Learn the sweet science behind how trees make sap, and how we turn that sap into real maple syrup as you hike along this self-guided trail. Informational signs will be placed along a designated trail at Ryerson Woods for you to enjoy at your own pace for free during preserve hours 6:30 a.m.-sunset.

Join an Environmental Educator and take a leisurely stroll through one of our preserves. This is a great opportunity to get some exercise and learn about nature. Join us and take a closer look at plants, birds and other wildlife.

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!

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.

Learn the stories artifacts can tell by taking a closer look at quilts, clothing, and sewing artifacts in the exhibit, Threads of Time. We will then do activities and create crafts around the objects we discuss.

Learn about the unique life cycles and adaptations of frogs and toads as well as which species can be found in Lake County. Practice identifying different frog calls and then head out on the trail to listen for who's "croaking" in the woods at night.

Join us for an exploration of the remarkable adaptations, fascinating behaviors, and unique calls of our local frogs and toads.

Join us at this Lake County birding hot spot to look for migratory bird species. Spotting scopes and binoculars will be available at our education table.

Join a naturalist and take a 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.