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Fresh Air Friday

Come for a walk with us!

The length of each walk will be determined by location, weather, and participant comfort level.

Calling all Nature Rangers! Join us for a walk to enjoy the fresh air at a Kane County Forest Preserve on the third Friday of each month, May through October. These walks are open to all ages. The length of each walk will be determined by location, weather, and participant comfort level. Please register. 

 

Dress for the weather.

May 15: *John J. Duerr Forest Preserve - 35W003 Route 31 in South Elgin - *Due to Staff Training Day, this walk will be self-led.

June 19: Burnidge Forest Preserve - 14N035 Coombs Rd. in Elgin (west entrance)

July 17: Bowe’s Creek Woods Forest Preserve - 9N420 Crawford Rd. in Elgin

August 21: Dick Young Forest Preserve - 39W115 Main St, in Batavia (Main/north entrance)

September 18: Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve - 13N240 Engel Rd. in Sycamore

October 16: Johnson’s Mound Forest Preserve - 41W600 Hughes Rd. in Elburn

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Nature & Science | Health & Wellness |

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Mon, May 11 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Tue, May 12 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Wed, May 13 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Thu, May 14 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Fri, May 15 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, May 16 9:00AM to 5:30PM
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Fri, May 15, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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