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Event Location
   April
Native Plants
Spring in the Woodland
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    25 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/18   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Amphibians and Reptiles
Puppet Show: "Let's Hear it for Herps"
Saturday, 4/18   10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Special Event
Earth Day!
Saturday, 4/18   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Amphibians and Reptiles
Puppet Show: "Let's Hear it for Herps"
Saturday, 4/18   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Kids
Wild about Wildflowers
  Registration Opens "4/4/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/18   3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Nature Art
Nature at Night: Light and Life Under the Stars
  Registration Open    197 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 4/21   7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Aquatics
What Else Lives in the Water? (Virtual)
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    100 of 100 seats remaining
Wednesday, 4/22   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Birds
Homeschool: Warbling Warblers
  Registration Opens "4/9/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Pond to Plate
Virtual Fish Cooking: Other Methods
  Registration Open    296 of 300 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Birds
Homeschool: Warbling Warblers
  Registration Opens "4/9/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wild Edibles
Learning to Hunt: Mushrooms
  Registration Open    13 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Andy Dalton Shooting Range
Ash Grove, MO 65604
Wild Edibles
V- Learning to Hunt: Mushrooms
  Registration Open    152 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Learn to Fish
Virtual Vice: Fly Tying at Home
  Registration Open    36 of 50 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature & Health
Nature Yoga
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    14 of 14 seats remaining
Thursday, 4/23   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Mentored Turkey Hunt
Mobility Impaired Hunter Spring Turkey Hunt
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Friday, 4/24 to Sunday, 4/26   4:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Southwest Regional Office
Springfield, MO 65803
Little Acorns
Little Acorns: Busy Bees!
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 4/24   11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Hiking
Prairie Garden Trust
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/25   8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Prairie Garden Trust
New Bloomfield, MO 65063
Hunter Education Skills Session
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/25   8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
The MaryLou Community Center Safe Room
Truesdale, MO 63383
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4
  Registration Open    22 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/25   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Belcher Branch Lake Conservation Area
Faucett, MO 64448
Learn to Fish
Lure Painting
  Registration Opens "4/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 4/25   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

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