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    Ecological Restoration Weekend

    Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

    Help restore Sagawau’s diverse ecosystems by removing invasive plant species.

    Free • Registration Required
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    Yoga

    Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

    Bring a yoga mat/towel. Ages 18 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
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    Party for the Preserves

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    River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

    Celebrate National Public Lands Day at our annual Party for the Preserves. Arrive in the morning and make a toy boat with natural materials and […]

    Free
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    Party for the Preserves

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    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Celebrate the places that bring us together with a day of outdoor fun for all ages. Enjoy a bilingual prairie walk, family activities, hands-on seed […]

    Free
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    Salsa Dance: Party for the Preserves

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    Thatcher Woods Pavilion • River Forest, IL 60305

    Dance into National Public Lands Day and Hispanic Heritage Month with an afternoon of live music, salsa dancing and festive outdoor fun. Bring your family and friends […]

    Free • Registration Required
  • A group in costume partaking in a powwow event.

    Every Child Matters Powwow

    Bunker Hill • Niles, IL 60714

    Celebrate Native American culture. Enjoy traditional Powwow, native food, and listen to stories. Register: call 773-883-9100. Grove 1.

    Free
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    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
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    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