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

Children will learn about groundhogs through different hands-on activities and stations.

Join us for the 42nd annual Profiles in Excellence event for inspiring presentations and performances in honor of Black History Month.

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

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

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

Learn about the different species of woodpeckers that call Lake County home and their interesting biology and behaviors during this indoor presentation.

Lake County, Illinois was one of the strongest areas of anti-slavery sentiment in the state of Illinois. Hear the stories of local citizens' efforts to advocate for the enslaved and aid those escaping on the Underground Railroad.

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

An influential figure in the political history of the U.S., Adlai E. Stevenson II was Governor of Illinois, read twice for President as the Democratic National Candidate, and served as Ambassador to the United Nations. Though he lost both presidential campaigns, it was Stevenson's ideas that are his real lasting legacy.

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.

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

Take a deep dive into the Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI's) to enhance your depth of understanding of key science ideas. This session will focus on Structure and Function and Interdependent Relationships in Nature and is most appropriate for K - 5 teachers.

Join a naturalist and take a nice leisurely stroll through this beautiful preserve. Learn about the history of this site and take a close look at some of the interesting plants and animals that we come upon.

Drop in to learn about the amazing adaptations that help owls hunt in the dark and meet a live visitor.

Join a environmental educator on this solar-lit hike at Old School Forest Preserve. Learn about the animals that are active at dusk. Please dress for the weather, program will be held outside.