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Fishing

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Event Location
   March
Learn to Fish
Deep Dive: Invasive Fish (Virtual)
  Registration Opens "2/27/2026"    100 of 100 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/18   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Pond to Plate
Virtual Cleaning Skin Fish
  Registration Open    296 of 300 seats remaining
Wednesday, 3/18   12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
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
Native Plants
Wildflower Bingo
Wednesday, 3/18   1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
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
Learn to Fish
Fly Tying - Session 11 - Feathers
  Registration Open    8 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/19   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Bud's Baits
Joplin, MO 64801
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2
  Registration Open    9 of 10 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/19   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
MDC Northwest Regional Office
Saint Joseph, MO 64507
Birds
Birds and Beyond
  Registration Open    100 of 100 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/19   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Pond Management
Osage County Pond Workshop
  Registration Open    49 of 50 seats remaining
Thursday, 3/19   6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Osage Co. Library
Linn, MO 65051
Hiking
Monthly Hiking Group: Hello Spring!
  Registration Open    21 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
Archery
Youth Archery Lesson
  Registration Open    6 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 3/20   3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Native Plants
Rare Beauties (Virtual Program)
  Registration Open    999 of 1000 seats remaining
Friday, 3/20   3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
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
Archery
Beginner-Friendly Adult Lesson
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Friday, 3/20   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Native Plants
Native Plant Sale
Saturday, 3/21   8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hunter Education Skills Session
Skills Session and Test
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
MDC Northeast Regional Office
Kirksville, MO 63501
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
Hunting
V- Learning to Hunt: Shed Hunting
  Registration Open    159 of 200 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Hunting
Learning to Hunt: Shed Hunting
  Registration Open    41 of 45 seats remaining
Saturday, 3/21   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Andy Dalton Shooting Range
Ash Grove, MO 65604

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