Adult-Child Archery Evening – 6/12/26

Fox Community Center (Lower Level) - 624 South Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park IL 60304

Hey, junior archers! Want to teach your adults a thing or two about shooting a bow and arrow? Our trained instructors will help you and your adult learn the ropes of this fun adventure sport. Registration is for one child and one adult. Please register your child archer only, not their adult.   Archery is …

Glacial Park Hiking Trip – 6/13/26

Fox Community Center (Lower Level) - 624 South Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park IL 60304

We’re spending our springtime days with adventure on the brain! Join us for a trip to Glacial Park Conservation Area for a day of hiking and picnicking. Transportation provided. Meet at Fox Center.    Hikers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a registered adult.   Photo by Openlands

Trip to the Tide Pools – 6/27/26

Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center Main Room - 167 Forest Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302

We're hitting the coast and learning about the creatures that live in tide pools, like anemones, urchins, sea stars, and more! Join us as we explore tidal habitats using stories, games, and art..

Seed Paper Workshop – 6/27/26

Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center Main Room - 167 Forest Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302

What can you even do with all that junk mail? You can recycle it, but now you can plant it! Join us in making plantable seed paper out of recycled materials. All materials provided, and everyone goes home with at least three sheets.

Weird & Wonderful Wildlife – 7/11/26

Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center Main Room - 167 Forest Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302

What do giant squid, platypus, and okapi have in common? People thought they weren't real animals! Join us as we rediscover the animals that we previously thought were just myths, tell their stories, and learn how they were finally found.

Plaster Cast Workshop: Animal & Bigfoot Tracks – 7/11/26

Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center Main Room - 167 Forest Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302

Who made those tracks? A rabbit? A deer? Was it Bigfoot?! Join us as we make paster footprint casts of animal tracks, learn about the animals that make them, and build tracking guides for our next hike in the woods.

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