Forest Preserves of Cook County 2024 Spring Brochure

XX Morning Bird Walk for World Migratory Bird Day Celebrate migrating birds on guided bird walks. All birding levels welcomed; binoculars available to lend. Saturday, May 11 * 8-10 am World Migratory Bird Day Big Sit Drop-in for a bird watch from a fixed location. Saturday, May 11 * 10 am-Noon MARCH Woodworking with Invasives* Repurpose the common European buckthorn into something new. Equipment provided. Ages 10 & up. Thursday, Mar 14 • 5:30–7:30 pm Camp Reinberg, 1801 N Quentin Rd, Palatine The Energy of Water: A Forest Therapy Walk* Join us as we explore the movement of water all around us. Participants will be guided through a grounding exercise, walk, tea ceremony and a water mandala activity. Saturday, Mar 16 • 9–11 am Rolling Knolls, 11N260 Rohrssen Rd, Elgin Spring Nature Camp* Learn the significance of spring in Native American culture while participating in various timed activities with Trickster Cultural Center. Wednesday–Friday, Mar 27–29 9 am–3:30 pm Rolling Knolls, 11N260 Rohrssen Rd, Elgin Forest Therapy* Awaken your senses and renew your bond with nature. Ages 18 & up. Thursday, Apr 4 • 11 am–1 pm Rolling Knolls, 11N260 Rohrssen Rd, Elgin Wilderness Survival 101 -Drop in This hands-on program demonstrates how to use the natural resources around you. Saturday, Apr 13 • 11 am–12:30 pm Deer Grove-East, Grove 4, 1599 Pepper Tree Dr, Palatine NORTHWEST ZONE N O R T H W E S T Z O N E Crabtree Nature Center 3 Stover Rd, Barrington Waterfowl Welcome Bring your favorite optics as we walk to view our wetland arrivals. Sunday, Mar 31 • 10 am–Noon Timberdoodle Walks* Learn, then observe the American woodcock courtship display in the darkening sky. Ages 7 & up. Friday, Apr 5 • 6:45 pm Friday, Apr 12 • 7 pm Morning Bird Walk for World Migratory Bird Day Celebrate migrating birds on guided bird walks. All birding levels welcome; binoculars available to lend. Saturday, May 11 • 8–10 am World Migratory Bird Day Big Sit Drop-in for a bird watch from a fixed location. Saturday, May 11 • 10 am–Noon Great blue heron (cropped) by Derek Jordan XX Morning Bird Walk for World Migratory Bird Day Celebrate migrating birds on guide bird walks. All bird ng lev ls welcomed; binoculars av il ble to lend. Saturday, May 11 * 8-10 am World Migratory Bird Day Big Sit Drop-in for a bird watch from a fixed ocation. Saturday, May 11 * 10 am-Noon MARCH Woodworking with Invasives* Repur ose the com on European buckthorn i to s mething ew. Equipment provide . Ages 10 & up. Thursday, Mar 14 • 5:30–7:30 pm Camp Reinberg, 1801 N Quenti Rd, Palatine The Energy of Water: A Forest Therapy Walk* Join us a we explore the movem nt of water all round us. Participants will be guide through a groundi g exercise, walk, tea ceremony and a w ter mandala activi y. Saturday, Mar 16 • 9–11 am Rolling Knolls, 11N260 Rohrssen Rd, Elgin Spring Nature Camp* Learn the sign ficance of spring in Native American cult re while participating in various timed activi es with Trickster Cult ral Cent r. Wednesday–Friday, Mar 27–29 9 am–3:30 pm Rolling Knolls, 11N260 Rohrssen Rd, Elgin Forest Therapy* Awaken your sense and ren w your bond with nature. Ages 18 & up. Thursday, Apr 4 • 11 am–1 pm Rolling Knolls, 11N260 Rohrssen Rd, Elgin Wildern ss Survival 10 -Drop in This hands-on prog am demonstra es how to use the natural resources around you. Saturday, Apr 13 • 11 am–12:30 pm Deer G ove-East, Grove 4, 1599 Pepper T ee Dr, Palatine NORTH EST ZONE N O R T H W E S T Z O N E Crabtree Nature C nt r 3 Stover Rd, Barrington Waterfowl Welcome Bring your favorite optics a we alk to view our wetland arrivals. Sunday, Mar 31 • 10 am–Noon Timberdoodle Walks* Learn, then observ the American woodco k ourtship display in the darkening sky. Ages 7 & up. Friday, Apr 5 • 6:45 pm Friday, Apr 12 • 7 pm Morning Bird Walk for World Migratory Bird Day Celebrate migrating birds on guide bird walks. All bird ng lev ls welcome; binoculars av il ble to lend. Saturday, May 11 • 8–10 am World Migratory Bird Day Big Sit Drop-in for a bird watch from a fixed location. Saturday, May 11 • 10 am–Noon Great blue h ron (cropped) by Derek Jordan