Let’s Play! Forest Exploration

Erickson Woods 1651 Willow Road, Winnetka, IL

Preschool is out for the summer! Join The Alliance for Early Childhood and Community Partners, Backyard Nature Center, Chicago Botanic Garden, Cook County Forest Preserve, and NSSED to engage in creative, imaginative, and child-directed, outdoor free-play as a family in the...

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Community Science Day at Skokie Lagoons

Skokie Lagoons, Glencoe

Join Shedd Aquarium for a special day of community science at Skokie Lagoons. Come meet Shedd researchers and see first hand how habitat restoration and community science tools like iNaturalist and Great Lakes Fish Finder help us learn about and...

Fall Paddle Festival

Tower Road Boat Launch Tower Rd, west of Forestway Dr, Winnetka, Illinois

Embrace the fall season with nature-based activities on and off the water.  We will have individual, tandem, and group canoe trips, guided hikes, youth and adult archery, pumpkin painting, nature play, s’mores, and more!  In partnership with BackYard Nature Center....

Let’s Play! Winter Woods Exploration

Crow Island Woods 1140 Willow Road, Winnetka, Illinois

Bundle up and head outside to join The Alliance for Early Childhood and Community Partner and Backyard Nature Center to engage in imaginative and child directed, outdoor free-play in the woods. INTENDED AGE AUDIENCE:  ALL AGES ARE WELCOME Registration is...

Earth Day Celebration with BYNC

Erickson Woods 1651 Willow Road, Winnetka, IL

Featuring: Hikes Stewardship Hiking stick carving Nature play Monkey lines More information to follow!

Let’s Play! Forest Exploration

Forest Way Grove Forest Way Drive, South of Dundee Road, Glencoe

Join The Alliance for Early Childhood and Community Partners, BackYard Nature Center and Cook County Forest Preserve, to engage in creative, imaginative, and child-directed, outdoor free play as a family. INTENDED AGE AUDIENCE:  3-5 YEARS Registration is preferred but drop-in...

Chicago River Day at Skokie Lagoons

Skokie Lagoons, Glencoe

Join Friends of the Chicago River to Volunteer Cleanup Site Captain: Oscar Huang Meeting Spot: Parking Lot right on Tower Road 1770 Tower Rd, Winnetka, IL 60093 Date and time: Saturday, May 13 · 9am - 12pm CDT The Chicago-Calumet...