Forest Preserves of Cook County 2024 Spring Brochure

Get some exercise, meet new people, and learn about your local forest preserves with these programs out on the trails. Hike the Preserves Walk & Talk Hikes are for the curious mind. These hikes are at a slower pace. Fitness Hikes will be faster paced with little to no stopping or interpretation. Walk & Talks Northwest Quiet Walk* Carl R. Hansen Woods Sutton Rd/Rte 59, south of Shoe Factory Rd, Hoffman Estates Thursday, Apr 25 • 10 am North Women in Conservation* LaBagh Woods, Grove 4, N Cicero Ave, north of W Foster Ave, Chicago Saturday, Mar 2 • 9 am Camp Pine Woods W Lake Ave/E Euclid Ave, east of N Des Plaines River Rd, Glenview Thursday, Apr 11 • 10 am Social Club* Linne Woods Grove 2, W Dempster St, east of Lehigh Ave, Morton Grove Thursday, May 16 • 1 pm Northwest North Central Southwest South ZONE KEY Central Spring Ephemerals Walk* Ages 18 & up. Sundown Meadow, S LaGrange Rd, north of 67th St, Countryside Sunday, Apr 28 • 11 am Arie Crown Forest -2 mi. S LaGrange Rd, south of 67th St, Countryside Sunday, May 19 • 10 am South Women’s History in Conservation Walk 1.8 mi. Plum Creek Meadow Burnham Ave, north of 223rd St Saturday, Mar 16 • 10 am Southwest Oak Forest Heritage Preserve-East 1.7 mi. Fieldcrest Dr, southwest of Crawford Ave, Oak Forest Saturday, Apr 13 • 10 am Spears Woods -2.5 mi. 96th Ave, south of W 87th St, Willow Springs Tuesday, Apr 23 • 10 am 6 G t some exercis , meet new people, and learn about your local forest preserves with these programs out on the trails. Hike the Preserves Walk & Talk Hikes are for the curious m nd. These hikes are at a slower pace. Fitness Hikes will be faster paced with little to no stopping or interpretation. Walk & Talks Northwest Quiet Walk* Carl R. Hansen Woods Sutton Rd/Rte 59, south of Shoe Factory Rd, Hoffman Estates Thursday, Apr 25 • 10 am N rth Women in C n ervation* LaBagh ood , Grove 4, N Cicero Ave, north of W Foster Ave, Chicago Saturday, Mar 2 • 9 am Camp Pine Woods W Lake Ave/E Euclid Ave, east of N Des Plaines River Rd, Glenview Thursday, Apr 11 • 10 am Social Club* Linne Woods Grove 2, W Dempster St, east of Lehigh Ave, Morton Grove Thursday, May 16 • 1 pm Northwest North Central Southwest South ZONE KEY Central Spring Ephemerals Walk* Ages 18 & up. Sundown Meadow, S LaGrange Rd, north of 67th St, Countryside Sunday, Apr 28 • 11 am Arie Crown Forest -2 mi. S LaG ang Rd, south of 67th St, Countryside Sunday, May 19 • 10 am S uth Women’s History in Conservation Walk 1.8 i. Pl m Creek Meadow Burnh m Ave, north of 223rd St Saturday, Mar 16 • 10 am Southwest Oak Forest Heritage Preserve-East 1.7 mi. Fi ldcrest Dr, outhwest of Crawford Ave, O k Forest Saturday, Apr 13 • 10 am Spears Woods -2.5 mi. 96th Ave, south of W 87th St, Willow Springs Tuesday, Apr 23 • 10 am 6 Get some exercise, meet new people, and learn about your local forest preserves with these programs out on the trails. Hike the Preserves Walk & Talk Hikes are for the curious mind. These hikes are at a slower pace. Fitness Hikes will be faster paced with little to no stopping or interpretation. Walk & Talks Northwest Quiet Walk* Carl R. Hansen Woods Sutton Rd/Rte 59, south of Shoe Factory Rd, Hoffman Estates Thursday, Apr 25 • 10 am North Women in Conservation* LaBagh Woods, Grove 4, N Cicero Ave, north of W Foster Ave, Chicago Saturday, Mar 2 • 9 am Camp Pine Woods W Lake Ave/E Euclid Ave, east of N Des Plaines River Rd, Glenview Thursday, Apr 11 • 10 am Social Club* Linne Woods Grove 2, W Dempster St, east of Lehigh Ave, Morton Grove Thursday, May 16 • 1 pm Northwest North Central Southwest South ZONE KEY Central Spring Ephemerals Walk* Ages 18 & up. Sundown Meadow, S LaGrange Rd, north of 67th St, Countryside Sunday, Apr 28 • 11 am Arie Crown Forest -2 mi. S LaGrange Rd, south of 67th St, Countryside Sunday, May 19 • 10 am South Women’s History in Conservation Walk 1.8 mi. Plum Creek Meadow Burnham Ave, north of 223rd St Saturday, Mar 16 • 10 am Southwest Oak Forest Heritage Preserve-East 1.7 mi. Fieldcrest Dr, southwest of Crawford Ave, Oak Forest Saturday, Apr 13 • 10 am Spears Woods -2.5 mi. 96th Ave, south of W 87th St, Willow Springs Tuesday, Apr 23 • 10 am 6 Northwest Quiet Walk* Carl R. Hansen Woods Sutton Rd/Rte 59, south of Shoe Factory Rd, Hoffman Estates Thursday, Apr 25 • 10 am North Women in Conservation* LaBagh Woods, Grove 4, N Cicero Ave, north of W Foster Ave, Chicago Saturday, Mar 2 • 9 am Camp Pine Woods W Lake Ave/E Euclid Ave, east of N Des Plaines River Rd, Glenview Thursday, Apr 11 • 10 am Social Club* Linne Woods Grove 2, W Dempster St, east of Lehigh Ave, Morton Grove Thursday, May 16 • 1 pm Northwest North Central Southwest South ZONE KEY Countryside Sunday, May 19 • 10 am South Women’s History in Conservation Walk 1.8 mi. Plum Creek Meadow Burnham Ave, north of 223rd St Saturday, Mar 16 • 10 am Southwest Oak Forest Heritage Preserve-East 1.7 mi. Fieldcrest Dr, southwest of Crawford Ave, Oak Forest Saturday, Apr 13 • 10 am Spears Woods -2.5 mi. 96th Ave, south of W 87th St, Willow Springs Tuesday, Apr 23 • 10 am 6