Resources

Conservation education programs engage students through hands-on, outside activities. Students get excited about lessons that connect them to nature, and research shows a decrease in student behavior issues on the days students are engaged in conservation education.

Attend an MDC teacher workshop to receive training on how to improve conservation education in your Missouri classroom, home-school class, or youth group. Learn how to incorporate our curriculum in your lessons for students in grades pre-K through 12, and find out how to apply for grants and equipment loans.

Testimonial

“I have never had a class as excited about learning science as the one I have taught this year using this curriculum.” — DNS teacher

Testimonial

“As a teacher and Missouri taxpayer, I think that the Department of Conservation and all of the educational support it provides is, by far, the best use of my tax dollars.” — DNS teacher

Upcoming Workshops

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Workshop MDC Office Other Location Name DNS Unit or MDC Program Dates
Basic Archery Instructor (BAI) Training: Hybrid Online/In-Person Hixson Middle MO National Archery in the Schools Programs (MoNASP) -
NASP BAI ( Basic Archery Instructor) Training Miller High MO National Archery in the Schools Programs (MoNASP) -
Kindergarten- Bears Through the Seasons Teacher Training Runge Nature Center DNS Kindergarten -
Discover Nature Fishing Training - Teacher Workshop Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area
Washington
Discover Nature Fishing -
BAI Hybrid Certification Workshop Macks Creek High MO National Archery in the Schools Programs (MoNASP) -
Hunter Education Instructor Certification Workshop Macks Creek High Hunter Education -
DNS Nature Unbound Teacher Workshop Macks Creek High Nature Unbound -
Discover Nature Fishing Teacher Workshop Macks Creek High Discover Nature Fishing -
Kindergarten - Bears Through the Seasons Teacher Workshop Rockwoods Reservation DNS Kindergarten -
First Grade - Exploring Missouri Teacher Workshop Rockwoods Reservation DNS First Grade -