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Registration period: April 14 - June 18
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 10:00 am - Wednesday, June 19, 2024 11:00 am
Location: Rockwoods Reservation

Join us for a morning of nature fun learning all about animal tracks. We will strengthen your preschooler’s connection to nature by playing a game, reading a book, and making a craft.

Meet at the Visitor Center. Please register everyone attending.

Siblings are welcome, but please note this class is designed for ages 2–6. Register the older siblings as well.

Registration period: May 15 - June 20
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024 10:00 am - Thursday, June 20, 2024 11:00 am
Location: Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Missouri is home to some unique and curious critters. Come learn about Missouri mammals and what makes them special. After the lesson you will leave with a foot impression of your favorite Missouri mammal.
Registration period: April 24 - June 20
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024 10:00 am - Thursday, June 20, 2024 10:45 am
Location: Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Kingfishers are cool little birds with a big voice and lots of personality. We will learn where they live, what they eat, and more!
Registration period: May 2 - June 20
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024 10:30 am - Thursday, June 20, 2024 11:30 am
Location: Tower Grove Park-New Comfort Station
Do your little ones enjoy being in nature? Appreciate the natural world through a story, songs, movement, and play as you sit under the canopy for a “nature” adventure. Come see the topic we are exploring this month. Younger children and siblings are welcome. Meet the naturalist at the West End Picnic Site. Please dress for the weather. (TGP- Rebecca)
Registration period: April 24 - June 20
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024 11:15 am - Thursday, June 20, 2024 12:00 pm
Location: Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Kingfishers are cool little birds with a big voice and lots of personality. We will learn where they live, what they eat, and more!
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024 12:00 pm - Thursday, June 20, 2024 1:00 pm
Location: Online only
Registration required by visiting www.deeproots.org/native-plants-at-noon (adults) Join Natural History Biologists, Krista Noel and Lisa San Diego, as we take a closer look at early summer species seen at Paintbrush Prairie and Friendly Prairie Conservation Area near Cole Camp, Missouri. This program is in partnership with Deep Roots KC.
Registration period: November 16 - June 19
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024 3:00 pm - Thursday, June 20, 2024 4:00 pm
Location: Cape Girardeau Nature Center

This class is a series of 12 programs that meets once each month, all year long. You will learn simple, but beautiful, embroidery techniques as we explore some iconic, as well as secretive wildflowers in Missouri. These flowers will range from our Ozark mountain glades to our lowland swamps. Attending each class will acquaint you with each flower’s habitat needs, bloom period, and light requirements. In addition, you will learn more about who pollinates the plant and who might depend on the plant for food. Come learn about pollinators such as monarch butterflies, bumble bees, moths and even gnats!

By signing up you are committing to attend all 12 monthly sessions, with the opportunity to complete 17 blocks.

Programs will be held on the third Thursday of each month at 3:00 pm or 6:00 pm at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. Please sign up for the time that works best for you.

You will need to supply your own embroidery hoop, needle, and thread. We will have patterns, fabric, light boards, and Frixion pens available for tracing the patterns. A similar virtual program is also offered if you wish to provide your own supplies.
Registration period: May 15 - June 20
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024 5:30 pm - Thursday, June 20, 2024 6:30 pm
Location: Online only

Missouri is home to a few venomous and poisonous organisms. These organisms are often mistaken for harmless ones. Log on to learn more about these species.

This is a virtual program. A Webex link will be sent to registered participants.
Registration period: November 16 - June 19
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024 6:00 pm - Thursday, June 20, 2024 7:00 pm
Location: Cape Girardeau Nature Center

This class is a series of 12 programs that meets once each month, all year long. You will learn simple, but beautiful, embroidery techniques as we explore some iconic, as well as secretive wildflowers in Missouri. These flowers will range from our Ozark mountain glades to our lowland swamps. Attending each class will acquaint you with each flower’s habitat needs, bloom period, and light requirements. In addition, you will learn more about who pollinates the plant and who might depend on the plant for food. Come learn about pollinators such as monarch butterflies, bumble bees, moths and even gnats!

By signing up you are committing to attend all 12 monthly sessions, with the opportunity to complete 17 blocks.

Programs will be held on the third Thursday of each month at 3:00 pm or 6:00 pm at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. Please sign up for the time that works best for you.

You will need to supply your own embroidery hoop, needle, and thread. We will have patterns, fabric, light boards, and Frixion pens available for tracing the patterns. A similar virtual program is also offered if you wish to provide your own supplies.
Date: Friday, June 21, 2024 9:00 am - Friday, June 21, 2024 11:00 am
Location: Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Volunteer Naturalist Myra Scroggs will help you find some common nesting birds during this indoor and outdoor program. Ages 7 to adult.