Upcoming Events

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Join us for a walk through beautiful McDonald Woods to enjoy the colors of fall and discover the science behind it.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Discover the diversity of mammals living in Lake County by expanding your knowledge about their life history and adaptations.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

En este programa, aprenderás sobre los dinosaurios, crearás arte de dinosaurios y visitarás el Dryptosaurio en el museo. El programa es en Español y Inglés.


Learn about dinosaurs, make a dinosaur craft, and visit the museum’s Dryptosaurus dinosaur in this bilingual English-Spanish program.

Join us at this Lake County birding hot spot to look for migratory bird species. Spotting scopes and binoculars will be available at our education table.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Starting native plants from seed can be challenging until you know the tricks to sparking germination. Discover what it means to stratify and scarify seeds and which species need which treatment.

Únase a un educador ambiental y explore Grant Woods Forest Preserve. Caminata es en español y al aire libre.

On this collaborative walk, join an environmental educator and a history educator to explore Grassy Lake and learn about both the land and the people who have lived here.

Join an Environmental Educator and take a leisurely stroll through one of our preserves. This is a great opportunity to get some exercise and learn about nature. Join us and take a closer look at plants, birds and other wildlife.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Learn about the many interesting waterfowl species that spend the winter here in Lake County during this indoor presentation. A short outdoor bird walk to follow if time and weather allows.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Learn the history and unique stories of Fort Sheridan in this virtual presentation that draws from the Dunn Museum’s archives. Topics include the founding of Fort Sheridan, its distinctive architecture, notable residents, and ways visitors can interact with the Fort today as one of Lake County’s many Forest Preserves.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Learn about wild turkeys on a self-guided story trail and complete a turkey craft all at your own pace during this drop-in event.

Join us for a guided walk on one of this year’s Hike Lake County trails. Walk a new trail each session.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Enjoy a cozy Sunday at the Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home as you learn all about Stevenson’s fascinating life and tour the exhibit and newly renovated home. Swap stories with fellow seniors and share your own ties and memories of Lake County. Complimentary coffee and tea provided.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

The story of Native people in this area stretches back at least 12,000 years and continues today. Learn about the lives of the Potawatomi through Native voices and object-based inquiry.

Go behind the scenes to learn how we restore native habitats and how you can help ensure they remain healthy forever.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Late fall and early winter months are an ideal time of the year to hear hoots and howls. Join an environmental educator on a fall evening at Ryerson Woods to learn about coyotes, owls, and other nocturnal critters.

Join a naturalist and take a leisurely stroll through this beautiful preserve. Learn about the history of this site and take a close look at some of the interesting plants and animals that we come upon.

Starting native plants from seed can be challenging until you know the tricks to sparking germination. Discover what it means to stratify and scarify seeds and which species need which treatment.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Enjoy an afternoon discovering the gifts we receive from nature as you walk a designated area searching for flagged clues. Afterward, enjoy a hot beverage and a S'more near the campfire.

Join us for a guided walk on one of this year’s Hike Lake County trails. Walk a new trail each session.

Join an environmental educator on a solar-lit hike at Old School Forest Preserve. Learn about nocturnal animals and their adaptations.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Join us for a magical hike under the "Beaver Moon." Experience the tranquility of Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve at night while listening for signs of wildlife.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Discover the gifts that nature provides hidden in the forest preserve.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves! Help our natural communities by removing invasive plants and helping native species thrive.

Go behind the scenes to learn how we restore native habitats and how you can help ensure they remain healthy forever.