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Event Location
   May
Hiking
Pre-Mother’s Day Wildflowers Hike
  Registration Open    14 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/6   10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Myron and Sonya Glassberg Family Conservation Area
Pacific, MO 63069
Wildflowers
Spring Wildflower Walk-Trail of Tears SP
  Registration Open    10 of 12 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/6   5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 1
Equipment, Casting & Proper Fish Handling
  Registration Closed
Wednesday, 5/6   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lake 15- August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Wildlife
Feeding Frenzy
Thursday, 5/7   10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hunter Education Skills Session
  Registration Open    13 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/7   5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Small Game Hunting
Hunting Series: Small Game Hunting
  Registration Open    75 of 100 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/7   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 1
Equipment, Casting, & Proper Fish Handling
  Registration Open    15 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/7   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Forest Park Hatchery
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Birds
VIRTUAL: All about Orioles
  Registration Open    184 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/7   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Birds
Spring Birding at Runge
  Registration Open    11 of 12 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/7   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Wild Edibles
Virtual Program: Wild Edibles!
  Registration Open    167 of 200 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/7   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature & Health
Twilight Tunes and Native Blooms
  Registration Open    24 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 5/7   6:45 PM to 8:45 PM
Golden City High School
Golden City, MO 64748
Historic & Primitive Skills
Freeform Baskets
  Registration Opens "4/24/2026"    8 of 8 seats remaining
Friday, 5/8   9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2
  Registration Opens "4/24/2026"    14 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 5/8   5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Kids Fishing Day
Blind Pony Hatchery Kids Fishing
  Registration Open    81 of 100 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/9   8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Blind Pony Hatchery CA
Sweet Springs, MO 65351
Hiking
Lewis Trail Hike
  Registration Open    21 of 25 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/9   8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Shotgun
Learning to Shoot: Trap - Intermediate
  Registration Open    31 of 45 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/9   8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Andy Dalton Shooting Range
Ash Grove, MO 65604
Community Fishing
BCNS - Family Fishing Day
  Registration Open    197 of 200 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/9   9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Boone County Nature School
Columbia, MO 65201
Historic & Primitive Skills
Freeform Baskets
  Registration Opens "4/24/2026"    7 of 8 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/9   9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Game Utilization
North American Wildlife Identification
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/9   9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Lake City Shooting Range
Buckner, MO 64016
Birds
Youth Birding Challenge
  Registration Opens "5/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/9   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109

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