Parks for Pollinators
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439Participate in a month-long photography challenge. While walking at Sagawau, take a picture of pollinators on flowers and upload the […]
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Fire for the Forest
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Learn about the benefits of prescribed burns on a 1-mile walk.
Teen Exploration Day: Archery
Bremen Grove • Cook County, IL 60477 (near Tinley Park)Designed for teens ages 13–19. Receive instruction from certified staff and try your hand at archery. Call 312-415-2970 for more […]
Dolomite Prairie Hike
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439Enjoy a hike through Sagawau’s dolomite prairie. Rough terrain. Ages 14 & up.
Pedal the Preserves: I&M Bicycle Trail
John Husar I&M Canal Bicycle Trail Parking Lot • Willow Springs, IL 60480Ride Illinois will lead a safety talk before we take off for a fun, casual, family friendly bike ride. Loaner […]
Walk & Talk
Black Partridge Woods • Cook County, IL 60439 (near Lemont)Walk & Talk Hikes are for the curious mind who want to know more about the Forest Preserves and natural […]
Archery
Cherry Hill Woods • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Attend this session to learn the basics of archery. Ages 10 & up; equipment provided.
Dark Sky Walk
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Walk in the world’s largest Urban Night Sky Place during the darkest night of the month.
Palos Night Sky Picnic
Pioneer Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)In 2021, DarkSky International designated the Palos Preserves in southwest Cook County as an Urban Night Sky Place—a location near […]
Walk & Talk
Orland Grassland South • Cook County, IL 60467 (near Orland Park)Walk & Talk Hikes are for the curious mind who want to know more about the Forest Preserves and natural […]
Sweeping the Prairie
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439What kind of invertebrates can we find in the prairie and why is it important to know? Sweep net through […]
Resident Raptors
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Learn about our ambassador raptors.