Trailblazers Walk: Busse Woods Deep Forest Hike

Did you know there is a herd of Elk in Elk Grove Village?  On this hike, we’ll walk the exterior of the pasture and have an opportunity to get photos.  […]

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 Forest Bathing

Escape the stresses of urban and suburban life for a couple of hours at Harms Woods. Experience the beauty and peace of nature with all your senses in a walking […]

Free

In the Grove: A Filament Theater Original Trail Tale

Welcome to the Grove, where plants and creatures and children all grow together. Through songs, play, and story, little ones and their grown-ups will discover the forest around them and […]

Trailblazers Walk: Linne Woods

Escape the stresses of urban and suburban life for a couple of hours on the Linne Woods trails, Experience the beauty and peace of nature with all your senses in […]

Trailblazers Walk: Forest Glen

Come visit the newest site added to the North Branch Restoration Project.  The hike will go along the river and then go back up to the bike path.  The walk […]

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 […]

Family Yoga at Whistler Woods

Join this introductory yoga class with DuShaun Branch, of Sage Gawd Collective, created for all students, regardless of yoga experience. This class will be held outdoors at Whistler Woods Forest […]

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 […]