Reptilian Exploration Camp
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Children ages 7-8 will learn about native snakes, turtles and lizards through up-close encounters, field investigations, art and other fun […]
$50
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Animal Encounter
Insect Fest
Cummings Square • River Forest, IL 60305Go on a bug hunt, follow the migratory patterns of monarch butterflies, explore bugs through dance and music, and create […]
Bug-a-Palooza
River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062Learn about the amazing diversity of insects as we catch and release them.
Reptile Rendezvous
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473Meet our ambassador reptiles. Learn about their unique adaptations and features.
Free
Teen Exploration Night: Bat Monitoring Night Hike
Eggers Grove • Chicago, IL 60617Search for resident bat activity and learn how cellphone technology is used for research. Ages 12 & up.
Bats!
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010Use the latest technology to listen for the sounds of bats. Discover cool facts about these misunderstood creatures.
Bat Chat
River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062Learn about these fascinating creatures while watching for them over the river.
Songs of Summer
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439Enjoy the songs of cicadas echoing through the trees. Join a guided walk to find these diurnal singing insects.
“Bone” Appétit (in Polish)
Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305Drop in and join us during feeding time to learn about Trailside’s outdoor ambassador animals.
Hummers Galore
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010Let’s take a short walk to look for our smallest migrant bird, the ruby-throated hummingbird. Ages 6 & up.
Sit and Sip: Hummingbirds
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473We will be inside while observing hummingbirds at our feeders outside. Ages 13 & up.
Free
International Vulture Awareness Day
Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305Learn about the important members of nature’s clean-up crew! Meet our turkey vulture and make a cute vulture craft.