Events

Name: Zumba in the Woods
Start: 2024-05-11T10:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-05-11T13:30:00-05:00
Location: Sauk Trail Woods-Central

May 2024

People setting up two tents during a CLIC training at Camp Sullivan.

Sat, May 4 - Sun, May 5 Camping Leadership Immersion Course

Camping Leadership Immersion Course

Camp Sullivan • Oak Forest, IL 60452

Sun, May 5 • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Bird Banding

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

two children playing on logs at Trailside Museum of Natural History

Sun, May 5 • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Spring Festival

Thatcher Woods Pavilion • River Forest, IL 60305

a group of volunteers with full trash bags

Sun, May 5 • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sand Ridge Service Days

Sand Ridge Service Days

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Sun, May 5 • 1:30 pm

Frog Frenzy

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

A Forest Preserves staff member holding River Trail Nature Center's ambassador barred owl

Sun, May 5 • 3:00 pm What’s On The Menu?

What’s On The Menu?

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Tue, May 7 • 8:00 am Tuesdays are for the Birds

Tuesdays are for the Birds

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Tue, May 7 • 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Wildlife Connections

Wildlife Connections

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Tue, May 7 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Woodworking with Invasives

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Tue, May 7 • 9:00 pm

Dark Sky Walk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

group of people birding at Penny Road Pond

Wed, May 8 • 8:00 am - 9:00 am Bird Walk

Bird Walk

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

Wed, May 8 • 8:30 am Spring Birding

Spring Birding

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

a child looking at an animal at Sand Ridge Nature Center

Wed, May 8 • 10:00 am Wee Wonders

Wee Wonders

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Wed, May 8 • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Open Nature Play Day

Open Nature Play Day

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

Thu, May 9 • 10:00 am S.E.N.I.O.R.S.

S.E.N.I.O.R.S.

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Thu, May 9 • 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Teen Exploration Day: Crafternoon

Eggers Grove • Chicago, IL 60617

a group playing a yard game at Thatcher Woods

Thu, May 9 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Adult Game Night

Caldwell Woods • Chicago, IL 60646

Fri, May 10 • 9:00 am - Mon, May 27 • 5:00 pm

Nature Story Trail: “Stick and Stone” by Beth Ferry

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

two Forest Preserves staff members demonstrating print making techniques at Sand Ridge Nature Center

Fri, May 10 • 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Printmaking Workshop

Evans Field • River Grove, IL 60171

A Forest Preserves staff member showing how to light a fire in front of a small group at a Camping 101 event.

Fri, May 10 • 5:30 pm

Outdoor Cooking

Camp Sullivan • Oak Forest, IL 60452

Fri, May 10 • 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Frog Talk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Sat, May 11 • 8:00 am

World Migratory Bird Day

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Sat, May 11 • 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Morning Bird Walk for World Migratory Bird Day

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

two bluebirds on a nesting box at horizon farm

Sat, May 11 • 8:30 am Early Morning Bird Walk

Early Morning Bird Walk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Sat, May 11 • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Chicago River Day

Beaubien Woods • Chicago, IL 60827

Sat, May 11 • 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

World Migratory Bird Day

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

a volunteer removing garlic mustard, invasive species, at McClaughrey Springs Woods

Sat, May 11 • 10:00 am

Teen Exploration Day: Volunteer Day

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Sat, May 11 • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

World Migratory Bird Day Big Sit

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Male Baltimore oriole sitting on a bird feeder

Sat, May 11 • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Migratory Bird Day: Birding Basics

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

a person cutting buckthorn with loppers at Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center

Sat, May 11 • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm R.I.P. Stewardship

R.I.P. Stewardship

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

A person kayaking in the Des Plaines River

Sat, May 11 • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Learn to Kayak

Saganashkee Slough Boat Launch • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)

Sat, May 11 • 10:30 am - 1:30 pm

Zumba in the Woods

Sauk Trail Woods-Central • South Chicago Heights, IL 60411

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Events

Camping Leadership Immersion Course

Bird Banding

Spring Festival

Sand Ridge Service Days

Frog Frenzy

What’s On The Menu?

Tuesdays are for the Birds

Wildlife Connections

Woodworking with Invasives

Dark Sky Walk

Bird Walk

Spring Birding

Wee Wonders

Open Nature Play Day

S.E.N.I.O.R.S.

Teen Exploration Day: Crafternoon

Adult Game Night

Nature Story Trail: “Stick and Stone” by Beth Ferry

Printmaking Workshop

Outdoor Cooking

Frog Talk

World Migratory Bird Day

Morning Bird Walk for World Migratory Bird Day

Early Morning Bird Walk

Chicago River Day

World Migratory Bird Day

Teen Exploration Day: Volunteer Day

World Migratory Bird Day Big Sit

Migratory Bird Day: Birding Basics

R.I.P. Stewardship

Learn to Kayak

Zumba in the Woods

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