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Event Location
   April
Trees
Spring Tree Walk
Saturday, 4/18   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
England City Park
Caruthersville, MO 63830
Amphibians and Reptiles
Puppet Show: "Let's Hear it for Herps"
Saturday, 4/18   10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Special Event
Earth Day!
Saturday, 4/18   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Wild Edibles
Spring Floral Jellies
  Registration Open    2 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/18   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Amphibians and Reptiles
Puppet Show: "Let's Hear it for Herps"
Saturday, 4/18   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wild Edibles
Edible Blooms of Spring
  Registration Open    19 of 24 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/18   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Trees
Spring Tree Walk
Saturday, 4/18   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
England City Park
Caruthersville, MO 63830
Conservation Kids
Wild about Wildflowers
  Registration Opens "4/4/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/18   3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Night Hike
  Registration Open    28 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/18   7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area
Saint Charles, MO 63301
Insects
Save the Bees at East Forty Brewing
Sunday, 4/19   1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Historic & Primitive Skills
Paper Making
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Tuesday, 4/21   10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Tuesday, 4/21   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Adaptations
Virtual- Strange but True: Earth Day Edition
  Registration Open    89 of 100 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/21   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Native Plants
Discover Native Gardening
Tuesday, 4/21   5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Native Plants
Wildflower ID Webinar
  Registration Open    172 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/21   6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature Art
Nature at Night: Light and Life Under the Stars
  Registration Open    182 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/21   7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Trees
Earth Day Seedling Giveaway
Wednesday, 4/22   8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Birds
Intro to Birding
  Registration Open    19 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/22   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Scenic Regional Library - Union Branch
Union, MO 63084
Aquatics
What Else Lives in the Water? (Virtual)
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    100 of 100 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/22   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Wildlife
From Birds to Bees: Nature's Rules of Attraction
  Registration Open    192 of 200 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/22   12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center

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