Events

Event Series Bird Walk

Canceled Bird Walk

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

Join a naturalist as we explore this preserve while looking for local birds. 

Walk and Talk

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

For curious minds who want to know more about the Forest Preserves, these hikes will be led at a slower […]

Archery

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

Attend this session to learn the basics of archery. Equipment provided. Ages 10 & up.

Book Swap

Twenty-Sixth Street Woods-West • Cook County, IL 60526 (near La Grange Park)

Bring in your gently used books and leave with some new-to-you books! Books can be of any genre and reading […]

Walk with Pride!

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

Join us this Pride Month for a self-guided interpretive walk to learn about LGBTQ2S+ people in conservation.

Free

Little Calumet River Clean-up

Kickapoo Woods • Riverdale, IL 60827

Clean up the river while paddling. Register at lholden@openlands.org.

Creek Survey

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

Clean water supports a biodiverse ecosystem. Help us survey Sagawau’s creek to see what life it supports. Ages 12 & […]

Summertime Stories

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Join us for stories told by the Naperville Chinese Storytime group and enjoy nature-based art and activity afterwards. Supplies provided. […]

Nests: Birds Baskets of Life

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

We’ll search for nests and nesting activity. Bring binoculars or borrow ours.nestnes

Makin’ Music Bluegrass Jam

Thatcher Woods Pavilion • River Forest, IL 60305

Make a simple musical instrument with us or bring your own and join the jam! All ages welcome to join […]

Cicada Celebration

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

This year’s cicada emergence is a once-in-a-lifetime event! Join us for crafts, games and refreshments and learn what makes this […]

Let’s Play! Forest Exploration Day

Erickson Woods • Cook County, IL 60093 (near Winnetka)

Engage in creative, imaginative, and child-directed, outdoor free-play as a family. In partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood and BackYard Nature Center.

Storytime & Picnic

Twenty-Sixth Street Woods-West • Cook County, IL 60526 (near La Grange Park)

Listen to a nature-themed book read aloud by North Riverside Public Library, followed by an activity. Stay after for a […]

Event Series I am a Scientist

I am a Scientist

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Ignite your child’s sense of wonder and curiosity as we explore, experiment, and make discoveries in the natural world. Ages […]

Free

Camping & Cooking 101

Camp Bullfrog Lake • Willow Springs, IL 60480

This 2-hour workshop covers camping and outdoor cooking basics. Camping and cooking gear provided. All ages.

Without Limits: Adventure for All

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

Enjoy climbing and kayaking in this program specially designed for individuals with a primary physical disability or visual impairment.

Night of the Frogs/ Noche de las Ranas

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Join our bilingual night walk to hear seasonal frog calls and other nocturnal creatures. Spanish native speakers encouraged! Ages 16 […]

Senior Nature Collaging

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Join local artist, Phyllis Frick, in making collages of plants, animals and landscapes. Ages 55 and up.

Frog Frenzy

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Hear who is croaking in the night. Ages 7 and up.