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Event	Location
October
Nature Art Needle Felting: Eastern Red Bats Registration Open 15 of 20 seats remaining Wednesday, 10/28 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Kirkwood, MO 63122
Nature Art Date Night! Nature Mandalas Registration Open 18 of 20 seats remaining Wednesday, 10/28 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM	Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center Blue Springs, MO 64015
Wildlife Feeding Frenzy Thursday, 10/29 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM	Cape Girardeau Nature Center Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Babes in the Woods Animal Tricksters Registration Opens "10/1/2026" 10 of 10 seats remaining Thursday, 10/29 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Runge Conservation Nature Center Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wildlife VIRTUAL: Monstrously Misunderstood Creatures Registration Open 198 of 200 seats remaining Thursday, 10/29 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Conservation Kids Scary or Cool? Registration Open 11 of 25 seats remaining Thursday, 10/29 6:30 PM to 7:45 PM	Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns Animal Tricksters Registration Opens "10/1/2026" 15 of 15 seats remaining Friday, 10/30 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Runge Conservation Nature Center Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Families Nature School after Dark Registration Open 200 of 200 seats remaining Friday, 10/30 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM	Boone County Nature School Columbia, MO 65201
Hiking A Spooky Little Night Hike Registration Opens "10/16/2026" 15 of 15 seats remaining Friday, 10/30 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM	Cape Girardeau Nature Center Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking Midnight Hike Registration Open 22 of 30 seats remaining Saturday, 10/31 12:00 AM to 1:00 AM	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Kirkwood, MO 63122
Hiking Lewis Trail Hike: Fall Colors Registration Open 23 of 25 seats remaining Saturday, 10/31 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM	Weldon Spring Conservation Area Saint Charles, MO 63304
Conservation Families Forest Play Date Registration Open 40 of 40 seats remaining Saturday, 10/31 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM	Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center Blue Springs, MO 64015
Nature Art Track or Trees Saturday, 10/31 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM	Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Kansas City, MO 64110
Amphibians and Reptiles Meet Our Education Animals: Snappers Saturday, 10/31 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM	Cape Girardeau Nature Center Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Mammals Nature Center Saturdays: Black Bears of MO Saturday, 10/31 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Kirkwood, MO 63122
Wildlife Lobby Activity: Not so Scary Sights Saturday, 10/31 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM	Runge Conservation Nature Center Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Families Forest Play Date Registration Open 39 of 40 seats remaining Saturday, 10/31 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM	Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center Blue Springs, MO 64015
Mammals Nature Center Saturdays: Bats of MO Saturday, 10/31 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Kirkwood, MO 63122
November
Hiking Walk in the Park: Compton Hill Reservoir Park Registration Open 7 of 20 seats remaining Monday, 11/2 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM	Compton Hill Reservoir Park Saint Louis, MO 63104
Conservation Families Forest Friends Story Time Tuesday, 11/3 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Cape Girardeau Nature Center Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

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