Events

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE!

Friday April 24

8am-11am: BioBlitz @ Chief Shabonna Forest Preserve 4490 Preserve Rd, Shabbona, IL 60550 Drop In Event

10:00am-11:30am: Byron Forest Preserves Hike @ Jarrett Prairie Center 7993 N River Rd, Byron, IL 61010

10:00am-11:30am: Guided Hike with Winnebago County Forest Preserves @ Kilbuck Bluffs Forest Preserve S Bend Rd, Rockford, IL 61109 (Meet at the entrance closest to the creek.)

12:00pm-1:00pm: Urban Nature Family Adventure @ Rockford Public Library 215 N. Wyman Street Rockford, IL 61101

2:00pm-4:00pm: Birds and Plants with Byron Forest Preserve @ Bald Hill Prairie Preserve 5502 N Silver Creek Rd, Mt Morris, IL 61054

3:00pm-4:30pm  Guided Plant Hike with Boone Co. Conservation District @ Piscasaw Fen Conservation Area 8605 Norris Ln, Capron, IL 61012

5:00-7:00pm Hilly Hike with Byron Forest Preserve @ Howard Colman Hall Creek Preserve 12749 N Weldon Rd, Rockford, IL 61102

Saturday April 25

9am-10:30am: Wildflower Hike with Boone County Conservation District @ Flora Prairie Nature Preserve 498 Poole Rd, Cherry Valley, IL 61016

10am-12pm: Oak Savanna Hike with Byron Forest Preserve @ Stephen and Deirdre Nardi Equine Prairie Preserve 6651 N River Rd, Byron, IL 61010

10am-12pm: City Nature Challenge Observation Strolls with Natural Land Institute @ Oxbow Springs 15197 Telegraph Rd, Pecatonica, IL 61063 Drop In Event

11am-12pm: Guided Plant Hike @ Nature at the Confluence 306 Dickop St, South Beloit, IL 61080

1:00pm-3:00pm: Macroinvertebrate Study with Byron Forest Preserve @ Barrick Oaks Homestead Preserve 3515 E Oak Grove Rd, Byron, IL 61010

6:30pm-8:00pm: Sunset Bat Stroll @ Atwood Nature Center 2685 New Milford School Rd, Rockford, IL 61109

Sunday April 26

1:00pm-2:30pm Birds, Bees, and Blooms with Boone County Conservation District @ Spencer Conservation Area 899 Appleton Rd, Belvidere, IL 61008

Monday April 27

1pm-3pm: BioBlitz with NIU's Campus Sustainability @ NIU's North 40 and East Lagoon Drop In Event

5:00pm-7:30pm: Nature ID Hike with Boone County Conservation District @ Distillery Road Conservation Area 7421 Distillery Rd., Belvidere, IL  61008

New this year!

On April 29th from 5:30-7pm we will be hosting an ID Extravaganza at the Rockford Public Library Main Branch. Invite participants and bring yourself to see how many CNC observations we can get to RESEARCH GRADE! No prior nature knowledge needed!