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Event Location
   October
Little Acorns
Leaf Me Alone I'm Hiding
  Registration Opens "10/3/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Outdoor Skills
Women in the Wilderness: Intro to Backpacking
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Saturday, 10/17 to Sunday, 10/18   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
Camdenton, MO 65020
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Saturday, 10/17   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Wildlife
Puppet Show: Are You Talking to Me?
Saturday, 10/17   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Archery
For Beginners
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Saturday, 10/17   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Special Event
Jakes Day at Twin Pines Conservation Center
  Registration Open    60 of 60 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   11:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Twin Pines Conservation Education Center
Winona, MO 65588
Community Fishing
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Boone County Nature School
Columbia, MO 65201
Wildlife
Puppet Show: Are You Talking to Me?
Saturday, 10/17   1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Archery
Conservation Teens Archery
  Registration Open    13 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Wild Edibles
Fall Foraging
  Registration Opens "10/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Hunter Education Skills Session
  Registration Open    41 of 45 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Pemiscot County Vocational Center
Hayti, MO 63851
Archery
For Adults
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 10/17   3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Special Event
Trek or Treat: Critter Crawl
Saturday, 10/17   3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Special Event
HOWLoween
Saturday, 10/17   5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Hunter Education Skills Session
  Registration Open    42 of 45 seats remaining
Sunday, 10/18   2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Holcomb High School
Holcomb, MO 63852
Archery
Beginner Archery for Families
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Sunday, 10/18   3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
James Monroe Memorial Park (Buck Park)
West Plains, MO 65775
Hunter Education Skills Session
Public Hunter Education Skills Session
  Registration Open    45 of 50 seats remaining
Sunday, 10/18   3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Park Crest Baptist Church
Springfield, MO 65807
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers:MO Streams
  Registration Open    3 of 15 seats remaining
Monday, 10/19   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers Kids
  Registration Open    5 of 10 seats remaining
Monday, 10/19   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers - VIRTUAL:MO Streams
  Registration Open    178 of 200 seats remaining
Monday, 10/19   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960

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