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Northeast
Region
Counties:
Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry,
Will
Upcoming
Events:
Severson Dells Nature Center
Rockford, IL 815-335-2915
Biology of Stream
July 10, 8am-Noon
$5
Discover the life and geology of streams. Bring waders if
you have them.
Natural Land Institute
Rockford, IL 815-964-6666
Plein-Air on the Prairie
July 10 and 11, 9-3pm
Artists will be drawing, painting, and water coloring for
display in September.
Angelic Organics Learning Center
Caledonia, IL 815-389-8455
Cheesemaking
July 17, 4-7pm
$65
Hands on workshop making goat cheese from start to finish.
Boone County Conservation District
Belvidere, IL
An Evening Among the Gardens
July 25, 5-8pm
Free
Come out to BCCD festival grounds and explore seven different
gardens.
The Chicago Partners for Earth Partnership for Schools
(EPS) is inviting teams of three teachers to be trained
to facilitate ecological restoration at their schools through
cross-curricular lesson plans for their classrooms. They will
work in partnership with education staff from the Dupage County
Forest Preserve, Lake County Forest Preserve, McHenry County
Conservation District and the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Trainings
will be held from July 26th-30th. More information can be
found by contacting: Eva Danon, Coordinator for Teacher Programs,
Chicago Botanic Garden edanon@chicagobotanic.org?: Phone (847)
835-8253
Severson Dells Nature Center
Rockford, IL 815-335-2915
Mussel Mania
August 10, 10:30-Noon
$5
Discover the life histories of these amazing creatures. Northern
Illinois is home to some of the best mussel streams.
Wild Ones-Rock River Valley Chapter
Rockford, IL 815-962-4584
The ecology, culture and use of shrubs and small trees.
August 19, 7pm
Free
Come to the Burpee Museum to learn all about adding these
plants to your landscape.
Byron Forest Preserve
Byron, IL 815-234-8535
Hummingbird Festival
August 22, 10-3pm
$10/person
We’ll take you to Starved Rock State Park for this unique
look at the earth’s smallest birds.
Atwood Environmental Center
Rockford, IL 815-987-8844
NAI CIG Course
August 23-26
$300/NAI members or $350/non-members
Become certified as an Interpretive Guide by this national
organization.
Groundwater and the Water Cycle Workshop AND Soil:
The World Beneath Our Feet Workshop
The Winnebago County Soil and Water Conservation District
(SWCD) is offering two educator workshops to further your
understanding in soil and water resources:
1. Groundwater and the Water Cycle, Tuesday, August 3rd,
2010, 9am-12pm
2. Soil: The World Beneath Our Feet, Tuesday, August 10th,
2010, 9am-12pm
Both workshops are being held at the Soil and Water Conservation
District Office, 4833 Owen Center Road, Rockford and are
geared towards formal science educators who teach grades
4 through 8. These workshops offer one Continuing Professional
Development Unit (CPDU) per hour for teachers. The class
is limited to the first twenty applicants. Please direct
any questions to Jessica Vandeboom; Resource Analyst at
(815) 965-2392 ext. 3 or jessica.vandeboom@il.nacdnet.net.
Regional
Directors:
Jessica Prince
Forest Preserve District of Will County
jprince@fpdwc.org
Cyndi Duda
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
cyndi.duda@comcast.net
Nikki Dahlin
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
ndahlin@dupageforest.com
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