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Registration period: March 4 - April 3
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024 7:00 pm - Thursday, April 4, 2024 8:00 pm
Location: Online only
Join us in celebration of ‘Be Kind to Spiders’ week! Spiders are very beneficial animals and also some of the most misunderstood. We will learn about some of the most common house spiders, how to identify them, and their importance in nature. A WebEx link will be emailed to all registered participants 24 hours before the program.
Date: Friday, April 5, 2024 8:00 am - Saturday, April 6, 2024 5:00 pm
Location: Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
Visitors to Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center may select a seedling (black walnut or redbud) to plant in their own yard to celebrate Missouri Arbor Day. One tree per family or group available, while supplies last.
Registration period: March 22 - April 4
Date: Friday, April 5, 2024 9:00 am - Friday, April 5, 2024 1:00 pm
Location: Saline Valley Conservation Area

If you are interested in conducting a sustainable timber sale or gaining more knowledge on them this is the workshop for you! Join MDC foresters to discuss timber sales and look at some areas that have been recently harvested. There will be a portable sawmill onsite for demonstration purposes as well.

Topics discussed will include: getting help from a professional forester, wildlife habitat considerations, steps for a sustainable timber harvest, best management practices (BMPs), harvest methods, among other things.

Bring your questions and be prepared to take a walk through the woods.

Please register online for the event. If you have questions please contact Nathan Skinner, Forester with the Missouri Department of Conservation at:

Nathan.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov

573-796-0286 Extension 4285
Registration period: March 18 - April 5
Date: Friday, April 5, 2024 12:00 pm - Friday, April 5, 2024 2:30 pm
Location: Clinton MDC Office

Join us to learn about planning, planting, and maintaining a native plant bed. Work alongside conservation staff as we wake up a native pollinator garden for the season.

Come prepared to work outdoors and pull some weeds at this hands-on workshop. Bug spray and hand tools will be provided, but feel free to bring your own.

Take home the knowledge to begin and maintain a native bed!
Date: Friday, April 5, 2024 1:00 pm - Friday, April 5, 2024 2:00 pm
Location: Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Walk-in (ages 12+) Spectacular spring blooms make their appearance in Missouri's woodlands this time of year. Take a walk through the native gardens at the Discovery Center. Guided by Native Landscape Specialist Alix Daniel and Cydney Ross, Outdoor Program Manager with Deep Roots KC, this program features a live look at native plants and seasonal maintenance tips. This program is in partnership with Deep Roots KC. If accommodations are needed, please e-mail the instructor at least one week prior to the program.
Date: Friday, April 5, 2024 5:00 pm - Friday, April 5, 2024 7:30 pm
Location: Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Peeeeep, peep, peep, peep. Is it a bird? No! It’s a spring peeper! Come learn about the frogs of Missouri during our big frog event. Join us on our froggy hikes as we visit the ponds on the property to look and listen for live frogs in action. Learn about these amazing amphibians during our presentations at 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm. See live frogs and other amphibians on display at the nature center, make a froggy craft, or play a froggy game. There’s a hopping good time for everyone! Youth and adult groups welcome.
Registration period: February 1 - April 5
Date: Friday, April 5, 2024 7:00 pm - Friday, April 5, 2024 8:00 pm
Location: Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center

Join us at Powder Valley Nature Center as we welcome Earth's Classroom to make a presentation on the Unique and Crazy Creatures of Missouri.

The nature center doors will open at 6 pm so participants can tour the exhibits. MDC staff will also have live animals on hand so you can observe some of our odder creatures up close before the program.
Registration period: February 17 - April 4
Date: Friday, April 5, 2024 7:00 pm - Friday, April 5, 2024 9:00 pm
Location: St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA

Don your headlamps and join us for a night hike to see and hear our slimy amphibian friends and making their way to the water for the Spring around August A Busch Conservation Area. We will meet in the classroom of the main building where we will for a short amphibian ID presentation, then caravan to our night hike destination in search of some cold-blooded critters.

Be prepared to get dirty as we explore the site’s ponds and surrounding areas. Please dress for the outdoors and bring a flashlight/headlamp. Sturdy shoes or rubber boots are recommended.

Difficulty = Moderate: natural, gravel, and paved surface hiking at night. The number of amphibians expected to be seen will depend on the weather. Best results will be when temperatures stay above 50 degrees F at night, especially after rain. Because of this, there is a small possibility this program will be rescheduled to April 6th or April 12th to take advantage of optimal temperatures and weather.

Please register each person attending individually.
Registration period: March 23 - April 5
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024 8:00 am - Saturday, April 6, 2024 9:30 am
Location: Jay Henges Shooting Range

Join our instructors as we learn the fundamentals of shooting archery. This program begins in the Education Center then moves to the static archery range. This is a fun program for the entire family, ages 9 and up

Registration period: March 1 - April 4
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024 9:00 am - Saturday, April 6, 2024 11:00 am
Location: Suson Park - Rearing Pond

*This lesson is required for anyone wanting to take Lessons 2-4*

Discover Nature Fishing Lesson 1

This first class includes instruction as well as hands-on fishing to teach young anglers and families basic fishing techniques and skills. Participants will learn parts of a fishing pole, how to properly and safely cast a spincast fishing pole, how to fasten basic fishing tackle, and how to properly handle and release a fish.

All fishing gear will be provided by the instructors. Please wear clothing and close-toed shoes suitable for outdoor and water activities. It is recommended that participants bring sunglasses, a water bottle, and sunscreen.

This class is for Children and Families of all ages! Children must be accompanied by an adult.

All participants who complete all 4 Discover Nature Fishing Lessons will go home with a free fishing reward to encourage fishing with the family.

To register your child, you may need to make a family account, or add them to an existing family account. You can also make you child their own, separate account.