Events

Nature is a gift, but it also provides some great materials for making gifts! Join us as we create a nature-inspired craft to present to a loved one during this season of giving. Registration required. Ages 3-6.

Celebrate the holidays and help Runge make use of removed invasive red cedar trees by creating your own cedar wreath to decorate your home or give to friends or family as a gift. No registration required. All ages

Don't be a scrooge! Celebrate the holidays with Runge and enjoy games, crafts, interactive displays, and nature walks featuring the incredible lives of BUGS! This 3-day event, December 27-29, will also include music, puppet shows, hot chocolate, and popcorn. Gather friends and family and join us for lots of holiday fun! The schedule of activities for each day will be posted December 1. No registration required. All ages

Don't be a scrooge! Celebrate the holidays with Runge and enjoy games, crafts, interactive displays, and nature walks featuring the incredible lives of BUGS! This 3-day event, December 27-29, will also include music, puppet shows, hot chocolate, and popcorn. Gather friends and family and join us for lots of holiday fun! The schedule of activities for each day will be posted December 1. No registration required. All ages

Don't be a scrooge! Celebrate the holidays with Runge and enjoy games, crafts, interactive displays, and nature walks featuring the incredible lives of BUGS! This 3-day event, December 27-29, will also include music, puppet shows, hot chocolate, and popcorn. Gather friends and family and join us for lots of holiday fun! The schedule of activities for each day will be posted December 1. No registration required. All ages

Pill Bug admires Missouri’s butterflies and other woodland insects and is proud to be among them. Come hear what happens after she learns she’s not a bug. Watch Runge’s puppeteers and see if being a crustacean means she doesn’t have an honored place with swallowtail butterfly, honey bee, and other friends in our natural world. No registration required. All ages

Pill bug admires Missouri’s butterflies and other woodland insects and is proud to be among them. Come hear what happens after she learns she’s not a bug. Watch Runge’s puppeteers and see if being a crustacean means she doesn’t have an honored place with swallowtail butterfly, honey bee, and other friends in our natural world. No registration required. All ages

This meeting/program is open to the public. No registration required. Check out the group's Facebook page for the program topic.

Pond management workshop free to the public. Join us in person to learn about a variety of topics related to pond management including Pond Construction, Fish Stocking, Fisheries Management, Aquatic Plant Management, and Wildlife using your pond. Please register for this event as space is limited. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

MDC is hosting a pond management workshop for landowners that are interested in more information about pond construction, fish stocking and fish and aquatic plant management in your pond.