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  • Banner image for "Party for the Preserves" featuring the heading "National Public Lands Day."

    Party for the Preserves

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    Camp Bullfrog Lake • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Celebrate National Public Lands Day with a day of activities. Paddle in 10-person canoes with Wilderness Inquiry. Funkadesi brings joyful tunes blending music from around the world. View the night sky with telescopes and walks. Noon–3 pm: 4H Kick off, […]

    Free • Registration Required
  • A night landscape with a full moon shining amongst an indigo sky.

    Full Moon Paddle

    Tower Road Boat Launch • Cook County, IL 60093 (near Winnetka)

    Enjoy a sunset and moonlit paddle through Skokie Lagoons.

    Free • Registration Closed
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    Party for the Preserves: Acoustics Under the Stars

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    Camp Shabbona Woods • South Holland, IL 60473

    Celebrate the connection between public lands and folk music with performances, a guided walk and hot dog roast. Bring your own instruments and join in […]

    Free • Registration Required
  • A close-up of the bird banding process.

    Bird Banding

    Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

    Observe bird banding and talk with banders. Drop-in.

    Free
  • Trailside Museum building in River Forest

    Ritmos Sagrados: Danza y Herencia Azteca

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    Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

    Un evento cultural sobre la danza tradicional azteca, destacando instrumentos sagrados, ritmos ancestrales, expresión espiritual y la rica herencia indígena mexicana. English Translation Sacred Rhythms: […]

    Free
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    Party for the Preserves: Canoeing

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    Powderhorn Lake • Burnham, IL 60633

    Celebrate National Public Lands Day. Paddle in 10-person canoes with Wilderness Inquiry. All equipment provided. Enjoy fun family activities. 10 am–2 pm: Paddling & family […]

    Free • Registration Required
  • A forested landscape displaying fall colors.

    Forest Therapy

    Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

    Join us for a guided, meditative walk to connect back to nature and to ourselves. Led by an Illinois Master Naturalist. Ages 18 & up. […]

    Free • Registration Required
  • Bridge and trail at Sagawau Environmental Learning Center. Photo by Christine Karge Dewey.

    Music in Nature

    Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

    Migration is adaptive, exploratory, brave, exhilarating, ancestral. Missing Piece, a Chicago-based violin/cello duo, expresses the beauty and the challenge of migration in this particular time […]

    Free • Registration Required
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    Forest Therapy Walk

    River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

    Reconnect with nature. Relaxing meditative practices and mindfulness led by the University of Illinois Extension.

    Free • Registration Required
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    Monday Morning Mood Booster

    River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

    Fight the Monday blues and join us for a walk in the woods. Ages 18 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • An adult and child gazing upon the fall colors in a forest.

    Sounds Like Fall

    Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Take your little one on a playful, music-filled nature walk. Ages 3-6 w/ adult.

    Free
  • An adult and child gazing upon the fall colors in a forest.

    Sounds Like Fall

    Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Take your little one on a playful, music-filled nature walk. Ages 3-6 w/ adult.

    Free
  • A group of people birding outdoors.

    Tuesday Mornings are for the Birds!

    Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

    Observe fall migrants visiting Sand Ridge during their journey south for winter.

    Free
  • Participants from Misericordia - Heart of Mercy engage in an informative and interactive session that showcases a variety of animals native to Cook County.

    Wildlife Connections

    Wildlife Connections
    River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

    Stop by the visitor center to learn about reptiles, mammals and birds from the residents of Misericordia – Heart of Mercy. All ages.

    Free
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    Beautiful Sounds at Sunset

    Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Spend time outdoors with the sounds of nature and soothing instruments around a fire with certified instructor Gail. Bring a cushion. Ages 18 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • A landscape image of Poplar Creek

    Golden Prairie Walks

    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Join us for an afternoon stroll.

    Free

  • All About Canines

    Miller Meadow-South • Cook County, IL 60130 (near Forest Park)

    Learn about the diverse family of canines—from wolves to domestic dogs—and their impact through interactive exhibits and activities.

    Free

  • Two people birding with binoculars in hand.

    Bird Walk

    Bird Walk
    McGinnis Slough • Orland Park, IL 60462

    Join a naturalist as we look for local birds. A limited supply of binoculars available for loan at select events.

    Free
  • A person interacting with an indoor rock climbing wall.

    Fall Open Climb

    Camp Sullivan • Oak Forest, IL 60452

    Scale the indoor climbing wall! Participants must be over 40lbs. Adult supervision and waivers required. Accessible climbing equipment available.

    Free • Registration Required
  • A person with a camera in a forest.

    Sunset Photography Meetup

    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Join Crabtree Nature Photographers’ Meetup Group for a guided sunset walk and capture nature in the fading light.

    Free • Registration Required