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MDC's Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center will host a Youth Basic Rifle Marksmanship course for ages 11 to 15 June 8 and 9.

This summer may be a noisy one throughout parts of Southeast Missouri according to MDC. A brood of 13-year cicadas (Brood XXIII) that extends from Illinois to Louisiana will emerge in southeastern Missouri in mid-May.

This free program is designed to teach the basics of fishing to youths and families.

Naturalists will teach families new outdoor skills they can use and enjoy for years to come.

The Confluence Chapter of Missouri Master Naturalists receives the 2014 Outstanding Volunteer Award from St. Charles County Parks.

MDC partnering with Harry S. Truman Coordinating Council on LEAF initiative.

MDC will host a Woodland Field Day Workshop Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. in Ironton.

Those interested in having input on the area’s 10-year management plan are invited to share their ideas during the month of May.

Periodic cicada emergence will include western Missouri.