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  • children dipping nets in a pond at Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center

    Teen Exploration Day: Pond Dipping

    Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

    Drop in at the Redwing Trail pond to observe wetland inhabitants and macroorganisms. Geared towards teens & their families.

    Free
  • A person in the field during a restoration event with a saw.

    Restoration Workday

    Restoration Workdays at Crabtree
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Help us restore healthy habitats. Ages 8 & up. Children under 15 w/ adult. High schoolers may earn service hours.

    Free • Registration Required

  • A family looks at an ambassador animal exhibit

    Animal Enrichment Studio

    Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

    Learn about animal behavior while crafting enrichment items ambassador animals! Ages 10 & up.

    Free • Registration Required
  • a person taking aim with a bow and arrow

    Teen Exploration Day: Archery

    Featured
    Dan Ryan Woods-Central • Chicago, IL 60620

    Learn from certified staff and try your hand at archery. Ages 10 & up. Junior archery available for children under 10. Grove 5.

    Free
  • A person in the field during a restoration event with a saw.

    Restoration Workday

    Restoration Workdays at Crabtree
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Help us restore healthy habitats. Ages 8 & up. Children under 15 w/ adult. High schoolers may earn service hours.

    Free • Registration Required
  • An animal ambassador owl pictured in its enclosure.

    Animal Enrichment Studio for Teens

    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Create enrichment items for our ambassador animals, then see how they are used as an important part of their care.

    Free
  • A person in the field during a restoration event with a saw.

    Restoration Workday

    Restoration Workdays at Crabtree
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Help us restore healthy habitats. Ages 8 & up. Children under 15 w/ adult. High schoolers may earn service hours.

    Free • Registration Required

  • a painting of a northern cardinal

    Nature Journaling

    Sagawau Environmental Learning Center • Lemont, IL 60439

    Express yourself and the world around you! Learn how to create a nature journal with an art instructor.

    Free • Registration Required
  • S'mores over an open campfire.

    Stars, Stories & S’mores

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    LaBagh Woods • Chicago, IL 60630

    Listen to stories, take a night hike, make s’mores and more. Presented with the American Indian Health Services Center. Grove 2.

    Free
  • A person in the field during a restoration event with a saw.

    Restoration Workday

    Restoration Workdays at Crabtree
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Help us restore healthy habitats. Ages 8 & up. Children under 15 w/ adult. High schoolers may earn service hours.

    Free • Registration Required
  • A person in the field during a restoration event with a saw.

    Restoration Workday

    Restoration Workdays at Crabtree
    Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

    Help us restore healthy habitats. Ages 8 & up. Children under 15 w/ adult. High schoolers may earn service hours.

    Free • Registration Required