All Events

Games Events

a group doing arts and crafts at Dan Ryan Woods
Special Event Wed, Mar 22 • 11 am

Celebrate Spring Fest

Cummings Square • River Forest, IL 60305
kids playing on a log
Wed, Mar 29 • 11 am

Spring Breakout Adventure

Thatcher Woods • River Forest, IL 60305
exterior of the Sand Ridge Nature Center building
Thu, Mar 30 • 4 pm

Teen Exploration Day: Nature in Spanish

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
A naturalist shows and discusses a tiny owl and owl feathers at an Earth Day event.
Sat, Apr 1 • 10 am

Earth-a-Palooza

Linne Woods • Morton Grove, IL 60053
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Sun, Apr 2 • 11 am

GPS Scavenger Hunt

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Sun, Apr 2 • 12:30 pm

GPS Scavenger Hunt

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Sun, Apr 2 • 2 pm

GPS Scavenger Hunt

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
Wed, Apr 5 • 10 am

Spring Breakout Adventures

Bunker Hill • Niles, IL 60714
kids playing on a log
Thu, Apr 6 • 11 am

Spring Breakout Adventure

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Sun, Apr 9 • 11 am

The Unburied Treasure Hunt

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
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
A naturalist shows and discusses a tiny owl and owl feathers at an Earth Day event.
Sun, Apr 16 • 12 pm

Chicago Voyagers Adventure Challenge

Busse Forest-South • Cook County, IL 60007 (near Elk Grove Village)
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
exterior of the Sand Ridge Nature Center building
Wed, Apr 26 • 4 pm

Teen Exploration Day: Nature in Spanish

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
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
Sat, May 13 • 12 pm

“Check-Out” Nature

Wolf Road Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)
canoes and kayaks racing on the Des Plaines River
Sun, May 21 • 8 am

Des Plaines Canoe and Kayak Marathon

Crabtree Nature Center building in Barrington Hills
Tue, Jun 20 - Thu, Jun 22 • 9:30 am

Nature Explorer Camp

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010