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Upcoming Events

Sunday, February 16
  • Restoration Workday: Middlefork (09 AM - 12 PM)
    Event details:
    Sunday, February 16
    MID
    09 AM - 12 PM
    Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!
     
  • Restoration Workday: Cuba Marsh (09 AM - 11 AM)
    Event details:
    Sunday, February 16
    Beautiful sunset while walking over the wetlands on a wooden bridge
    09 AM - 11 AM
    Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!
     
  • Family Drop-in: (01 PM - 03 PM)
    Event details:
    Sunday, February 16
    Photo of a Hairy Woodpecker
    01 PM - 03 PM
    Children will learn abou local woodpeckers that live in Lake County through different hands-on activities and stations, including our Project Feeder Watch station.
     
Monday, February 17
  • Great Backyard Bird Count Bird Walk (08 AM - 09:30 AM)
    Event details:
    Monday, February 17
    Bright red cardinal sitting on a snow covered branch
    08 AM - 09:30 AM
    Join us for this winter morning bird walk and participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count. We will share our observations with a global database that scientists use to study bird migration patterns and long-term trends.
     
  • Restoration Workday: Heron Creek (09 AM - 11 AM)
    Event details:
    Monday, February 17
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    09 AM - 11 AM
    Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!
     
  • Geology for Scouts (10 AM - 11 AM)
    Event details:
    Monday, February 17
    fossil
    10 AM - 11 AM
    This Presidents Day, come learn about the different types of rocks, the rock cycle, and the difference between rocks and minerals. Then we’ll explore the Dunn Museum galleries to delve into the rich geologic history of Lake County.
     
Tuesday, February 18
  • Restoration Workday: Old School (09 AM - 11:30 AM)
    Event details:
    Tuesday, February 18
    Bright sunny day casting shadows through the trees onto a grassy field of green
    09 AM - 11:30 AM
    Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!
     
  • Restoration Workday: Cuba Marsh (09 AM - 11 AM)
    Event details:
    Tuesday, February 18
    Beautiful sunset while walking over the wetlands on a wooden bridge
    09 AM - 11 AM
    Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!
     
  • Museum Explorers (10 AM - 11 AM)
    Event details:
    Tuesday, February 18
    MightyMastodons-JohnWeinstein
    10 AM - 11 AM
    Come on an Ice Age adventure at the museum and discover the mammals that lived thousands of years ago by reading stories, looking at fossil casts and an activity.
     
  • Playdate with Nature (01 PM - 02:30 PM)
    Event details:
    Tuesday, February 18
    SnowFortKids
    01 PM - 02:30 PM
    Move your kids outdoors for unstructured seasonal play, proven healthful and beneficial. Celebrate seasonal fun outdoors. Build mini habitats for toy animals and use natural materials and your imagination for creation. Try snow painting or other seasonal activities. Nature provides infinite possibilities to express creativity. See how nature ignites a spark in everyone.
     
Wednesday, February 19
  • Restoration Workday: Lyons Woods (09 AM - 11 AM)
    Event details:
    Wednesday, February 19
    Winding walking trail that runs through the woods
    09 AM - 11 AM
    Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!
     
Thursday, February 20
  • The Vole: (06:30 PM - 07:30 PM)
    Event details:
    Thursday, February 20
    Small gray and brown colored vole popping his head out of a snow covered hole in the ground.
    06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
    Ever wonder what made the tunnels under the snow? Meet the vole, an active and spunky relative of the mouse. Learn how to tell the difference between voles and other look-alikes while learning about their active winter lifestyle.
     
Saturday, February 22
  • Restoration Workday: Middlefork (09 AM - 12 PM)
    Event details:
    Saturday, February 22
    MID
    09 AM - 12 PM
    Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!
     
  • Restoration Workday: Nippersink (09 AM - 12 PM)
    Event details:
    Saturday, February 22
    Winding walking trail that runs through the woods
    09 AM - 12 PM
    Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!
     
  • Restoration Workday: Duck Farm (09 AM - 12 PM)
    Event details:
    Saturday, February 22
    Bright sunny day casting shadows through the trees onto a grassy field of green
    09 AM - 12 PM
    Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!
     
  • Family Drop-In: (01 PM - 03 PM)
    Event details:
    Saturday, February 22
    Mammals
    01 PM - 03 PM
    Get up close with small mammals species that call Lake County home. Families will learn about squirrels, voles, shrews, and many more through educational displays and hands-on activities.
     
  • Sunset Walk (04 PM - 05:30 PM)
    Event details:
    Saturday, February 22
    Winter 2022
    04 PM - 05:30 PM
    Explore McDonald Woods at the magical time of day when the sun sets and the nocturnal critters begin to wake up.