Blue Star Woods Volunteer Workday

Help restore habitat for plants and wildlife at this historic forest preserve. Blue Star Woods was once the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp and a WWII Prisoner of […]

Trailblazers Walk: Dan Ryan Woods

Please join us as we explore the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) construction at this urban oasis and enjoy the flora and fauna that exists on the Southeast side of Chicago. […]

Trailblazers Walk: Potawatomi Woods

Autumn brings a new type of calm, peace, and spirituality. We will use a combination of nature meditations, silence, and observation to enhance our senses to find hope within changing […]

Trailblazers Walk: LaBagh Woods

Experience the Flora and Fauna of the Forest during Fall Migration on a Bird Walk! Naturalists and birders of all ages and experience levels are welcome to join this walk […]

Trailblazers Walk: LaBagh Woods

Experience the Flora and Fauna of the Forest during Fall Migration on a Bird Walk! Naturalists and birders of all ages and experience levels are welcome to join this walk […]

Wellness Day at Eggers Grove

We will be at Eggers Grove to enjoy a few hours of reflection, meditation, and inner work. Our day will start with a yoga session conducted by Donisha Reed, of […]

Trailblazers Walk: Camp Pine Woods

History of the WW2 POW Camps Learn about the housing of German Prisoners of War and other interesting facts surrounding the three forest preserves within Cook County. Vintage aerial maps […]

Canceled Trailblazers Walk: Forest Way Grove

Get some exercise and meet some new people while viewing the beautiful Skokie Lagoons.  Taking in the fresh air and seeing the gorgeous woods are great ways to spend an […]

Free

Watersmeet Woods Volunteer Workday

The Skokie River and Middle Fork of the Chicago River come together to give Watersmeet Woods its name. But Watersmeet is also a wet place with numerous special types of […]

Trailblazers Walk: Harms Woods

Let’s have some fun, get exercise, and enjoy nature! This is a social hike where we can chat about the routine, the mundane, or some of the most unusual or […]

Free