Southwest Cook County
Events
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Nature’s Art Box
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Explore the wild side of creativity! Kids ages 3–6 with an adult can enjoy hands-on nature-inspired art and activities. Supplies provided.
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Nature’s Art Box
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Explore the wild side of creativity! Kids ages 3–6 with an adult can enjoy hands-on nature-inspired art and activities. Supplies provided.
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Nature’s Art Box
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Explore the wild side of creativity! Kids ages 3–6 with an adult can enjoy hands-on nature-inspired art and activities. Supplies provided.
Free • Registration Required -
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Forest Therapy
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Immerse yourself in nature, fostering mindfulness and wellness with a forest therapy guide. Ages 18 & up.
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Nature’s Art Box
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Explore the wild side of creativity! Kids ages 3–6 with an adult can enjoy hands-on nature-inspired art and activities. Supplies provided.
Free • Registration Required -
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Story Time with Go APE! Drop-in
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Go Ape, an outdoor adventure company, will be onsite to read the short story “Go Ape, The School Trip.” After this fun and encouraging story, […]
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Nature’s Art Box
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Explore the wild side of creativity! Kids ages 3–6 with an adult can enjoy hands-on nature-inspired art and activities. Supplies provided.
Free • Registration Required -
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Singing with Cicadas
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439Cicadas serenade us with song in the late summer. Come learn their songs on a short, guided hike.
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Moth Picnic
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Join us for a nighttime moth attraction hike and see which moths appear on our white sheet under black light.
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Macroinvertebrate Survey
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439Survey for aquatic macroinvertebrates in the stream. Wear rubber boots. All ages.
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Nocturnal Photography
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Learn the fundamentals of capturing digital nighttime photos using a camera or smartphone. Ages 13 & up.
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S.E.N.I.O.R.S.
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Seniors Enjoying Nature Inside/Outside Rain or Shine! Ages 55 & up.
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Nature Sketching & Photography Meetup (Drop-in)
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Inviting all sketchers and photographers to meet at the nature center to use our beautiful landscape to create and share images.
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R.I.P. Stewardship
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Remove Invasive Plants with bow saws/loppers. Ages 18 & up.
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Fall Prairie Walk
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439Learn about grasses, goldenrods and asters that brighten the prairie with vibrant color in autumn. Ages 10 & up.
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Tai Chi Hike
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Certified instructors from “Elevate Tai Chi” teach you how to make mindful movements on a guided walk along a trail.
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Bird Banding
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439See birds up close while learning about this scientific study.
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Adult Night Hike
Spears Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)Bring a drink and take a guided 2-mile hike about the night sky and nocturnal animals. Ages 21 & up.
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Feeding Time
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Discover the diets and habitats of our ambassador animals and watch an engaging feeding demonstration.
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Hasta luego, Aves!
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439Join us for a presentation about the bird migration journey from the Chicago region to Mexico.
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Autumn Wings
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480A fall walk-and-talk to learn about the wild and amazing life of our native butterflies.
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A Dark Sky & Folktale Adventure
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Listen to a folktale by the LaGrange Park Library during a hike through the largest Urban Night Sky Place. Ages 13 & up.
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Nature’s Art Box
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Explore the wild side of creativity! Kids ages 3–6 with an adult can enjoy hands-on nature-inspired art and activities. Supplies provided.
Free • Registration Required
