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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   August
Little Acorns
Mighty Monarch
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns
Beetlemania
  Registration Open    11 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Amphibians and Reptiles
Turtle Encounter
Thursday, 8/20   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Little Acorns
Beetlemania
  Registration Open    9 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Nature Art
2026 Nature Needlers: Missouri Streams
  Registration Open    1 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Nature Art
2026 Nature Needlers: Missouri Streams
  Registration Open    2 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Rad Reptiles
  Registration Open    29 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21   10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Insects
Virtual- Butterflies
  Registration Open    85 of 100 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Insects
Creature Feature: Annual Cicadas
  Registration Open    35 of 40 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Conservation Adults
Science Class After Dark: Owl Pellet Dissection
  Registration Opens "7/21/2026"    30 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Nature & Health
Rooted in Nature
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/22   8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Hiking
Little Prairie Conservation Area
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/22   8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Little Prairie CA
Rolla, MO 65401
Amphibians and Reptiles
Reptiles of Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area
  Registration Open    19 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/22   8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area
Saint Charles, MO 63301
Conservation Families
Storybook Saturday: While You're Asleep
  Registration Opens "7/22/2026"    30 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/22   9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Amphibians and Reptiles
Discover Our Twin Ratsnake
Saturday, 8/22   10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Nature Art
Wild Creativity: Natural Dyes
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/22   10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Habitats
Design an Ecosystem: Intro to World Building Games
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/22   11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Conservation Families
Conservation Matinee: In Echo – White Nose & Bats
Saturday, 8/22   11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Habitats
Design an Ecosystem: Intro to World Building Games
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/22   1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Birds
Hummingbirds of Summer
  Registration Open    21 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/22   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804

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