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Forest Preserves of Cook County Events and Activities
5/21/2014 - 6/17/2014
Saturday, 5/24/2014, 11 am-7 pm
Aquatic Centers Open -- Free Day
Whealan Pool Aquatic Center
6200 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Green Lake Aquatic Center
1100 River Oaks Drive, Calumet City, Illinois
Cermak Aquatic Center
7600 W. Ogden Avenue, Lyons, Illinois
Aquatic Centers open for summer and are free on Saturday.
Saturday, 5/24/2014 - 5/26/2014
Aquatic Centers Opening Weekend
The Forest Preserves' three Aquatic Centers are open Memorial Day Weekend, with Saturday 5/24 a free day. The Aquatic Centers begin daily operation for the summer on 5/31/2014 and will be open every day until 9/1/2014 from 11am-7pm.
Regular admission: Children 3 and under Free. Children 4 to 12 $4.00. Adults 13 and up $6.00. A Family Aquatic Pass is $150.00 for a family of four. An Individual Aquatic Pass is $40.00.
Saturday, 5/24/2014 - Monday, 9/1/2014, 10 am - 5 pm
Butterflies & Blooms, Chicago Botanic Garden
Visitors can immerse themselves in a habitat filled with hundreds of live butterflies. This exhibition is filled with species native to North and South American, Asia, and Africa, as well as those native to Illinois. Ticket fee applies.
Saturday, 5/24/2014, 1:30 pm
Nature Tales: Beavers, Lumberjacks of the Great Lakes, Sand Ridge Nature Center, South Holland
Learn all about the largest member of the rodent family and observe the handiwork of some local beavers.
Whealan Pool Aquatic Center, 6200 W. Devon, Chicago
Green Lake Aquatic Center, 1100 River Oaks Dr., Calumet City
Cermak Aquatic Center, 7600 W. Ogden, Lyons
Thursday, 5/29/2014, 7 pm
Conservation in America, Trailside Museum, River Forest, Illinois
Explore the ideas and practice of conservation from before Thoreau to 21st century conservation biology. Adults and teens. Register by 5/26/2014.
Saturday, 5/31/2014, 1 pm
Tree Key, Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, Lemont, Ill...
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