Education Program Registration Procedures Choose one of the following convenient ways to complete your registration. Payment must accompany your registration. 8 Online: 'Phone: TipSign up for multiple people/programs at once MCCD.me/Programs (815) 338-6223 to incur only one $2.00 transaction fee. (Fee programs only). Winter Registration Dates Withdrawal/Cancellation If you need to withdraw from a class, Registration is processed 昀椀rst come, 昀椀rst served. contact Prairieview Education Center at (815) 338-6223 or email Registration begins on the following dates: [email protected] as soon as possible. Unless otherwise Residents N on-residents noted, advance notice of 昀椀ve business days is required to receive a November 10 N ovember 20 refund. Cancellations may occur if there are an insu昀케cient number of people registered or in the event of severe weather in the forecast. SITE & SEASONAL CLOSURES Hunting — Seasonal site closures to ensure maximum safety for our visitors. October 1, 2024–January 19, 2025 (Then parking lots remains closed as weather conditions dictate.) Community Research Forest, Harvard (Exception: trail remains open 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m. daily.) County Line Road Access, Marengo (Parking lot remains open for canoe launch access, then closes as weather conditions dictate.) Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area, West Loop Trail and west of power lines, Cary Silver Creek Conservation Area, East Loop Trail South of Behan Rd., Crystal Lake (Open for 昀椀shing) Winding Creek Conservation Area, Hebron (Exception: early morning lot remains open.) October 25–27, November 1–3, and November 8–10 Fox Blu昀昀 Conservation Area, Cary (Then parking lot remains closed as weather conditions dictate.) Silver Creek, Crystal Lake • Stickney Run, McHenry • Hickory Grove Highlands & Lyon's Prairie Marsh & Riverfront, Cary (Open for 昀椀shing until 昀椀rst ice.) November 1, 2024 - January 14, 2025 Brookdale Conservation Area, Paulson Rd. Multi-Use Trail, Woodstock (Then parking lot remains closed as weather conditions dictate.) November 5 - 8 Marengo Ridge Conservation Area, Marengo • Rush Creek Conservation Area, Harvard November 22–24 Pioneer Road Canoe Landing, Richmond (Then as weather conditions dictate closure.) November 22–24; Dec. 13–15, Dec. 26–29, and Jan. 17–19 All of Glacial Park Conservation Area including Lost Valley Visitor Center • Prairie Trail from W. Solon Rd. south to School Rd. Weather Related – Sites reopen mid to late March. Parking lots close with 2"+ of snowfall and reopen with mild weather but trails remain open to walk-in tra昀케c. After January 2, parking lots close for the season. Beck's Woods & Piscasaw North, Chemung Elizabeth Lake NP Varga Archaeological Site, Richmond Prairie Trail Mitchard Way Lot, Algonquin Boger Bog, Bull Valley Exner Marsh/Lakewood & Miller Road, LITH Prairie Trail Hillside Lot, Algonquin Brookdale, Paulson Rd. Entrance, Woodstock High Point, Harvard Lake in The Hills Fen, LITH Community Research Forest, Harvard Huntley-Union-Marengo (HUM) Trail, Marengo North Branch, Richmond Du昀椀eld South, Woodstock Kishwaukee Headwaters, Woodstock Seasonal Closures or Special Conditions: Coral Woods, Marengo - Closed for Festival of the Sugar Maples, March 8-10 and March 15-16, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Du昀椀eld Pond: Pond, N., Woodstock - North Lot & Pond Close at 昀椀rst ice & stays closed. Hickory Grove Riverfront, Cary - Closed at 昀椀rst ice; trails open to walk-in tra昀케c, except hunting weekends: Oct. 25–27, Nov. 1–3, Nov. 8–10. Nippersink Canoe Base, Spring Grove - As conditions dictate. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Check MCCD.me/Alerts for site updates before heading out. 20