From April 20-24, the Forest Preserves of Cook County celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Throughout the week, we shared posts, videos and hosted Facebook Live programs featuring ways you can integrate sustainability at home and in your communities, and highlighted native species that depend on Forest Preserves healthy, thriving habitats. If you missed it, check out the round up below:
Monday, April 20
- Happy Earth Day: Fifty Years Ago and Still Looking Forward Blog – Earth Day’s milestone anniversary got us thinking back to where the Forest Preserves was 50 years ago—and what we’ve done to meet our environmental mission in the decades since.
Tuesday, April 21
- 10 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day at Home Blog
- Setting up a Rain Barrel Video
- Green Cleaning Supplies Recipes from Trailside Museum of Natural History
- Recycling Relay Video from Sand Ridge Nature Center
- Composting: How to Make a Composting Bin with Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center. Also available in Spanish.
- Attracting Butterflies to your Garden with Sagawau Environmental Learning Center
Wednesday, April 22
- Write Your Own Poem Inspired by Nature
- Backyard Birding: Black-capped Chickadee video
- Frog Calling sound recording with Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
- Learn about Native Snakes with Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center and Sagawau Environmental Learning Center
- Earth Day Puppet Show with Sand Ridge Nature Center
- Turtle Race with Crabtree Nature Center
- Learn about Threatened or Endangered Native Turtles with Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
- Hawk Talk with River Trail Nature Center
Thursday, April 23
- Six Ways to be Earth Friendly in Your Community Blog
- Getting to Know Garlic Mustard with Crabtree Nature Center
- Creative Reuse Artmaking activity with Sand Ridge Nature Center
- Earth Art: Temporary Art Using Natural Objects At-Home Activity with Trailside Museum of Natural History
- Bumble Bee Spotting with Sagawau Environmental Learning Center