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.

Build-a-Zoo – 7/25/26

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

Become the zoo director, and design your dream zoo! Learn about animal habitats, enrichment, and conservation as you use your creativity to build habitats with recycled materials.

Introduction to Nature Journaling – 7/25/26

Austin Gardens Park Permit - 167 Forest Avenue, Oak Park IL 60302

Learn to mindfully experience nature with journaling  no artistic ability required! We’ll guide you through how to connect and look closely to the world around us. This program is perfect for anyone who wants to relax, de-stress, and appreciate the beauty around them.

Little Shop of Carnivorous Plants – 8/8/26

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

"Feed me, Seymour!" We're stepping into the freaky flower shop to learn the how's and why's of flytraps, sundews, pitcher plants, and other meat-eating plants.

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