MLK Day of Service & Brush Pile Burn
Eggers Grove • Chicago, IL 60617Learn what it takes to keep our preserves healthy and participate in […]
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History & Culture
MLK Day of Service
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473Stop by the nature center to participate in a self-led litter pick-up. […]
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MLK Jr. Day of Service
Dan Ryan Woods Pavilion • Chicago, IL 60620Celebrate MLK with a day of service. Join us for a litter […]
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• Registration Required
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service
River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062Help us work to make River Trail better on this official day […]
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Lunar New Year
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Welcome good luck and fortune in 2025 by celebrating the Year of […]
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• Registration Required
Children’s Lunar New Year
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010Let’s learn about the holiday through reading, creating, and celebrating together. Ages […]
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Black History Month Exhibit
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439Learn about African Americans who ski, and challenges faced in the snow […]
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Poetry Trail: Black History Month
Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)In honor of Black History Month, read poetry written by African American […]
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Black History Month Kickoff Drop-in
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Enjoy a short viewing of Baratunde Thurston’s—an American writer and conservationist—award-winning PBS […]
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Poetry Trail: Black History Month
Bemis Woods-South • Cook County, IL 60558 (near Western Springs)In honor of Black History Month, walk a short, looped trail and […]
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Groundhog Day
River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062Learn the story behind this peculiar holiday.
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Black History Month Story Trails
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620Follow a self-guided story featuring a prominent African American figure.
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BIPOC Faces in Green Space
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620Shift your focus from daily hassles during an outdoor wellness and journaling […]
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Walk and Talk
Kickapoo Woods • Riverdale, IL 60827Walk & Talk Hikes are for the curious mind who wants to […]
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Black History Month Story Trails
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620Follow a self-guided story featuring a prominent African American figure.
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Walk and Talk: Black History Month Celebration
LaBagh Woods • Chicago, IL 60630Learn the importance of Black environmentalists and the history of the Forest […]
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• Registration Required
Underground Railroad Presentation
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473Join us for presentations and guided walks about the Underground Railroad route […]
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Sap’s Rising
River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062Walk in the sugar maple forest to learn about the sweet process […]
Local Hidden Figures
Dan Ryan Woods Pavilion • Chicago, IL 60620Join us for an afternoon of stories from our local hidden figures […]
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Sap’s Rising
River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062Walk in the sugar maple forest to learn about the sweet process […]
Black History Month Collaboration Hike
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Celebrate this special month by joining a bird hike co-led by Outdoor […]
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• Registration Required
Underground Railroad Presentation
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473Join us for presentations and guided walks about the Underground Railroad route […]
Free
Sap’s Rising
River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062Walk in the sugar maple forest to learn about the sweet process […]
Sap’s Rising
River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062Walk in the sugar maple forest to learn about the sweet process […]