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Supervisor: Hannah Szuch
One-Day & Series Nature Programs for All Ages
special interest
April Fools!
Friday, Apr 1, 6:00-7:00P
Do you play tricks on your friends on April Fool's
Day? Do you know that Nature is full of tricks too?
Learn some amazing ways plants and animals use
tricks to help them survive! Ages 7-Adult
Res Fee $12 - Fee $15
Location: Austin Gardens
Storybook Nature Walk
Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00A
April-August (Monthly or drop-in activity)
Grab your strollers and wagons and join us for an
early morning story walk around Scoville Park! With
activities themed around shapes and colors, these
walks provide sensory experiences for kids and
plenty of toddler-adult bonding time.
Ages 0-4 years with Adult
Per Session: Res Fee $10 - Fee $13
Monthly Fee varies
Location: Scoville Park
Spring Has Sprung!
Wednesday, Apr 20, 6:00-7:30P
Huzzah! e first day of spring is here! Spring is a
time for new beginnings, so let's cheer on the change
of seasons by decorating a flower pot and planting a
seed! Ages 7-Adult
Res Fee $14 - Fee $19
Location: Austin Gardens
Earth Day Trash Bash
Friday, Apr 22, 6:00-7:30P
is Earth Day, we're going to learn all about
everyone's favorite subject – garbage! We'll learn all
about reducing our waste, play some recycling games,
and make posters to remind others about keeping our
planet beautiful! Ages 5-12
Res Fee $12 - Fee $15
Location: Austin Gardens
Citizen Science Saturday
Saturday, Apr 30, 1:00-2:30P or
Saturday, Jul 16, 1:00-2:30P
Citizen Science allows non-professional science
enthusiasts to take part in data collection. Come learn
about a new scientific topic that you can do around
Chicago and how to get involved! Spring projects will
be different than summer. Ages 7-Adult
Per Session: Res Fee $5 - Fee $8
Location: Austin Gardens
May the Forest Be With You
Wednesday, May 4, 6:00-7:30P
Trees are all around us, but what makes them so
great? ey keep our air clean, provide shade, and
so much more! Let's learn how they make Earth the
coolest planet in our galaxy not so far away!
Ages 5-12
Res Fee $12 - Fee $15
Location: Austin Gardens
Migratory Songbirds Birdwatching
ursdays, 9:00-10:00A
May 5, 12, 19 & 26
Here come the birds! Our feathery friends who flew
south for the winter have returned, so come join us
in welcoming them back! We'll use our binoculars to
see how many we can find, and play some bird bingo!
Ages 7-Adult
Res Fee $12 - Fee $15
Location: Austin Gardens
Butterflies in our Backyard
Monday, May 9, 6:00-7:30P
Summer is a time for beautiful butterflies, but how
do we get them here? We'll cover native butterflies'
favorite foods, how to keep track of the ones we see,
and make butterfly puddlers to take home to our own
gardens! Ages 7-Adult
Res Fee $14 - Fee $19
Location: Austin Gardens
International Biological Diversity
Day
Sunday, May 22, 1:00-2:30P
at's a mouthful! No worries: it's a fancy way of
saying this is a day to celebrate all the amazing life on
earth! We'll BioBlitz and see how many species are in
the park, and do a nature scavenger hunt!
Ages 7-Adult
Res Fee $10 - Fee $13
Location: Austin Gardens
The Story of Seeds
Tuesday, Jun 14, 6:00-7:30P
Did you know that certain native seeds need to be
broken in order to grow? Learn all about the parts of
a seed, how they grow, and do an experiment to see
what kind of seed scarification works the best!
Ages 7-Adult
Res Fee $12 - Fee $15
Location: Austin Gardens
Composting Starter Kits
Wednesday, Jun 29, 6:00-7:30P
Have you ever wanted to get started with composting,
but didn't know where to start? Never fear!
is beginner class will provide you will all the
information you'll need, and a composting "seed" to
get your compost pile started! Ages 7-Adult
Res Fee $12 - Fee $15
Location: Austin Gardens
Nature at Night Walk
Tuesday, Jul 12, 8:30-9:30P
When the sun goes to bed, some animals are just
waking up! Join us on an aer-dark nature walk and
learn about all the different evening critters that
are out and about with us. Opossums? Bats? Owls?
Whooo knows! Ages 7-Adult
Res Fee $12 - Fee $15
Location: Austin Gardens
Awesome Possums!
ursday, Jul 21, 1:30-3:00P
Opossums are more than meets the eye – they're the
superheroes of the urban animal world! We'll learn
how these curious marsupials do more than just
investigate our trash cans, but actually help people
every day without us even noticing! Ages 7-Adult
Res Fee $12 - Fee $15
Location: Austin Gardens
