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Conservation Programs

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Event Location
   March
Little Acorns
Frog Friends
  Registration Open    35 of 40 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/10   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Outdoor Skills
Useful Knots for the Outdoors
  Registration Open    50 of 50 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/10   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Aquatics
VIRTUAL: Mighty Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
  Registration Open    196 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 3/10   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Outdoor Skills
Women's Outdoor Skills Lesson
  Registration Open    28 of 35 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/11   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Birds
Birding for (and with) Kids
  Registration Open    176 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/12   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Wildlife
Feeding Frenzy
Friday, 3/13   10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Birds
Raptors & Falconry
  Registration Opens "2/14/2026"    75 of 75 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/14   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Mushrooms
Missouri Mushroom Hunting 101 @ KC Bier Co
  Registration Open    1 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/14   1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Wildlife
Timberdoodles and Spring Peepers
  Registration Open    27 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/14   6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Conservation Families
Spring Trail Trivia
Tuesday, 3/17   1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Conservation Kids
Bird Families
  Registration Open    26 of 35 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/18   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Conservation Families
Animal Bingo
  Registration Opens "2/18/2026"    35 of 35 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/18   1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Conservation Careers
Meet CPL Susan Swem & K-9 Astro
  Registration Opens "2/19/2026"    50 of 50 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/19   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Hiking
Monthly Hiking Group: Hello Spring!
  Registration Open    23 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 3/20   9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Conservation Families
Friday Feeding Frenzy
Friday, 3/20   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Native Plants
Planning Your Native Garden
  Registration Opens "2/27/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 3/20   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Native Plants
Native Plant Sale
Saturday, 3/21   8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking
Spring Hike
  Registration Opens "2/21/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Food Chain
Feeding Frenzy! (March)
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Wildlife
Timberdoodles and Spring Peepers
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304

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