit Animal Feeding
Friday, 3/27   2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Native Plants
Container Gardening (Virtual Program)
  Registration Open    993 of 1000 seats remaining
Friday, 3/27   3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Native Plants
NatureScaping
  Registration Open    84 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    25 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    18 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

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