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Upcoming Events:
Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   September
Hiking
Backpacking for Beginners
  Registration Open    146 of 150 seats remaining
Thursday, 9/17   7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Cooking in Nature
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 9/18   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area
Washington, MO 63090
Native Plants
Come See Our Gardens: Purple & Gold
  Registration Opens "9/2/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/19   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Native Plants
Fall Native Plant Sale & Monarch Festival
Saturday, 9/19   10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Outdoor Preparedness
Wilderness Survival
  Registration Open    15 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/19   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Native Plants
Community Plant Sale
Saturday, 9/19   10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Wild Edibles
Pawpaw Cheesecake
  Registration Open    18 of 35 seats remaining
Wednesday, 9/23   10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Outdoor Skills
Compass and Map
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 9/24   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Meramec Conservation Area
Sullivan, MO 63080
Little Acorns
Pelican Palooza
  Registration Open    13 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 9/24   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Little Acorns
Pelican Palooza
  Registration Open    13 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 9/24   11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Wild Edibles
  Registration Open    8 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 9/24   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Meramec Conservation Area
Sullivan, MO 63080
Conservation Kids
Birds of Prey
  Registration Open    20 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 9/24   6:30 PM to 7:45 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Insects
Moth Ball
  Registration Opens "8/14/2026"    175 of 175 seats remaining
Friday, 9/25   7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Conservation Adults
Night Sounds and Stretch
  Registration Open    15 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 9/25   8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Hiking
Urban Hike: Thru Hike Five Neighborhoods
  Registration Opens "8/14/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/26   8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Hiking
LaBarque Creek Conservation Area Hike
  Registration Open    16 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/26   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
LaBarque Creek Conservation Area
Eureka, MO 63025
Aquatics
Day on the River
Saturday, 9/26   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Riverfront Park
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Outdoor Skills
Lost in the Woods: Survival 101
  Registration Open    30 of 35 seats remaining
Wednesday, 9/30   5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
   October
Birds
Beginner Bird Walk
  Registration Opens "8/21/2026"    24 of 24 seats remaining
Friday, 10/2   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Orienteering and GPS
Compass and Map
  Registration Open    15 of 25 seats remaining
Tuesday, 10/6   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038

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