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Discover Nature Programs

Deepen your connections with nature and your family and friends. Offered through many MDC facilities and conservation areas, there's a Discover Nature program near you!

Discover Nature Women

Don't let inexperience keep you from enjoying Missouri's great outdoors. Women 14 years and older can gain the skills and confidence to pursue outdoor activities alone or with friends and family. Find a Discover Nature Women workshop near you. More

Kids in Nature Photo Contest Monthly Winners

Break out those cameras and send us your best images of you and your family enjoying the outdoors for our Kids in Nature Photo Contest. Once again, we will be accepting entries via the online photo sharing service, Flickr. If you are not a member of Flickr, it is easy and free to join. Once you are a member, just navigate to our kids in nature group page: www.flickr.com/groups/mdc-kids-in-nature and submit your photos. MDC staff will select a winner every month and display it here, on our website. All of the monthly winners will appear in the January 2014 issue of the magazine. More

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  • Get Involved

    Love nature? Help conserve Missouri's wildlife and their vital habitat. Browse conservation volunteer and donation opportunities throughout the state.

  • Discover Nature Schools

    Hands-on experiences in nature can help Missouri's K-12 students become life-long conservationists. Get teacher training, instructional units and funding for equipment and field trips.

  • Free Publications

    Our free publications help Missouri landowners, homeowners, teachers and students improve their acres, learn about animals and plants, enjoy more fishing and hunting, attract fun-to-watch wildlife with native plants and get involved in special programs. Download this form to browse or order dozens of free publications from MDC's distribution center. Note: you must be a Missouri resident to receive our free printed publications.

  • Missouri Forestkeepers

    The Missouri Forestkeepers Network is an opportunity for all Missourians—urban and rural—to get involved in understanding and gaining important information about the condition of trees and forests. By joining the network, you play an essential role in the future of Missouri's trees and forests. Join us.

  • Missouri Stream Team

    Love Missouri's rivers and streams? Join or start a Stream Team, and enjoy the satisfaction of taking care of a local waterway.

External Links

  • Missouri Master Naturalist

    Turn your love of nature into mastery that makes a difference. Join a local Master Naturalist chapter, register for training, and find volunteer opportunities.

  • No MOre Trash!

    Want to help Missouri wildlife? Pick up trash. It's not only ugly and unhealthy, trash hurts wildlife habitat, including streams.

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