UPCOMING EVENTS
- Wed, Mar 17Zoom webinarMar 17, 7:00 PM – 7:30 PMZoom webinarThe legend is that St. Patrick charmed the snakes out of Ireland. Lucky for us, we have plenty of charming snakes here in Will County! Learn about our local snakes, ranging from big northern water snakes to colorful smooth green snakes to small midland brown snakes.
- Sat, Mar 20Hammel Woods - Route 59 AccessMar 20, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMHammel Woods - Route 59 Access, 554 Brook Forest Ave, Shorewood, IL 60404, USAAs the weather starts to warm and activity moves outside, bring your child out to learn the basic skills of being safe on a bicycle. Activities will include safety instruction, the ABC quick check for bicycles, and a few fun activities.
- Sat, Mar 20Whalon LakeMar 20, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PMWhalon Lake, Royce Rd, Naperville, IL 60565, USABring your family outside! Hike through Whalon Lake preserve with a naturalist. At designated stops along the way we’ll pause to try our hand at outside fun. We might compete in Animal Olympics, play animal Simon says, discover the age of a tree, listen to bird calls or play fox and goose.
- Fri, Mar 26Four Rivers Environmental Education CentMar 26, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMFour Rivers Environmental Education Cent, 25055 S Walnut Ln, Channahon, IL 60410, USAThe woodcock “sky dance” is quite a sight to see! We will start the evening at McKinley Woods – Kerry Sheridan Grove Shelter, learning about the American woodcock. Then, we’ll take a hike to observe the courtship flight of the male.
- Sat, Mar 27Hickory Creek Preserve - LaPorte Road AcMar 27, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMHickory Creek Preserve - LaPorte Road Ac, 10537 W La Porte Rd, Mokena, IL 60448, USAAs the weather starts to warm and activity moves outside, bring your child out to learn the basic skills of being safe on a bicycle. Activities will include safety instruction, the ABC quick check for bicycles and a few fun activities.
- Sat, Mar 27Isle a la CacheMar 27, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMIsle a la Cache, 501 E Romeo Rd, Romeoville, IL 60446, USACalling all families with preschoolers! Join us for a hands-on program designated for your little one. In this month’s program, we will explore winter birds. We will learn all about their adaptions, diet and habitat.
- Thu, Apr 01Zoom webinarApr 01, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PMZoom webinarApril 2 is International Children’s Book Day. This day is meant to help encourage children’s interest in books and literacy. Join us for a unique virtual story time with the use of puppets. We will read and act out “Turtle’s Race with Beaver” by Joseph and James Bruchac.
- Wed, Apr 07Zoom webinar
- Sat, Apr 10Hammel Woods - Route 59 AccessApr 10, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMHammel Woods - Route 59 Access, 554 Brook Forest Ave, Shorewood, IL 60404, USAAs the weather starts to warm and activity moves outside, bring your child out to learn the basic skills of being safe on a bicycle. Activities will include safety instruction, the ABC quick check for bicycles and a few fun activities.
- Sat, Apr 10Plum Creek Nature CenterApr 10, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PMPlum Creek Nature Center, 27064 Dutton Rd, Beecher, IL 60401, USADiscover the special adaptions of the salamander. See other fantastic amphibians that call Goodenow Grove home. Get down and dirty with these critters by joining naturalists for a guided off-trail experience in search of blue-spotted salamanders, frogs, toads and more.
- Sat, Apr 10Isle a la CacheApr 10, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CDTIsle a la Cache, 501 E Romeo Rd, Romeoville, IL 60446, USABuild a hotel for your garden’s buzz-iest workers! Visit Isle a la Cache’s pollinator garden for inspiration while we investigate the solitary bees that help gardens flourish. Create a tiny bee hotel to take home. With any luck, you’ll have plenty of residents check in.
- Sun, Apr 18Four Rivers Environmental Education CentApr 18, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AMFour Rivers Environmental Education Cent, 25055 S Walnut Ln, Channahon, IL 60410, USAThis program offers families with sensory-processing needs a chance to experience Four Rivers Environmental Education Center and the trail outside on their own terms. The center will be closed to the public during this program, allowing for a special, small-group experience.
- Fri, Apr 23Zoom webinar
- Sat, Apr 24Hickory Creek Preserve - LaPorte Road AcApr 24, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMHickory Creek Preserve - LaPorte Road Ac, 10537 W La Porte Rd, Mokena, IL 60448, USAAs the weather starts to warm and activity moves outside, bring your child out to learn the basic skills of being safe on a bicycle. Activities will include safety instruction, the ABC quick check for bicycles and a few fun activities.
- Sat, Apr 24Four Rivers Environmental Education CentApr 24, 10:00 AM – 2:30 PMFour Rivers Environmental Education Cent, 25055 S Walnut Ln, Channahon, IL 60410, USACelebrate spring and the Earth with your Scout group! Get outside and participate in guided and independent Earth Day and springtime activities. Groups will rotate through four stations investigating the surroundings and learning fun facts about the environment.
- Sun, Apr 25Zoom webinarApr 25, 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM CDTZoom webinarCalling all families with preschoolers! Join us for a virtual circle time designed for your little one. We will explore bees and why they are so important. This Zoom program is complete with tons of bee facts, singing, a story time and a craft that you can easily do at home.
- Sun, May 09ChannahonMay 09, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AMChannahon, 25055 S Walnut Ln, Channahon, IL 60410, USAWith spring in full bloom, motherhood is visible everywhere! Witness and learn about the various methods Mother Nature uses to raise up the next generation. On this guided hike, you’ll visit woods and prairie all along the rivers, allowing for maximum opportunities to see moms hard at work.
- Sat, May 15Will CountyMay 15, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PMWill County, Monee Reservoir, Monee Township, IL 60449, USACome out to the reservoir and learn the basics with us! We will cover how to put a pole together, tie a knot, bait the hook and cast. We will also discuss safe and sound practices as well as leave no trace and the rules you need to know.
- Sat, May 15Channahon
- Sun, May 16RomeovilleMay 16, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMRomeoville, 501 E Romeo Rd, Romeoville, IL 60446, USACalling all families with preschoolers! Join us for a hands-on program designed for your little one. In this month’s program, we will explore plants. We will learn all about what makes up a plant and what they need to survive.
- Sat, May 22RomeovilleMay 22, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AMRomeoville, 501 E Romeo Rd, Romeoville, IL 60446, USAAll pollinators are important, but there is a special place in our hearts for honeybees. Learn about them as we utilize bee products: wax and honey. Try your hand at making a rolled beeswax candle and make a sustainable food wrap out of beeswax. Investigate different types of honey.
- Sat, May 22ChannahonMay 22, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PMChannahon, 25055 S Walnut Ln, Channahon, IL 60410, USAEnjoy a leisurely evening stroll along the beautiful trails of Four Rivers Environmental Education Center. As the sky darkens, we will listen as daytime critters go to sleep and nocturnal activity begins. Share the magic of twilight and a waxing moon.
- Sun, May 30Forest Preserve District of Will CountyMay 30, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CDTForest Preserve District of Will County, 17540 West Laraway Road, Joliet, IL, USADid you know beavers are awesome animal architects? They work hard to build their houses, called lodges, from sticks and mud. In this fun program, learn all about beavers and their homes, and then take a hike along the Des Plaines River in search of signs of beaver activity.