St. Louis Region

Special Topics

Notice

The drawing for the Managed Waterfowl Hunts on the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area took place on October 15, 2009. Successful applicants and applicants drawn as Alternates will receive information packets in the mail prior to November 20, 2009.  If your name was not drawn for the Managed Waterfowl Hunt, you will not receive notification via the mail.  The Department of Conservation received over 1200 applications for the hunts this year.  Thank you for your interest in this hunting opportunity.

Waterfowl Blinds Inspection

Hunting blinds in the Upper Mississippi Conservation Area are undergoing preliminary inspection. Blind registrants should check these results and contact MDC if they wish to appeal any decision. Registration materials will be mailed soon to registrants whose blinds passed inspection.

Interpretive School Programs

Community Stewardship Grant Program

As MDC looks ahead to the next generation, the importance of supporting conservation in Missouri communities emerges as a central agency goal. One of the St. Louis metropolitan area's greatest assets is the presence of various community organizations dedicated to the management and improvement of open space.


Urban Wildlife Issues

Exploring how people and animals coexist in urban areas

The West St. Louis County Deer Task Force is addressing the dilemma of suburban deer management and issues that cross municipal boundaries.

Events for Saturday, November 7 - Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Event and Date Location Reserve by:
Raptors of Missouri
Saturday, November 7, 2009
August A Busch CA Friday, November 6
November's Nature Happenings
Saturday, November 7, 2009
August A Busch CA Friday, November 6
Scout Discovery Table: Endangered Species
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
Basic Candle Making: What's the Buzz?
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area Friday, November 6
Dresser Island Beaver Dam Sit
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Dresser Island Friday, November 6
Bike It - Trees!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Forest Park Visitor Center Monday, November 9
The Incredible Journey
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Rockwoods Monday, November 9
RANGE CLOSED
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Busch Shooting Range Wednesday, November 11
Discover Nature - Women: "Show Me" Quilts
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Wednesday, November 11
Discover Hunting: Knife Sharpening
Thursday, November 12, 2009
August A. Busch Wednesday, November 11
Conservation Frontiers: Missouri Mammals
Thursday, November 12, 2009
August A Busch CA Tuesday, November 10
Nature's Niche: Soap Making
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Wednesday, November 11
Discover Nature Families: Map & Compass
Saturday, November 14, 2009
August A Busch CA Friday, November 13
Mammal Discovery Trunk
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Forest Park Visitor Center
Animal Tracks and Traces
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Friday, November 13
GO FISH!-Introduction to Trout Fishing
Saturday, November 14, 2009
August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area-Lake 1 Friday, November 13
GO FISH!-Introduction to Trout Fishing
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Forest Park Hatchery Friday, November 13
Red Wigglers - NAture's Super Composters
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Rockwoods Monday, November 16
Turkeys for Tots
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Forest Park Visitor Center Tuesday, November 17
Homeschool: Autumn Habitat Hike
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Emmenegger Nature Park Wednesday, November 18
Discover Hunting; Firearm Selection
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
August A. Busch Monday, November 16
Firearm Safety in the Home
Thursday, November 19, 2009
August A. Busch Wednesday, November 18
It's Turkey Time
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Rockwoods Wednesday, November 18
Turkeys for Tots
Friday, November 20, 2009
August A Busch CA Thursday, November 19
Carnivores of Missouri
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Rockwoods Reservation Friday, November 20
Dutch Oven Cooking
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area Sunday, November 15
GO FISH!-Introduction to Trout Fishing
Saturday, November 21, 2009
August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area-Lake 1 Friday, November 20
GO FISH!-Introduction to Trout Fishing
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Forest Park Hatchery Friday, November 20
Peek-a-Poo: Uncover the Mystery of Scat
Monday, November 23, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Sunday, November 22
Wreath Making Series: Nature Decorator
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area Sunday, November 22
Night Hike
Saturday, November 28, 2009
August A Busch CA Friday, November 27
Nature's Niche: Romancing the Owl
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Monday, November 30
Christmas for the Birds
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Tuesday, December 1
Full Moon Hike
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Forest Park Tuesday, December 1
Tap! Tap! Tap! Woodpeckers
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Wednesday, December 2
Painting the Birds
Friday, December 4, 2009
August A Busch CA Thursday, December 3
Junior Audubon Society: Wild Wings of Winter
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Saturday, December 5
Nature's Gifts
Saturday, December 5, 2009
August A Busch CA
Guess What Lives Here
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Rockwoods Reservation Friday, December 4
Rocking Chair Storytime: Winter
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Monday, December 7
Beginning Journaling
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Monday, December 7
Discover Nature - Women: "Show Me" Quilts!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park Tuesday, December 8
Whoo's Up at Night?
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area Thursday, December 10
Animals in Winter
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Forest Park Visitor Center Wednesday, December 9
Homeschool: Creatures of Habitat-Winter
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Wednesday, December 9
Winter Wreath for the Birds
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Rockwoods Reservation Wednesday, December 9
Winter Tree Id
Friday, December 11, 2009
Rockwoods Reservation Thursday, December 10
Winter Adventure Hike
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Dresser Island Friday, December 11
Let's Talk Turkey
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Saturday, December 12
Wreath Making Series: The Final Project
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area Sunday, December 13
Wreath Making Series: The Final Project
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area Sunday, December 13
Discover Nature - Families: Candle Making
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
August A Busch CA Monday, December 14
Venison Burger & Sausage Making
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
August A. Busch Tuesday, December 15
Venison Cooking
Thursday, December 17, 2009
August A. Busch Tuesday, December 15
Winter's Gifts
Friday, December 18, 2009
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Thursday, December 17
Owl Prowl
Friday, December 18, 2009
August A Busch CA Thursday, December 17
Carnivores of Missouri
Saturday, December 19, 2009
August A Busch CA Friday, December 18
Night Hike
Saturday, December 26, 2009
August A Busch CA Thursday, December 24
Discover Nature - Families; .22's and Air Guns
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
August A. Busch Shoting Range Tuesday, December 22
New Year's Eve Night Hike
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area Wednesday, December 30
Maple Sugar Tree Tapping
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Rockwoods Reservation Tuesday, January 5

