Conservation & Experiential Programming (Southwest Zone)
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Adult Night Hike
Spears Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)Bring a drink and take a guided 2-mile hike about the night sky and nocturnal animals. Ages 21 & up.
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Terrarium Building Workshop
Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Learn how to build your own plant terrarium. Take home your own green ecosystem and watch it grow. Supplies provided. Ages 10 and up.
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Awe of Nature
FeaturedMidlothian Meadows • Cook County, IL 60428Join The Nature Conservancy as they connect people to nature through environmental engagement and community partners.
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Breast Cancer Awareness
Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Learn more about breast cancer, gain resources and more during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Presented by Advocate Health Care.
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Printmaking Workshop
Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Learn how to carve your own linoleum block stamp. All materials provided. Ages 12 & up.
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Spooky Shuffle 5k/10k
Swallow Cliff Woods-South • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)In partnership with the Village of Palos Park, this race takes you through the Sag Valley Trail System.
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Fall Color Walk
FeaturedPalos Park Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Travel through beautiful, wooded preserves as we look for the changing colors of fall on this 3.4-mile family-friendly walk.
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Fitness Hike
Country Lane Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)Fitness Hikes are for those looking to get some exercise outdoors. Fitness hikes will be faster paced with little to no stopping or interpretation. 5 […]
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Fall Ceramics
Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Create a leaf impression bowl out of clay and learn why leaves change colors. Ages 13 & up.
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Fishing Derby
Horsetail Lake • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Join the Village of Palos Park and the Forest Preserves for a family-fun day of fishing.
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Fire Ecology 101
Red Gate Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)Learn about prescribed fire, why we do it, how it’s done and what effects it has during a 1.5-mile walk. Grove 1.
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Snowflake Making Workshop
Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Participants will learn how to make their own paper animal snowflakes to take home. Age 10 & up.
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Cheers to Nature
Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)BYOB and enjoy a relaxing evening with a naturalist as they discuss current topics about the environment. Ages 21 & up.
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Woodworking with Invasives
Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Build your own walking stick using buckthorn, an invasive species. Ages 12 & up.
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Hibernation Day
Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Learn about how animals survive winter through activities and den building. Drop in.
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Life in Winter Hike
Spears Woods • Cook County, IL 60480 (near Willow Springs)Learn how life in the forest slows down but continues during the winter on a guided walk. 2.5 miles.
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S’mores Party
FeaturedSwallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)Make tasty treats around a campfire. Activities (weather-dependent) include crafts, a story trail, animal artifacts, sledding, snowshoeing and more. Drop in.
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