Forest Preserves of Cook County 2025 Spring Brochure

A SOUTH fpdcc.com *Registration required. Please call 224.763.4317, for more information. and to register. EXPLORE MORE PAGES 4–12 APRIL Earth Day: Bike Ride Join a guided bike ride around Sauk Trail Woods. Ride will be approximately 5 miles. Bring your own bike and helmet. Saturday, Apr 19 • 8 am Sauk Trail Woods-Central, Forest Preserve Dr, south of W 26th St, South Chicago Heights Earth Day Celebration Celebrate planet Earth with games, artmaking and other family fun! Saturday, Apr 19 • 10 am–1 pm Sauk Trail Woods-Central, Forest Preserve Dr, south of W 26th St, South Chicago Heights Teen Exploration Day: Wetland Clean Up and Lab Wetlands are superheroes of the natural world! Earn service-learning hours by removing litter and learn what makes this ecosystem so “super.” Ages 13–17. Friday, Apr 25 • 4–6 pm Eggers Grove, E 112th St & S Ave E, Chicago Wellness in the Woods: Nature as Your Stage Reconnect with nature through the joy of music, movement and mindfulness. Saturday, Apr 26 • 10 am–12 pm Beaubien Woods, W Doty Ave S, southeast of E 130th St & S Ellis Ave, Chicago Hike the Freedom Trail Tour* Experts will share the story of “Freedom Seekers” who traveled the Underground Railroad through the Calumet region on this bus ride/walk. Register: tonfarmugrr@ gmail.com . Saturday, Apr 26 • 1–3:30 pm Beaubien Woods, W Doty Ave S, southeast of E 130th St & S Ellis Ave, Chicago MAY Bike Ride Join us on a 5-mile guided bike ride around Sauk Trail Woods. Bring your own bike and helmet. Friday, May 2 • 6 pm Sauk Trail Woods-Central, Forest Preserve Dr, south of W 26th St, South Chicago Heights Chicago River Day* Celebrate the 33rd anniversary of Chicago River Day. Help clean and restore our waterways and the land around it. For more info and registration, visit chicagoriver.org/. Saturday, May 10 • 9 am–Noon Beaubien Woods, W Doty Ave S, southeast of E 130th St & S Ellis Ave, Chicago Nature Block Party Join us for a day of celebration and exploration as we honor the incredible diversity of life at Eggers Grove. Saturday, May 17 • 11 am–3 pm Eggers Grove, E 112th St & S Ave E, Chicago • Chicago 41