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Upcoming Events

Sunday, April 27
  • Habitat Guide to Birding  (08 AM - 10 AM)
    Event details:
    Sunday, April 27
    Web_EventSpringBirdWa
    08 AM - 10 AM
    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.
     
  • Ryerson Net-Zero Energy Education Center (02 PM - 04 PM)
    Event details:
    Sunday, April 27
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    02 PM - 04 PM
    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.
     
Thursday, May 01
  • Spring Bird Walk: (07 AM - 09 AM)
    Event details:
    Thursday, May 01
    Web_Event-SpringBirdW
    07 AM - 09 AM
    May is the month for songbird migration. Join skilled birders on these walks. Bring binoculars if you have them.
     
  • Restoration Workday: MacArthur Woods (09 AM - 12 PM)
    Event details:
    Thursday, May 01
    Photograph looking up through a patch of large oak trees with a bright blue sky above
    09 AM - 12 PM
    Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!
     
  • Connecting Kids with Nature (10:30 AM - 11:45 AM)
    Event details:
    Thursday, May 01
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    10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
    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.
     
Saturday, May 03
  • Plant and Bird Walk: (09 AM - 11 AM)
    Event details:
    Saturday, May 03
    Web_Event-SpringBirdW
    09 AM - 11 AM
    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.
     
  • Caminata en Espanol (09:30 AM - 10:45 PM)
    Event details:
    Saturday, May 03
    Group of people out with an instructor for Caminata en Espanol
    09:30 AM - 10:45 PM
    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.
     
  • Raptor Education Ambassadors (11 AM - 12 PM)
    Event details:
    Saturday, May 03
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    11 AM - 12 PM
    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.
     
  • Scout Saturday: (01 PM - 02:30 PM)
    Event details:
    Saturday, May 03
    Photo of a large dragonfly hanging on a tree branch
    01 PM - 02:30 PM
    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.