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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   April
Hiking
Prairie Garden Trust
  Registration Open    17 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 Open    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
Citizen Science
City Nature Challenge
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    20 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
Sustainable DIY Projects Workshop
  Registration Open    51 of 60 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/25   10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Nature Art
Sculpting a Clay Box Turtle
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Saturday, 4/25   1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
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    130 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    23 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    25 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/25   7:00 PM to 10:00 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
Native Plants
Discover Native Gardening
Wednesday, 4/29   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
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 Open    12 of 12 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/30   7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Birds
Is That a Car Alarm or a Bird? (Virtual)
  Registration Open    137 of 150 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/30   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Birds
Hummingbirds of Missouri (VIRTUAL)
  Registration Open    194 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/30   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
   May
Birds
Beginner Bird Walk
  Registration Open    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
Birds
Our Migrating Birds
  Registration Open    21 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 5/1   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804

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