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Event Location
   February
Nature Art
2026 Nature Needlers: Missouri Streams
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Thursday, 2/19   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Native Plants
The Value of Native Bees
  Registration Open    56 of 60 seats remaining
Thursday, 2/19   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Nature Art
Handcrafted Papermaking
  Registration Opens "2/1/2026"    20 of 20 seats remaining
Thursday, 2/19   6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Birds
Owl Prowl
  Registration Open    26 of 30 seats remaining
Thursday, 2/19   7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr
Branson, MO 65616
Birds
Feeder Watch
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 2/20   8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Hiking
Signs of Spring
  Registration Open    26 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 2/20   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Birds
Winter Bird ID
  Registration Open    15 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 2/20   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Scenic Regional Library - Sullivan Branch
Sullivan, MO 63080
Birds
Little Acorns: Calling All Owls
  Registration Open    28 of 30 seats remaining
Friday, 2/20   10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Outdoor Preparedness
Introduction to Knot Tying
  Registration Open    16 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 2/20   12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Scenic Regional Library - Sullivan Branch
Sullivan, MO 63080
Birds
Teacup Bird Feeders
  Registration Open    12 of 20 seats remaining
Friday, 2/20   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Birds
Feeder Watch
  Registration Open    13 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 2/21   8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Little Acorns
Wake up Woodchuck!
  Registration Opens "1/31/2026"    12 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 2/21   9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Hiking
Women's Hike at Henning Conservation Area
  Registration Open    8 of 10 seats remaining
Saturday, 2/21   9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Springfield, MO 65804
Historic & Primitive Skills
Introduction to Flintknappping Workshop
  Registration Open    8 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 2/21   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Waynesville Rural Fire District Training Center
Waynesville, MO 65583
Little Acorns
Saturday, 2/21   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110
Little Acorns
Wake up Woodchuck!
  Registration Opens "1/31/2026"    11 of 12 seats remaining
Saturday, 2/21   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Conservation Adults
Camp Hellbender: Winter Edition
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 2/21   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Saint Louis, MO 63138
Trees
Maple Sugaring
  Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available
Saturday, 2/21   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Nature Art
Drop in and try it: Handcrafted Papermaking
Saturday, 2/21   10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Little Acorns
Saturday, 2/21   11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, MO 64110

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