This makerspace will offer plenty of possibilities to keep students engaged with projects that include physics, chemistry, and art.  We are also big fans of open-ended exploration with blocks, play dough, and model magic, as well as "smart" board games and puzzles.  This year, we have the Trillium Room setup for glow-in-the-dark and blacklight crafts, […]

This makerspace will offer plenty of possibilities to keep students engaged with projects that include physics, chemistry, and art.  We are also big fans of open-ended exploration with blocks, play dough, and model magic, as well as "smart" board games and puzzles.  This year, we have the Trillium Room setup for glow-in-the-dark and blacklight crafts, […]

Take part in the worldwide City Nature Challenge to record your observations of living things in nature. We are part of the Rock River Valley Team—last year 144 participants submitted over 5,500 observations to the iNaturalist app, surpassing even the city of Chicago in numbers. Citizen science helps us understand our prairie, wetland, and woodland […]

Take part in the worldwide City Nature Challenge to record your observations of living things in nature. We are part of the Rock River Valley Team—last year 144 participants submitted over 5,500 observations to the iNaturalist app, surpassing even the city of Chicago in numbers. Citizen science helps us understand our prairie, wetland, and woodland […]

Take part in the worldwide City Nature Challenge to record your observations of living things in nature. Our hike at Howard Colman Hall Creek should catch lots of animal activity, especially birds and insects. Knowledgeable staff will help ID observed species. Severson Dells is hosting a moth, frog, and bat monitoring hike at 8:00 pm; […]

We are starting early, and with a focus on birds. Join us for a fairly leisurely hike along the creek at this gorgeous preserve. Take part in the worldwide City Nature Challenge to record your observations of living things in nature. We are part of the Rock River Valley Team—last year 144 participants submitted over […]

Topics include: Knowing when to put on supers. Swarm prevention and using swarm traps. Developing replacement colonies. Raising and marking queens. No registration required. Weather permitting, this will be an outdoor workshop at the hives.  Bring your bee suits.  Meet at the Henkel Turf Care Center parking lot. If weather is not permitting, meet at […]

A lunar eclipse will be visible starting at 8:32 pm. Come out and enjoy the view from on top of the hill! Though the eclipse is best viewed without a telescope, the observatory will be open and staff will be present for this event. The full (maximum) eclipse happens at 11:11 pm and ends at […]