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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   October
Wildlife
Feeding Frenzy
Thursday, 10/9   10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking
Fall Birding Hike
  Registration Open    11 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/9   5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
August G. Beckemeier Conservation Area
Chesterfield, MO 63017
One Health
Autumn Yoga
  Registration Opens "10/1/2025"    14 of 14 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/9   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Adults
Nature Center Game Night
Thursday, 10/9   6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Adults
Fall Paint and Sip
  Registration Open    18 of 30 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/9   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Hiking
Hike at Roaring River State Park
  Registration Open    2 of 10 seats remaining
Friday, 10/10   8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Paddle Sports
Fall Float on the Gasconade River
  Registration Opens "10/1/2025"    13 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 10/10   9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wild Edibles
May the Forage Be With You - Virtual
  Registration Open    173 of 200 seats remaining
Friday, 10/10   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Mammals
Beavers - Wetland Engineers Virtual Program
  Registration Open    348 of 350 seats remaining
Friday, 10/10   3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Conservation Families
Nature Fun Fridays: Not-So-Spooky Night Hike
  Registration Open    35 of 40 seats remaining
Friday, 10/10   6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Special Event
Katie Dancer's Flute Journey Concert
Friday, 10/10   7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Birds
Birds & Brew
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/11   8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Outdoor Skills
JAKES
  Registration Open    18 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/11   9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Union Ridge Conservation Area
Green Castle, MO 63544
Hiking
Valley View and the Four Seasons: Fall
  Registration Open    27 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/11   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Valley View Glades Trailhead
Hillsboro, MO 63050
Wild Edibles
May the Forage Be With You
Saturday, 10/11   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
One Health
Atlatl
  Registration Open    9 of 14 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/11   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Conservation Teens
Archery
  Registration Open    14 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/11   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Birds
It'll Be a Hoot!
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/11   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
One Health
Atlatl
  Registration Open    13 of 14 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/11   10:45 AM to 11:30 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Wildlife
Puppet Show: When a Bug is not a Bug
Saturday, 10/11   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109

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