Winter Events hosted by the Forest Preserves of Cook County
The Forest Preserves of Cook County offer a great variety of programming throught the winter, some inside, some out, some for kids, families, birders, hikers, gardeners, you name it!
and a few direct links to some events we at Friends are especially excited about. (Also remember to check the !)
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- Any day with 3" of snow on the ground - Have a blast from 10am - 9pm on one of FPCC's five lit sledding hills.
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- January 13 - Start some milkweed so it's ready to plant on , May 12, 2018! Milkweed is essential habitat for the monarch butterfly, our spirit animal (insect) for the year.
- January 14 - Get out and enjoy one of the gems of the FPCC near the Cal-Sag Channel.
- January 20 - We can all support wildlife in our own backyards with these homemade birdfeeders.
- January 27 - Learn about our national bird and celebrate it's comeback!
- February 10 - Discover the women who helped shape the environmental movement.
- February 10 - Start some milkweed so it's ready to plant on , May 12, 2018! Milkweed is essential habitat for the monarch butterfly, our spirit animal (insect) for the year.
- February 17 - Take a hike along Thorn Creek, a southern tributary of the Chicago River.
