Enjoy a Saturday evening with Park Rangers and friendly creatures of the night-time forest! Our Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District Rangers will be on hand to meet and greet you …

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Children ages 3-5 and their adult companion are invited to learn about squirrels, who are quite busy this time of year preparing for winter!  Stories, songs and crafts will all …

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Nature journaling is a great way to be present in nature, appreciate and record it. Using works, pictures, and numbers, nature journaling offers an opportunity to try to capture a …

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With birds starting to visit you bird feeders and the holidays fast          approaching, join the Lima Area Woodcarvers to carve a small, stylized bird! This is a project that can …

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See, hear, smell, touch, and taste the forest at nighttime. We’ll practice using all our senses to help guide us as we embrace the dark! You may bring a flashlight, …

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The Park District maintains several education animals in the McElroy Environmental Education Center, using them throughout the year for nature presentations and programs. Join the Critter Care volunteers to help …

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