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Event	Location
April
Little Acorns Spring Has Sprung! Registration Open 30 of 30 seats remaining Friday, 4/24 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM	Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center Joplin, MO 64804
Little Acorns Little Acorns: Busy Bees! Registration Open 15 of 15 seats remaining Friday, 4/24 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM	Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr Branson, MO 65616
Native Plants Cedar Gap Wildflower Walk Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available Friday, 4/24 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM	Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield, MO 65804
Hiking Prairie Garden Trust Registration Opens "4/1/2026" 20 of 20 seats remaining Saturday, 4/25 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM	Prairie Garden Trust New Bloomfield, MO 65063
Native Plants Native Plant Garden Workday Registration Opens "4/1/2026" 12 of 12 seats remaining Saturday, 4/25 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM	Runge Conservation Nature Center Jefferson City, MO 65109
Special Event Go Native Saturday, 4/25 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM	Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Kansas City, MO 64110
Orienteering and GPS Geocaching Registration Open 24 of 24 seats remaining Saturday, 4/25 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM	Carondelet Park Saint Louis, MO 63116
Trees Spring Tree Walk Saturday, 4/25 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM	Hayti City Park Hayti, MO 63851
Conservation Families Sustainability Day Registration Open 60 of 60 seats remaining Saturday, 4/25 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM	Rockwoods Reservation Wildwood, MO 63038
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
Citizen Science Butterflies of Missouri and Survey Science Registration Open 140 of 150 seats remaining Saturday, 4/25 2:30 PM to 3:15 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Citizen Science Butterfly Survey Training Registration Open 29 of 30 seats remaining Saturday, 4/25 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM	Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center Blue Springs, MO 64015
Amphibians and Reptiles Amphibian Night Hike Registration Open 29 of 30 seats remaining Saturday, 4/25 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM	Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area Saint Charles, MO 63301
Amphibians and Reptiles Snake Encounter Tuesday, 4/28 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Kirkwood, MO 63122
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
Birds Spring Birding at Runge Registration Opens "4/1/2026" 12 of 12 seats remaining Thursday, 4/30 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM	Runge Conservation Nature Center Jefferson City, MO 65109
May
Birds Beginner Bird Walk Registration Opens "4/1/2026" 24 of 24 seats remaining Friday, 5/1 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM	Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Kansas City, MO 64110
Wildlife Poisonous and Venomous Things Discovery Table Saturday, 5/2 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM	Forest Park Visitor Center Saint Louis, MO 63112
Special Event Get Outdoors Day Saturday, 5/2 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM	Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center Blue Springs, MO 64015
Nature Art Gyotaku: the Japanese art of fish printing Registration Open 26 of 40 seats remaining Sunday, 5/3 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM	St. Joseph Museums Inc. Saint Joseph, MO 64506

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