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  • North Branch Trail at Bunker Hill surrounded by large trees with orange and red leaves

    REACH Nature Navigators

    Weekly Wellness Programming
    Caldwell Woods Wellness Center • Chicago, IL 60646

    A high-energy outdoor adventure guiding visitors through a Leave No Trace scavenger hunt, shelter building and backpack challenges, wilderness first aid demos, river critter investigations, […]

    Free
  • A volunteer collecting seeds.

    Seed Collecting at Wolf Road Prairie

    Wolf Road Prairie • Cook County, IL 60154 (near Westchester)

    Join us for a prairie seed collecting workday and learn about history of remnant prairie. Ages 8 & up. Ages 15 & under w/ adult.

    Free • Registration Required
  • a group of volunteers at Wampum Lake. Photo by Xochitl Lopez.

    Restoration Workday

    Restoration Workdays at Trailside
    Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

    Restore habitat and control invasive species. Equipment provided. Ages 8 & up. Ages 15 & under w/ adult.

    Free • Registration Required
  • A person in the field during a restoration event with a saw.

    Restoration Workday

    Restoration Workdays at Crabtree
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Help us restore healthy habitats. Ages 8 & up. Children under 15 w/ adult. High schoolers may earn service hours.

    Free • Registration Required
  • a person cutting buckthorn with loppers at Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center

    Restoration Sunday

    Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

    Help us improve our wildlife habitat by cutting and removing invasive species. Ages 8 & up. Ages 15 & under w/ adult.

    Free • Registration Required
  • Astrology photograph highlighting the night sky filled with stars.

    Cheers to Nature

    Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)

    Enjoy a relaxing evening with an environment-themed lecture from a naturalist. Accessible building. BYOB. Ages 21 & up.

    Free
  • a volunteer carrying cut brush

    Ecological Restoration Weekend

    Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

    Help restore Sagawau’s diverse ecosystems by removing invasive plant species.

    Free • Registration Required

  • a group of volunteers at Wampum Lake. Photo by Xochitl Lopez.

    R.I.P. Stewardship

    R.I.P. Stewardship
    Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Help us restore native habitats - Remove Invasive Plants with bow saws or loppers. Tools, gloves & snack provided. Closed toed shoes & long pants encouraged. […]

    Free • Registration Required
  • A volunteer collecting seeds.

    River Trail Workday: Seeds and Stewardship

    River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

    Learn how to collect native seeds and disperse them for restoration. Ages 8 & up; under 15 w/ adult.

    Free • Registration Required
  • An array of fabrics colored via natural dyes, derived from invasive buckthorn.

    Buckthorn Dye Workshop

    Weekly Wellness Programming
    Caldwell Woods Wellness Center • Chicago, IL 60646

    Learn about the invasive plant buckthorn, how to process it for dye and take home your own naturally dyed textile.

    Free • Registration Required
  • a group of volunteers at Wampum Lake. Photo by Xochitl Lopez.

    Restoration Workday

    Restoration Workdays at Trailside
    Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

    Restore habitat and control invasive species. Equipment provided. Ages 8 & up. Ages 15 & under w/ adult.

    Free • Registration Required
  • a person cutting buckthorn with loppers at Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center

    Restoration Sunday

    Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

    Help us improve our wildlife habitat by cutting and removing invasive species. Ages 8 & up. Ages 15 & under w/ adult.

    Free • Registration Required
  • A person in the field during a restoration event with a saw.

    Restoration Workday

    Restoration Workdays at Crabtree
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Help us restore healthy habitats. Ages 8 & up. Children under 15 w/ adult. High schoolers may earn service hours.

    Free • Registration Required
  • A bumble bee on a flower.

    Green Lake Gardening

    Green Lake Woods • Calumet City, IL 60409

    Restore the garden and help pollinators. No experience needed. Equipment provided. Ages 12 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • An array of fabrics colored via natural dyes, derived from invasive buckthorn.

    Buckthorn Dyeing Workshop

    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Cut buckthorn then create dyed fabric with it during this immersive workshop with Chicago artist Katelyn Patton.

    Free • Registration Required
  • a volunteer carrying cut brush

    Clear the Trails

    Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

    Help clear overgrowth along the trails in preparation for ski season. Equipment provided.

    Free • Registration Required
  • volunteers at Dan Ryan Woods

    Ecological Restoration Weekend

    Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

    Help restore Sagawau’s diverse ecosystems by removing invasive plant species.

    Free • Registration Required
  • A person in the field during a restoration event with a saw.

    Restoration Workday

    Restoration Workdays at Crabtree
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Help us restore healthy habitats. Ages 8 & up. Children under 15 w/ adult. High schoolers may earn service hours.

    Free • Registration Required
  • a person cutting buckthorn with loppers at Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center

    Community Conservation Action Day

    Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Join us in restoring our woodland ecosystem by cutting down invasive plants. The workday will include using hand tools to remove invasive plants and building […]

    Free • Registration Required