Education Events

Name: Protecting the Nightscape: The Hows and Whys of Natural Darkness
Start: 2024-04-24T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-04-24T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Zoom Presentation

April 2024

A Forest Preserves staff member showing how to light a fire in front of a small group at a Camping 101 event.

Fri, April 19 • 5:30 pm

Outdoor Cooking

Camp Bullfrog Lake • Willow Springs, IL 60480

an Earth Day banner at Sand Ridge Nature Center

Sat, April 20 • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Celebrate Earth Day Activities

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Sat, April 20 • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Earth Day Celebration

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

People setting up two tents during a CLIC training at Camp Sullivan.

Sat, April 20 • 11:30 am

Day Hiking Leadership Training

Bemis Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60523 (near Oak Brook)

A naturalist shows and discusses a tiny owl and owl feathers at an Earth Day event.

Sat, April 20 • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Earth Day Nature Play

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Sat, April 20 • 1:00 pm Wildflower Walk

Wildflower Walk

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

A Forest Preserves staff member holding River Trail Nature Center's ambassador barred owl

Sat, April 20 • 3:00 pm What’s On The Menu?

What’s On The Menu?

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Sun, April 21 • 1:00 pm

Fantastic Ferns

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

illustrations of a window, sweater and electrical outlet

Sun, April 21 • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Sustainability 101

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

a Conservation at Home evaluator in a home garden.

Sun, April 21 • 1:30 pm

Conservation@Home: No Mow May Talk

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Sun, April 21 • 3:00 pm What’s On The Menu?

What’s On The Menu?

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Tue, April 23 • 8:00 am Tuesdays are for the Birds

Tuesdays are for the Birds

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Tue, April 23 • 10:00 am

Walk & Talk

Spears Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)

Tue, April 23 • 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Wildlife Connections

Wildlife Connections

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Tue, April 23 • 7:30 pm

Full Moon Walk

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Tue, April 23 • 9:15 pm

Moon Walk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

group of people birding at Penny Road Pond

Wed, April 24 • 8:00 am - 9:00 am Bird Walk

Bird Walk

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

Wed, April 24 • 8:30 am Spring Birding

Spring Birding

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

Wed, April 24 • 10:00 am

Walk and Talk

John Husar I&M Canal Bicycle Trail Parking Lot • Willow Springs, IL 60480

the night sky over Maple Lake with the Maple Lake Boathouse lit up in the background

Wed, April 24 • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Protecting the Nightscape: The Hows and Whys of Natural Darkness

Zoom Presentation

Forest Preserves of Cook County

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Outdoor Cooking

Celebrate Earth Day Activities

Earth Day Celebration

Day Hiking Leadership Training

Earth Day Nature Play

Wildflower Walk

What’s On The Menu?

Fantastic Ferns

Sustainability 101

Conservation@Home: No Mow May Talk

What’s On The Menu?

Tuesdays are for the Birds

Walk & Talk

Wildlife Connections

Full Moon Walk

Moon Walk

Bird Walk

Spring Birding

Walk and Talk

Protecting the Nightscape: The Hows and Whys of Natural Darkness

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