Following is a listing of our upcoming bird and wildlife programs. To receive notice of future programs and field trips, please sign up to receive our email newsletter (click link). You can also follow us on Twitter and join our Facebook page.
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.
Feb 1 @ 10:00 am
10:00 am
SPECIAL OFF-SITE PROGRAM – Registration Required With several years of preserve restoration nearing completion, learn about Fort Sheridan’s history, architecture, notable residents and more, complete with artifacts from the museum’s archives. Then stay to tour[...]
Feb 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
Warming temperatures, increasing precipitation and other climate changes are already impacting the flora and fauna of the upper Midwest. The Field Museum’s Doug Stotz will discuss how these shifts are changing the timing of bird migration and[...]
Mar 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
Lake County is home to eight species of bat. Andrew Rutter, Lake County Forest Preserve District wildlife ecologist, will introduce us to each species, their unique life history characteristics and ecological roles, LCFPD’s efforts conserve[...]
Apr 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
Pollination isn’t just a daytime activity. Recent research has revealed that moths do the job after dark. Krissa Skogen, conservation biologist and botanist at the Chicago Botanic Garden and adjunct professor at Northwestern University, will[...]
May 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
Sandhill Crane populations were dropping precipitously in Wisconsin 80 years ago, prompting naturalist Aldo Leopold to worry that they would soon disappear altogether. Today flocks of upwards of 10,000 birds converge on the Wisconsin River[...]
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