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Event Location
   August
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
Stream Team Programs
Stream Team Orientation & Onboarding
  Registration Open    87 of 100 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/19   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4
Intro to Pond Life & Fishing with Lures
  Registration Open    16 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 8/19   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lake 2 - August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Little Acorns
Mighty Monarch
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns
Beetlemania
  Registration Open    10 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Amphibians and Reptiles
Turtle Encounter
Thursday, 8/20   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Little Acorns
Beetlemania
  Registration Open    5 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Native Plants
Curious by Nature: Simple Stonework - Virtual
Thursday, 8/20   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature Art
2026 Nature Needlers: Missouri Streams
  Registration Open    1 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Deer Hunting
Hunting Series: Bow Hunting
  Registration Open    64 of 100 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature Art
2026 Nature Needlers: Missouri Streams
  Registration Open    2 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4
Intro to Pond Life & Fishing with Lures
  Registration Open    7 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Forest Park Hatchery
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Prescribed Burning
  Registration Open    46 of 50 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21   9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Private Property- Callaway County
Montgomery City, MO 63361
Little Acorns
Rad Reptiles
  Registration Open    28 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21   10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Learn to Fish
Virtual - River Fishing for Bass
  Registration Open    45 of 50 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Insects
Virtual- Butterflies
  Registration Open    78 of 100 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Learn to Fish
Know Your Fishing Knots
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21   2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Mentored Small Game Hunt
1st time Squirrel Hunters
  Registration Open    2 of 10 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21 to Saturday, 8/22   5:00 PM to 12:00 PM
Hunnewell Hatchery
Hunnewell, MO 63443
Insects
Creature Feature: Annual Cicadas
  Registration Open    24 of 40 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Conservation Adults
Science Class After Dark: Owl Pellet Dissection
  Registration Open    25 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122

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