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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   August
Nature Art
Needle Felt: Box Turtles
  Registration Open    6 of 16 seats remaining
Sunday, 8/23   3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Howard Wood Urban Outreach Office
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Native Plants
Discover Native Gardening
Tuesday, 8/25   8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Babes in the Woods
Mighty Monarch
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/25   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wild Edibles
Seed Savvy
  Registration Open    26 of 35 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/25   10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Tuesday, 8/25   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Trees
Aw Nuts!
  Registration Opens "8/11/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/25   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking
Urban Hike: River Market and Columbus Park
  Registration Open    11 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/25   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Aquatics
Homeschool: Stream Study
  Registration Opens "8/12/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/26   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape LaCroix Creek
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Amphibians and Reptiles
Live Animal Encounter
  Registration Open    23 of 30 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/26   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Conservation Families
Carthage Library Storytime: Otters
Wednesday, 8/26   10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Aquatics
Homeschool: Stream Study
  Registration Opens "8/12/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/26   2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Cape LaCroix Creek
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Aquatics
Crayfish (Virtual Program)
  Registration Open    283 of 300 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/26   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Outdoor Skills
Using Trees to Find Your Way
  Registration Opens "8/6/2026"    9 of 10 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/27   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Little Acorns: Awesome Opossums!
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 8/28   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Nature Art
Blooms and Bugs Beginners' Cross-Stitch
  Registration Open    4 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 8/28   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Conservation Adults
Watercolors and Snakes
  Registration Open    13 of 24 seats remaining
Friday, 8/28   7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Insects
Monarch Conservation and Larvae Monitoring
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/29   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
A Morning with Noppadol Paothong
  Registration Open    138 of 150 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/29   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Babes in the Woods
Creek Crawlin’
  Registration Open    14 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/29   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Insects
Monarch Caterpillar Bracelets
  Registration Open    12 of 16 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/29   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Howard Wood Urban Outreach Office
Saint Louis, MO 63110

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