Lost Valley Self-Guided Opportunities Nature Detectives Explore this free opportunity JOIN designed to help your family spend Self-Guided Outdoor Explorations at Glacial Park quality time outdoors while learning Explore Glacial Park with self-guided activities and about nature! check out a free exploration backpack with binoculars FOX Club o昀昀ers 4-6 gatherings a year and 昀椀eld guides to help you search nature's wild spaces! and a chance to meet other outdoor- September: BEAVERS AND MUSKRATS loving families. FOX Club families receive an exploration backpack with While muskrats and beavers are very similar in many a guide to animal tracks of McHenry ways, they are di昀昀erent animals. Visit the display at the LEARN MORE: County, a journal, and District site Lost Valley Visitor Center to learn about these unique [email protected] trail maps, as well as fun seasonal animals. 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