What do our local animals do during the winter? Learn this and more as we identify mounted specimens, learn about and feel real furs, and search for mammal tracks outside.
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Dinos vs. Dragons: What’s the Difference?
Why have dragons existed in our imaginations for centuries? Compare fact with fiction as we discuss the difference between mythical dragons and prehistoric dinosaurs, using realistic dinosaur replicas to tell the tale.
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Preschool Peepers: Holidays for the Birds
Join us as we learn about our over-wintering birds, take a hike, and then make peanut butter or Crisco pinecone bird feeders.
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Owl Prowls
Friends Creek Conservation Area
Join us to learn about these forest-dwelling nocturnal predators. We will discuss what makes them special, then take a hike to find some. >> Read More & Register
Bird Feeding Basics
Learn which birds are here during the winter, what to feed them, and whether or not feeding is actually helpful.
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Winter Bird Hike
Join a naturalist as we walk through the woods and look for woodpeckers, sparrows, cardinals, and more.
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Eagle Viewing Trip at Starved Rock State Park
Take a trip to this popular state park to look for wintering eagles, check out the visitor’s center, and even visit the lock and dam museum.
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Pere Marquette State Park Eagle Trip
Visit this state park and venture through river bluffs and woods to get an up-close look at wintering bald eagles along the Mississippi River and lower Illinois River.
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Eagle Viewing Trip at Starved Rock State Park
Take a trip to this popular state park to look for wintering eagles, check out the visitor’s center, and even visit the lock and dam museum.
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Eagle Viewing Trip at Starved Rock State Park
Take a trip to this popular state park to look for wintering eagles, check out the visitor’s center, and even visit the lock and dam museum.
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Trip to Cahokia Mounds
Explore one of the greatest ancient civilizations in North America. >> Read more & register
Read MoreMaple Syrup Programs
Come out to Rock Springs Nature Center to learn how sap becomes syrup, why spring is the best time of year to harvest sap, and how people used sap throughout history. Program held hourly from 11 am to 1 pm.
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Owl Prowls
Friends Creek Conservation Area
Join us to learn about these forest-dwelling nocturnal predators. We will discuss what makes them special, then take a hike to find some. >> Read More & Register
Twilight Hike
Did you know that some animals are most active during the times between day and night? Tag along on a hike during the dusky hours of the day to search for crepuscular animals as they begin to move around.
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