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Event Location
   July
Amphibians and Reptiles
Snake Encounter
Tuesday, 7/14   11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Conservation Adults
Nature Book Club
  Registration Open    10 of 12 seats remaining
Tuesday, 7/14   1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Handgun
Beginning Handgun
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Tuesday, 7/14   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Jay Henges Shooting Range
Eureka, MO 63025
Stream Team Programs
Stream Team Orientation & Onboarding
  Registration Open    95 of 100 seats remaining
Tuesday, 7/14   7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Birds
Summer Morning Birding Hike
  Registration Open    14 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 7/15   7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Native Plants
Discover Native Gardening
Wednesday, 7/15   8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Hiking
Lake of the Ozarks State Park
  Registration Opens "7/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 7/15   8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Kaiser, MO 65047
Wildlife
Wildlife Underground at the Pineville Library
Wednesday, 7/15   10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 2
How to Tie a Knot and Bait a Hook
  Registration Open    9 of 20 seats remaining
Wednesday, 7/15   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lake 15- August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Wildlife
Feeding Frenzy
Thursday, 7/16   10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Mammals
Missouri Mammals and Prints
  Registration Open    32 of 40 seats remaining
Thursday, 7/16   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Babes in the Woods
Life in Color
  Registration Opens "7/1/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Thursday, 7/16   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
2026 Nature Needlers: Missouri Streams
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Thursday, 7/16   3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Paddle Sports
Kayaking @ Binder Lake
  Registration Opens "7/1/2027"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 7/16   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Binder Lake Boat Ramp
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
2026 Nature Needlers: Missouri Streams
  Registration Open    1 of 26 seats remaining
Thursday, 7/16   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking
Powder Valley at Dusk
  Registration Open    10 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 7/16   8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Orienteering and GPS
Compass and Map
  Registration Open    15 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 7/17   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area
Washington, MO 63090
Little Acorns
Life in Color
  Registration Opens "7/1/2026"    15 of 15 seats remaining
Friday, 7/17   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns
Creek Critters
  Registration Open    46 of 50 seats remaining
Friday, 7/17   10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Rifle
.22 Air Rifle
  Registration Open    10 of 14 seats remaining
Friday, 7/17   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area
Washington, MO 63090

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