Celebrate Earth Day Activities
Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305Plant a tree, make your own bird feeder, pick up litter, and more. Family program.
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Earth Day
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473Celebrate Earth Day with themed games, self-guided litter cleanup and more.
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Earth Day Celebration
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Art activities, scavenger hunts, food chain demonstrations, and free plant giveaways will delight visitors.
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Earth Day Birthday
Sauk Trail Woods-Central • South Chicago Heights, IL 60411You can have your cake and eat it too! Celebrate planet Earth, play party games and better the environment.
Day Hiking Leadership Training
Bemis Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60523 (near Oak Brook)Calling all teachers, group leaders & youth educators! Our Day Hiking Leadership Training program gets youth and groups of all […]
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Earth Day Cleanup
Miller Meadow-South • Cook County, IL 60130 (near Forest Park)Celebrate Earth Day by doing your part in helping clean up litter in the Preserves. Supplies provided for check out. […]
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Earth Day Nature Play
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010Play, plant, paint and pretend with family-fun activities.
Wellness Walk
Thatcher Woods Pavilion • River Forest, IL 60305Mindful and meditative guided nature walk. Ages 18 & up.
Free
Fantastic Ferns
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439Join us for a discussion and short walk to investigate this fascinating group of vascular plants.
Sustainability 101
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010Drop by to learn about various ways to be more environmentally friendly.
Conservation@Home: No Mow May Talk
River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062Learn how delaying your spring clean-up can help backyard conservation.
Ecological Restoration: Garlic Mustard Pull
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439Celebrate Earth Day by welcoming back native plants and wildlife by pulling invasive garlic mustard.
Tuesdays are for the Birds
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473Join us as we seek out spring migrants. Binoculars available for loan.
Walk & Talk
Spears Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)Walk & Talk hikes are for the curious mind who wants to know more about the Forest Preserves and natural […]
Full Moon Walk
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010Walk under the light of the full moon.
Moon Walk
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Let the full moon be our guide as we walk in the largest Urban Night Sky Place in the world.
Walk and Talk
John Husar I&M Canal Bicycle Trail Parking Lot • Willow Springs, IL 60480For curious minds who want to know more about the Forest Preserves, these hikes will be led at a slower […]
Nature’s Art Box
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480Join us for a nature-based art activity. Ages 3-6 w/adult.
Protecting the Nightscape: The Hows and Whys of Natural Darkness
Zoom PresentationDark nights are one of the most natural elements of life on Earth. Nearly every ecosystem depends on darkness as […]
Spring Wildflower Walk
St. Mihiel Woods-East • Cook County, IL 60477 (near Tinley Park)Join a staff person as you search for unique spring wildflowers.
Walk & Talk: Quiet Walk
Carl R. Hansen Woods • Cook County, IL 60192 (near Schaumburg)Walk & Talk hikes are for the curious mind who wants to know more about the Forest Preserves and natural […]
Story Trail
Catherine Chevalier Woods • Chicago, IL 60656In honor of Arab American Heritage Month, experience a story unfold along a short trail. A craft is available to […]
Be a Better Birder: Intermediate Bird ID
Zoom PresentationStep up your birding game by learning how to identify the complexities of birds.
Night Hike: Stars and Stories
Dan Ryan Woods Pavilion • Chicago, IL 60620Join in and listen to the story "Under the Drinking Gourd" and learn the significance of why reading the stars […]
Nature Book Club: “An Immense World” by Ed Yong
Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305Join a lively discussion of this book about animal senses. In partnership with Forest Park Public Library. Ages 18 & […]
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010The Kenneth Young Center will be offering a FREE Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for adults at Crabtree Nature […]
Frog Survey Night Walk
Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473Come be a citizen scientist for an evening as we listen to and document our local frogs. Space is limited. […]
Nature at Night
River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062Explore the world of nature after the sun sets.
$5
Bird Walk
Burnham Prairie • Burnham, IL 60633Join a naturalist as we explore this preserve while looking for local birds.