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Upcoming Events:
Nature Programs

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Event Location
   July
Conservation Kids
Water play Day
  Registration Open    8 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 7/8   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Birds
Swamp Kids: Birds
  Registration Open    10 of 10 seats remaining
Wednesday, 7/9   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Wild Edibles
Frugal Foraging Folks: Various Preservations
  Registration Open    10 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 7/9   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Conservation Kids
Outdoor Skills Camp
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Thursday, 7/10 to Friday, 7/11   9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wildlife
Creature Feature
Thursday, 7/10   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Rx
Nature Inspired Yoga
  Registration Opens "7/1/2025"    14 of 14 seats remaining
Thursday, 7/10   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Adults
Nature Center Game Night
Thursday, 7/10   6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wildlife
Critter Camp-Out
  Registration Opens "7/1/2025"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 7/11   8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Kids
Explore Outdoors: Archery
  Registration Opens "7/1/2025"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 7/11   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
Nature's Needlers: Scarlet Tanager
  Registration Open    54 of 65 seats remaining
Friday, 7/11   10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Conservation Adults
Camp Hellbender: Summer Camp Series for Adults
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Saturday, 7/12   9:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Saint Louis, MO 63138
Paddle Sports
Introduction to Stream Kayaking
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Saturday, 7/12   9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Ross Access
Duke, MO 65461
Citizen Science
Hike with a Naturalist: Bethany Falls Trail
  Registration Closed
Saturday, 7/12   9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Little Acorns
Fun with Fish
  Registration Open    11 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 7/12   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Nature Art
Paint Pour Butterflies
  Registration Open    5 of 9 seats remaining
Saturday, 7/12   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wild Edibles
Wild Edibles: Summer's Bounty
  Registration Open    23 of 24 seats remaining
Tuesday, 7/15   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Hiking
Stroller Hike
  Registration Open    7 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 7/15   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Insects
VIRTUAL: Butterflies of Missouri
  Registration Open    191 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 7/15   4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature Rx
Nature's Namaste: Evening Realign
  Registration Open    25 of 30 seats remaining
Tuesday, 7/15   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Conservation Adults
Ladies Night Out at Burr Oak Woods
Tuesday, 7/15   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015

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