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Spend the morning looking and listening to the sights and sounds of nature in the preserve as we walk the trails. Binoculars are helpful. This walk qualifies for the Walking Stick Program and lasts about 1 ¼ hours. Registration is required.

Join Linda Rose on the trail as we discuss our spring-returning feathered friends. Learn about their nesting habits, food supply, life cycles, and more. Nesting boxes are on site to explore and examine. Dress to be outdoors for this event. Registration is required.

For ages birth to 18 months. Babies need the great outdoors as much as older youth and adults do. They need exposure to fresh air and new environments, and they learn more than we think. Spend the afternoon with Linda Rose on the trail as we look for spring wildflowers. Registration required.

Join Angie Ford as we walk through the nature Preserve in search of evidence of nesting birds and watch their courtship and preparations. Registration is required.

Join Linda Rose as we walk under the light of the “Pink Moon.” This walk will last about 1 to 1 ¼ hours and qualifies for the Walking Stick Program. Registration is required.

For ages 18 to 36 months. Join Linda Rose as we walk the trail looking for and learning about bluebirds in our preserve. End with a story and a hunt for the bluebird nesting boxes. Dress to be outside. Registration is required.

The Board of Park Commissioners meets every second Tuesday of the month.

Join Angie Ford at the log homes as we look into many of the old pioneer traditions and lifestyles. Registration is required.

Join Linda Rose as we create a woodland sunburst from small sticks. Bring a pair of hand pruners if you have them. All other supplies are provided. Registration is required.

For ages 3 to 5 years. Join Linda Rose as we look under logs for these elusive woodland creatures. Come join the fun and dress for the outdoors. Registration is required.

Join Linda Rose on the trails as we learn to identify and enjoy the spring wildflowers found in the preserve. This walk will last about 1 ¼ hours and qualifies for the Walking Stick Program. Registration is required.

For ages 6-12 years. Join Linda Rose as we walk the path, discussing rain and the water cycle. End the walk by creating your own rain stick. All supplies provided. Dress for the outdoors. Registration is required.

Join Angie Ford and some park staff as we work on habitat improvement measures at the nature preserve or on eradicating invasive species that try and out-compete our native plants and trees. Please dress to work outdoors. Tools will be provided by the park district. Registration is required.

For ages 12 to 17 years and older. Join Linda Rose as we learn how to identify spring wildflowers and learn the art of flower pressing. All supplies provided. Dress to be outdoors. Registration is required.

Come and learn about binoculars, spotting scopes, and just what those numbers mean along the viewfinder. Join Angie Ford and a guest speaker in getting your questions answered.  Registration is required