Reserve your place for these upcoming events:

Events for Wednesday, January 6 - Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Event and Date Location Reserve by:
Maple Sugar Tree Tapping
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Rockwoods Reservation Tuesday, January 5
Winter Adaptations
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Thursday, January 7
Discover Hunting: Youth Pheasant Clinic & Hunt
Thursday, January 7 – Saturday, January 9, 2010
August A. Busch C.A. Tuesday, January 5
Owl Prowl
Friday, January 8, 2010
Rockwoods Reservation Thursday, January 7
Eagle Hike at North Riverfront Park
Saturday, January 9, 2010
North Riverfront Park Friday, January 8
Dresser Island Hike
Saturday, January 9, 2010
August A Busch CA Friday, January 8
What's in a Name?
Saturday, January 9, 2010
August A Busch CA Friday, January 8
Missouri Mammals
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Rockwoods Reservation Monday, January 11
Discover Hunting: Predator Hunting Clinic
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
August A. Busch C.A. Sunday, January 10
Discover Nature - Women: "Show Me" Quilts
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Wednesday, January 13
Winter Gifts for the Birds
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
August A Busch CA Tuesday, January 12
Nature's Niche: Breakfast with the Birds
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Wednesday, January 13
Basic Handgun
Thursday, January 14 – Saturday, January 16, 2010
August A. Busch C.A. Tuesday, January 12
Discover Hunting: Youth Rabbit Clinic and Hunt
Thursday, January 21 – Saturday, January 23, 2010
August A. Busch C.A. Friday, January 15
A Blanket of Leaves
Friday, January 22, 2010
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Thursday, January 21
Nutty Squirrels
Friday, January 22, 2010
August A Busch CA Thursday, January 21
Discover Nature Women: Columbia Bottom Camp-In
Saturday, January 23 – Sunday, January 24, 2010
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area Wednesday, January 20
Rock Quarry Trail in Winter
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Rockwoods Reservation Friday, January 22
Meet the Feet
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Wednesday, January 27
Animal Signs: Look Who Was Here!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Forest Park Office Tuesday, January 26
Celebrating Groundhog Day
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area Wednesday, January 27
An Evening with Raptors
Friday, January 29, 2010
Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Friday, January 29