Events in North Cook County

Name: Animal Encounter
Start: 2024-05-27T13:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-05-27T13:30:00-05:00
Location: River Trail Nature Center

May 2024

a group playing a yard game at Thatcher Woods

Thu, May 9 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Adult Game Night

Caldwell Woods • Chicago, IL 60646

Male Baltimore oriole sitting on a bird feeder

Sat, May 11 • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Migratory Bird Day: Birding Basics

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Sat, May 11 • 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Migratory Bird Day: Raptor Encounter

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

A Forest Preserves staff member holding River Trail Nature Center's ambassador barred owl

Sat, May 11 • 3:00 pm What’s On The Menu?

What’s On The Menu?

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Sun, May 12 • 1:30 pm

Wildflower Walk

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Sun, May 12 • 3:00 pm What’s On The Menu?

What’s On The Menu?

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

two children playing on a log at River Trail Nature Center

Tue, May 14 • 10:00 am Small Serendipity

Small Serendipity

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Tue, May 14 • 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Wildlife Connections

Wildlife Connections

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Thu, May 16 • 1:00 pm

Walk & Talk: Social Club

Linne Woods • Morton Grove, IL 60053

Thu, May 16 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

A Symphony of Nature: A Forest Therapy Walk

Caldwell Woods • Chicago, IL 60646

Fri, May 17 • 7:30 pm

Night Hike

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

two volunteers cut buckthorn with loppers at River Trail Nature Center

Sat, May 18 • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Volunteer Workdays

Volunteer Workdays

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Sat, May 18 • 3:00 pm What’s On The Menu?

What’s On The Menu?

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

canoes and kayaks racing on the Des Plaines River

Sun, May 19 • 8:00 am

Des Plaines Canoe and Kayak Marathon

Dam No. 2 Woods • Cook County, IL 60056 (near Mount Prospect)

Sun, May 19 • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Nature Navigators: Discovering the Outdoors with Refugee Youth Leaders

Bunker Hill • Niles, IL 60714

hikers at River Trail Nature Center in fall

Sun, May 19 • 1:30 pm

Spring Stroll

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Sun, May 19 • 3:00 pm What’s On The Menu?

What’s On The Menu?

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Forest Preserves staff supervising people on an archery range

Thu, May 23 • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Archery 101

Caldwell Woods • Chicago, IL 60646

A family looks at an ambassador animal exhibit

Sun, May 26 • 1:30 pm Animal Encounter

Animal Encounter

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Mon, May 27 • 1:30 pm Animal Encounter

Animal Encounter

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Events in North Cook County

Adult Game Night

Migratory Bird Day: Birding Basics

Migratory Bird Day: Raptor Encounter

What’s On The Menu?

Wildflower Walk

What’s On The Menu?

Small Serendipity

Wildlife Connections

Walk & Talk: Social Club

A Symphony of Nature: A Forest Therapy Walk

Night Hike

Volunteer Workdays

What’s On The Menu?

Des Plaines Canoe and Kayak Marathon

Nature Navigators: Discovering the Outdoors with Refugee Youth Leaders

Spring Stroll

What’s On The Menu?

Archery 101

Animal Encounter

Animal Encounter

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