Backpacking for Beginners at Springfield Conservation Nature Center

WHEN: Sept 18th Hours: 7-9 p/m.

WHERE: Springfield Conservation Nature Center

Don Brink, Outdoor skills specialists and avid backpacker, will show folks what equipment to bring, how to load your pak, places to backpack in the Ozarks and how to plan a backpacking trip in the Missouri Department of Conservations “Hiking: Backpacking for Beginners” program.

The program is free but registration is required. For more information or to register online, go to mdc.mo.gov/events