I hear and forget

I see and remember

I do and I understand

 -------- Ancient Proverb

Click on the picture for a schedule of the Kankakee Valley Audubon Society Spring and Fall field trips

Winter Woodland Walk

 Aroma Land and Water Preserve

Saturday, January 23, at 10:00 a.m.

The trail at the Aroma Land and Water Preserve winds through several types of habitat, including upland sand prairie, woodland and wetland areas, and down to the Kankakee River. The Aroma site preserves habitat for many Illinois wildflowers that are native to Kankakee County. 

Meet at the parking lot at Aroma , on Heiland Road, 1.4 miles south of Highway 17 East.

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 Art & Nature in the Woods F

or children age 8-11

Shannon Bayou Nature Center

Saturday, February 13, at 10:00 a.m. 

Saturday, March 13 at 10:00 a.m.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM;

call program director Jean Hurrle 815-549-9072 to register for these workshops;

PROGRAM WILL BE CANCELLED IF THERE IS NO ENROLLMENT

Art and Nature Workshops at the Forest Preserve are for children who love the outdoors and want to spend "hands-on" time learning from nature.  When weather permits, the workshops include outdoor activities such as track identification, shelter building, friction fire and the natural history of native plants and animals.  Indoor activities in the roomy Nature Center building include drawing and crafting from nature, natural history, astronomy and earth science.

This 46 acre preserve is located at 3301 Waldron Road in Aroma Park, along the Kankakee River. The Center provides space for programs about natural history, ecology, and preservation of open space in the Kankakee River Valley. The walking trail area features plantings of many native trees and plants, including an acre of native tallgrass prairie, a ¾ mile asphalt and fine gravel walking trail, a picnic shelter, and picnic tables.

Meet at the Shannon Bayou Nature Center, 1301 Waldron Road in Aroma Park across from the Shell Station in Aroma Park

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Moonlight Hike

  Aroma Land and Water Preserve

Saturday, January 30, at 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 28, at 5:30 p.m.

Moonlight hikes in the Forest Preserve are one of the most popular programs at the preserves.  Join us for hot cider and experience a moonlit winter night at your forest preserve.   

Meet at the parking lot at Heiland Road, 1.4 miles south of Highway 17 east.

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For a free subscription to the Forest Preserve Newsletter, Woods of Wisdom, call the Forest Preserve Office:  815-933-5630