Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab & Education is coming to Byron Forest Preserve to educate about wildlife, conservation, ecology, and habitats with live birds of prey. Come see these magnificent birds and learn about their rehabilitation of injured, sick and orphaned birds of prey with the goal of returning healthy birds back to the wild.

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 […]