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NATURE PROGRAMS

ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS Join us at Lyman Woods to meet and greet our nature center’s special residents. Help feed our animal friends and learn about bees, bugs and lizards. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Please register everyone attending. Age: 2+ Min/Max: 5/30 Fee: $7 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time Animal 3500P15-01 6/21 SA 11:00-11:30am Buzzing Bees 3500P15-02 6/26 TH 4:30-5:00pm Buzzing Bees 3500P15-03 7/26 SA 11:00-11:30am Bug Bash 3500P15-04 7/31 TH 4:30-5:00pm Bug Bash 3500P15-05 8/23 SA 11:00-11:30am Lizard Lowdown 3500P15-06 8/28 TH 4:30-5:00pm Lizard Lowdown NEW! Bring life and color into your home with a beautiful homemade terrarium! We’ll provide all the materials and plants to get you started. Feel free to bring any other tiny extras to go into your container to add your own special twist. We’ll use succulents, moss and other plants as well as mini-sized extras to help you create a special tiny world! Please register everyone attending. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Age: 5+ Min/Max: 5/20 Fee: $25 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 3500P13-01 6/22 SU 2:00-3:30pm HAPPY HARVEST TIME Bring the whole family and join us in the garden to help harvest some delicious fruits and veggies! Each month, different foods will ripen, and be ready to eat! We’ll take part in some gardening activities, play fun games and learn how you can grow some of these same foods at home! Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Please register everyone attending. Age: 2+ Min/Max: 5/20 Fee: $15 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time Topic 3500P02-01 6/8 SU 11:00am-12:00pm Late Spring Crops 3500P02-02 7/19 SA 11:00am-12:00pm Mid Summer Crops 3500P02-03 8/30 SA 11:00am-12:00pm Late Summer Crops TERRARIUMS & TINY WORLDS

CAMPFIRE COOKING Looking for a fun way to dine out with your family? Join us each month for our campfire cooking class! Each class will focus on a different dish. We’ll walk you through the ingredients and materials needed for your fire, prep and cooking! This class is open to all ages, but each person needs to sign up so we have enough yummy materials! Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Please register everyone 5 and older attending. Age: 5+ Min/Max: 6/20 Fee: $18 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time Food 3500P07-01 6/28 SA 5:30-7:00pm Mexican Tin Foil Dinner 3500P07-02 7/13 SU 1:00-2:30pm Dutch Oven Donuts & Homemade Ice Cream 3500P07-03 8/24 SU 11:30am-1:00pm Fresh Corn Dogs & Fried Pickles EARLY BIRDS-BIRDING HIKES The early bird gets the worm! Borrow a pair of our binoculars and join us for a fun and refreshing morning hike to explore and find some of Lyman Woods’ favorite feathered friends. Led by one of our expert birders, we’ll hike through oak savanna, prairie and wetlands to discover both year-round and migratory birds found in the Chicago Region. Each program will highlight special topics in birding and ornithology. Great for those interested in birds or photography! Please register everyone attending. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Age: All Min/Max: 5/25 Fee: Free William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time Theme 3500P25-01 6/29 SU 8:30-10:00am Wetland Birds 3500P25-02 7/27 SU 8:30-10:00am Cavity Nesters 3500P25-03 8/24 SU 8:30-10:00am Woodpeckers BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES Butterflies are some of the coolest insects out there! Join us as we play some games, do some crafts, dress up in butterfly wings and go on a butterfly hunt in the preserve! Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Please register everyone attending. Age: 2+ Min/Max: 5/48 Fee: $15 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 3500P14-01 8/9 SA 10:00-11:00am

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