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Event Location
   May
Paddle Sports
VIRTUAL: Paddle Prep
  Registration Open    192 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 5/11   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Conservation Adults
Seniors: Missouri Toads and Frogs
  Registration Opens "4/27/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Tuesday, 5/12   9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Saint Louis, MO 63138
Conservation Families
Forest Friends Story Time
Tuesday, 5/12   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Box Turtle Picnic
  Registration Open    28 of 40 seats remaining
Tuesday, 5/12   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Tuesday, 5/12   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Conservation Adults
Nature Book Club
  Registration Open    12 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 5/12   1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Handgun
Introduction to Handgun
  Registration Open    10 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 5/12   5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
August A Busch Shooting Range
Defiance, MO 63341
Birds
Spring Birding at Runge
  Registration Opens "5/1/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/13   7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Native Plants
Come See Our Gardens: May Flowers
  Registration Opens "4/29/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/13   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Families
Story Time with Ms. Ladybug
Wednesday, 5/13   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Wild Edibles
Frugal Foraging Folks: Bees and Teas
  Registration Open    22 of 25 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/13   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Native Plants
Come See Our Gardens: May Flowers
  Registration Opens "4/29/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/13   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 1
Equipment, Casting & Proper Fish Handling
  Registration Open    17 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/13   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lake 15- August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Learn to Fish
Cane Pole Fishing For Families
  Registration Open    18 of 25 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/13   6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Prairie Hollow Lake, James A. Reed MWA
Lees Summit, MO 64082
Community Fishing
Veterans Fishing
  Registration Open    18 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/14   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Shaw Nature Reserve
Gray Summit, MO 63039
Conservation Kids
You and me under the Canopy: Spring Flowers
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/14   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Archery
Young Adult: Bow, Crossbow, & Atlatl!
  Registration Open    2 of 9 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/14   5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Jay Henges Shooting Range
Eureka, MO 63025
Community Fishing
Mother Son Adventure
  Registration Open    200 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/14   5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Lake Mahoney (Putnam County)
Unionville, MO 63565
Citizen Science
Intro to Community Science-Virtual
  Registration Open    184 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/14   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Shotgun
Introduction to Trap Part 1
  Registration Open    7 of 10 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/14   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lake City Shooting Range
Buckner, MO 64016

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