Education Events

Name: Cicada-Palooza – Drop In
Start: 2024-05-25T10:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-05-25T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Trailside Museum of Natural History

May 2024

Fri, May 17 • 7:30 pm

Night Hike

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

american bullfrogs on a rock at Crabtree Nature Center

Fri, May 17 • 8 pm Community Science: Frog Monitoring

Community Science: Frog Monitoring

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

two bluebirds on a nesting box at horizon farm

Sat, May 18 • 8:30 am Early Morning Bird Walk

Early Morning Bird Walk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

group of people birding at Penny Road Pond

Sat, May 18 • 8:30 am Spring Birding

Spring Birding

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

a girl coloring on a table at Eggers Grove

Sat, May 18 • 11 am - 3 pm

Nature Block Party

Eggers Grove • Chicago, IL 60617

Sat, May 18 • 1 pm - 3 pm

Welcome Back, Cicadas!

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

A baby Blanding's turtle being help before release into the wild

Sat, May 18 • 1:30 pm Teen Exploration Day

Teens and Turtles: Teen Exploration Day

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

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

Sat, May 18 • 3 pm What’s On The Menu?

What’s On The Menu?

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Sun, May 19 - Sun, Jun 30

Periodical Cicadas: Special Exhibit

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

Sun, May 19 • 8:30 am Spring Birding

Spring Birding

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

Sun, May 19 • 10 am

Walk & Talk

Arie Crown Forest • Countryside, IL 60525

Sun, May 19 • 11 am - 3 pm

Nature Navigators: Discovering the Outdoors with Refugee Youth Leaders

Bunker Hill • Niles, IL 60714

hikers at River Trail Nature Center in fall

Sun, May 19 • 1:30 pm

Spring Stroll

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Sun, May 19 • 3 pm What’s On The Menu?

What’s On The Menu?

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Trailside Museum naturalist holding an owl

Sun, May 19 • 3 pm “Bone” Appétit

“Bone” Appétit – Drop In

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Tue, May 21 • 9:30 am

Wellness Walk for Toddlers

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Tue, May 21 • 10:30 am - 12 pm Wildlife Connections

Wildlife Connections

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Wed, May 22 • 8 am - 9 am Bird Walk

Bird Walk

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

Thu, May 23 • 5:30 pm - 7 pm Camping 101

Camping 101

Camp Reinberg • Palatine, IL 60074

Thu, May 23 • 6 pm

Be a Better Birder: Tips for Identifying Bird Sounds

Zoom Presentation

Sat, May 25 • 8 am - 10 am

Bird Walk

Eggers Grove • Chicago, IL 60617

Sat, May 25 • 10:30 am - 12 pm

Cicada-Palooza – Drop In

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Education Events

Night Hike

Community Science: Frog Monitoring

Early Morning Bird Walk

Spring Birding

Nature Block Party

Welcome Back, Cicadas!

Teens and Turtles: Teen Exploration Day

What’s On The Menu?

Periodical Cicadas: Special Exhibit

Spring Birding

Walk & Talk

Nature Navigators: Discovering the Outdoors with Refugee Youth Leaders

Spring Stroll

What’s On The Menu?

“Bone” Appétit – Drop In

Wellness Walk for Toddlers

Wildlife Connections

Bird Walk

Camping 101

Be a Better Birder: Tips for Identifying Bird Sounds

Bird Walk

Cicada-Palooza – Drop In

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