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Upcoming Events:
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Event Location
   November
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
Hiking
Friday the 13th Night Hike
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 11/13   4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Hiking
Walk Before Work Club
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Wednesday, 11/18   6:45 AM to 7:30 AM
Tower Grove Park- Roman Pavilion
Saint Louis, MO 63110
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
Wild Edibles
Frugal Foraging Folks Weaving Reeds Vines & Grass
  Registration Opens "10/28/2026"    25 of 25 seats remaining
Wednesday, 12/9   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Nature Art
Wreath Making Class
  Registration Open    10 of 13 seats remaining
Tuesday, 12/15   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Ozark Regional Office
West Plains, MO 65775
Nature Art
Grape Vine Wreath Making Class
  Registration Open    10 of 12 seats remaining
Wednesday, 12/16   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Ozark Regional Office
West Plains, MO 65775
Wildlife
Nature Center Saturdays: Wildlife of Missouri
Saturday, 12/26   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Wildlife
Nature Center Saturdays: Wildlife of Missouri
Saturday, 12/26   12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
   March
Orienteering and GPS
Advanced Compass and Map
  Registration Open    21 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 3/19   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Pacific Palisades Conservation Area - South
Pacific, MO 63069
   April
Hiking
Guided Hike
  Registration Open    18 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 4/2   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
LaBarque Creek Conservation Area
Eureka, MO 63025
Birds
Beginners Birding Walk
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/10   4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
St. James Park
Saint James, MO 65559

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