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 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.

Learn about the native gardens that surround the Ryerson Welcome Center and Ryerson Education Center and are used as a model of sustainable solutions to stormwater management as well as provide an accessible view of pollinator-friendly plants for Environmental Education programming.

Help us manage these gardens by assisting with on-going seasonal needs. Activities dependent on season and include weeding, planting, seed collection, pruning, and watering.

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

Enjoy lakeside entertainment this fall with weekly acoustic performances by local musicians.

Enjoy this early morning autumn bird walk where we will search for both resident and migrating species.

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.

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