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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   August
Wildlife
VIRTUAL: Black Bears in Missouri
  Registration Open    193 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/6   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Little Acorns
Gorgeous Gar
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 8/7   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns
Gorgeous Gar
  Registration Open    10 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 8/7   11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Insects
Beetlemania (Virtual Program)
  Registration Open    995 of 1000 seats remaining
Friday, 8/7   3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Wild Edibles
Nature Center at Night: Ice Cream Social
Friday, 8/7   5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Gorgeous Gar
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/8   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Outdoor Preparedness
Topography, Reading Between the Lines
  Registration Opens "7/24/2026"    9 of 10 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/8   1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Families
Forest Friends Story Time
Tuesday, 8/11   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Fishing is Fun!
  Registration Open    32 of 35 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/11   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Conservation Adults
Nature Book Club
  Registration Open    12 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/11   1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Nature Art
Bob Ross Paint Night: Wonderful Water
  Registration Opens "7/28/2026"    16 of 16 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/11   6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Families
Story Time with Ms. Ladybug
Wednesday, 8/12   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Habitats
Explore the Endangered Sand Prairie
  Registration Opens "7/24/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/12   5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Teens
Insect Collecting
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/12   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Conservation Kids
You and Me under the Canopy: Busy Bees!
  Registration Opens "7/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/13   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Trees
Hand Carved Wooden Bowls
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Thursday, 8/13   4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
MDC Ozark Regional Office
West Plains, MO 65775
Outdoor Skills
Track and Scat: Whose That?
  Registration Opens "7/1/2026"    25 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 8/14   5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Insects
Insect-O-Rama
  Registration Open    996 of 1000 seats remaining
Friday, 8/14   6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Conservation Kids
Nectar Ninjas
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/15   3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Special Event
Nocturnal by Nature
Saturday, 8/15   7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304

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