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Event Location
   August
Conservation Adults
Camp Hellbender: Summer Camp Series for Adults
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Saturday, 8/1   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Tower Grove Park-Stupp Center
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Paddle Sports
Kayak Skills at Allen Bridge Access
  Registration Open    23 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/6   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Allen Bridge Access
Neosho, MO 64850
Hunter Education Skills Session
  Registration Open    18 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/8   9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Parma Woods Shooting Range
Parkville, MO 64152
Conservation Families
Forest Friends Story Time
Tuesday, 8/11   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Trees
Hand Carved Wooden Bowls
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Thursday, 8/13   4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
MDC Ozark Regional Office
West Plains, MO 65775
Shotgun
Introduction to Trap Part 1
  Registration Opens "7/15/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/13   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lake City Shooting Range
Buckner, MO 64016
Native Plants
Native Plant Identification Workshop Series
  Registration Open    29 of 30 seats remaining
Tuesday, 8/18   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Wallace State Park
Cameron, MO 64429
Deer Hunting
Hunting Series: Bow Hunting
  Registration Open    74 of 100 seats remaining
Thursday, 8/20   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Mentored Small Game Hunt
1st time Squirrel Hunters
  Registration Open    5 of 10 seats remaining
Friday, 8/21 to Saturday, 8/22   5:00 PM to 12:00 PM
Hunnewell Hatchery
Hunnewell, MO 63443
Nature & Health
Rooted in Nature
  Registration Opens "7/8/2026"    25 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/22   8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Archery
Crossbow Basics
  Registration Opens "7/15/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/22   8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Lake City Shooting Range
Buckner, MO 64016
Deer Hunting
Deer Hunting Basics
  Registration Opens "7/29/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 8/29   8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Lake City Shooting Range
Buckner, MO 64016
   September
Learn to Fish
Missouri Fly Fishing Course
  Registration Open    27 of 40 seats remaining
Thursday, 9/10   9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Clinton MDC Office
Clinton, MO 64735
Shotgun
Introduction to 5-Stand Part 1
  Registration Opens "8/10/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Thursday, 9/10   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lake City Shooting Range
Buckner, MO 64016
Birds
Birds & Brew
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/12   7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Community Fishing
Montauk Veteran's Free Fishing Day
Saturday, 9/12   7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Montauk State Park
Salem, MO 65560
Handgun
Basic Pistol
  Registration Opens "8/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/12   8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Lake City Shooting Range
Buckner, MO 64016
Hunter Education Skills Session
  Registration Open    30 of 35 seats remaining
Saturday, 9/12   9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Parma Woods Shooting Range
Parkville, MO 64152
Trees
Hand Carved Wooden Bowls
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Tuesday, 9/15   4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
MDC Ozark Regional Office
West Plains, MO 65775
Native Plants
Native Plant Identification Workshop Series
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Tuesday, 9/15   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Dunn Ranch Headquarters
Hatfield, MO 64458

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