Event Series Beekeeping Workshops

Beekeeping Workshops

Jarrett Prairie Center 7993 N. River Rd., Byron, IL, United States

Join us for these great workshops regarding beekeeping. Learn all the trades and share ideas with other beekeepers. $2.00 per person and you don't have to register for these classes everyone is welcome. 

$2.00

Preschool Registration 2023-2024 School Year

Jarrett Prairie Center 7993 N. River Rd., Byron, IL, United States

Registration for our 2023-24 school year. February 6-10 - Current Students and Siblings February 13-17 - Byron Residents February 21 - Open Registration PRESCHOOL RATES: M/W/F $1,350/9 months ($150/month) T/Th $1,125/9 months ($125/month) Call 815-234-8535 for more info!

Event Series Cross Country Skiing

Cross Country Skiing

Jarrett Prairie Preserve 7993 N River Rd, Byron, IL, United States

Snow and temperature permitting, we’ll get fitted for cross country skis and head out! We’ll decide on a direction and ski one or more trails at the Jarrett Prairie. Beginners welcome! Ages : 8 years and older Min/Max : 5-20 Call 815-234-8535 to register 

$5.00

Cocoa and Company (an 815 Outside Hike)

Jarrett Prairie Preserve 7993 N River Rd, Byron, IL, United States

Join us for a winter hike on the prairie and some hot cocoa! This hike is part of the 815 Outside series; partners include the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County, Natural Land Institute, Severson Dells Nature Center, Nature at the Confluence, and Rockford Park District. Bring a travel mug to take your cocoa on the […]

Free

Winter Hike at Barrick Oaks Preserve

Barrick Oaks Homestead Preserve 3494 Oak Grove Rd, Byron, IL, United States

This is a wonderful preserve to hike in winter! We’ll walk the 2 mile, fairly easy loop that follows Mill Creek, and look for beavers, birds, and other native wildlife. 8 years and older for this program please. Call 815-234-8535 to register by 4 pm. on Friday 2/17.  

Free

Winter Lecture – Don Johnson “Indigenous Peoples with Music & Dance

Jarrett Prairie Preserve 7993 N River Rd, Byron, IL, United States

Learn about our indigenous relatives, their ancestral homelands, and the survival of their traditional way of life. Topics will include the Ojibwa language, discussion of indigenous people living in the surrounding area, storytelling, and more. You don't have to register for this event, all ages are welcome. 

Free

Junior Ranger Program – Paleontology

Jarrett Prairie Preserve 7993 N River Rd, Byron, IL, United States

Parents, looking something to do with your children on a day off school? Bring your students to the Jarrett Prairie Center to learn about paleontologists and how they work. Guide them through the stations to learn about fossils and how they are formed. Take a peek at dinosaur artifacts from the area in the museum […]

Free

Preschool Registration 2023-24 School Year

Jarrett Prairie Center 7993 N. River Rd., Byron, IL, United States

Registration for our 2023-2024 school year. February 6-10 - Current Students and Siblings February 13-17 - Byron Residents February 21 - Open Registration PRESCHOOL RATES: M/W/F $1,350/9 months ($150/month) T/Th $1,125/9 months ($125/month) Call 815-234-8535 for more info!

Event Series Cross Country Skiing

Cross Country Skiing

Jarrett Prairie Preserve 7993 N River Rd, Byron, IL, United States

Snow and temperature permitting, we’ll get fitted for cross country skis and head out! We’ll decide on a direction and ski one or more trails at the Jarrett Prairie. Beginners welcome! Ages : 8 years and older Min/Max : 5-20 Call 815-234-8535 to register 

$5.00