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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   March
Native Plants
How to Grow Native Food Crops with Seed St Louis
  Registration Open    25 of 35 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/7   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Conservation Families
Blooket Nature Challenge
Saturday, 3/7   12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Historic & Primitive Skills
Tomahawk Throwing
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/7   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Little Acorns
Frog Friends
  Registration Open    35 of 40 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/10   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Outdoor Skills
Useful Knots for the Outdoors
  Registration Open    50 of 50 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/10   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Aquatics
VIRTUAL: Mighty Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
  Registration Open    196 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/10   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Wildlife
Story Time with Ms. Ladybug
Wednesday, 3/11   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Outdoor Skills
Women's Outdoor Skills Lesson
  Registration Open    28 of 35 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/11   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Birds
Birding for (and with) Kids
  Registration Open    175 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/12   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Wildlife
Feeding Frenzy
Friday, 3/13   10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Native Plants
Perfect for Pollinators (Virtual Program)
  Registration Open    1000 of 1000 seats remaining
Friday, 3/13   3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Wildlife
Growing Up Wild Discovery Table
Saturday, 3/14 to Saturday, 3/21   8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Birds
Raptors & Falconry
  Registration Opens "2/14/2026"    75 of 75 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/14   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Mushrooms
Missouri Mushroom Hunting 101 @ KC Bier Co
  Registration Open    1 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/14   1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Wildlife
Timberdoodles and Spring Peepers
  Registration Open    27 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/14   6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Amphibians and Reptiles
What’s for Lunch?
Tuesday, 3/17   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Conservation Families
Spring Trail Trivia
Tuesday, 3/17   1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snakes of Missouri
  Registration Open    150 of 150 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/17   2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Conservation Kids
Bird Families
  Registration Open    26 of 35 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/18   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Conservation Families
Animal Bingo
  Registration Opens "2/18/2026"    35 of 35 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/18   1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804

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