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Event Location
   May
Wildflowers
Homeschool: Wildflower Plant Presses
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/10   2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Discover Nature
Nature Game Night
Thursday, 5/11   6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Birds
Birding Cole Camp Prairies
  Registration Open    30 of 30 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/13   7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Paint Brush Prairie Conservation Area
Cole Camp, MO 65325
Little Acorns
Busy Beavers
  Registration Open    10 of 10 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/13   9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Plant Identification
Wildflower Walk at Juden Creek
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/13   9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Juden Creek Conservation Area
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Little Acorns
Busy Beavers
  Registration Open    9 of 10 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/13   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Families
Spring Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, 5/13   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Native Plants
Basket Weaving
  Registration Open    8 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 5/16   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Native Plants
Native Plants with Famous Cousins (Virtual)
  Registration Open    199 of 200 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/17   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Nature Art
2023 Nature Needlers "Southeast Missouri Trees"
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Thursday, 5/18   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wildlife
Creature Feature: Rough Greensnake (Virtual)
  Registration Open    196 of 200 seats remaining
Tuesday, 5/23   2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Reptiles
Snakes Alive! (Virtual)
  Registration Open    100 of 100 seats remaining
Wednesday, 5/24   1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Babes in the Woods
Who Lives in a Forest?
  Registration Open    8 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 5/27   9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Discover Nature
Sensory Saturday
Saturday, 5/27   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
   June
Discover Nature
Composting 101-Virtual
  Registration Opens "5/1/2023"    100 of 100 seats remaining
Saturday, 6/3   9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Discover Nature
Composting 101
  Registration Opens "5/1/2023"    100 of 100 seats remaining
Saturday, 6/3   9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Conservation Kids
Urban Xplorer Summer Camp
Monday, 6/5 to Friday, 6/9   8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Nature Art
2023 Nature Needlers "Southeast Missouri Trees"
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Thursday, 6/15   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Wildlife
MDC Science-Reptiles and Amphibians
  Registration Open    232 of 250 seats remaining
Friday, 6/30   7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
   July
Nature Art
2023 Nature Needlers "Southeast Missouri Trees"
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Thursday, 7/20   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

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