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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   October
Little Acorns
Batty Bats
  Registration Open    8 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/18   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Orienteering and GPS
Geocaching: Trek or Treat
  Registration Open    22 of 24 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/18   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Special Event
Trek-N-Treat: Underground
Saturday, 10/18   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Special Event
HOWLoween
Saturday, 10/18   5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Wildlife
2025 Swamp Needlers: SOCC
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Monday, 10/20   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife
2025 Swamp Needlers - VIRTUAL: SOCC
  Registration Open    191 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 10/20   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife
2025 Swamp Needlers - VIRTUAL: SOCC
  Registration Open    114 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 10/20   5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Wildlife
2025 Swamp Needlers: SOCC
  Registration Open    5 of 10 seats remaining
Monday, 10/20   6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Special Event
Homeschool Day
Tuesday, 10/21   10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Little Acorns
Leaf Explorers
  Registration Open    24 of 30 seats remaining
Tuesday, 10/21   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Mammals
Bats of Missouri - Virtual
  Registration Open    182 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 10/21   6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature Art
Behind the Lens the Photographers Perspective
  Registration Open    199 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 10/21   7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Little Acorns
Spiders
  Registration Open    11 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 10/22   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns
Spiders
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 10/22   11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
One Health
Yoga at the Nature Center
  Registration Open    12 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 10/22   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking
Walk in the Park: Willmore Park
  Registration Open    23 of 30 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/23   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Willmore Park
Saint Louis, MO 63109
Historic & Primitive Skills
Leather Crafting
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Thursday, 10/23   5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Hiking
Monthly Hiking Group: Thinking Ecologically
  Registration Open    26 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 10/24   9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Special Event
Trek or Treat: Critter Crawl
  Registration Open    298 of 300 seats remaining
Friday, 10/24   3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Conservation Families
Ghostly Glades: Glowing Trails and Fairytales
Friday, 10/24   6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804

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