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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   October
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Saturday, 10/17   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Wildlife
Puppet Show: Are You Talking to Me?
Saturday, 10/17   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wildlife
Puppet Show: Are You Talking to Me?
Saturday, 10/17   1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wild Edibles
Fall Foraging
  Registration Opens "10/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Special Event
Trek or Treat: Critter Crawl
Saturday, 10/17   3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Special Event
HOWLoween
Saturday, 10/17   5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Hiking
Walk in the Park: Benton Park
  Registration Open    17 of 20 seats remaining
Monday, 10/19   5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Benton Park
Saint Louis, MO 63118
Little Acorns
Big, Bad Predators
  Registration Open    31 of 35 seats remaining
Tuesday, 10/20   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Hiking
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
  Registration Opens "10/1/2026"    100 of 100 seats remaining
Wednesday, 10/21   8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
Camdenton, MO 65020
Hiking
Fall Evening Hike
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 10/22   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Hiking
Walk in the Park: Bellerive Park
  Registration Open    16 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 10/23   9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Bellerive Park
Saint Louis, MO 63111
Little Acorns
Little Acorns: Hoot, Hoot, Hooray for Owls!
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 10/23   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Birds
Birding By Season: Fall
  Registration Opens "10/9/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Friday, 10/23   4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Spiders
Creature Feature Tarantulas
  Registration Open    85 of 100 seats remaining
Friday, 10/23   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Insects
Moth Ball
  Registration Open    99 of 125 seats remaining
Friday, 10/23   7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Hiking
Rock Bridge State Park
  Registration Opens "10/1/2026"    45 of 45 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/24   8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Rock Bridge State Park
Columbia, MO 65201
Camping
Intro to Backpacking - Current River
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Saturday, 10/24 to Sunday, 10/25   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Round Spring - NPS
Eminence, MO 65466
Conservation Kids
An Introduction to Atlatl
  Registration Opens "10/10/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/24   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Orienteering and GPS
Sport Orienteering Fun
  Registration Open    28 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/24   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Spiders
Spiders of Missouri
  Registration Opens "9/15/2026"    50 of 50 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/24   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015

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