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Registration period: February 28 - April 4
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024 12:00 pm - Thursday, April 4, 2024 12:30 pm
Location: Online only
Spring is a great time to get outdoors and pursue Missouri’s largest gamebird, the Wild Turkey. If you harvest a turkey this spring; mounting the fan is a great way to create a decorative keepsake that will last for years to come. This virtual program will show you the supplies you will need and take you step by step through the process.
Registration period: January 13 - April 3
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024 2:30 pm - Thursday, April 4, 2024 3:00 pm
Location: Online only
Cooking outdoors is a great complement to many other outdoor activities. Whether you are camping, fishing, hunting, or enjoying your backyard, this program will add another element to your outdoor experience. This session will focus on the common equipment needed for cooking any fish and different cooking methods.
Registration period: February 26 - April 2
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024 5:00 pm - Thursday, April 4, 2024 7:00 pm
Location: Rinquelin Trail Lake CA

*Lessons 1 and 2 are required*

Lesson 3: “Five Common Missouri Fish” combines instruction with hands-on fishing in order to teach young anglers and families the anatomy, habitat, diet, and life cycle of five common Missouri fish.

Lesson 4: “Fishing with Lures and Fishing Regulations” combines instruction with hands-on fishing to teach young anglers and families to identify different kinds of lures and to grasp an understanding of applicable fishing regulations and why we have them.

Fishing equipment, instructors/coaches and bait/lures will be provided.

Ages 7 and above. All children ages 7-15 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Participants DO NOT need a fishing permit to fish during this program.

Each participant will need to register for this program individually on the Missouri Department of Conservation Discover Fishing website.

Please contact Lance Lewis, Community Education Assistant with questions.

Lance.Lewis@mdc.mo.gov (573) 522-4115 ext. 3419
Registration period: November 6 - April 3
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024 6:00 pm - Thursday, April 4, 2024 7:30 pm
Location: Andy Dalton Shooting Range

You have learned the basics of shooting a shotgun, now what? This class will show you the games of Trap, Skeet, and 5-Stand Sporting Clays, all of which are known as Shotgun Shooting Sports. Each game has it own unique traits that make them enjoyable. We will talk about how to mount the gun, hold points, the flight of the birds, break points, forward allowance, plus various other mechanics. We will provide 20-gauge shotguns and ammunition for those who do not have one. If you plan to use your own, bring a minimum of 50 rounds of new ammunition for your firearm. Make sure all firearms are unloaded before arriving at the range. There should be no live ammunition, or uncased firearms inside the classroom. Please leave all firearms in the vehicle until the class is dismissed including all concealed carry handguns and magazines.

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.