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You can do it in your backyard or even from your kitchen table, enjoying the birds that come and go from your yard, or you can turn it an adventure, trekking to bird hotspots near and far to see what species you can add to your list of observed birds. “People will sit in front of the windows and watch the bird feeders, sometimes for hours,” she said. The hope is the same at Hidden Oaks, where the bird-feeding station is part of the extensive renovations

For a group of local teachers, the answer to the age-old question “What did you do on your summer vacation will include spend time relaxing at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon. The Teacher Appreciation program is also a way for teachers to learn more about what Four Rivers and “It’s a way to show our thanks.” Teacher Appreciation program is not the first time Oneok has supported projects and initiatives at Four

Finest: Fly-Fishing Tackle” at Monee Reservoir; and “Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration” at Four “The Nature Foundation funding allows us to do even more with our budget dollars,” Pond said, adding To end the year, Four Rivers hosted “Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration,” on loan from the Denver Later in the year, Isle a la Cache will host “Indige-Facts” and Four Rivers will host “Lost and Found creation of in-house exhibits, allowing visitor center staff to create high-quality exhibits related to our

Preserve staff to create a plan that incorporated short- and long-range goals and made possible a large-scale Romeoville. " Lost and Found – Remnants of Savannas and Old-Growth Forests " exhibit, which opens Oct. 15 at Four Nature restoration at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, provided by Pembina.

equipment recently acquired by the Forest Preserve District aims to help bridge that divide and bring our The tractor is the same John Deere model as one owned by his father — and, in fact, is just a few serial “During the course of conducting many of those field tours the past few years, it became clearly obvious “You get a closer look at all the moving parts, the scale of the size of equipment and get a chance to our services to visitors,” she said.  

“It’s great to know that our trail users have points to ensure that their bikes are safe and trail prepared

Blazing your own trail through the Will County preserves was made easier thanks to an investment by Thanks to our generous donors, the Foundation provided $13,500 for the Be a Trailblazer experience to “Our goal with Be a Trailblazer is to reach as many people as possible and either introduce them to a The experience is divided into four seasonal sessions, each with dozens of missions for participants newsletters or check out our website, so this is a very effective way to meet people where they are

“They are certainly a gateway, poster children if you will, to begin the tale of the wonders that surround us in our natural environment in Will County.”   While Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon doesn’t house resident ambassadors, they receive funds to help keep their outdoor bird feeders full to attract our flighty friends.   ’d always rather err on the side of caution and be ahead of the game when it comes to the health of our

“Take It Outside is really connecting people to nature, and that’s one of our priorities,” she said. The fun continues in 2024, with four seasonal challenges similar in nature to the 2023 adventure, albeit

I ChatGPT’d our course and posed it to the rest of the group, and three other ladies jumped on board! When we were done with our final trail, Hammel (Woods), we had our customary celebratory margarita for I also gave each lady her choice of sticker that I purchased from the Four Rivers Environmental Education “We have done your challenges before, the 5K runs as well as the Triple Crown, where we ran all three enjoy the outdoors, and we are grateful to have a Forest Preserve District that takes good care of our

If you thought you missed your window to add some native plants to your landscape this year, think again We don’t typically think of summer as planting season, but it’s not too late to add some color to your They are well adapted to our climate and soil because they are meant to grow here. labor this summer pay off with colorful displays in your yard. Spotted Joe-pye weed produces deep pink blooms, while the flowers of sweet Joe-pye weed are a much more pale