Find events near you

Conservation Programs
  • Adaptations
  • Amphibians and Reptiles
  • Aquatics
  • Babes in the Woods
  • Birds
  • Camping
  • Caves
  • Citizen Science
  • Conservation Adults
  • Conservation Careers
  • Conservation Families
  • Conservation Kids
  • Conservation Teens
  • Conservation Tour
  • Cooking in Nature
  • Decomposers
  • DNS - Field Experience (DNS Use Only)
  • DNS - Lesson (DNS Use Only)
  • Endangered Species
  • Food Chain
  • Habitats
  • Hiking
  • Historic & Primitive Skills
  • Insects
  • Invasive Species
  • K9 Program
  • Little Acorns
  • Mammals
  • Mushrooms
  • Native Plants
  • Nature Art
  • Orienteering and GPS
  • Outdoor Preparedness
  • Outdoor Skills
  • Paddle Sports
  • Sensory Exploration
  • Special Event
  • Spiders
  • Trees
  • Wild Edibles
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife Code
Fishing
Hunting and Trapping
Shooting Sports
Community & Private Land Conservation
Hunter Education Skills Session
Hunter Education Knowledge Session
Bowhunter Education Certification Course
Affiliate Volunteer Programs

Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

Click on a title in the "Event" column below for description, registration details and contact information.

Event Location
   November
Little Acorns
Are you Sleeping?
  Registration Opens "11/6/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 11/21   9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Trees
Trees & Trails: Discover the Forest at Swope Park
  Registration Open    13 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 11/21   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Little Acorns
Are you Sleeping?
  Registration Opens "11/6/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 11/21   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Aquatics
Meet our Prehistoric Fish
Saturday, 11/21   10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Birds
Lobby Activities: Day with Ducks and Decoys
Saturday, 11/21   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Outdoor Skills
Dutch Oven Friendsgiving
  Registration Open    6 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 11/21   11:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Saint Louis, MO 63110
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
Cooking in Nature
  Registration Open    19 of 20 seats remaining
Monday, 11/23   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Wildlife
VIRTUAL: Animal Feeding
  Registration Open    200 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 11/23   2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Birds
VIRTUAL: Suet Yourself! Homemade Suet Bird Feeders
  Registration Open    192 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 11/23   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Conservation Families
Storytime & Craft: Gobble Gobble
  Registration Open    28 of 30 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/24   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Tuesday, 11/24   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Wildlife
Sherlock Bones and the Mystery in the Meadow
  Registration Open    23 of 24 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/24   12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Conservation Kids
Nature's Hide and Seek
  Registration Opens "11/10/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/24   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Mammals
Beavers and The Beaver Moon
  Registration Open    590 of 600 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/24   3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Conservation Kids
Night Hike
  Registration Open    18 of 30 seats remaining
Tuesday, 11/24   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Wildlife
Feeding Frenzy
Wednesday, 11/25   10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Wonderful Whitetails
  Registration Opens "11/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 11/25   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Hiking
A Relaxing Hike Around the Nature Center
  Registration Opens "11/11/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 11/25   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking
Rapids, Rocks, and Ridges: Hike Millstream Gardens
  Registration Opens "11/13/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Friday, 11/27   12:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

Page 8 of 10