DeKalb County, Illinois

                            

DeKalb County Forest Preserve
Activities

 

Terry Hannan, Superintendent 
Administration Building
110 East Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL 60178
(815) 895-7191
thannan@dekalbcounty.org

  Volunteer Opportunities-Check them out!

  • Garlic Mustard Removal--  May & June

  • Kishwaukee River Clean Up

  • Litter Clean Up

  • Prairie Management

  • Prairie Seed Collection--August & September

  • Prairie Planting--  June

  • Tree Planting

  • Voluntary Land Steward Program

  Family Programs

  • Winterfest -- January at Russell Woods Natural Resource Center

  Scheduled NREC Events:

  • Maple Syruping -- March   (Learn about the entire maple syruping process, from tapping the trees to sampling the finished product.)  at Russell Woods Natural Resource Center
  • Earth Day Tree Planting  - Potawatomi Woods,  Afton Forest Preserves-- April
  • Spring Bird Migration Walk/Talk --  April/May 
  • Wildflower Walk -- April
  • Mother's Day Wildflower Walk -- May
  • Annual Sunrise Rotary 8K Run -- May
  • Star Watching--(May-June-August-October) October 10, 2009
    • Open to the Public-Northwest Suburban Astronomers
  • Potawatomi Woods Forest Preserve - Sunrise Rotary 8K Run -- May
  • National Trails Day Event -- June
    • AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY ANNOUNCES ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL TRAILS DAYŽ Get Outside and “Experience Your Outdoors”   doc / pdf 
  • Summer Evening on the Prairie -- July

  Weekend Programs-

  • Wee Naturalists - 1st Saturday of each month from October - May 10:30 a.m. Open to children 4-7 years of age.  Each program features a different nature theme a $3.00 fee helps cover materials.

  Camp Russell - Summer Camps

  • 6 camps offered June - August  
       

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