Events

Agents of Discovery is a mobile app game that takes your visit to another dimension! Become an Agent and play along with our very own Field Agent Oscar using your senses to discover and engage with nature. Great fun for the whole family!

The mission at Runge Nature Center is designed for you to have sensory experiences as you walk our beautiful Raccoon Run trail. To get started, download the free Agents of Discovery app. Play and earn prizes! No registration required. All ages.

Over 50 guest artists with various styles. View the exhibit and vote for your favorite piece of art.

Calling all agents! In this Agents of Discovery mission, traverse both inside and outside the nature center as you complete challenges and learn all about birds! Using the app and mission prompts, complete challenges and answer questions as you walk through the nature center to complete the mission. Best of luck, agents!

Look for the book pages posted along Runge’s Naturescape trail and enjoy a story while walking and exploring. A different book is posted each month. No registration required. All ages

Agents of Discovery is at Powder Valley! This free to play mobile game lets you show off your nature knowledge to win prizes!

Discover what’s for dinner at Burr Oak Woods as the captive amphibians, fish and turtles enjoy their feast every Tuesday and Friday. The snakes are fed on the second and fourth Wednesday (December 13 & 27).

Discover what’s for dinner at Burr Oak Woods as the captive amphibians, fish and turtles enjoy their feast every Tuesday and Friday. The snakes are fed on the second and fourth Wednesday (Dec 13th & 27th).

Learning to hunt deer with a handgun adds a great deal of challenge to your hunting. Using handguns also can extend your season. Do you have what it takes? Learn from our experienced instructors about wildlife identification, habits and habitats, regulations, safety, hunting strategies, equipment and game care. Attend this class to increase your success in the field.

Join us at Burr Oak Woods Nature Center and learn to clean, and prepare your trout.

Staff will demonstrate some easy methods of cleaning trout, then participants will have a hands on opportunity to clean some trout themselves. We'll prepare those trout for everyone to sample using some favorite and delicious methods.

Each participant must register separately. Contact instructor for assistant with registration.

The online "Official Missouri Prescribed Burn Course" must be completed before attending this event. You can register for the online portion here: https://www.hunter-ed.com/prescribedburn/

The online course has a $25 charge to a third-party host (not MDC), and can be completed in approximately 2 – 4 hours. Please bring your certificate of completion to the Demonstration Field Day.

At this event, the participants will learn about burn equipment, burn line installation, safe weather parameters, ignition operations, and other techniques to safely conduct a prescribed burn. A demonstration burn will be conducted if weather allows, so please dress accordingly with safety glasses, leather boots (no steel toe), leather gloves, and a long sleeve shirt and pants made of natural fibers such as cotton or wool. Water and snacks will be provided. Please bring a sack lunch with you. Demo burn will take place on Current River CA, directions to location will be provided at a later date.