Visit Crabtree-Nature-Center/events for details and registration information. Learn how to use a dichotomous key to identify winter trees and become a twig detective during this hands-on, indoor program.
Visit Crabtree-Nature-Center/events for details and registration information. Learn how goliath-sized glaciers squashed the Chicago Region creating the topography we see today.
Hike a trail under the January full moon. Portions of trail may be uneven. Hike length will be either 1.4 or 2 miles, depending upon weather and trail conditions. Dress for the weather. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Call Crabtree at 847-381-6592. Visit Crabtree-Nature-Center/events for details and registration information.
Visit Crabtree-Nature-Center/events for details and registration information. Children ages 2-6 w/adult. Tickets available first come, first served starting at 9:30 am. Weather permitting, a portion of the program will be spent out outside.
Visit Crabtree-Nature-Center/events for details and registration information.
See fossils from ancient sea creatures who lived in the Chicago Region 400 million years ago. CONTACT: 847-381-6592 Crabtree.NatureCenter@cookcountyil.gov COST: Free
Celebrate the return of the light on the shortest day of the year. Enjoy cocoa and warm yourself around the fire while learning the science and mythology surrounding this seasonal celebration. CONTACT: 847-381-6592 Crabtree.NatureCenter@cookcountyil.gov COST: Free
A talk about these nocturnal hunters. Afterward look and listen for these unique predators on a .5-mile hike. Portions of trail may be uneven. REGISTRATION REQUIRED:Call Crabtree at 847-381-6592. CONTACT: 847-381-6592 Crabtree.NatureCenter@cookcountyil.gov COST: Free
A special program for little naturalists. Children ages 2-6 w/adult. Tickets available first come, first served starting at 9:30 am. Weather permitting, a portion of the program will be spent out outside. CONTACT: 847-381-6592 Crabtree.NatureCenter@cookcountyil.gov COST: Free
DESCRIPTION: Help open the woodlands by removing buckthorn, then create a gift using this woody invasive. Ages 16 & up. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Call Crabtree at 847-381-6592. CONTACT: 847-381-6592 Crabtree.NatureCenter@cookcountyil.gov COST: Free
