History & Culture Events

March 2024

Sat, Mar 9 • 11 am - 1 pm

Prehistoric Play Day

Mathew Bieszczat Volunteer Resource Center • Chicago, IL 60646

a mother and child exploring a sap bucket at River Trail Nature Center

Sat, Mar 9 • 1:30 pm Sap’s Rising

Sap’s Rising

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

a mother and child exploring a sap bucket at River Trail Nature Center

Sun, Mar 10 • 10:30 am Sap’s Rising

Sap’s Rising

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

a mother and child exploring a sap bucket at River Trail Nature Center

Sun, Mar 10 • 1:30 pm Sap’s Rising

Sap’s Rising

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Sat, Mar 16 • 10 am

Walk & Talk: Women’s History in Conservation Walk

Plum Creek Meadow • Cook County, IL 60411 (near Chicago Heights)

a mother and child exploring a sap bucket at River Trail Nature Center

Sat, Mar 16 • 10:30 am Sap’s Rising

Sap’s Rising

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Sat, Mar 16 • 1 pm

Marzanna Craft for Kids – in Polish

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

a mother and child exploring a sap bucket at River Trail Nature Center

Sat, Mar 16 • 1:30 pm Sap’s Rising

Sap’s Rising

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Children learning about maple syrup tapping using a tree stump and tool.

Sun, Mar 17 • 11 am - 3 pm

Maple Syrup Festival

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Sun, Mar 17 • 1 pm - 3 pm

Crabtree History Table

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Sat, Mar 23 • 8 am

Wellness in the Woods: Bike Ride

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

Sat, Mar 23 • 10 am

Women’s Wilderness Walk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Sun, Mar 24 • 1 pm

Artist as Naturalist

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

adults engaged in nature play

Thu, Mar 28 - Sat, Mar 30 • 12 pm - 3 pm

Postponed

Spring Nature Camp

Rolling Knolls • Elgin, IL 60120

April 2024

Wed, Apr 3 • 4 pm - 6 pm

Arab American Heritage Walk

Wolf Road Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)

Sun, Apr 14 • 11 am

Arab American Heritage Walk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

the night sky over Maple Lake with the Maple Lake Boathouse lit up in the background

Wed, Apr 24 • 1 pm - 2 pm

Protecting the Nightscape: The Hows and Whys of Natural Darkness

Zoom Presentation

Thu, Apr 25 • 10 am - 1 pm

Story Trail

Catherine Chevalier Woods • Chicago, IL 60656

Thu, Apr 25 • 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Night Hike: Stars and Stories

Dan Ryan Woods Pavilion • Chicago, IL 60620

Sun, Apr 28 • 9:30 am - 1 pm

Arab American Heritage Month

Rubio Woods • Cook County, IL 60445 (near Midlothian)

May 2024

Sat, May 4 • 10 am - 1 pm

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Trivia Walk

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

a group of people gathered around a speaker, a red dress hangs in the foreground from a tree

Sat, May 4 • 11 am - 4 pm

Community Powwow: Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives

Caldwell Woods • Chicago, IL 60646