Forest Preserves of Cook County 2024 Spring Brochure

*Registration required for events with asterisk. 847-381-6592 Partial Solar Eclipse Use our scope and sun viewers to watch the eclipse safely. Monday, Apr 8 • 12:30–3:30 pm Map & Compass Walk Learn how to use a map and compass, then practice on a 1.5-mile walk. Saturday, Apr 13 • 1 pm Naturalist’s Choice Come visit to see what we came up with. Sunday, Apr 14 • 1 pm Sustainability 101 Drop by to learn about various ways to be more environmentally friendly. Sunday, Apr 21 • 1 pm Full Moon Walk* Walk under the light of the full moon. Tuesday, Apr 23 • 7:30 pm Micro-Safari, Part III Our microscopic exploration of the lively waters of Crabtree concludes. Sunday, Apr 28 • 1 pm MAY Relax & Unwind Sunset Walk * Join us for a Mental Health Awareness Month walk. Ages 18 & up. Friday, May 3 • 7:30 pm Touch a Tractor at Crabtree Interact with some of the important restoration equipment. Saturday, May 4 • 11 am–2 pm Mother’s Day Wildflower Walk Join us for a walk in the woodland. Sunday, May 12 • 1 pm Let’s Go Fly A Kite! Bring a kite over to Barrington Road Pond to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. Saturday, May 18 • 10 am–Noon Garlic Mustard Pull* Help us improve our woodlands by removing this invasive species. Sunday, May 19 • 1–3 pm Insect Architects Meet some of the most impressive builders and manipulators in the insect world. Ages 6 & up. Saturday, May 25 • 1 pm April Showers Bring May Flowers Delight in the sights, scents and stories of spring flowers on a guided walk. Sunday, May 26 • 1 pm Earth Day Nature Play Play, plant, paint and pretend with family-fun activities. Saturday, Apr 20 • Noon–3 pm NORTHWEST CRABTREE fpdcc.com 13 *Registration required for events with asterisk. 847-381-6592 Partial Solar Eclipse Use our scope and sun viewers to watch the eclipse safely. Monday, Apr 8 • 12:30–3:30 pm Map & Compass Walk Learn how to u e a map and compass, then practice on a 1.5-mile walk. Saturday, Apr 13 • 1 pm Naturalist’s Choice Come visit to see what we came up with. Sunday, Apr 14 • 1 pm Sustainability 101 Drop by to learn about various ways to be more environmentally friendly. Sunday, Apr 21 • 1 pm Full Moon Walk* Walk under the light of the full moon. Tuesday, Apr 23 • 7:30 pm Micro-Safari, Part III Our microscopic exploration of the lively waters of Crabtree concludes. Sunday, Apr 28 • 1 pm MAY Relax & Unwind Sunset Walk * Join us for a Mental H alth Awareness Month walk. Ages 18 & up. Friday, M y 3 • 7:30 pm Touch a Tractor at Crabtree Interact with some of the important restoration equipment. Saturday, May 4 • 11 am–2 pm Mother’s Day Wildflower Walk Join us for a walk in the woodland. Su day, May 12 • 1 pm Let’s Go Fly A Kite! Bring a kite over to Barrington Road Pond to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. Saturday, May 18 • 10 am–Noon Garlic Mustard Pull* Help us improve our woodlands by removing this invasive species. Sunday, May 19 • 1–3 pm Insect Architects Me t some of the most impressive builders and manipulators in the insect world. Ages 6 & up. Saturday, May 25 • 1 pm April Showers Bring May Flowers Delight in the sights, scents and stories of spring flowers on a guided walk. Sunday, May 26 • 1 pm Earth Day Nature Play Pl y, plant, paint and pretend with family-fun activities. Saturday, Apr 20 • Noon–3 pm NORTHWEST CRABTREE fpdcc.com 13 *Registration required for events with asterisk. 847-381-6592 Partial Solar Eclipse Use our scope and sun viewers to watch the eclipse safely. Monday, Apr 8 • 12:30–3:30 pm Map & Compass Walk Learn how t use a map and compass, then practice on a 1.5-mile walk. Saturday, Apr 13 • 1 pm Naturalist’ Choice Come visit to see what we came up with. Sunday, Apr 14 • 1 pm Sustainability 101 Drop by to learn about various ways to be more environmentally friendly. Sunday, Apr 21 • 1 pm Full Moon Walk* Walk under the light of the full moon. Tuesday, Apr 23 • 7:30 pm Micro-Safari, Part III Our microscopic exploration of the lively waters of Crabtree concludes. Sunday, Apr 28 • 1 pm MAY Relax & Unwind Sunset Walk * Join us for a Mental Health Awareness Month walk. Ages 18 & up. Friday, May 3 • 7:30 pm Tou h a Tractor at Crabtree Interact with some of the important restoration equipment. Saturday, May 4 • 11 am–2 pm Mother’s Day Wildflo er Walk Join us for a walk in the woodland. Sunday, May 12 • 1 pm Let’s Go Fly A Kite! Bring a kite ov r to Barrington Roa Pond to c lebrate Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. Saturday, May 18 • 10 am–Noon Garlic Mustard Pull* Help us improve our woodlands by removing this invasive species. Sunday, May 19 • 1–3 pm Insect Architects Me t some of the most impressiv builders and manipulators in the insect world. Ages 6 & up. Saturday, May 25 • 1 pm April Showers Bring May Flowers Del ght in the sights, scents nd stories of spring flowers on a guided walk. Sunday, May 26 • 1 pm Earth Day Nature Play Play, plant, paint and pretend with family-fun activities. Saturday, Apr 20 • Noon–3 pm NORTHWEST CRABTREE fpdcc.com 13 * egistration required for events ith asterisk. 847-381-6592 Partial Solar Eclipse Use our scope and sun viewers to watch the eclipse safely. onday, Apr 8 12:30–3:30 p Map & Co pass alk Learn how to use a map and compass, then practice on a 1.5-mile walk. Saturday, Apr 13 1 p Naturalist’s Choice Come visit to see what we ca e up with. Sunday, Apr 14 1 p Sustainability 101 Drop by to learn about various ways to be more environmentally friendly. Sunday, Apr 21 1 p Full Moon Walk* Walk under the light of the full moon. Tuesday, Apr 23 7:30 p icro-Safari, Part III Our microscopic exploration of the lively waters of Crabtree concludes. Sunday, Apr 28 • 1 pm AY Relax Unwind Sunset alk * Join us for a Mental Health Awareness Month walk. Ages 18 & up. Friday, ay 3 7:30 p Touch a Tractor at Crabtree Interact with some of the important restoration equip ent. Saturday, May 4 • 11 am–2 p Mother’s Day Wildflower Walk Join us for a walk in the woodland. Sunday, May 12 1 pm Let’s Go Fly A Kite! Bring a kite over to Barrington Road Pond to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander A erican Heritage Month. Saturday, ay 18 10 a –Noon Garlic Mustard Pull* Help us improve our woodlands by re oving this invasive species. Sunday, ay 19 1–3 Insect Architects Meet some of the most impressive builders and manipulators in the insect world. Ages 6 & up. Saturday, ay 25 • 1 pm April Showers Bring ay Flowers Delight in the sights, scents and stories of spring flowers on a guided walk. Sunday, ay 26 1 p rth y ture l y Play, plant, paint and pretend with fa ily-fun activities. Saturday, Apr 20 Noon–3 p THW ST RABTRE fpdcc.co 13 *Registration required for events with asterisk. 847-381-6592 Partial Solar Ec ipse Use our scope nd sun viewers to watch the eclipse safely. onday, Apr 8 • 12:30–3:30 pm Map & Compass Walk Learn how to use a map and compass, then practice on a 1.5- ile walk. Saturday, Apr 13 • 1 pm Naturalist’s Choice Come visit to see what we came up with. Sunday, Apr 14 • 1 pm Sustai ability 101 Drop by to learn about various ways to be more environmentally friendly. Sunday, Apr 21 • 1 pm Full Moon Walk* Walk under the light of the full moon. Tuesday, Apr 23 • 7:30 pm Micro-Safari, Part III Our microscopic exploration of the lively waters of Crabtree concludes. Sunday, Apr 28 • 1 pm MAY Relax & Unwind Sunset Walk * Join us for Mental Health Awareness Month walk. Ages 18 & up. Friday, May 3 • 7:30 pm Touch Tractor at Crabtre Int ract w th some of the important restoration equipment. Saturday, May 4 • 11 am–2 pm Mother’s Day Wildflower Walk Join us for a walk in the woodland. Sunday, May 12 • 1 pm Let’s Go Fly A Ki ! Bring a kite over to Barrington Road Pond to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. S turday, M y 18 • 10 am–Noon Garlic Mustard Pull* Help us mprove our woodlands by removing this invasive s ecies. Sunday, May 19 • 1–3 pm Insect Architects Meet some of the most impressiv builders and manipulators in the insect world. Ages 6 & up. Saturday, May 25 • 1 pm April Showers Bring May Flowers Delight i the sights, scents and stories of spring flowers on a guided walk. Sunday, May 26 • 1 pm Earth Day Nature Play Play, plant, paint and pre end with family-fun activities. Saturday, Apr 20 • Noon–3 pm NORTHWEST CRABTREE fpdc .com 13