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4th Annual Trivia Night

Kemper Lakes Golf Club 24000 N. Old McHenry Road, Kildeer, IL, United States

Join us for a casual evening of fun for a good cause.  Make your own team or come as an individual and get teamed up with some new friends as we play Team Trivia to benefit our mission.  Raffle baskets, games and prizes for the winners and losers.   Regular price (deadline February 13) - $60/person [...]

$60.00

Bird House Building!

The Chalet @ Paulus Park 200 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich, IL, United States

Let's prepare for Spring!  Build a bird nesting house to help our feathered friends build nests for their eggs.  Basic tools will be used and you will decorate your box and take it home. Register by April 9 as we need to have kits prepared.  Ages 8 and above. Cost: $15 per person. [...]

$15.00

Arbor Day Celebration

The Chalet @ Paulus Park 200 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich, IL, United States

Join us for President Judi Thode's presentation on how to kick out Buckthorn in your yard.  Then, help clean one of our local parks.  To sign up for the event, please click here or visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0548aeac23a6fd0-arbor3 and you will be able to sign up for a particular park to clean.   

Kidfest/Kite Fly

Citizens Park 511 N. Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, IL, United States

Saturday, May 4- 11 am to 3 pm at Citizens Park, Barrington.  This is a free event of various nature-related events for kids.  Join Ancient Oaks Foundation as we will be sponsoring a booth where we will be making Monarch Mud Balls/Bombs - mud balls with milkweed and flower seeds. For more information about [...]

Wonders of a Watershed

Ela Public Library 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich, IL, United States

Join Ancient Oaks Foundation for “Wonders of a Watershed” at the Ela Area Public Library.  We all live in a watershed but what makes them important to our daily lives?  Flint Creek Watershed Partnership’s, Faye Sinnott, will discuss how watersheds work, what services they provide, threats and challenges to a healthy watershed as well as [...]

Meditation in the Woods

Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park 500 Lions Drive, Lake Zurich, IL, United States

What better place to meditate than in a nature park. You can absorb the beauty of your surroundings and feel more in tune with the environment and yourself. Doing this can help to cultivate and deepen the inner peace within you. Please join us to experience deep relaxation meditation. We will gather at [...]

$5.00

Fabulous Fireflies

Old Mill Grove Park Shelter 675 Old Mill Grove Rd, Lake Zurich, IL, United States

You will learn about the life cycle of this fascinating beetle through games and stories. Then we will catch, examine and release these interesting ‘lights of the summer night’ from the Old Mill Grove wetland.  A seasonal snack will be served.  Bring a flashlight.  Ages 6 and up.  Adults will learn, too. Cost $3/person [...]

$5.00

Dandy Dragonflies

Manor Park 5 Miller Road, Lake Zurich, IL, United States

Learn about these ‘tigers of the water and sky’ as well as other pond creatures through activities and games. We will catch, examine and release these diverse flyers and learn why they are important for our environment.   We’ll also look into pond water for frogs, turtles and other creatures that call the water ‘home’ [...]

$5.00

Oaktober: Working Together to Preserve Our Trees

Ela Public Library 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich, IL, United States

From Emerald Ash Borer to buckthorn to oak decline there are various risks to our local tree communities. Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI) is a coordinated effort of various public and private agencies, across the seven county Chicago region, addressing these concerns and developing a Master Plan that aims to improve and preserve the canopy [...]

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