Explore summer in the Discovery Garden! Enjoy hands-on activities led by our garden docents outside. Learn about native Illinois ecosystems and have fun playing in the garden!
Jun: Pollinators
Jul: Water Play
Aug: In the Dirt
Strap in and get belaying – we’re going rock climbing! Join us for a trip to Iron Oaks Adventure Center, where we’ll scale their 40 foot climbing tower and strategize to try and reach the top!
Please bring a water bottle, a nut-free lunch, and wear closed-toed shoes.
Let’s test those wilderness skills! We’re breaking out the fire pit so we can learn the safe way to start up a campfire. We’ll go through the differences between tinder, kindling, & fuel, how to build a fire for cooking on, and what we need on hand to put it out. S'mores included!
Wait, is that a larks head or a bowline? Or is it a sheet bend? And what do all these knots for anyway? Join us in learning how to tie different knots, what they’re for, and how to use them on your next outdoor adventure.
What's wild in the city? More than you'd think! Urban areas have a lot of nature – join us as we put on our investigation glasses and scour the park for signs of life that we might not have noticed before, and explore the connections to wildlife that occur all around us.
