Timberdoodle Walks
Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010Learn, then observe the American woodcock courtship display in the darkening sky. Ages 7 & up.
Learn, then observe the American woodcock courtship display in the darkening sky. Ages 7 & up.
Bring your own or borrow our optics to observe and record what birds are winging in.
A special program for little naturalists. Read a story, make a craft, and go on an adventure. Ages 3 to […]
Bring your favorite optics as we walk to view our wetland arrivals.
The microscopic adventure through Crabtree's waters continues.
Career naturalist, Cyndi Duda, will lead a hike on the 2-mile Phantom Prairie Trail on Wednesdays. This hike is weather […]
Let’s search the muddy trails to identify what other animals are using them.
Learn about frog calls, then listen to them on a walk. Ages 10 & up.
Career naturalist, Cyndi Duda, will lead a hike on the 2-mile Phantom Prairie Trail on Wednesdays. This hike is weather […]
A special program for little naturalists. Read a story, make a craft, and go on an adventure. Ages 3 to […]
Experience the past and present of our site through discussion and interaction.
Career naturalist, Cyndi Duda, will lead a hike on the 2-mile Phantom Prairie Trail on Wednesdays. This hike is weather […]
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