Events in Southwest Cook County

May 2024

Sun, May 12 • 5:15 am Sunrise Walks

Sunrise Walks

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

group of people birding at Penny Road Pond

Sun, May 12 • 8:30 am Spring Birding

Spring Birding

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

Sun, May 12 • 1 pm Wildflower Walk

Wildflower Walk

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

Tue, May 14 • 5 pm - 7 pm

World Mental Health Day Celebration

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

Wed, May 15 • 8:30 am Spring Birding

Spring Birding

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

a girl coloring on a table at Eggers Grove

Wed, May 15 • 10:30 am

Nature’s Art Box

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Thu, May 16 • 8 am - 10 am

Bemis Woods Bird Outing

Bemis Woods-South • Cook County, IL 60558 (near Western Springs)

Thu, May 16 • 10 am

Canceled

Walk & Talk

Willow Springs Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)

two bluebirds on a nesting box at horizon farm

Sat, May 18 • 8:30 am Early Morning Bird Walk

Early Morning Bird Walk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Sat, May 18 • 8:30 am Spring Birding

Spring Birding

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

Sat, May 18 • 1 pm - 3 pm

Welcome Back, Cicadas!

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

A baby Blanding's turtle being help before release into the wild

Sat, May 18 • 1:30 pm

Teens and Turtles: Teen Exploration Day

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Sun, May 19 - Sun, Jun 30

Periodical Cicadas: Special Exhibit

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

Sun, May 19 • 8:30 am Spring Birding

Spring Birding

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

Sun, May 19 • 10 am - 11 am Yoga

Yoga

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Sun, May 19 • 12 pm Mental Health Tune-Ups

Mental Health Tune-Ups

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Wed, May 22 • 10 am - 12 pm

Nature IS Accessible!

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Sat, May 25 • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Ecological Restoration Weekend

Ecological Restoration Weekend

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

Sun, May 26 • 9:30 am - 11:30 am Ecological Restoration Weekend

Ecological Restoration Weekend

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

Sun, May 26 • 2 pm - 3:30 pm Cub Scout Adventure Series

Cub Scout Adventure Series

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Wed, May 29 • 9 am

Walk and Talk

Spears Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)

a person taking aim with a bow and arrow

Wed, May 29 • 4 pm - 6 pm

Archery

Cherry Hill Woods • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Events in Southwest Cook County

Sunrise Walks

Spring Birding

Wildflower Walk

World Mental Health Day Celebration

Spring Birding

Nature’s Art Box

Bemis Woods Bird Outing

Walk & Talk

Early Morning Bird Walk

Spring Birding

Welcome Back, Cicadas!

Teens and Turtles: Teen Exploration Day

Periodical Cicadas: Special Exhibit

Spring Birding

Yoga

Mental Health Tune-Ups

Nature IS Accessible!

Ecological Restoration Weekend

Ecological Restoration Weekend

Cub Scout Adventure Series

Walk and Talk

Archery

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