You can find bobolink, cranes and warblers if you know where to look. This presentation reveals the lives of birds, how habitat is important and why your Lake County Forest Preserves are crucial to their continued success in our area.

The Education Center is a net-zero energy building located within Ryerson Conservation Area, which means the building aims to produce as much energy as it consumes each year. Stop by between 2 and 4 PM and discover the strategies used to meet this goal.

May is the month for songbird migration. Join skilled birders on these walks. Bring binoculars if you have them.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!

Build a bridge to nature with your young ones. Experience how multisensory nature connections help young children develop healthy and happy brains and bodies. Time spent in nature is critical to children's social-emotional, and physical development. Child-centered, exploratory, imaginative play fosters creativity, emotional well-being, independent learning, and problem-solving.

May is the month for songbird migration and wildflowers. Join an Ecologist for a look at wild flowers and birds that pass by. Bring binoculars if you have them.

Únase a un educador ambiental y explore la Área de Conservación Edward L. Ryerson. Caminata es en Español y Ingles.
Join an environmental educator and explore Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area. Walk is in Spanish & English.

Meet our red-tailed hawk and eastern screech owl. Learn about their roles as animal ambassadors in our education programs and get a sneak peek at their training and enrichment.

Discover the characteristics that make insects and spiders unique, then set out and see what critters can be found. Using tools and resources, identify the insects and spiders of the area and learn their importance in the ecosystem.