Programs are held at Heller Nature Center at 2821 Ridge Road in Highland Park, Illinois 60035 (directions) unless otherwise noted. All programs are open and free to the public unless noted. Membership is not required to attend these programs. Donations to support our coffee & snacks are welcome but not required. Good deal, huh? If you like our programming, here are ways to support our organization.
Oct 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
SPECIAL PROGRAM When Ian Fleming was looking for a name for his fictional British secret agent, he looked at the cover of his birding bible, Birds of the West Indies, saw the author’s name, and[...]
Online - Zoom Oct 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
The Greater Sage-Grouse, an iconic and threatened species of the American West, is known for its spectacular mating displays as well as for extraordinary conservation efforts to address a 90%+ population decline caused in large[...]
Online - Zoom Nov 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
Despite the rich bird life of the eastern Amazon basin, few birders have visited the Belém Area of Endemism in northeastern Brazil – one of at least eight regions in Amazonia with unique species found[...]
Online - Zoom Jan 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
As even non-birders know from The Big Year book and film, traditional Big Years involve driving and flying thousands of miles to see as many species as possible in a given geographical location in 365[...]
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