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Trailside Museum building in River Forest
Fri, Sep 29 - Mon, Oct 23 • 9 am

Nature Story Trail “It’s Fall” by Linda Glaser

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305
a tent and campfire at dusk at Camp Bullfrog Lake
Sat, Sep 30 - Sun, Oct 1 • 3 pm

Camping Without Limits

Camp Bullfrog Lake • Willow Springs, IL 60480
The visitors center at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
Special Event Sun, Oct 1 • 9 am

Art Fair

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
Wellness in the Woods logo
Sun, Oct 1 • 11 am

Nurtured by Nature

Harms Woods-Central • Cook County, IL 60077 (near Skokie)
Crabtree Nature Center building in Barrington Hills
Sun, Oct 1 • 1 pm

Bees, Wasps & Hornets

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center in summer.
Sun, Oct 1 • 1 pm

Autumn Prairie Walk

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Sun, Oct 1 • 1:30 pm

Creatures of the Night

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
#BirdThePreserves logo
Tue, Oct 3 • 8 am

Tuesdays are for Birds

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Tue, Oct 3 • 10:30 am

Wildlife Connections

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
#BirdThePreserves logo
Wed, Oct 4 • 8 am

Bird Walk

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
The visitors center at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
Wed, Oct 4 • 10 am

I am a Scientist

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center building
Wed, Oct 4 • 10 am

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620
Wed, Oct 4 • 10 am

Story Trail (en Español)

Bemis Woods-South • Cook County, IL 60558 (near Western Springs)
Thu, Oct 5 • 10 am

Walk & Talk: Know Your Preserves

Camp Pine Woods • Cook County, IL 60056 (near Mount Prospect)
Thu, Oct 5 • 6:30 pm

Owl Prowl

Eggers Grove • Chicago, IL 60617
Halloween Hoot n Howl logo
Special Event Fri, Oct 6 • 5 pm

Halloween Hoot and Howl

Keystone Park • River Forest, IL 60305
Sat, Oct 7 • 8 am

Fishing 101

Green Lake Woods • Calumet City, IL 60409
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center in summer.
Sat, Oct 7 • 10 am

Naturalist Choice

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439
three people in a canoe at Beaubien Woods
Sat, Oct 7 • 10 am

POP UP: End of Season Canoeing

Powderhorn Lake • Burnham, IL 60633
Sat, Oct 7 • 11 am

Awe of Nature

Midlothian Meadows • Cook County, IL 60428
Cancelled Sat, Oct 7 • 11 am

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Festival

Schiller Woods-East • Chicago, IL 60634
Crabtree Nature Center building in Barrington Hills
Sat, Oct 7 • 1 pm

Naturalist Choice

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010
Wellness in the Woods logo
Sat, Oct 7 • 1 pm

Wellness Walk

Thatcher Woods Pavilion • River Forest, IL 60305
exterior of the Sand Ridge Nature Center building
Sat, Oct 7 • 1:30 pm

Live Healthy, Discover Nature! Walk

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Sat, Oct 7 • 6 pm

Not Your Typical Pumpkin Party

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
Trailside Museum building in River Forest
Sun, Oct 8 • 10 am

Autumn Nature Walk

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center in summer.
Sun, Oct 8 • 10 am

Red Gate Woods

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Sun, Oct 8 • 10:30 am

Fall Walk

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062
Crabtree Nature Center building in Barrington Hills
Sun, Oct 8 • 1 pm

Close Encounters of the Tree Kind

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010
River Trail Nature Center Building in Northbrook
Sun, Oct 8 • 1:30 pm

Fall Walk

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062