The Vera Meineke Nature Center at Spring Valley is an earth-sheltered, passive-solar visitor center and includes hands-on exhibits, discovery niche...
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Since opening its doors in 1980, The Nature Center has been a vibrant natural resource for education and conservation in suburban Chicago. Ne...
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The White Oaks Nature Trail is available for you to enjoy the natural surroundings as you walk, jog or bike on this interpretive loop trail. You ca...
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Mission:
To promote harmonious coexistence between the people and wildlife of DuPage County. And to promote diverse and healthy wildlife populatio...
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Lyman Woods is 150 acres of oak woods, prairie, and marsh habitats that supports over 300 species of native plants. Discover an amazing diversity o...
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About Us:
Stillman Nature Center is a private, not-for-profit center for environmental education located on 80 acres of woods, lake and prairie in ...
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Over a thousand acres of rolling, glacier formed landscape in northwest Cook County has been set aside as Crabtree Nature Center.
Before 1830, this...
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When you visit Wildwood Nature Center, you feel transported — to somewhere far away from where you really are, to a state of mind that leaves...
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With surrounding Lake County in a state of vast development, it was Kildeer’s intent to provide its residents with a refuge where people coul...
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Mission Statement:We Create Fun!...by providing the finest in Parks, Programs, and Recreational Facilities for our Community.
The Bartlett Nature C...
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For 10,000 years, since the last glaciers melted away, the Des Plaines River Valley has been home and highway for plants, animals and people. Only ...
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The Grove is 143 acres of ecologically diverse prairie grove land preserved and maintained by the Glenview Park District. The Grove was the ho...
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Established in 1931, Trailside Museum of Natural History served as the first public nature education facility of the Forest Preserve District of Co...
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This 65-acre site at the big bend of the Fox River is rich in natural and cultural history. An oak tree at Tekakwitha dates to 1864 and links...
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This 15 acre natural area sits on the east bank of the Des Plaines River. In 1998 the Village, with School District 103, established a Nature Cente...
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Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie is a 32-acre remnant of a tall-grass prairie that once stretched for millions of square miles across North America....
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Nature Center Highlights
Hands-on discovery center filled with interactive exhibits:
Habitat Tree: Hunt for animal homes above and below while ...
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MissionThe mission of Hawthorne Hill Nature Center is to educate people about nature, themselves, and others through hands-on nature studies, exper...
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