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Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Sep 27 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
The visitors center at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
Thu, Sep 28 • 4:30 pm

Nature Open Mic Night

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
Trailside Museum building in River Forest
Fri, Sep 29 - Mon, Oct 23 • 9 am

Nature Story Trail “It’s Fall” by Linda Glaser

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305
exterior of the Sand Ridge Nature Center building
Sat, Sep 30 • 5:30 pm

Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
The visitors center at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
Special Event Sun, Oct 1 • 9 am

Art Fair

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Oct 4 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Wed, Oct 4 • 10 am

Story Trail (en Español)

Bemis Woods-South • Cook County, IL 60558 (near Western Springs)
Halloween Hoot n Howl logo
Special Event Fri, Oct 6 • 5 pm

Halloween Hoot and Howl

Keystone Park • River Forest, IL 60305
Sat, Oct 7 • 11 am

Awe of Nature

Midlothian Meadows • Cook County, IL 60428
Cancelled Sat, Oct 7 • 11 am

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival

Schiller Woods-East • Chicago, IL 60634
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Sat, Oct 7 • 6 pm

Not Your Typical Pumpkin Party

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
exterior of the Sand Ridge Nature Center building
Wed, Oct 11 • 10 am

Wee Wonders

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Oct 11 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Trailside Museum building in River Forest
Fri, Oct 13 • 12 pm

Bird painting Step-by-Step: Screech Owl

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305
People canoeing and kayaking at Skokie Lagoons
Sat, Oct 14 • 12 pm

Fall Paddle Festival

Tower Road Boat Launch • Cook County, IL 60093 (near Winnetka)
exterior of the Sand Ridge Nature Center building
Sat, Oct 14 • 5:30 pm

Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
People dancing at the River Trail Nature Center Fall Festival in 2012.
Special Event Sun, Oct 15 • 10 am

Fall Festival

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Oct 18 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
pavilion and nature play area at Camp Shabbona Woods
Sat, Oct 21 • 10 am

Hip-Hop Olympics

Camp Shabbona Woods • South Holland, IL 60473
Sat, Oct 21 • 1 pm

Pumpkinpalooza

Bunker Hill • Niles, IL 60714
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Wed, Oct 25 • 10 am

Small Serendipity

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Oct 25 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Rolling Knolls Pavilion
Thu, Oct 26 • 4 pm

Teen Exploration Day: Pumpkin Carving

Rolling Knolls • Elgin, IL 60120
Fri, Oct 27 • 4 pm

Stars, Spooky Stories, & S ’mores

Thatcher Woods • River Forest, IL 60305
Sun, Oct 29 • 12 pm

Trunk or Treat

Eggers Grove • Chicago, IL 60617
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Nov 1 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
exterior of the Sand Ridge Nature Center building
Sat, Nov 4 • 5:30 pm

Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
exterior of the Sand Ridge Nature Center building
Sun, Nov 5 • 12 pm

Autumnal Artmaking

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
Thatcher Woods Pavilion building
Sun, Nov 5 • 1 pm

Makin’ Music Bluegrass Jam

Thatcher Woods Pavilion • River Forest, IL 60305
exterior of the Sand Ridge Nature Center building
Wed, Nov 8 • 10 am

Wee Wonders

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473