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Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Feb 15 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Crabtree Nature Center building in Barrington Hills
Mon, Feb 20 • 1 pm

Snowy Play Day

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Feb 22 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
The visitors center at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
Wed, Feb 22 • 10:30 am

Mother Nature and Me

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Mar 1 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
a child looking at an animal at Sand Ridge Nature Center
Wed, Mar 8 • 10 am

Wee Wonders: Gold Hunt

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Mar 8 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Mar 15 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Mar 22 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
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
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Mar 29 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
kids playing on a log
Wed, Mar 29 • 11 am

Spring Breakout Adventure

Thatcher Woods • River Forest, IL 60305
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
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Apr 5 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
kids playing on a log
Thu, Apr 6 • 11 am

Spring Breakout Adventure

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
a child looking at an animal at Sand Ridge Nature Center
Wed, Apr 12 • 10 am

Wee Wonders: Outer Space

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Apr 12 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Apr 19 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
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
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Apr 26 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, May 3 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
exterior of the Sand Ridge Nature Center building
Sat, May 6 • 10 am

Forest Tea Party

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
a child looking at an animal at Sand Ridge Nature Center
Wed, May 10 • 10 am

Wee Wonders: Nature in Bloom

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, May 10 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
pavilion and nature play area at Camp Shabbona Woods
Fri, May 12 • 8 am

Outdoor Block Party

Camp Shabbona Woods • South Holland, IL 60473
exterior of the Sand Ridge Nature Center building
Fri, May 12 • 12 pm

Reptile Rendezvous

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, May 17 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Youth paint using natural materials.
Sat, May 20 • 11 am

Nature Block Party

Eggers Grove • Chicago, IL 60617
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, May 24 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
two children in the nature play area at Crabtree Nature Center
Thu, May 25 • 9 am

Nature Play Date

Rolling Knolls • Elgin, IL 60120
a marshmallow roasting over a campfire
Sat, May 27 - Sun, May 28

Family Campout

Camp Shabbona Woods • South Holland, IL 60473