Pumpkin Smash
SATURDAY, NOV. 14 | 12:00 PM TO 4:00 PM
Bring your pumpkins to Plum Creek Nature Center to smash and bash your them to help save the Earth!
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Day & Night: Twilight Trek
THURSDAY, NOV. 12 | 4:00 PM TO 5:30 PM
Enjoy a hike around Four Rivers while learning about the environmental changes that happen as the sun sets and the moon rises.
Golden Hour Hike at Prairie Bluff
FRIDAY, NOV. 13 | 3:30 PM TO 5:00 PM
Experience day turning into night on a stroll amidst golden prairie grasses at the perfect time of light.
Migratory Bird Hike at Lake Renwick
SATURDAY, NOV. 14 | 8:00 AM TO 10:00 AM
Lake Renwick is a popular pitstop for birds during migration, so join us for a guided hike to search of waterfowl, eagles and songbirds.
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Fall colors steal the show in October photo contest
TUESDAY, NOV. 3 | PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Seasonal landscape at Hammel Woods captured by Matthew Dunn of Bolingbrook.
Forest Preserve wins awards for restoration, land acquisition projects
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4 | CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION
The awards recognize projects at Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve and Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve.
100 years since historic vote, Centennial Celebration plans announced
MONDAY, NOV. 2 | BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Special events in 2027 will honor the District’s past and celebrate its future.
Day & Night: New exhibit explores a forest around the clock
THURSDAY, OCT. 29 | PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Large replica oak trees are focal point of exhibit built by staff at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center.