JANUARY Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday   New Year's Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 Winter Break Day Camp, Winter Break Day Camp, Winter Break Day Camp, 2024, Get Out and Explore, 9 am–3 pm (p. 14) 9 am–3 pm (p. 14) 9 am–3 pm (p. 14) 7–8:30 am (p. 11) Lost Valley Visitor Center Open Nature's Preschool: Mammals Nature's Preschool: Mammals Nature's Preschool: Mammals Fort Building Fun, 9–11 am (p. 14) District offices closed. in Winter, 9:30–11:30 am (p. 14) in Winter, 9:30–11:30 am (p. 14) in Winter, 9:30–11:30 am (p. 14) Make Your Own Paper, 2–3:30 pm (p. 15) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Candlelight Ski / Hike, 5–9 pm "The Mitten", 10–11:30 am (p. 15) (p. 11) Candlelight Ski / Hike, 5–9 pm (p. 11) 14 Martin Luther 15 16 17 18 19 20 King Jr. Day Upcycled Crafts: Magazine Stories & Explore, 10–11 am Tom Talks: Beavers, 10 am–12 pm Stories with Gerald Savage, Discovery Days: Animals in In Search of Eagles, 8–10 am Beads and Flowers, 1–2:30 pm (p. 15) (p. 7) 6–7:30 pm (p. 17) Winter, 10–11 am (p. 7) (p. 12) (p. 15) Eagles of Illinois, 11 am–12:30 pm District offices closed. (p. 12) Lost Valley Visitor Center open. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Sites Seldom Seen: County Line Road Access, 10–11:30 am (p. 17) 28 29 30 31 Keith D. Leman FEBRUARY Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 Tiny Tom Talks: Remnant Papermaking: Watch the Love Prairies, 2:30–2:45 pm (p. 7) Grow, 9–11 am (p. 15) Cynthia Smith 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tiny Tom Talks: Weeds, Candlelight Ski / Hike, History Hike, 9:30–11 am (p. 17) 2:30–2:45 pm (p. 7) 5–9 pm (p. 11) Research Round Up, 10 am - Noon (p. 17) Intro to Volunteering, 1–2:30 pm (p. 7) Natural Valentine, 1:30–3 pm (p. 15) Candlelight Ski, 5–9 pm (p. 11) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Winter Tree ID, 2–3:30 pm Tiny Tom Talks: Bugs, Birds & Crazy About Canines, 1:30–3 pm (p. 16) Bison, 2:30–2:45 pm (p. 7) (p. 16) 18 Presidents Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 An Afternoon with Short-Eared Stories & Explore, 10–11 am Discovery Days: Animal Tracks, Tiny Tom Talks: Blades of Glory, Chicago Wilderness Prescribed Chicago Wilderness Prescribed Owls, 4:30–6 pm (p. 12) (p. 15) 10–11 am (p. 14) 2:30–2:45 pm (p. 7) Burn Crew Training, Burn Crew Training, Phenology Orientation, 8 am–4:30 pm (p. 7) 8 am–4:30 pm (p. 7) District offices closed. 6:30–8:30 pm (p. 7) Lost Valley Visitor Center open. 25 26 27 28 29 Tiny Tom Talks: Oak Reproduction, 2:30–2:45 pm (p. 7) Landscapes | Winter 2023-24 1919