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prairie plants at Somme Prairie

Silver Creek Prairie Walk

Silver Creek Family Picnic Area

Learn about restoration efforts, goals, and ways you can get involved. Ages 12 & up.

Free
two hands holding a small plant, ready to be put in the ground

Restoration Workday

Crabtree Nature Center 3 Stover Road, Barrington Hills

Help protect our natural areas by collecting seeds or removing invasive species. Equipment provided. Ages 8 & up w/ adult. […]

Free
volunteers at River Trail Nature Center

River Trail Workdays

River Trail Nature Center 3120 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook

Help us work to make River Trail even better. Ages 10 & up. Children under 15 w/ adult. Register by 9/11 […]

Free
exterior of the Sand Ridge Nature Center building
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Archaeology Day

Sand Ridge Nature Center 15891 S Paxton Ave, South Holland

Learn about Calumet Region’s cultural history. Activities include archaeology displays, a mock archaeology dig, and more.

Free
the Des Plaines River at Columbia Woods

A River Thru History Rendezvous

Columbia Woods IL

A River Thru History is an early American party with all the trimmings! Join this festive gathering of fur trappers, […]

A view of the North Branch of the Chicago River from LaBagh Woods.
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Fall Nature Fest

LaBagh Woods IL

Enjoy food, drinks, games, Jesse White Tumblers, animal ambassadors, free give-a-ways, and much more. Presented by the Forest Preserves of […]

Free
monarch butterfly feeding on a sunflower

Monarch Migration

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center 12545 W 111th St, Lemont

Monarch butterflies are headed to Mexico. Learn how monarchs make this journey and how to support their migration.

Free
Trailside Museum building in River Forest

Bone Appetit

Trailside Museum of Natural History 738 Thatcher Ave, River Forest

Join us during feeding time to learn about Trailside’s outdoor animal ambassadors.

Free
pavilion and nature play area at Camp Shabbona Woods

The Sounds Natural Series

Camp Shabbona Woods 15810 S Torrence Ave, South Holland

Enjoy art activities, food, music, and workshops. If interested in camping overnight, call (708) 868-0606.

Free
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Skate Party

Dan Ryan Woods-North IL

Come out and bring your best skating skills and routines, or just roll along to the music. Grove 15.

Free
canoes and kayaks at the shore of Skokie Lagoons

Full Moon Paddle

Tower Road Boat Launch IL

Join an exclusive after-hours moonlit paddle through the Skokie Lagoons. Ages 8 & up. Register: chicagoriver.org/events

$60