Forest Preserves of Cook County 2019 Summer Brochure

A SOUTHWEST SAGAWAU *Registration required for events with asterisk. 630-257-2045 ( Teacher workshops continued) Earth Science and Geology* Learn how to bring geology alive for students. We’ll visit a fossil quarry reserve, glacial features and Cook County’s only rock canyon. Earn CPDUs. Register by July 2 at ilscience.org. Tuesday–Thursday, July 9–11 9:30 am–2:30 pm JUNE Sagawau Art: Botanic Illustration* Learn artistic techniques to illustrate detailed plant morphology by producing an accurate drawing with pencil. Ages 12 & up. Sunday, June 2 • 1 pm Botanizing in the Canyon* Learn about the plants living in this calcium-rich environment. Ages 14 & up. Saturday, June 8 • 10 am Oriole Express Enjoy watching the orioles while a naturalist discusses their behavior and how to attract them to your yard. Thursday, June 13 • 5–7 pm Sagawau Science: Bee Blitz* Help conserve bees by taking pictures of them. Ages 12 & up. Saturday, June 22 • 1 pm Budburst: Science in the Gardens Celebrate National Pollinator Week! Help us record the pollinator visitors in Sagawau’s native gardens. Tuesday, June 25 • 1 pm Singing Insect Monitor Training* Author Dr. Carl Strang will introduce commonly heard crickets, katydids and cicadas. Learn monitoring protocol and practice making your own recordings. Ages 18 & up. Thursday, June 27 • 7–9 pm JULY Sagawau Art: Drawing Birds* Class will focus on gesture sketching and development of a completed drawing of an avian subject. Ages 12 & up. Sunday, July 14 • 1 pm AUGUST Ornithology 101: Hummingbird Families* Take an in-depth look at the life history of hummingbirds. Indoor presentation followed by outdoor observation. Ages 14 & up. Saturday, Aug 3 • 10 am Sagawau Art: Painting Hummingbirds* Sit in the hummingbird garden and draw these avian marvels. Learn techniques to capture their iridescent colors with water color. Ages 12 & up. Sunday, Aug 25 • 1 pm Singing Insects* Who is singing tonight? Enjoy the chorus of insects as the sun sets, learn about crickets, katydids, cicadas and grasshoppers. Ages 12 & up. Thursday, Aug 29 • 7–9 pm Hummingbird Fest Join us for activities, viewing and demos of how the birds are banded for tracking and research purposes. Saturday, Aug 17 • 9 am–2 pm fpdcc.com Photo: Hummingbird, Fidencio Marbella 31