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Trailside Museum building in River Forest
Sun, Mar 26 • 1 pm

Block Print Workshop

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305
american bullfrogs on a rock at Crabtree Nature Center
Tue, Mar 28 • 10 am

Amphibian Adventures Camp

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
american bullfrogs on a rock at Crabtree Nature Center
Wed, Mar 29 • 10 am

Amphibian Adventures Camp

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Mar 29 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
kids playing on a log
Wed, Mar 29 • 11 am

Spring Breakout Adventure

Thatcher Woods • River Forest, IL 60305
american bullfrogs on a rock at Crabtree Nature Center
Thu, Mar 30 • 10 am

Amphibian Adventures Camp

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
a child inspects a bird feather
Wed, Apr 5 • 10 am

Small Serendipity

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Apr 5 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Wed, Apr 5 • 10 am

Story Trail

Bemis Woods-South • Cook County, IL 60558 (near Western Springs)
kids playing on a log
Thu, Apr 6 • 11 am

Spring Breakout Adventure

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
a child looking at an animal at Sand Ridge Nature Center
Wed, Apr 12 • 10 am

Wee Wonders: Outer Space

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Apr 12 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Wed, Apr 12 • 5:30 pm

Weaving Workshop

Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)
the Mathew Bieszczat Volunteer Resource Center building and parking lot
Thu, Apr 13 • 10 am

Prehistoric Play Day

Mathew Bieszczat Volunteer Resource Center • Chicago, IL 60646
Trailside Museum building in River Forest
Fri, Apr 14 • 1 pm

Bird Painting Workshop Step-by-Step: White-Breasted Nuthatch

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305
a child inspects a bird feather
Wed, Apr 19 • 10 am

Small Serendipity

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Apr 19 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
four people planting a tree at Busse Woods
Sat, Apr 22 • 10 am

Celebrate Earth Day Activities

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305
a group doing arts and crafts at Dan Ryan Woods
Sat, Apr 22 • 11 am

Earth Day Pop-Up Celebration

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
two children in the nature play area at Crabtree Nature Center
Sat, Apr 22 • 12 pm

Earth Day, Nature Play

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010
Two honey bees. Photo by Jerry Attere.
Sun, Apr 23 • 12 pm

Build a Beehouse Workshop

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Apr 26 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, May 3 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Sat, May 6 • 1 pm

Flower Festival

Bunker Hill • Niles, IL 60714
two children playing on logs at Trailside Museum of Natural History
Special Event Sun, May 7 • 12 pm

Spring Festival

Thatcher Woods • River Forest, IL 60305
a child inspects a bird feather
Wed, May 10 • 10 am

Small Serendipity

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
a child looking at an animal at Sand Ridge Nature Center
Wed, May 10 • 10 am

Wee Wonders: Nature in Bloom

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, May 10 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
two Forest Preserves staff members demonstrating print making techniques at Sand Ridge Nature Center
Fri, May 12 • 5 pm

Printmaking Workshop

Evans Field • River Grove, IL 60171
person birding at Bartel Grassland
Sat, May 13 • 7 am

World Migratory Bird Day

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473