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PROPOSED CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Department: Conservation and Experiential Programming
Summary: Forest Preserves of Cook County Calendar - 6/25/2019 - 7/23/2019
Every Day, 6/26 - 9/29; 9:30am - 6pm
Brick Safari, Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield
Brick Safari features more than 40 life-size animal sculptures created from millions of individual colored LEGO bricks! The menagerie of animals will be located along a winding, wooded pathway on the east side of the park, and many of the sculptures are based on some Brookfield Zoo favorites, such as the lion, giraffe, snow leopard, and pangolin. Open during zoo hours.
Thursday, 6/27; 7pm - 9pm
Singing Insect Monitor Training, Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, Lemont
Author Dr. Carl Strang will introduce commonly heard crickets, katydids and cicadas. Learn monitoring protocol and practice making your own recordings. Ages 18 and up. Registration required.
Fridays and Saturdays, 6/28 - 8/10; 5pm - 9pm
Summer Nights, Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield
Brookfield Zoo's summertime event is back for a sixth season! Enjoy the zoo in a new light with cooler evening weather, enhanced dining, beer and wine garden, live music, roaming performers, Animal Ambassadors, and a new laser light show, all surrounded by wildlife and nature.
Saturday, 6/29; 11am - 1pm
Paddle the Northwest, Busse Lake Boating Center, Schaumburg
Join us as we paddle and explore Busse Lake's South Pool. Instruction and gear provided. Ages 5 and up. Registration required.
Saturday, 6/29 and 7/20; 1:30pm
Summer Nature Hikes, Trailside Museum, River Forest
Join a naturalist on a hike to see what's going on in nature along our trails. All ages.
Sunday, 6/30; 1pm
Smartphone Snapshots, Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington Hills
Learn tips and tricks to enhance nature photos captured with your smartphone.
Every Thursday in July and August, 10am - 11am
Wellness in the Woods: Yoga, Dan Ryan Woods Central, Chicago
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