Meet Trail Stewards at Takiff Center, 999 Green Bay Rd, Glencoe. Parking is available in the rear lot. Join the shake and roll festivities cleaning seeds collected from the Trail. Seeds will be distributed on the Trail in late fall or early winter Bring gloves. Seeds and seed cleaning supplies will be provided. Updated information […]
Join us for an illuminating evening about the future of energy in our community and around the world. Speakers will discuss the technology needed to electrify the North Shore, innovative climate solutions, and the economic impacts of electrification locally and globally. In addition to speakers there will be a Q&A session, please come with questions. […]
Fall bird migration has begun! Join Tim Joyce of Wild Birds Unlimited, to identify migrating and regional birds on a walk along the Green Bay Trail north of Maple Hill. Following the walk learn how to prepare your yard to support birds passing through and those that will overwinter locally. Park in the Takiff Center's […]
Cook County’s coyotes are the most studied population of coyotes in North America. Join us as we follow the trail of coyotes studied by wildlife biologists working in the Forest Preserves through the Urban Coyote Research Project. Negin Almassi, Forest Preserves of Cook County Naturalist, will discuss coyote behavior and ecology, how we can live […]
FREE! See live Egyptian fruit and African Straw-colored fruit bats. Bats are considered keystone species and a vital part of natural wildlife. They are essential pollinators, a natural pest control service that minimizes insect borne diseases and are a key indicator of environmental health. The bats will also be accompanied by a descented skunk and […]
See live Egyptian fruit and African Straw-colored fruit bats. Bats are considered keystone species and a vital part of natural wildlife. They are essential pollinators, a natural pest control service that minimizes insect borne diseases and are a key indicator of environmental health. The bats will also be accompanied by a descented skunk and opossum. […]