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Event Series Maple Sugaring

Maple Sugaring

Kline Creek Farm 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago, IL, United States

Discover how sap becomes syrup as you try tapping with tools from the 1890s, check the collection buckets, watch sap thicken over the fire, and try a taste of real...

Free
Event Series Maple Sugaring Days

Maple Sugaring Days

Creek Bend Nature Center 37W700 Dean Street, St. Charles, IL, United States

Learn how to tap a maple tree, and try to drill and set a tap yourself! We'll simmer sap over an open fire and watch as it thickens to maple...

Free
Event Series Maple Sugaring

Maple Sugaring

Kline Creek Farm 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago, IL, United States

Discover how sap becomes syrup as you try tapping with tools from the 1890s, check the collection buckets, watch sap thicken over the fire, and try a taste of real...

Free

Outdoor Cooking

Camp Reinberg 1801 N Quentin Road, Palatine, IL, United States

Cooking outdoors is easy and fun! Learn how to prepare food both over a fire and on a stove. Ages 12-17 w/adult.

Free

Campfire Sing-along and Hike

Messenger Woods Nature Preserve Bruce Road and Cedar Road, Home Glen, IL, United States

Hiking, campfires and singing are not just for summer! Explore the sights and sounds of Messenger Woods at night while hiking along a lantern-lit trail with a naturalist. Warm yourself...

Free
Event Series Sapโ€™s Rising

Sapโ€™s Rising

River Trail Nature Center 3120 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL, United States

Walk in the sugar maple forest as winter comes to an end and learn about the sweet history of maple syrup making.

Free
Event Series Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland

Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Enjoy the beauty of winter outside with Garfield Park Conservatoryโ€™s Nature Educators! During the winter months, we will be outside in the Play & Grow Garden to experience a lot...

Free

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