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Back-to-School Community Adventure Day

Ring in the school year with us! Presented with ICNA Chicago, Niles-Maine Library, Hive Center for the Book Arts and many others.

Trailside Resonance: Listening to Nature

A guided soundwalk invites you to slow down and listen to woodland trails, river currents, gardens and native animal habitats.

Teen Exploration Day: Restoration Workday

Earn service hours by helping remove invasive species. Equipment provided. Ages 12 & up. Ages 12-15 w/parent or guardian.

Live Healthy, Discover Nature! Walk

Venture out on our scenic trails for a guided 3- to 4-mile walk.

What's On The Menu?

Join us at feeding time to learn about our outdoor ambassador animals and their habits.

Digging Expedition

Digging Expedition: Week 3

Fall: Open registration for degree-seeking students

Fall: Open registration for degree-seeking students

Yeat: The LOVE/LYFE Tour

Park Open

Bird Banding

Visit Sagawau's bird banders to see and learn about banding. Drop in.

Pond Dip Discovery

Discover what lives on and below the surface of Thatcher Glen Pond? Equipment provided. Ages 5-12 w/ adult.

Nature Wellness Walk

Learn techniques for using relaxing mindfulness and meditative practices while on a leisurely walk led by University of Illinois-Extension v...

What's On The Menu?

Join us at feeding time to learn about our outdoor ambassador animals and their habits.

Fall: Open registration for degree-seeking students

Fall: Open registration for degree-seeking students

Camp Curiosity: Chemical Connections

Enjoy a reaction-packed week of molecules, matter, and all things chemistry.

Park Open

Summer Camp: Astro Engineers

Design, create and reach for the stars.

Fall: Open registration for degree-seeking students

Fall: Open registration for degree-seeking students