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Event Location
   April
Trees
Spring Tree Walk
Saturday, 4/11   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Jones Memorial Park
Kennett, MO 63857
Wild Edibles
Mushroom Foraging w/ Missouri Mycological Society
  Registration Open    23 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Outdoor Preparedness
Useful Plant Hike
  Registration Open    11 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns
Flutter By, Butterfly
  Registration Opens "3/21/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Trees
Spring Tree Walk
Saturday, 4/11   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Jones Memorial Park
Kennett, MO 63857
Citizen Science
First Steps to Stewardship: Clean Creeks 101
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Birds
Hooray for Hummingbirds!
  Registration Open    22 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/11   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers Kids
  Registration Open    5 of 10 seats remaining
Monday, 4/13   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Nature Art
Nature Photography Basics
  Registration Open    10 of 10 seats remaining
Monday, 4/13   5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Jay Henges Shooting Range
Eureka, MO 63025
Babes in the Woods
Spring Walk at Emmenegger
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Tuesday, 4/14   9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Emmenegger Nature Park
Saint Louis, MO 63122
Conservation Families
Forest Friends Story Time
Tuesday, 4/14   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Kids
Spring Walk at Emmenegger
  Registration Open    9 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/14   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Emmenegger Nature Park
Saint Louis, MO 63122
Babes in the Woods
Petals and Pals
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/14   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wildlife
Nature Knows No Borders
Tuesday, 4/14   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Little Acorns
Flowers and Seeds
  Registration Open    30 of 35 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/14   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Hiking
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/15   8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
Camdenton, MO 65020
Hiking
Mid-week Trekkers: Mina Sauk Falls
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/15   8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Climbers
  Registration Open    16 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/15   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Little Acorns
Petals and Pals
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/15   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wildlife
Exhibit Animals Feeding
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/15   1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304

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