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EVENTS and PROGRAMS
Please call 847-968-3321 to register for programs - various fees apply.

Ryerson Reads
Click here for a sneak peak at Season 5.

Riverwoods Photo Club
1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month
7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Skokie Valley Astronomers
First Friday of the month
8:00 - 9:30 pm followed by viewing, if weather permits
Call Gretchen Patti at 630-393-7929 or email Gretchen at gpatti@tezzaron.com.
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Restoration Workdays
Saturdays

May 24
(meet at the Welcome Center)

9:00 am
New volunteers and groups of four or more: RSVP to Tom Smith, Stewardship Coordinator, at 847-968-3329, so we can be sure to bring enough equipment for everyone. Please call for directions to work sites, as many tend to be off the beaten path.

Summer Camps
It's not too early to think about summer camp!
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Cardinal
Northern Cardinal
(Jim Schultz, photographer)

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SPRING ACTIVITIES 
 

Stargazing
Stellar Reports

Friday, May 9th
8 - 9:30 pm
Join the Skokie Valley Astronomers for their monthly indoor programs. If the night is clear, we'll follow the meeting with a stargazing session using club telescopes.
Adults and interested young people are welcome.
Free, no registration required.
At the Welcome Center

Questions? Call Gretchen at 630.393.7929 or email gpatti@tezzaron.com.

Smith Nature Symposium
The Great Lakes Water Wars

Sunday, May 10th
5:30 - 9:30 pm
Lake MichiganAcclaimed author of The Great Lakes Water Wars, Peter Annin will be the Keynote speaker for this year’s Smith Nature Symposium. "This is the definitive book about the fight over Great Lakes water. The book does for the Great Lakes what Ansel Adams’s photos did for Yosemite–it shows the world what a precious and irreplaceable resource the Great Lakes are, and why it is so important that they be protected." The evening’s festivities include a reception, silent auction, dinner and keynote address.
$125 per person
$25 ($20 for FRW members) for dessert and keynote only (beginning at 8:15 pm)
At Brushwood
(photo courtesy of The Alliance for the Great Lakes)

Discovering our Ravines
Sunday, May 18th
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Rue AnemoneCome walk beautiful ravines during peak songbird migration and spring wildflowers. Ravines to the shores of Lake Michigan are one of the ecological signatures of the north shore of Chicago. But, how much do we really know about our ravines? Join us as we compare and contrast two neighboring yet dramatically different ravines. First we’ll visit Bartlett Ravine, part of Openlands’ new 77-acre Lakeshore Preserve in Fort Sheridan. Plans for this degraded ravine include restoring native ecosystems and erosion protection. In dramatic contrast, we’ll next visit nearby 61-acre McCormick Ravine in Lake Forest. Home to numerous rare plants, this is an example of one the finest remaining Lake Michigan ravine forests. Representatives from Openlands and Lake Forest Open Lands will be our guides.
Meet at Barlett Ravine; directions provided upon registration.
$15 ($10 FRW members).
To register with a membership discount, call 847.968.3321.
(photo courtesy of Lake Forest Open Lands)

 

See Ryerson Woods at the Lake County Forest Preserve web site for more information about progams and events.

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