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Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   March
Citizen Science
Get To Know Project NestWatch
  Registration Open    22 of 24 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Nature Art
The Art of Woodcarving
  Registration Open    11 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Conservation Teens
Hike at Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area
  Registration Open    8 of 8 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Native Plants
Turn Your Lawn into a Native Paradise
  Registration Open    200 of 200 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Barton Farm Campus
Trenton, MO 64683
Birds
Bluebirds: MO YR-Round Cheerful Charmer - Virtual
  Registration Open    43 of 50 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature Art
Sculpting a Clay Box Turtle
  Registration Opens "3/1/2026"    14 of 14 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Birds
Raptors & Falconry
  Registration Open    74 of 75 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Nature Art
Woodcarving Demonstration
Saturday, 3/21   1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns
Story Time Saturday: Nocturnal Animals Dusk Hike
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Wildlife
Timberdoodles and Spring Peepers
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Nature & Health
Spring Awakening Stroll
  Registration Opens "3/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Sunday, 3/22   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns
Go With the Flow
  Registration Opens "3/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/24   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wild Edibles
Edible Flowers
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Tuesday, 3/24   10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Cooking in Nature
  Registration Open    18 of 20 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/24   11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Meramec Conservation Area
Sullivan, MO 63080
Nature Art
Lure Painting
  Registration Open    73 of 75 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/24   4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
Saint Joseph, MO 64506
Birds
March Migratory Madness
  Registration Open    29 of 30 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/24   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Conservation Teens
Biking and Nature Exploration along the Katy Trail
  Registration Opens "3/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/25   9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
MDC Central Regional Office
Columbia, MO 65201
Babes in the Woods
A Fine Spring Day
Wednesday, 3/25   9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Babes in the Woods
Hoppers
  Registration Open    12 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/25   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Babes in the Woods
Go With the Flow
  Registration Opens "3/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/25   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109

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