All Events

Hiking & Walking Events

american bullfrogs on a rock at Crabtree Nature Center
Tue, Mar 28 - Thu, Mar 30 • 10 am

Amphibian Adventures Camp

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
Wed, Mar 29 • 10 am

Walk and Talk

Red Gate Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)
kids playing on a log
Wed, Mar 29 • 11 am

Spring Breakout Adventure

Thatcher Woods • River Forest, IL 60305
a group birding at Thatcher Woods
Thu, Mar 30 • 8 am

Bird Walk

Oak Forest Heritage Preserve-East • Oak Forest, IL 60452
Women in Nature
Thu, Mar 30 • 9:30 am

Walk and Talk: Women in Conservation

Harms Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60077 (near Skokie)
Women in Nature
Thu, Mar 30 • 11 am

Walk and Talk: Women in Conservation

Harms Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60077 (near Skokie)
Trailside Museum building in River Forest
Thu, Mar 30 • 1 pm

Teen Exploration Day: The Botany of Zelda

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305
Fri, Mar 31 • 9 am

Photography Walk

Maple Lake-East – Mountain Bike Staging Area • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)
gray catbird standing on a log
Sat, Apr 1 • 9 am

Teen Exploration Day: Bird Walk

Eggers Grove • Chicago, IL 60617
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
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center in summer.
Sat, Apr 1 • 1 pm

Lichen Hikin’

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439
Sat, Apr 1 • 1:30 pm

Live Healthy, Discover Nature! Walk

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
A spring peeper calling
Sat, Apr 1 • 7:15 pm

Calling Frog Survey

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
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
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center in summer.
Sun, Apr 2 • 1 pm

Signs of Spring

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Sun, Apr 2 • 2 pm

GPS Scavenger Hunt

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
a woodcock on the forest floor
Sun, Apr 2 • 6:30 pm

Woodcock Walk

Orland Grassland • Cook County, IL 60467 (near Orland Park)
Trailside Museum building in River Forest
Mon, Apr 3 • 9 am

Nature Story Trails

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305
person birding at Bartel Grassland
Wed, Apr 5 • 8 am

Bird Walk

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
The visitors center at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
Wed, Apr 5 • 10 am

I am a Scientist

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
Wed, Apr 5 • 10 am

Spring Breakout Adventures

Bunker Hill • Niles, IL 60714
Wed, Apr 5 • 10 am

Story Trail

Bemis Woods-South • Cook County, IL 60558 (near Western Springs)
The visitors center at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
Wed, Apr 5 • 8:30 pm

Moon Walk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
kids playing on a log
Thu, Apr 6 • 11 am

Spring Breakout Adventure

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
#BirdThePreserves logo
Fri, Apr 7 • 8 am

Spring Bird Migration Walk

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010
a woodcock on the forest floor
Fri, Apr 7 • 7 pm

Woodcock Walks

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010
a group birding at Thatcher Woods
Sat, Apr 8 • 8 am

Morning Bird Walk

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305
Wellness in the Woods logo
Sat, Apr 8 • 1 pm

Wellness Walks in Thatcher Woods

Thatcher Woods Pavilion • River Forest, IL 60305
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Sun, Apr 9 • 11 am

The Unburied Treasure Hunt

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062