Events at Trailside Museum of Natural History

May 2024

Fri, May 10 - Mon, May 27 • 9 am - 5 pm

Nature Story Trail: “Stick and Stone” by Beth Ferry

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Thu, May 16 • 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Thursdays in the Field

Thursdays In the Field – Drop In

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

red-bellied woodpecker at a feeder at Trailside Museum

Sat, May 18 • 8 am Morning Bird Walk

Morning Bird Walk

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Trailside Museum naturalist holding an owl

Sun, May 19 • 3 pm “Bone” Appétit

“Bone” Appétit – Drop In

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Tue, May 21 • 9:30 am

Wellness Walk for Toddlers

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Sat, May 25 • 10:30 am - 12 pm

Cicada-Palooza – Drop In

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

June 2024

a Forest Preserves staff member reading a story to a group of children at Trailside Museum

Tue, Jun 4 • 10 am Story Time in Polish

Story Time in Polish

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Fri, Jun 7 • 10 am

Senior Nature Collaging

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

downy woodpecker on a tree branch

Sat, Jun 15 • 8 am

Nesting Bird Walk

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

a Forest Preserves staff member reading a story to a group of children at Trailside Museum

Thu, Jun 20 • 10 am - 10:30 am Stories in the Forest

Stories in the Forest

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Thu, Jun 20 • 10 am - 12 pm Thursdays in the Field

Thursdays in the Field

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Sat, Jun 22 • 10:30 am

Summer Pride Walk

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

a Forest Preserves staff member reading a story to a group of children at Trailside Museum

Thu, Jun 27 • 10 am - 10:30 am Stories in the Forest

Stories in the Forest

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

July 2024

a Forest Preserves staff member reading a story to a group of children at Trailside Museum

Tue, Jul 2 • 10 am Story Time in Polish

Story Time in Polish

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Sun, Jul 7 • 10:30 am

Pond Dip Discovery

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

a Forest Preserves staff member reading a story to a group of children at Trailside Museum

Thu, Jul 11 • 10 am - 10:30 am Stories in the Forest

Stories in the Forest

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

a Forest Preserves staff member reading a story to a group of children at Trailside Museum

Thu, Jul 18 • 10 am - 10:30 am Stories in the Forest

Stories in the Forest

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Thu, Jul 18 • 10 am - 12 pm Thursdays in the Field

Thursdays in the Field

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

a group birding at Thatcher Woods

Sun, Jul 21 • 9 am

Wetland Birds Walk

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

children painting inside Thatcher Woods Pavilion

Wed, Jul 24 • 2 pm - 4 pm Kid’s Nature Art Workshop

Kid’s Nature Art Workshop

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305