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Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   August
Little Acorns
Mighty Monarch
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/13   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Kids
You and Me under the Canopy: Busy Bees!
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/13   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Wildlife
Feeding Frenzy
Thursday, 8/13   2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Trees
Hand Carved Wooden Bowls
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Thursday, 8/13   4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
MDC Ozark Regional Office
West Plains, MO 65775
Nature Art
Nature's Needlers: Evening Primrose
  Registration Opens "7/15/2026"    60 of 60 seats remaining
Friday, 8/14   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Outdoor Skills
Track and Scat: Whose is that?
  Registration Open    22 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 8/14   5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Insects
Insect-O-Rama
  Registration Open    978 of 1000 seats remaining
Friday, 8/14   6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Wildlife
Animal Meet and Feed
Saturday, 8/15   10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wildlife
Puppet Show: A Tale of Tails
Saturday, 8/15   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wildlife
Puppet Show: A Tale of Tails
Saturday, 8/15   1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Kids
Nectar Ninjas
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/15   3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Special Event
Nocturnal by Nature
Saturday, 8/15   7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Birds
Wild About Watercolor: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
  Registration Open    7 of 10 seats remaining
Monday, 8/17   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Little Acorns
Mighty Monarch
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/18   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Outdoor Skills
Stay Sharp: Knife Sharpening Workshop
  Registration Opens "8/4/2026"    8 of 8 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/18   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Adults
Adult Summer Camp: Tomahawk Tossers
  Registration Opens "7/13/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/18   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Native Plants
Native Plant Identification Workshop Series
  Registration Open    23 of 30 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/18   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Wallace State Park
Cameron, MO 64429
Nature Art
Scenic Natural Wonders of Missouri
  Registration Open    198 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/18   7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Hiking
Lake of the Ozarks State Park and Ozark Caverns
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/19   8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Kaiser, MO 65047
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

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