It's time to celebrate migratory birds on International World Migratory Bird Day. To commemorate this occasion, as well as Galena’s designation as an Illinois Bird City, JDCF invites you to […]

Join us for a walk in the woods and prairies at the Rutherford Refuge Nature Preserve to discover early spring ephemerals in bloom. Free and RSVPs not needed. This event […]

You are invited to join Chicago Field Museum insect educators and scientists to see their amazing collections of local and non-local insects. There will also be insect displays collected by […]

JDCF invites everyone to Meteors on the Mound for a glimpse of the Perseid meteor shower from atop Horseshoe Mound Preserve, which is one of the highest points in Jo […]

Join JDCF staff and volunteers are we explore the prairie to catch and tag monarch butterflies who are beginning their fall migration back to Mexico. This event will give people […]

This 2-day course is certified through the Safety and Woods Working (SAWW) training program and is part of a four-level series designed to increase safety and efficiency of chainsaw use. […]

This 2-day course is certified through the Safety and Woods Working (SAWW) training program and is part of a four-level series designed to increase safety and efficiency of chainsaw use. […]